Curtis School Annual Report 2017-2018 by Curtis School

Curtis ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 2018

Contents

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Message from The Head of School and Board Chair

Curtis Educational Travel Fellowship

Board of Trustees Report

School Finances 2017-2018

Parents Association Report

Sixth Grade Class of 2018

College Matriculation

Annual Fund Leadership

Report on Philanthropy

Curtis Educational Travel Fellowship

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Message from the Head of School and the Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Dear Curtis Community, ¡Hola! ¡Buenos días, clase! ¡Buenos días, Profe! ¿Cómo estás? ¡Bien! ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo Jackson. So began class on a typical day in room “Gamma” in the Tuttle building. The 2017-2018 school year was filled with the sounds of Spanish being taught in the Kindergarten and 6th grade classrooms as the first year of Curtis’s new World Languages Program initiative unfolded. Through song, dialogue and activities, students were exposed to the sounds, grammar and text of the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanishspeaking peoples. Another new sound on our campus was the bell ringing in the Tuttle building, marking the periods of the day and alerting 6th grade students to move to their next class—audible evidence of another initiative that was rolled out last year. The Class of 2018 was the first to experience a departmentalized 6th grade program— one that is modeled on a middle school structure. Students learned to follow a more complex weekly schedule that had them moving between classrooms for different subjects and adapting to the expectations of several different teachers. Coding was added as a compulsory element of the academic program, and elective blocks gave students the opportunity to explore a number of different interest areas outside of the core subjects. Students readily and eagerly adapted to the new departmentalized format and grew in confidence as they took on increased responsibility for managing their own learning. In addition to moving forward these key educational initiatives, 2017-2018 saw the Board of Trustees launch a strategic planning process for Curtis. Through this effort, called “Envision Our Future: Help Inspire the Curtis of Tomorrow,” we are embarking upon a comprehensive and inclusive journey that will help us discover and appreciate our strengths as well as identify areas of opportunity. We are proud of Curtis’s reputation for academic excellence, the strength of its community and the rich traditions that connect so many generations of students to the heart of the school. As Curtis nears the century mark, we are excited to begin to chart the next chapter for our school. New programs like World Languages, the departmentalized 6th grade, and the challenge to envision our future are just a few examples of the many ways in which faculty, administration, staff and the Board of Trustees continually strive to enhance

our school and steward its mission. Our dedicated teachers work tirelessly to provide an educational environment that is joyful, thoughtful and vigorous. And, through these efforts, Curtis students continue to be developed and nurtured to be compassionate young people who are confident problem-solvers. Curtis has a dedicated and hardworking faculty, staff and board and is also very fortunate to enjoy a strong partnership with a deeply committed parent body. Throughout the year, the Curtis community benefited from the time, talent, efforts and monetary gifts so generously contributed by our parents, grandparents and alumni families. It is due to this combined generosity and love for Curtis that we are able to ensure that the beauty, comforts and security of our unique campus and the sounds of young people learning and growing continue each day. To all members of our community—families, faculty, staff, alumni and friends—please accept our deepest and heartfelt appreciation for the myriad ways you ensure our ability to realize the school’s mission and prepare the children in our care to take their place in the world of their future. As we embark on a new school year, we look forward to continuing and further strengthening our partnership with you in providing a joyful learning environment for all of our students.

Warm regards,

Dr. Meera Ratnesar Head of School

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Curiosity Curtis Educational Travel Fellowship Program The Educational Travel Fellowship Program offers our teachers a unique opportunity to engage in fieldwork, conduct research and collaborate with educators and organizations anywhere in the world. These experiences, made possible by the generosity of key donors, enrich our learning community by creating new perspectives, promoting cross-cultural competency and fostering global thinking in our classrooms.

Journey of Arctic Discovery

By Dr. Linda Schaffer, Science Teacher (Grades 4-5) This summer, with assistance from a Curtis educational travel grant, I was able to explore the Kenai Peninsula, a portion of Alaska comprised of complex biomes that can change, within a mere few hundred meters, from temperate rainforest (boreal forest) to taiga, to tundra. Traveling with my husband, I kayaked through fjords, with glaciers to the right and lush forests to the left. North of the Kenai, we experienced Denali National Park, very different from the Peninsula, but with equally fantastic geology and wildlife. My summer travel grant proposal was threefold: (1) to document the diverse Arctic biomes, so that I could create an authentic model for my 4th Grade Biome Project; (2) to observe and discuss with experts changes in those delicate ecoclines, where life is so specifically adapted that climate change could devastate living organisms; and (3) to learn about the culture of the Athabaskan people. We began our travels in Anchorage, where we discovered the Anchorage Rasmuson, a museum that combines art and artifacts throughout its collections. It is an amazing place where visitors can experience Athabaskan culture, ancient and modern, as well as Alaskan dinosaur fossils combined with the art of Ray Troll in a fascinating exhibition titled “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline.” The next stop was Whittier, an historical portage town. First inhabited by Russians seeking otter fur, it was later the entry point for American soldiers stationed in Alaska. Almost all of the town’s 220 inhabitants currently live in one tall concrete block tower that was built for U.S. military families in 1953. The town was mostly abandoned before the infamous Good Friday earthquake of 1964 wreaked havoc on it and the rest of the Kenai. The dull town, visually reminiscent of the Eastern bloc era, sits in stark contrast to the majestic beauty of lush vegetation and tidewater glaciers directly across Prince William Sound. We continued our journey along the Peninsula to Homer, where I was able to meet with members of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. With a ranger as our guide, we explored Kachemak Bay, where we observed many types of birds, otters, seals and whales. While hiking through the boreal forests, we were struck by the abundance of edible berries, leaves, stems and roots. Even on the rocky shores of the fjords, growing right down to the high tideline, one can find thick, delicious leaves that taste like green beans. Next, we spent two days kayaking the fjords around Resurrection Bay. As we paddled among the “bergie bits” that had calved from huge glaciers, we observed curious otters and passed seals resting on the bergies. We were chilled by strong winds as we approached the glaciers and were awed all night by the thunder of ice breaking off into the water. By the end of the first day, we were rainsoaked and confined to 13

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“WE WERE CHILLED BY STRONG WINDS AS WE APPROACHED THE GLACIERS AND WERE AWED ALL NIGHT BY THE THUNDER OF ICE BREAKING OFF INTO THE WATER.”

miserable hours in the tent. However, we were revitalized and ready to continue our kayak explorations when the next day dawned magnificent and sunny, with water like a sheet of glass. The second part of our journey was in Denali Park. There, I learned about the kindness of the Athabaskan people and how the survival of the explorers and immigrants depended upon their knowledge and generosity. The Athabaskans have continued to be a huge influence on the lives of other Alaskans. In Denali, I observed blond grizzlies, enormous moose, regal caribou, a variety of eagle species, the elusive lynx, and a host of other interesting animals. I was accepting, but saddened, to witness evidence of the melting permafrost, knowing the possible devastating effects of this change on the fragile Alpine biomes. The plants and animals are specifically adapted to survive there, and changes in the numbers of animals and rapid draining of the glacial kettle lakes are already taking place. Staying at an Athabaskan lodge, deep in the Park, where we were hosted by one of the most famous Iditarod-musher families, we interacted with sled dogs and observed their summer training. While biking on an unusually clear day, we were lucky to get a good look at Mt. Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley). I was also able to observe the ecotones (transitions between biomes) that I wanted to document for my 4th Grade Biome Project. The travel fellowship program took me to a place that I most likely would not have otherwise seen in my lifetime and that cannot easily be described by words or photos. I have been enriched in the visceral way that one can only be through firsthand experience. C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 7

A Fairy Tale Trip

By Amy Wiggins, Curtis Library and Media Specialist Storytelling sparks the imagination of the listener and fosters an appreciation for art, literature and the world. The oral tradition of storytelling has always acted as a means for humans to communicate, express feelings and share their experiences. Civilizations and cultures around the world and throughout history have practiced the art of storytelling through a variety of mediums. And it is one of these, fairy tales, that was the focus of my travels through Germany and Denmark. Traditional fairy tales come in two forms: literary and oral. Most fairy tales first found expression in an oral form that took on the personality and purpose of the narrator. The literary fairy tale is the written form of these oral stories. Among the most famous creators of this genre are the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Andersen, who developed their tales towards the end of the 17th century. The Grimm brothers collected stories from a variety of sources and then edited the oral versions to suit their writing style and the historical and cultural context of their lives. Hans Christian Andersen mixed his life experience with his fantastical imagination to create stories that reflected his world. Fairy tales have held a special place in many people’s hearts, including mine since childhood; and they continue to be an irreplaceable, beloved and essential aspect of our culture. Traveling first to Germany, I delved into the lives of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm—where they were born, where they grew up, and how they came to collect their famous fairy tales. The Grimms spent the majority of their professional lives as librarians and professors in Kassel, Germany. They compiled the most complete dictionary of the German language to date, and they collected, compiled and edited Children’s and Household Tales, more commonly referred to as the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. The Children’s

“I NOW HAVE A RICHER UNDERSTANDING OF FAIRY TALES—ONE THAT GOES BEYOND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND ENCOMPASSES THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THESE STORIES.”

and Household Tales was published between 1812 and 1857 in a total of 17 editions. Wilhelm rewrote the stories again and again, each time incorporating new source material and rustic expressions. He gave the stories their characteristic fairy-tale tone that continued to grow more distinct with time. The Grimm brothers firmly believed that words are not static; rather, language changes constantly. It is this adaptability that has contributed to the success of these stories through the ages. From Germany, I moved on to Denmark to research another giant in the literature of fairy tales. Born into extreme poverty and achieving fame and success during his lifetime, author Hans Christian Andersen is famous for tales such as the Princess and the Pea, the Little Mermaid, and the Ugly Duckling. His education, imagination, artistic talent, resilience and life experience all led to the creation of the world’s most renowned and treasured fairy tales. He viewed his own life as a “lovely fairy tale, happy and full of incident.” His stories are based on this naïve sense of morality and, as such, they offer an alternative world to reality. This allows people to look more critically at the morality of the real world and take steps to reform and improve upon reality. My travel experience has helped me learn about an essential part of human culture. I now have a richer understanding of fairy tales—one that goes beyond the happily ever after and encompasses the history and evolution of these stories, including where they came from, how they have impacted the world, and why they continue to captivate new generations. I am excited to incorporate my insights, as well as the stories I’ve collected, into my library lessons in ways that will continue to enhance our students’ learning about literature, culture and their own identities. I can’t wait to capture the imaginations of our children with these four little words: “Once upon a time.”

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Ecuador in My Heart

By Vicki Palmquist Lockhart, Third Grade Teacher I love maps. I can page through an atlas for hours and pass the time spinning a globe, stopping it with the touch of my finger, and imagining a journey to a distant land, kind of like Annie and Jack do in the Magic Tree House series. When the Curtis Educational Travel Fellowship opportunity presented itself, I took a deep breath, grabbed a globe and started spinning. In celebration of Curtis’s new World Languages Program, I wanted to travel to a country with Spanish as its native language. So, when my finger landed on Ecuador, I eagerly started my research and developed a travel proposal. As a 4th grade teacher at Curtis for seven years, I borrowed from the 4th grade social studies curriculum and traveled with the intention to live as a social scientist—one who asks questions about the economy, geography, history and government. I was excited to experience firsthand the many facts I had learned from my research. The geography of Ecuador offers a rare opportunity to stand with one’s feet planted in the northern and southern hemispheres at the same time, and I did so with the help of a taxi driver who vowed to drive me “to the middle of the world”—the Equator. Ecuador is a country of vastly different landscapes, including the Amazon rainforest, the Andes mountain range, active volcanoes, coastal lowlands of the Pacific Ocean, and the Galápagos Islands. The capital city of Quito, established in the 16th century, is a World Heritage site filled with Catholic churches, convents and cobblestone streets. The national park system supports conservation efforts and limits travel to the Galápagos Islands to protect the fragile ecosystems and animal species that can be found nowhere else on Earth. The Charles Darwin Research Station on Isla Santa Cruz provides a wealth of information about Darwin's theory of evolution and includes his notes about the insects, birds, iguanas and tortoises he observed as he sailed on the H.M.S. Beagle, among the archipelago, in 1835.

“I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE INTERDEPENDENCE AND COEXISTENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE AND THE HABITATS OF THE ANIMALS.”

I filled my notebook with observations and questions, and along the way, I realized that my research as a social scientist transcended the facts I was gathering. I discovered that my trip to Ecuador was about the people and the community in which I was immersed. The stories of ancestors, the banana and chocolate farms, the handiwork of woven ponchos and Panama hats, and the protected lands for animals above and below the sea captured my heart. On the Galápagos Islands, locals guided me through the unique habitats of endemic animals. It was amazing to encounter giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, frigatebirds, penguins, marine iguanas and sharks and rays. But more than the places I went or the animals I saw, I was impressed by the interdependence and coexistence of the communities of people and the habitats of the animals. I am now jumping into a new role as a 3rd grade teacher with a social studies curriculum that is focused on community, making the lessons of my time in Ecuador relevant in a way I could not have foreseen. The trip to Ecuador remains close to my heart in these first weeks of school as I recognize the role I play as a teacher, parent, and colleague on campus. I am inspired to be a careful observer—like Darwin was as an explorer in a new land—to learn about our students, families, and fellow educators in meaningful ways, and to consider how I can be an active member of the Curtis community, coexisting among the unique ideas, perspectives and opinions of others. I am inspired to push myself and my students to grow strong in body, in mind, and in heart, independently and collectively, within the Curtis community and beyond.

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Report from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Dear Curtis Families and Friends, Our students and teachers are well into the start of a new school year. The campus is filled with excitement and anticipation for all the opportunities that Curtis will provide for another rich year of growth and learning for our students. Thank you to all Curtis families (past and present), faculty and staff, and the many friends of our school for your generosity that made our Annual Fund campaign 2017-2018 a great success. I also want to acknowledge our Parents Association and our families for the many ways they contributed to the life of our school in the past year. The time, talents, resources, and energy of our Parents Association, and of every parent, grandparent and family who supported, coordinated or participated in school activities and events, are priceless gifts that enrich the experience of everyone at Curtis. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are deeply grateful to have such an extraordinary, engaged and dedicated Parents Association and community of families partnering with and supporting our school. Each year, in the same way that we graduate the 6th grade class, so too do we say goodbye to some members of the Board of Trustees. In June 2018, we bid farewell to three trustees who have served the school well. Stephen Rose, my predecessor as Chair, was a member of every board committee and chaired many of them during his long service to Curtis. Also ending his tenure is Jerry Neuman, who served on a number of board committees over the years—most recently the Building and Grounds and Head of School committees. Jerry was a Board Liaison for Diversity, Multiculturalism and Inclusivity and a valued advisor, helping to steward the school’s Master Plan through the approval process. Kathleen Paul also leaves the board after serving on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Advancement Committee and the Major Gifts Subcommittee. We thank these individuals for their dedication and their many contributions to our school.

We are fortunate to have three accomplished individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise join us as trustees this year: current and alumni parent Dilip Bhavnani, current parent Steve Chang, and Curtis alumnus and Windward School administrator Kevin Newman ’83. I invite you to view their profiles on the following pages. This new school year is a particularly meaningful one as our community continues the long-range strategic planning effort, “Envision Our Future,” that was initiated last spring. Our faculty and administration are building on the success of the initiatives that were rolled out in 2017-2018, beginning the move to a new math curriculum (Singapore Math), and continuing the Depth of Study groups to assess all areas of the curriculum and develop Goals of Learning for each one. With the initiatives underway and all the possibilities they promise for our school, it’s an exciting time to be part of the Curtis community.

Best regards,

Allan Schweitzer ’́79 Chair, Board of Trustees

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DILIP BHAVNANI We are happy to welcome Dilip Bhavnani to the board this year. Dilip is a long-time member of the Curtis community, and he has already been serving the board well as a parent member before his appointment as a trustee. Born in Manchester, England, Dilip is the chief operating officer of Sunscope, one of the world’s largest promotional products companies, where he started working while earning a bachelor of arts degree in economics from UCLA. Dilip holds more than 300 patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office, and has another 100 pending. In the last decade, Dilip started investing in new opportunities, including real estate development, mortgage banking, the restaurant industry, plastics manufacturing and membership services. Dilip and his wife, Kamila, are the extremely proud parents of Asher (’24), Jai (’14), a sophomore at Windward School, and Anika (’11), a sophomore at the University of Miami. Both Kamila and Dilip have been active participants in the Curtis community since 2004 and have enjoyed every moment. Dilip has served on the board’s Finance Committee and the Buildings & Grounds Committee. Dilip also sits on the executive committees for several Los Angeles-based non-profit organizations, including Arts District BID, Arts District Los Angeles, Central City East Association, Industrial District BID, Sadhu Vaswani Mission and Re-ignite Hope. He is especially proud of his work in helping to establish Re-ignite Hope, which aids people who are homeless or financially disadvantaged learn the skill of welding. In the last few years, almost 300 students have become certified welders, and more than 200 are working full time. C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 1 4

STEVE CHANG

We are pleased to welcome Curtis parent Steve Chang as a new member of the Board of Trustees. Steve brings extensive experience and deep expertise in investment to the board and has been serving on the board’s Finance Committee as a parent member for the past several years. Steve is the founder and managing partner of Allomer Capital Group, a private investment firm that provides long-term flexible capital to businesses in partnership with management. Prior to founding Allomer, Steve co-founded Clearlake Capital Group, a private equity firm, where he was a partner and a member of the investment committee. He was also formerly a partner and member of the investment committee at Tennenbaum Capital Partners, a principal at Barnard & Co., and an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Currently, Steve serves as a director of Alterian Software and CellControl. Previously, he has been a director of a number of public and private companies, including Ashley Stewart, Celink, Enterasys Networks, Intentia International AB, ITC^Deltacom, Lawson Software, Online Resources Corporation, and Solutionary. Steve graduated from Stanford University with bachelor and master of science degrees in biological sciences and a bachelor of arts degree, with distinction, in quantitative economics. Steve and his wife, Julia, are the proud parents of son Hunter (’23), who enters 2nd grade this year.

KEVIN NEWMAN We are excited to have Kevin Newman, an educator with more than 20 years’ experience in independent schools and a Curtis School graduate, join the Board of Trustees. Kevin is the assistant head of school and collegiate division director at Windward School, where he has been since 2010. Before Windward, Kevin was a dean and the associate director of college counseling at Brentwood School for eight years. He also sat on the admissions committee at Brentwood and was director of the Summer Program for two years. Along with time spent at Crossroads, New Roads, and Menlo School, Kevin was a lead consultant in change management for Accenture Consulting for three years. In addition to being an administrator at Windward, Kevin serves as the regional board chair and a member of the national board of trustees of NatureBridge, a nonprofit organization that provides multi-day environmental education programs in national parks to 30,000 children and teens each year. In the past, Kevin also served as board chair for The Growing Place, a nonprofit early childhood development center in Santa Monica. Kevin holds a BA degree in history from Brown University, an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a doctorate in education leadership from UCLA. He is an alumnus of the Curtis 6th Grade Class of 1983 and of the Harvard School Class of 1989. Kevin and his wife, Amy Weimer, have two children, who attend local independent high schools.

Balance

Welcome to Our New Trustees

We balance traditional and innovative pedagogical approaches in providing a well-rounded, challenging education. – Curtis School Mission

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Board of Trustees The trustees establish policy and work closely with the head of school to implement that policy. They provide indispensable, overarching guidance that is informed by a variety of professional experience and diverse backgrounds. The work they carry on behind the scenes throughout the year, though often unseen, is crucial to Curtis School's ability to thrive today and to serve future generations of students and families. We are deeply grateful to these individuals for their continuing commitment to realizing the school's mission.

2017-2018

2018-2019

Allan Schweitzer ’79, Chair Kathy Shane, Treasurer Jim Miller ’90, Secretary

Judy Codding Shadi Daneshrad Rachel Edwards Rob Friedman Vanessa Keith Garcia Katherine Holmes-Chuba Sharoni D. Little Tracy Minker ’88 Alex Nehorai Jerry Neuman Kathleen Paul Stephen D. Rose Priscilla Sands Jon Wimbish Rachel Yang

Dilip Bhavnani Steve Chang Judy Codding Shadi Daneshrad Rachel Edwards Rob Friedman Vanessa Keith Garcia Katherine Holmes-Chuba Sharoni D. Little Tracy Minker ’88 Alex Nehorai Kevin Newman ’83 Priscilla Sands Jon Wimbish Rachel Yang

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2017-2018 Board Committees ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

Shadi Daneshrad, Chair Jim Miller ’90, Chair Mark Detmer Kirstin Meyer Tracy Minker ’88 Kathleen Paul Amita Ramesh Meera Ratnesar Corinne Schulman Allan Schweitzer ’79 Nick Temple Jon Wimbish Rachel Yang

ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE Shadi Daneshrad, Chair Jim Miller ’90, Chair Kirsten Albrecht Curtis Estes Rob Friedman Allison Katz Austin Katz Ryan Lynch Esther Magna Mark Magna Tracy Minker ’88 Meera Ratnesar Chuck Sawyer Corinne Schulman Allan Schweitzer ’79 Rachel Yang

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Alex Nehorai, Chair Rob Friedman, Chair Jeff Albert Dilip Bhavnani Vanessa Keith Garcia John Morris Jerry Neuman Kathleen Paul Meera Ratnesar Stephen D. Rose Dan Rothbauer David Ruy Allan Schweitzer ’79

COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES/GOVERNANCE Rob Friedman, Chair Sharoni D. Little, Chair Shadi Daneshrad Stephen D. Rose Allan Schweitzer ’79 Kathy Shane

FINANCE COMMITTEE Alex Nehorai, Chair Kathy Shane, Chair Steve Chang Rachel Edwards Kate Fox John McCue Meera Ratnesar Dan Rothbauer Allan Schweitzer ’79 David Yang

HEAD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE Allan Schweitzer ’79, Chair Rob Friedman Katherine Holmes-Chuba Jim Miller ’90 Jerry Neuman Stephen D. Rose Kathy Shane

PLANNING COMMITTEE Vanessa Keith Garcia, Chair Hedwig Aerts Kavitha Bhatia Sarina Fierro Katherine Holmes-Chuba Ashley Ma Mimi Petrie Meera Ratnesar Allan Schweitzer ’79 Jon Wimbish Thea Wolf Rachel Yang

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School Finances 2017-2018

8. 8%

Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 OP ERAT I N G I N COM E Tuition, Fees & Other Investment Income*

$ $

14,552,000 20,000

Total Operating Income

14,572,000

G I F TS & CON T R I B UT I ON S Annual Fund Goal & Other Unrestricted Contributions Restricted Gifts Net Parents Association Fundraising

$ $ $

1,458,000 161,000 275,000

88.4% 0.1%

O PERATING INCOME , GIF TS & CO NTRIBU TIO NS

88. 4%

8.8% 1.0% 1.7%

T UIT ION, FEES A ND OT H ER INVESTMENT INCOME

Total Contributions

Total Revenue

$ 16,466,000

OP ERAT I N G EX P EN S E* * Salaries, Benefits & Educational Programs Facilities General Administration Financial Aid

$ $ $ $

Total Expenditures

$ 16,466,000

1,894,000

A NNUA L FUND GOA L & OT H ER

7 1 .6%

UNREST RIC T ED CONT RIBUT IONS REST RIC T ED GIFTS

11,779,000 1,390,000 1,847,000 1,450,000

NET PA RENTS AS S OC IAT ION FUND RA IS ING

71.6% 8.4% 11.2% 8.8%

SA LA RIES , BENEFITS & ED UC AT IONA L P ROGRA MS FAC ILIT IES GENERA L A DMINIST RAT ION FINA NC IA L A ID

Financial figures reflect the revised budget for the 2017-2018 school year, as approved by the Board of Trustees. * Investment Income plan reflects bank interest only estimate. Curtis School’s operating budget does not include investment fund (endowment) growth or interest estimates. **Operating Expense includes fixed-asset purchases and excludes depreciation. Facilities includes planned PPRSM funding. Financial Aid includes tuition remission. As of 6/22/18

8. 4%

1 1 . 2%

O PERATING EXPENSE

8. 8%

What a fantastic year 2017-2018 has been!

Letter from the Parents Association President

Teamwork

Dear Families and Friends of Curtis School, The power of our Curtis School community never ceases to amaze me and reminds me time and again how lucky we are to be a part of such a wonderful partnership between parents, students, faculty and administrators. In 2017-2018, the Parents Association, made up entirely of parent and guardian volunteers, worked tirelessly to create meaningful programs and activities to support our school, one another, and the faculty and staff, and to help nurture and grow our most important investment: our children. From fundraising and community raising through the Curtis School Fair, Curtis Celebrates!, Party Book, Book Spree, and Cougar Wear, to enrichment programming like Buds and Seedlings, Families Helping Families, Curtis Cares Community Service Day, Go Global Week, and International Lunch Day, to Faculty and Staff Appreciation Days, and support for Back-to-School Nights, Admissions Open Houses, Emerging Artists, the Library, and much, much more, it is truly the collective power of our volunteer energy and commitment that makes Curtis School such an special place.

We are simply the sum of the people around us. If we work together, we all succeed. – Kirstin Meyer, Parents Association President, 2017-2018

Our volunteer power is our most valuable resource. It is through your ongoing support that we’re able to work together to make our community stronger. And, when you create a strong sense of community, amazing things happen. All of the PA’s efforts raise money for financial aid, support our faculty and staff, educate our parents, enrich our children’s school experience, offer services and support to our community partners, and continue to build a cohesive and robust community spirit on and around our campus. There aren’t enough ways to say “thank you” for all of the time and talent our families contributed towards making this past year’s programs and events successful, and I am grateful to be raising my children in a place that includes so many parents and guardians who are willing to take time out of their busy lives to serve the greater Curtis community. As PA President, you realize quickly that we are simply the sum of the people around us. If we work together, we all succeed. We have so many warm and generous hearts. And that is what makes this job the best one of all— getting a chance to work with so many incredible people. Thank you for your support this year. With heartfelt gratitude,

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Parents Association Board 2017-2018 Curtis School is extraordinarily fortunate to be the beneficiary of unstinting support from our active and committed parents and guardians. The Parents Association provides services to the school, our students and employees that enrich our community in a myriad of ways. We are deeply grateful to those who served as Parents Association officers and committee chairs, as well as to every parent, guardian and extended family member who EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kirstin Meyer Zahara Ramji Lisa Beaubaire Thea Wolf Jeanine Kay Cynthia Atterberry Sheila Nazarian Kiera Strain Monica Kirchner Susan Lynch

contributed their time, love, talents and resources to the school throughout the 2017-2018 year. From serving hot lunch to chaperoning school trips, assisting at school events, overseeing Library Design Challenges, raising money for the Curtis Financial Aid Fund, guiding our community service student groups, and countless other acts of service, Curtis PA volunteers are among the most devoted, willing and generous to be found.

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEES President Treasurer 1st VP – Grade Representatives 2nd VP – Administration 3rd VP – Ways & Means 4th VP – Social 5th VP – Enrichment Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Parliamentarian

GRADE REPRESENTATIVES Shana Zarcufsky Makala Williams-Singleton Allison Katz Yasemin Saadat Susan Unger Chelsea Vahradian Erin Estrada Ivy Bunnak Shari Friedman Zahara Ramji Lisa Stoll

ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES

Developmental Kindergarten Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade

Assistant Treasurer Cathy Gopaulsingh Book Spree Yana Matlof Sam Robichaud Vanessa Spencer Susan Welsh Cougar Wear Elsie Mendoza Katherine Meyer Amita Ramesh Julie Torres Curtis Celebrates! Lisa Condren Monica Kirchner Lindsey Palumbo Curtis Celebrates! Auction Kristin Bendikson Judy Dickinson Nicole Frank David Hilton Brooke O’Neill

Future of Everything Fair 2017 Joann Alexander Cynthia Atterberry Carolyn Hunt-Trattner Jennie Kim Juliana Saghian Party Book Annabelle Apley Lisa Hamilton Daly Jill Glennon April Topp Practically New Uniforms Melissa Degus Naomi Gloege Dee Dee Jhawar Ways & Means Members-at-Large Mindy Owens Chelsea Vahradian

Buds Amy Chidiac Pam Eisenstein Jill Glennon Erin Novak Mindy Owens Children’s Enrichment/Go Global Angela Arnold-Brownlee Ashley Josephson Rayna Marz Mindy Owens Shannon Soller Curtis Cares Service Day James Degus Susan Lynch Stephanie Seib Shannon Soller

Seedlings Anna Boiardi James Degus Hofite Huddleston Ashley Josephson Zaheeda Rahemtulla Golnaz Saedi-Paya STANDING COMMITTEES Allocations Committee Sheri Sani, Chair Jeeun Kim Alan Kleinman Tom Seib Historians Shari Friedman Susan Lynch

Hot Lunch Courtney Mack Yasmine Fattahi Maghami Meredith Rettinger-Silver

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES

Lost & Found Julia Eng Erin Estrada

Emerging Artists Erica Copeland James Degus Charn Sugimoto Julie Torres

New Parent Liaisons Heather Bath Mara Hawn Nicole McCormack PA Member-at-Large Karin Klein

Communications Margaret Gray

Library Anna Boiardi Erin Novak Treasury Committee Ines Cho Kristi Estes Sheila Lawrence Julie Quinn

Family Based Services James Degus Vanessa Keith Garcia Susan Lynch Stephanie Seib Families Helping Families Elana Gimbel Eryn Kilstein Katherine Meyer Melissa Papp-Green Kiera Strain International Lunch Day Yasmine Fattahi Maghami Amita Ramesh Lexi Romero-Morgan Kimberly Sassower Parent Enrichment Susan Lynch

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Parents Association Executive Committee 2017-2018: Monica Kirchner, Lisa Beaubaire, Jeanine Kay, Zahara Ramji, Kirstin Meyer, Cynthia Atterberry, Susan Lynch, Sheila Nazarian, Kiera Strain and Thea Wolf.

Achievement Sixth Grade Class of 2018

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT

ACADEMIC AWARD

Curtis School seeks a close partnership with our families, and this relationship is evident throughout the process of assisting our students with middle school placement. Our faculty, staff and administrators work closely with the 6th graders and their families to identify schools that will be a good fit for each child, taking into account their strengths, interests and individualities.

Recognizes the student who has continually displayed outstanding effort and achievement in all subject areas of academic work. Faculty selection. Reese Kagan Andrew Wesel CONTRIBUTION AWARD

Recognizes the student who has continually contributed to the betterment of Curtis School and the student body. Faculty selection. Wilson Federman Lola Lugash

THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - 3 BEVERLY VISTA SCHOOL - 1 BRENTWOOD SCHOOL - 9 THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL - 1 CAMPBELL HALL - 8 CROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS & SCIENCES - 1 EL RODEO SCHOOL - 1

THREE RULE AWARD

HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL - 20

Recognizes the student who exemplifies the school motto of kindness, honesty and respect for oneself and others. Faculty selection.

MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL - 4

Lexi Eskovitz Ethan Prager BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD

During the Southwest trip, the 6th grade students were asked to reflect on their time at Curtis, and to identify a boy and a girl, who, through their actions, consistently inspired peers to become better people. Selected by the 6th grade class. Nate Dudley Glory Ho

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MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - 2 OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - 2 OAKWOOD SCHOOL - 1 SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL - 1 WINDWARD SCHOOL - 7 We congratulate our graduates of the Class of 2018 on their acceptance to some of the most highly regarded secondary schools in Los Angeles and nearby communities. We are excited for the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for these bright and talented young people, and we look forward to watching them grow academically and as contributing members of their school communities.

Independence

MATRICULATION OF THE CURTIS ALUMNI HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF 2018

BELMONT UNIVERSITY - 1

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY - 1

BOSTON COLLEGE - 1

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY - 1

BOSTON UNIVERSITY - 1

TUFTS UNIVERSITY - 2

BOWDOIN COLLEGE - 1

TULANE UNIVERSITY - 5

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - 1

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY - 3

COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS - 1

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS - 1

CORNELL UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE - 1

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA - 1

DUKE UNIVERSITY - 1

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - 1

ELON UNIVERSITY - 1

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH - 1

INDIANA UNIVERSITY - 3

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - 3

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE - 1

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - 3

MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO) - 1

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - 1

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND - 1

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - 1

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - 5

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - 2

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON - 3

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE - 1

VASSAR COLLEGE - 1

PRATT UNIVERSITY - 1

WHITMAN COLLEGE - 1

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Caring

Annual Fund Leadership The ability to provide the exceptional educational experience for students that distinguishes Curtis School depends in no small part on the contributions of many dedicated volunteers. Annual Fund leaders, including members of the Board of Trustees, school administrators and Curtis parents, provide vision and energy and collectively devote hundreds of hours to the school’s annual fundraising efforts. We are deeply grateful to the individuals named below for securing the participation of our community in the Annual Fund in 2017-2018.

LEADERSHIP GIFTS COMMITTEE Shadi Daneshrad, Chair Jim Miller ’90, Chair Allan Schweitzer ’79, Chair Kirsten Albrecht Curtis Estes Rob Friedman Ryan Lynch Meera Ratnesar Chuck Sawyer Corinne Schulman Rachel Yang ANNUAL FUND SUBCOMMITTEE Chairs: Allison Katz Austin Katz Esther Magna Mark Magna

ANNUAL FUND GRADE CAPTAINS AND AMBASSADORS Developmental Kindergarten Captains: Alan Kleinman Randie Kleinman Ambassadors: Jessica Ezor Rebecca Goldman Kindergarten Captains: Jennifer Smiley Ryan Smiley Ambassadors: Sharon Eshaghoff Michael Ezer Zaheeda Rahemtulla Jeffrey Weiss

First Grade

Third Grade

Fifth Grade

Captains: Elsie Mendoza Johann Mendoza

Captains: Gary Sayble Susan Sayble Daniel Unger Susan Unger

Captains: Jana Ausberger Thomas Augsberger Mark Detmer Shelly Detmer

Ambassadors: Elana Gimbel Jenny Gordon Scott Gordon Eryn Kilstein Blair Strain Kiera Strain

Ambassadors: Maya Fidler Erin Mand Julie Schwarz Richard Stirling Brad Weinstock

Ambassadors: Kathy Azarbal Rebecca Burns Naomi Gloege Katherine Meyer Second Grade Captains: Ryan Lynch Susan Lynch Ambassadors: Jennie Kim Daniela Sheahan

Fourth Grade Captains: Melissa Wicyzk Roee Wicyzk Ambassadors: Robert Collin Erik Davis Kevin Laxer Richard Stirling

Sixth Grade Captains: Ivy Bunnak Lloyd Bunnak ’85 Ambassadors: Merav Broder Darren Cohen ’88 Melissa Degus Ari Engelberg Casey Federman Zahara Ramji Susan Welsh

We believe in caring as a strategy, to develop agency and independence, as our students navigate their relationships with peers and adults, as compassionate members of their communities. – Character Education Goals for Learning: Philosophy

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Report on Philanthropy Curtis School gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our families, employees, trustees, alumni and alumni families, and foundations, corporations and other friends of the school. The financial support from this broad community demonstrates your belief in the value of our educational mission and touches nearly every facet of the school’s programs and operations. The Annual Fund provides support for Curtis’s exceptional academic, arts and athletics programs. It enables the school to attract and retain our outstanding faculty and staff, allows us to provide financial aid to students who would otherwise be unable to attend our school, and contributes to the maintenance and improvement of our beautiful campus. Gifts to Endowment help secure the school’s financial future. Restricted Gifts fund specific programs and initiatives that further enrich our learning community. Thank you to everyone who made a gift in 20172018, and, by so doing, affirmed your commitment to Curtis and made our fundraising year a success.

ANNUAL FUND

Deep appreciation to the following donors for their Annual Fund contributions which exceeded the school’s budgeted goal. Founders Circle ($50,000 +) Anonymous (2) I Curtis Parents Association The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Alex von Furstenberg & Alison Kay Benefactor Circle ($25,000 - $49,999) Anonymous (1) The Ahmanson Foundation BEAM Foundation, Inc. Jennifer & Peter Benudiz Andy & Dee Dee Jhawar Alan & Abby Myerson Allan ’79 & Lily Schweitzer I The Sharon D. Lund Foundation Thea & Jay Wolf I

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Head of School Circle ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous (1) Helene & Marshall Abrahams Alex Albert & Alexandra Goodyear I Drs. Sunny & Kavitha Bhatia I Shanna & Jon Brooks Mr. & Mrs. James R. Burroughs Tina & Glenn Caron Roy & Janet Choi I Mr. Michael Dreyer Rachel & John Edwards I Jonathan & Julia Eng Estate of David C. Pappin Curtis & Kristi Estes I Marc Evans & Kirsten Albrecht I Shari & Rob Friedman Brian & Jill Glennon I Deena & David Gussman Mara & Steve Hawn Mr. Don Ho & Dr. Rachel Yang Borden & Romy James I The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation & Levin and Zarcufsky Families Vinod & Jayashree Jivrajka Jeanine & Kevin Kay Kissick Family Foundation

Erin Estrada & Ron Laffitte Henna & Casey Lugash Susan & Ryan Lynch I Glenn & Debra Martin Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation I Nancy & Greg Meidel Mendelson Foundation Kirstin & Carl Meyer I Jim Miller ’90 and Family I Tracy ’88 & Scott Minker Dr. Brent & Mrs. Dayna Moelleken Ann and Greg Myer Kelley/Nalayeh Family Atoosa & Alex Nehorai Nevada Community Foundation Laurence Paul Laura & Michael Richter Meli & Stephen Rose I Josh and Larae Sable Mr. & Mrs. Pete Sampras David & Julie Schwarz I Noah & Jennifer Shore I Lisa & Adam Stoll Nicholas & Alison Temple The Walt Disney Company Foundation

We gratefully acknowledge these donors who increased their gift to Curtis in the 2017-2018 year.

Cougar Circle ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (2) Vinod & Nirmila Assomull I The Bank of America Foundation I Kristin & Aaron Bendikson Jenny & Alex Cole The Daneshrad Family Tom & Mary Alice Davidov Shelly & Mark Detmer Bob & Michelle Etebar I Michael & Heather Ezer The Federman Family Louis & Shane ’84 Fermelia I Aidan & Jackie Foley Eli & Karen Frankel Scott Friedman & Catherine Gopaulsingh I Kris & Beverly Galashan Todd & Jaclyn Golditch Ashley & David Josephson Pious Jung & Kate Kyeong Hoo Lee Moe & Brandy Keshavarzi I David & Jennie Kim Alan & Randie Kleinman Heidi Klum Ann & Sean Kono The La Pietra-Bastidas Family I Jay Lee

Mr. & Mrs. John Low Mark & Nicole Manuel I The Megerdichian Family I Mr. Mishel Mikail & Dr. Sherli Mikail Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Miller Dan ’87 & Caitlin Miller I Samantha & Jason Milner Mr. & Mrs. Page Nazarian Jerry Neuman Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program Northwestern Mutual Foundation The Novak Family Cleveland O’Neal & Maisha Pajardo-O’Neal Bill & Lianne Oxley David & Tayler Park The Daws-Pecano Family I Zaheeda & Nav Rahemtulla I Harshith & Amita Ramesh I Meera Ratnesar & John Querio I Drs. Jisun & Monica C. Ryoo The Saadat Family I Mr. Raney Schackne & Mrs. Katie Gebhard Wendy & Ron Schwartz and Family I

The Shane Family Madan and Latisha Sharma Jamie & Christopher Simon I Kathryn & Eddy Simonian Jiwon and Steven Song Brian & Lauren Stewart The Sugimoto Family Eric & Kim Tannenbaum The Trattner Family Mr. & Mrs. Craig I. Varnen The Walline Family I Brian & Suzanne Watson I Watson Family Foundation I Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Deborah Siegel & Craig Weinstein Alonzo Wickers & Casey Bloys Roee & Melissa Wiczyk David & Renee Yang I Drs. Christopher & Nelly Zahiri Leadership Circle ($3,000 - $4,999) The Akselrud Family Dr. Michael Alexander & Mrs. Joann Alexander I

The Benevity Community Impact Fund I The Bhavnani Family The Boeing Company Mr. Arun Bohra & Ms. Ashita Shah The Broder Family The Brownstein Family Steve & Julia Chang DaeJin Cho & SaeHae Lee The Codding Family Jared Cohen ’88 Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Rachel Cohen Laura Cook I Melissa Bretz Degus & James Degus I Marvin & Patti Demoff Ari & Jennifer Engelberg The Fakhri Family Kathrin Nicholson & Don Felder Breen Frazier & Sheila Lawrence I Kelly & Adam ’89 Gafni The Chan/Gatins Family Elana & Jon Gimbel Melissa Papp-Green & Jeff Green Madeline Gussman I Dr. Cassie & Mr. Rob Holmes Mr. Huiqing Hu & Dr. Fan Dong The Jazaeri Family I Jenny Cohen & Michael Joe Brooke & Barry Josephson Kris & Robert Joyce Larry & Cathy Kagan Mr. & Mrs. Louis Kim, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kirchner Karin & Greg Klein Dr. & Mrs. William Mack I Mr. Steve & Dr. Yasmine Maghami I Mark & Esther Magna Michael & Erin Mand Alexandra Conrad & Chris Matthews I Brett & Carol Mayer Kacey & Peter McCoy Andrew & Katherine Meyer I Harry Mittleman & Margaret Gray

Mindy & Mark Owens The Palumbo Family I Amir & Irram Rao I The Resnikoff Family Gary & Anne Richards The Robichaud Family I Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Rosen I Dylan & Casondra Ruga Shawn & Sheri Sani Schwab Charitable Fund I Brad & Karen Schwartz I Matthew & Daniela Sheahan I The Silver Family I The Slootweg Family The Smith Family I The Topp Family I Chelsea & Mark Vahradian Jill & Nicolas van Dyk Susan & John Welsh Sarah & Mark Wetzstein I The Whitney Family I Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. A. Winn Eric & Elizabeth Witt Susan & Daniel Zinn Associates ($1,500 - $2,999) Anonymous (1) The Atterberry Family The Azarbal Family Steven VanDeBogart & Melissa Barshop ’92 I The Bath-Reynolds Family The Beaubaire Family Dr. Daniel & Shantel Behroozan Samantha Billett Rosenblum ’97 Uri & Stacy ’83 Blackman The Bollenbach Family Dr. Joe & Mrs. Becky Burns Jon & Nkechi Carroll I The Coleridge Family I Mr. & Mrs. Colin Condren Carla & Antonio Cue I C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 2 9

Annual Fund Stephen Daly & Lisa Hamilton Daly Erik & Nicole Davis Kevin ’89 & Jennifer Demoff Earl B. Gilmore Foundation Sharon & Chad Eshaghoff Gregory & Jessie Ezor John & Sandra Fox Aimee N. Frank Darin & Nicole Frank Cameron & Naomi Gloege I Rebecca & Mattis Goldman I Anthony & Francesca Guagliano Ben Harris Lylle Breier & Andrew Henderson David and Jennifer Hillman I Diane & Henry Hilty Danny & Carolyn Huang Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Kagan Paul & Annie Kambur Alli & Austin Katz I Matthew ’91 & Ariane Klein I Jeff & Amanda ’85 Kolodny I The Konstant Family The Lapointe Family Jonathan & June Lee Tana & Stefan Litt Max Mednik ’96 Johann & Elsie Mendoza I Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. Carlye & Michael Morgan Kevin & Alison Myerson Lisa & David Neman Desiree & Kiarash Neman Mr. & Mrs. Randy Newman Dmitri & Eugenia Novikov I Golnaz & Mark Paya Mr. Sol Poursalimi & Ms. Stephanie Kleinjan C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 0

The Prager Family (Dianna ’87) I Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Raiman I Arash & Marla Raminfar Edward Ro & Ines Cho I Sara & Grant Ross Dan Rothbauer I Mr. Isaac Sakhai & Ms. Foujan Neman Sakhai Polly & Michael Sarris Gary & Susan Sayble Craig & Barbara Segor The Shamji Family Eyal & Larissa Shtorch The Simon Family Pelle & Pauline Sjoenell The Smiley Family Craig & Shannon Soller I Frank Stork & Katrin Kalischer-Stork Marilyn Trattner I Jeff & Linda Valle Jeffrey S. Weiss ’89 The Wollaeger Family Friends (To $1,499) Anonymous (8) Hedwig Aerts Kavita Ajmere Gillian & Jeffrey Albert Janet & Vince Albrecht Traci Allen Brianda & Esteban Alvarado Kavita Amar I American Online Giving Foundation, Inc. Margann & Bill Andrews Chip & Barbara Angle The Apley Family I Mary Arnold I Maniya Arnold-Brownlee ’20 & Family Misha & Navin Assomull

Mr. & Mrs. Athula Aturugirige I The Augsberger Family Sarah Ballas ’03 The Bando Family The Regan Banvard Family (Regan ’09) Hratch Bardekjian Enid Baron Phil & Wini Barry Nicole Barshop Francis ’95 Ari ’81 & Heather Bass Betsy Bass ’15 Darcy Bass ’17 Drew Beckmeyer Jordan Bender ’02 I Gail & Neil Berlant Jim & Karen Berry Prof. & Mrs. Charles Berst Jennifer Birchfield-Eick Adam Blackman ’15 Beth & Edmund Bleavins Jennifer Weiss ’97 & The Blecker Family I Jason Bohle ’88 & Jennifer Rundell Brian Border ’85 Wendy Border ’82 Kathryn Brady Autumn L. Brannon Jeff & Mary Bretz I Cassandra Girard-Brownstein ’86 Lloyd ’85 and Ivy Bunnak The Campbell Family Anita Carbajal Jill ’85 & David Carmel Devon Carmel ’15 I The Castanon-Hill Family Mr. & Mrs. Barry Cayton Derek Cayton ’15 Stokely Chaffin & Richard Chacon Jennifer Champion Margaret Lee & Donald Chang

Matthew Chang ’17 Megan Chang ’13 Alexandra Chavez ’15 Mark, Jill & Myles Chayet I Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chistolini Mr. & Mrs. Danny Chu Katherine Holmes-Chuba & Daniel Chuba Sue Chung Veran Chung & Family Jordan & Carly Church John & Ana Clark Mr. Darren Cohen ’88 & Dr. Michelle Cohen Debra & Andrew Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Ira Cohen Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen Ms. Kristen Coleman Bobby & Kristin Collin I Andie Cook ’13 Caroline Cook ’13 Davis Cook ’13 Keira Cook ’16 The Cook Family Erica & Brad Copeland I Anne-Marie Cordingly ’77 I The Corn Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. The Cutler Family The Cutter Family Louise Cutter ’15 Bennett Daneshrad ’15 Kristen Dang Khalief Dantzler Judy Dickinson Amy Dolman The Dudley Family Alexandra Duhl ’03 Danielle Duhl ’06 Ramani Durvasula

David Eick The Eisenstein Family Mr. David Ekstrom & Ms. Leah Weiss Phillip & Alice Eng Patricia & Ramon Escolin Sean & Katherine Eskovitz Allayne & Marshall Estrada The Rev. Carolyn S. Estrada The Ewald Family Gina & Jeff Favre I Angela Favreau The Faye/Asher Family I Jerold & Barbara Federman Judie Fenton The Fidler Family Dale Fielder Mr. & Mrs. Angelo and Sarina Fierro Katelyn Fisher ’96 Fred & Wendy Fleming Megan Fleming ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Mike Flynn Randy & Dale Forbes Michael Fourticq ’15 Mike ’82 & Teresa Fourticq Kate Fox David E. Frank Robert ’84 & Jennifer Galperson Jeffery Garcia & Vanessa Keith Garcia I Terra Geisler David & Jean Getson Gerald Giamportone & Teresa Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Barry Glazer I Joann & Terry Gloege Richard & Laura Gold Carol & Neil Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. William M. Goodyear, Jr. Grace Gordon ’15 Jennifer Gordon The Gordon Family

Beth Corets & Al Gough Mrs. Annie Grimes David ’90 & Anna Gross Andrew Gussman ’15 Mark Gutierrez Tanya Haghnazarian The Hagle Family Dede & Tom Haglund Misty Hahn Steve Hall Michael Hampar ’92 Laurie & Chris Harbert I Samy Harbert ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Harrigan The Harrison Family Dana Hasapis Ginger Healy ’97 Jack William Healy ’04 I Janna & Neil Healy Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Heckendorf Mr. & Mrs. Jose Henriquez Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry David & Kathryn Herczeg Mr. & Mrs. Eladio Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. David W. Hilton Charles Hinkin Maya Hinkin ’12 Shanti Hinkin ’16 Christopher Holthouse ’05 Luke Holthouse ’07 Katie and Phil Holthouse Roman Holthouse ’09 Mr. Christopher Hruby Mr. Charles Hsieh & Dr. Susanna Tran Clark & Sherry Hsu Hofite & Chris Huddleston Elizabeth Iason Ms. Karen Ivy Todd ’93 & Arielle Jackson

Allison ’83 and Mark Jacoby Susan Burnap Janneck ’66 The Jean Family Mike & Yelena Johnson Nancy & Richard Katz Lynne & Ron Kaufman Robin Keith I Laurie & Paul Kelson Darius & Earleen Kennedy I Mr. Steven Kern & Ms. Stephanie Davis I Andrew J. Kim ’01 Mrs. Ashley Kolbe Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kreshek (Emily ’80) Janie Kreshek ’12 Katie Kreshek ’10 Daniel Kromolowski ’99 Sheri Kurumada Mary Labi Jagger Lambert ’15 Scott & Alexandra Lambert James & Lilas Lane I Michele & Daniel Lasman Ruth J. Lavine Mr. & Mrs. James Learned Jung Lee Jonathan ’88 and Britt Levine Andrea & Andrew Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Michel Lim David E. Limor Emma Limor ’15 Jack Limor’s Family (Jack ’18 ) Richard & Ronnie Lippin Jonathan Lipton Sharoni D. Little The Lockhart Family Sara Klevens & Joseph Loewenbein Dara Burdette Looney ’89 Sally Loyd The Ma Family I

Tom & Ashley Ma Deena & Bill Mack Mr. & Mrs. Christian Mahony Shelly & Martin Mand I Claudia & Hugo Marquez Rayna & Brandon Marz Ms. Raylene Mayer Travlin & Nicole McCormack Sandra McGarry Katherine McKenna Deepak & Sonia Mehta Milton & Marcy Miller Marie & Michael Millman I Carol & Richard Minker Mr. & Mrs. Mirahmadi Mrs. Patty Molinari & Mr. Charles Molinari I Max Moray ’04 I Michael & Kathy Moray Samantha Moray ’01 Terri & John Morell I Joe Navarro Bob Neapole Eileen Neapole Jonathan Nehorai ’16 Lauren Nehorai ’14 Karen Nguyen Mrs. Susan Nihiser Ms. Tracy North Mark & Kasey Nott Tanner Nott ’15 Daniel Novikov ’15 Lauren Nuccio Rachel Kirenga-Nyarwaya & Zuba Nyarwaya Paul Okorie The O’Neill Family Mr. Thomas Osborne Maria Owens I Mikayla Park C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 1

Greg Patterson Angela Pennington ’87 Lily Perry Sandra Peters I Don & Mimi Petrie Jessica Pezdek Linda Polan Max Prather ’13 Kelly & Tim Prather I Mr. Daniel Pyne & Ms. Joan Cashel Mr. and Mrs. Rizwan & Zahara Ramji Sonia Randazzo Dustin Reedy The Reiner Family Roland & Sarah Richardson Mrs. Stacy Rivas Larry Robinson Gale Robitshek Leif & Robin Rogers Rollé Charitable Family Trust Erik Rollé ’91 Debora & Alan Rottenberg I Stacy Rotter The Rudoy Family Mr. Kent Russell ’75 David & Karel Ruy Harvey & Peggy Saferstein Ramin & Juliana Saghian The Rio Saken Family Dr. Priscilla Sands Ms. Kyoko Sasaki I Eric & Kimberly Sassower Chuck Sawyer Dr. Linda Schaffer Ryan ’87 & Lisa Schneider Corinne Schulman The Schuman Family The Schumer Family Asher Schwartz ’15 I C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 2

Christine Burton Schwartz & Donald Schwartz Noa Schwartz ’12 I Jeffrey R. Schwimer ’01 Kevin B. Schwimer ’97 Michael E. Schwimer ’94 Stanford & Randi Schwimer Adam Scotch & Allison Winn Scotch Barry & Barbara Scotch Valda Scott I Carrie & Anthony Scotti Daryl & Eleanor Seedborg Deborah Seidner Martin Seol & June Bae Munaf & Tasnim Shamji Ian L. Shaw ’02 Katherine B. Shaw ’98 Lee & Anthony Shaw Peter J. Shaw ’95 Jay & Katherine Shelton Robert D. Shipp Donor Fund Terra Shirvanian Amar & Rita Shokeen I Ava Shore ’15 The Shore Family Alexis Collins Shuster Mary Sidell Stanley & Patti Silver Molly Simms I Mr. & Mrs. Uri Singer Roya & Jeff Sklar Shelby Slayton Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Sobul Jim & Stephanie Sokolove Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. The Sophy-Voss Family Mrs. Christine Sorfazian Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Spencer Natalie Srabian

Kate Stirling Richard Stirling Blair & Kiera Strain Batya & Leon Sturman The Suess Family Kristen Sullivan Liam Sullivan ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Kinji M. Tasugi Ms. D’vora Taus-Kahn The Tehranchi Family Richard Tenser Alex Thibiant ’15 Michele & Patrick Thibiant Earl E. Thomas The Thompsons Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Thompson The Torres Family Brian & Laurey Treiger Jackson Treiger ’15 Christoph & Cynthia Tribull Jessica Tuchin ’15 The Tuchin Family Russ Tyler Unger Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Unger Susan and Daniel Unger The van Vlijmen Family Gianna Vargas Norm & Lorraine Varnen Vana Varvarian Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Vaughn The Wainwright Family The Wainwright Davis Family Maribel Wallace Webster Family Foundation Mrs. Barbara Webster Julie & Dan Weinbach Eli Weinbach ’17 Mirabelle Weinbach ’14

Madge Weiss Ellen & Richard Wesel Mr. & Mrs. Griffin ’87 Whitney Vicki & Bill Whitney Amy Wiggins Miss Ashley Williams Daniel & Marian Williams Joel & Veronica Williams Leronda Williams Maritza Williams Quinton Williams Jon Wimbish & Amanda Angle I The Kimball Winans Family H. Richard & Debbie Winn Mr. & Mrs. Michael P.A. Winn I Alec Winshel ’10 Sarah Winshel ’09 Ms. Susan Woolley Jimmy E. Worth Jane J. & Tien T. Yang I The Yeargin Family Johnnisha Youngblood Alexandre Yousefzadeh ’02 Leila Yousefzadeh ’00 Oliver Yousefzadeh ’03 Pauline & Farhad Yousefzadeh Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Zalevsky Sue Zaret Ebonye Zeno Zelisha Zigler Lucie & Doug Zimmerman Remi Rose Zimmerman ’06 I

Joy

Annual Fund

We are a nurturing school— a joyful environment in which children are safe and secure. – Curtis School Philosophy

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Curtis Celebrates!

Curtis Fair 2017 Sponsors

CURTIS CELEBRATES! UNDERWRITERS

CURTIS CELEBRATES! FINANCIAL AID RESTRICTED GIFTS

THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING FAIR

Many thanks to the following donors, whose contributions helped underwrite the Parents Association's sparkling and successful fundraising event Curtis Celebrates! A Gatsby Night. Our community had a Roaring Twenties good time, dining, dancing and celebrating at The Majestic in downtown Los Angeles, with proceeds benefitting the Curtis School Financial Aid Fund.

We are deeply grateful to all who responded to a special request for direct support of our Financial Aid Fund at Curtis Celebrates!, the Parents Association's major fundraiser. These gifts, combined with proceeds from the event, are instrumental in ensuring that Curtis is able to offer admission and continued support to deserving students who otherwise would not be able to attend our school.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to the following families and individuals who sponsored The Future of Everything 2017 Curtis Fair. Your support helped continue the longstanding joyful tradition of the annual Curtis Fair, bringing us together for a memorable and fun-filled day that benefitted the Financial Aid Fund.

The Akselrud Family The Bollenbach Family The Daneshrad Family Alli & Austin Katz Jeanine & Kevin Kay Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kirchner Wendy & Ron Schwartz and Family Allan '79 & Lily Schweitzer Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Alex von Furstenberg & Alison Kay Xperi Drs. Christopher & Nelly Zahiri

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The Atterberry Family Shelly & Mark Detmer Judy Dickinson David E. Frank Mara & Steve Hawn Mr. Don Ho & Dr. Rachel Yang Brooke & Barry Josephson Moe & Brandy Keshavarzi David & Jennie Kim Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kirchner Ann & Sean Kono Mr. Steve & Dr. Yasmine Maghami Johann and Elsie Mendoza Andrew & Katherine Meyer Kirstin & Carl Meyer Mr. John Morris The Novak Family The Palumbo Family Mr. Sol Poursalimi & Ms. Stephanie Kleinjan Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Raiman Arash & Marla Raminfar Meera Ratnesar & John Querio Dan Rothbauer Mr. Isaac Sakhai & Ms. Foujan Neman Sakhai Polly & Michael Sarris Carrie & Anthony Scotti The Slootweg Family The Topp Family Thea & Jay Wolf

Anonymous (2) The Akselrud Family Alex Albert & Alexandra Goodyear Dr. Michael Alexander & Mrs. Joann Alexander The Atterberry Family The Beaubaire Family Kristin & Aaron Bendikson The Bollenbach Family The Boraie Family The Brownstein Family Dr. Joe & Mrs. Becky Burns Tina & Glenn Caron The Castanon-Hill Family Jenny & Alex Cole Bobby & Kristin Collin Erica & Brad Copeland The Cutler Family Stephen Daly & Lisa Hamilton Daly The Daneshrad Family Shelly & Mark Detmer Sharon & Chad Eshaghoff Curtis & Kristi Estes Bob & Michelle Etebar Marc Evans & Kirsten Albrecht Gregory & Jessie Ezor Erica & Evan Fisher Aidan & Jackie Foley Eli & Karen Frankel Breen Frazier & Sheila Lawrence Shari & Rob Friedman The Gordon Family

David ’90 & Anna Gross Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Heckendorf Mr. Don Ho & Dr. Rachel Yang Mr. Huiqing Hu & Dr. Fan Dong Borden & Romy James Brooke & Barry Josephson Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Kagan Paul & Annie Kambur Alli & Austin Katz Jeanine & Kevin Kay Moe & Brandy Keshavarzi David & Jennie Kim Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kirchner Karin & Greg Klein Ann & Sean Kono Erin Estrada & Ron Laffitte Michele & Daniel Lasman Jonathan & June Lee Mr. & Mrs. John Low Susan & Ryan Lynch Dr. & Mrs. William Mack Mr. Steve & Dr. Yasmine Maghami Mark & Esther Magna Michael & Erin Mand Mark & Nicole Manuel The Megerdichian Family Kirstin & Carl Meyer Samantha & Jason Milner Tracy ’88 & Scott Minker Dr. Brent & Mrs. Dayna Moelleken James & Trudi Morey The Astor Morgan Family

Desiree & Kiarash Neman The Novak Family Mindy & Mark Owens Bill & Lianne Oxley Al Palagonia The Palumbo Family Michael Parris Golnaz & Mark Paya The Daws-Pecano Family Mr. Sol Poursalimi & Ms. Stephanie Kleinjan Harshith & Amita Ramesh Mr. and Mrs. Rizwan & Zahara Ramji Edward Ro & Ines Cho The Saadat Family Ramin & Juliana Saghian Mr. Raney Schackne & Mrs. Katie Gebhard The Schuman Family Carrie & Anthony Scotti Craig & Barbara Segor The Silver Family Jamie & Christopher Simon Daryl Singleton & Makala Williams-Singleton The Smiley Family Jiwon & Steven Song Frank Stork & Katrin Kalischer-Stork Blair & Kiera Strain Eric & Kim Tannenbaum Nicholas & Alison Temple The Trattner Family The van Vlijmen Family

Alex von Furstenberg & Alison Kay The Walline Family Susan & John Welsh Sarah & Mark Wetzstein Roee & Melissa Wiczyk Daniel & Marian Williams Jon Wimbish & Amanda Angle Drs. Christopher & Nelly Zahiri Shana ’85 & Matt Zarcufsky

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Learning

Restricted Gifts We are grateful to the following donors for their contributions to a variety of funds and initiatives that strengthen our learning community and deepen the educational experience for all. CURTIS GOLF CLASSIC The fall 2017 Golf Classic brought together our Curtis golfers for a beautiful day of good company and friendly competition with proceeds benefitting the Curtis Financial Aid Fund. Thank you to the families and friends of Curtis who sponsored, supported and joined in this fun event. Jennifer Weiss ’98 & The Blecker Family Mr. Arun Bohra & Ms. Ashita Shah Mark, Jill & Myles Chayet The Daneshrad Family Rachel & John Edwards Sharon & Chad Eshaghoff Louis & Shane ’84 Fermelia Elana & Jon Gimbel Anthony & Francesca Guagliano Mr. & Mrs. David W. Hilton Mike & Yelena Johnson Mr. Steven Kern & Ms. Stephanie Davis David & Jennie Kim Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kirchner Alan & Randie Kleinman The Lockhart Family Travlin & Nicole McCormack Atoosa & Alex Nehorai The Palumbo Family Laurence Paul The Resnikoff Family Josh and Larae Sable C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 6

Matthew & Daniela Sheahan Kathryn & Eddy Simonian The Slootweg Family Shana ’85 & Matt Zarcufsky

ALUMNI FINANCIAL AID FUND

Anonymous (1) Betsy Bass ’15 Adam Blackman ’15 Uri & Stacy ’83 Blackman Jill ’85 & David Carmel Devon Carmel ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Barry Cayton Derek Cayton ’15 Alexandra Chavez ’15 The Cutter Family Louise Cutter ’15 Bennett Daneshrad ’15 The Daneshrad Family Michael Fourticq ’15 Mike ’82 & Teresa Fourticq Grace Gordon ’15 The Gordon Family Andrew Gussman ’15 Deena & David Gussman Jagger Lambert ’15 Scott & Alexandra Lambert Mark & Kasey Nott Tanner Nott ’15 Daniel Novikov ’15 Dmitri & Eugenia Novikov Ava Shore ’15 The Shore Family

Curtis Alumni Council 2017-2018 members Kat Haydarzadeh, Ari Bass, Darren Cohen, Secretary Lloyd Bunnak, President Jill Carmel, Jeffrey Porter, Vice President Allison (Demoff) Jacoby, Susan Burnap Janneck, Glenn Kay.

Kristen Sullivan Liam Sullivan ’15 Alex Thibiant ’15 Michele & Patrick Thibiant Brian & Laurey Treiger Jackson Treiger ’15 Jessica Tuchin ’15 The Tuchin Family

Jared Cohen ’88 Glenn Kay ’80 Jeff & Amanda ’85 Kolodny Andy Miller ’65 Mimi Paley ’00 Jeffrey Porter ’91 Shana ’85 & Matt Zarcufsky

ALUMNI COUNCIL COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT The Curtis Alumni Council created a new grant opportunity in 2017-2018 for Curtis alumni in grades 9-12 with a demonstrated commitment to service. This service grant aspires to sustain and strengthen the connection between Curtis School, its alumni and the larger Los Angeles community.

The Ahmanson Foundation Jennifer & Peter Benudiz Curtis Parents Association Sharoni D. Little Brett & Carol Mayer The Sharon D. Lund Foundation

Anonymous (1) Ari ’81 & Heather Bass Cassandra Girard-Brownstein ’86 Lloyd ’85 and Ivy Bunnak Jill ’85 & David Carmel Mr. Darren Cohen ’88 & Dr. Michelle Cohen

CURTIS FINANCIAL AID FUND

CURTIS EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Anonymous (1) Kathleen & Laurence Paul

TOT LOT INITIATIVE Alan & Randie Kleinman Harshith & Amita Ramesh

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Curtis Parents Association

We develop children’s academic, intellectual, creative, athletic, and social potential through dynamic teaching and by actively engaging them in their own learning and moral growth. – Curtis School Mission C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 7

Endowment Gifts

Honorary & Memoral Gifts

Donors by Constituency

Gifts made to endowment ensure the long-term financial security of Curtis. We are grateful to the following donors whose generosity strengthens our Financial Aid Program and ensures our ability to admit qualified students regardless of financial need.

GIFT IN HONOR OF MAPLE ’19 & OLIVER "O.B." ’21 MAND

ALUMNI*

THE PETER W. SMAILES FINANCIAL AID ENDOWMENT

GIFT IN HONOR OF ETHAN MINKER ’20

The Holthouse Family Ali Iken ’11 Robin Keith Christopher Keyser & Susan Sprung Mr. & Mrs. Steven Levine Allan ’79 & Lily Schweitzer Noah & Jennifer Shore The Tuchin Family Jon Wimbish & Amanda Angle

GIFT IN MEMORY OF LINDA VAUGHN BENNION ’71

Shelly & Martin Mand

GIFT IN HONOR OF AINSLEY MINKER ’24 Carol & Richard Minker

Carol & Richard Minker

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Vaughn

GIFT IN MEMORY OF GIO Steve Hall

GIFT IN MEMORY OF JOSE G. LOPEZ The Megerdichian Family

GIFT IN MEMORY OF DAVID PAPPIN Larry Robinson

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Anonymous (1) Sarah (Chistolini) Ballas ’03 Nicole Barshop Francis ’95 Steven VanDeBogart & Melissa Barshop ’92 Ari ’81 & Heather Bass Betsy Bass ’15 Darcy Bass ’17 Jordan Bender ’02 Samantha Billett Rosenblum ’97 Adam Blackman ’15 Stacy ’83 & Uri Blackman Jason Bohle ’88 Brian Border ’85 Wendy Border ’82 The Broder Family (Aaron ’80) Cassandra Girard-Brownstein ’86 Lloyd ’85 and Ivy Bunnak Devon Carmel ’15 Jill ’85 & David Carmel Derek Cayton ’15 Matthew Chang ’17 Megan Chang ’13 Alexandra Chavez ’15 Mr. Darren Cohen ’88 & Dr. Michelle Cohen Jared Cohen ’88 Andie Cook ’13 Caroline Cook ’13 Davis Cook ’13 Keira Cook ’16 Anne-Marie Cordingly ’77 Louise Cutter ’15 Bennett Daneshrad ’15 Kevin ’89 & Jennifer Demoff Alexandra Duhl ’03 Danielle Duhl ’06 *Alumni are identified by their 6th Grade class year.

Mr. Louis R. Fermelia & Mrs. Shane McCoy Fermelia ’84 Katelyn Fisher ’96 Megan Fleming ’04 Michael Fourticq ’15 Mike ’82 & Teresa Fourticq Kelly & Adam ’89 Gafni Robert ’84 & Jennifer Galperson Grace Gordon ’15 David ’90 & Anna Gross Andrew Gussman ’15 Michael Hampar ’92 Samy Harbert ’07 Ginger Healy ’97 Jack William Healy ’04 Maya Hinkin ’12 Shanti Hinkin ’16 Christopher Holthouse ’05 Luke Holthouse ’07 Roman Holthouse ’09 Rose Hubbard ’99 Todd ’93 & Arielle Jackson Allison (Demoff) ’83 and Mark Jacoby Susan Burnap Janneck ’66 Glenn Kay ’80 Andrew J. Kim ’01 Matthew ’91 & Ariane Klein Jeff & Amanda ’85 Kolodny Janie Kreshek ’12 Katie Kreshek ’10 Daniel Kromolowski ’99 Jagger Lambert ’15 Jason Levin ’89 Matthew Levin ’93 Jonathan ’88 and Britt Levine Emma Limor ’15 Dara Burdette Looney ’89 Max Mednik ’96 Andy Miller ’65

Dan ’87 & Caitlin Miller Jim Miller ’90 & Family Tracy ’88 & Scott Minker Max Moray ’04 Samantha Moray ’01 Jonathan Nehorai ’16 Lauren Nehorai ’14 Tanner Nott ’15 Daniel Novikov ’15 Mimi Paley ’00 Angela Pennington ’87 Jeffrey Porter ’91 The Prager Family (Dianna ’87) Max Prather ’13 Erik Rollé ’91 Mr. Kent Russell ’75 Ryan ’87 & Lisa Schneider Asher Schwartz ’15 Noa Schwartz ’12 Allan ’79 & Lily Schweitzer Jeffrey R. Schwimer ’01 Kevin B. Schwimer ’97 Michael E. Schwimer ’94 Ian L. Shaw ’02 Katherine B. Shaw ’98 Peter J. Shaw ’95 Ava Shore ’15 Liam Sullivan ’15 Alex Thibiant ’15 Jackson Treiger ’15 Jessica Tuchin ’15 Eli Weinbach ’17 Mirabelle Weinbach ’14 Jeffrey S. Weiss ’89 Jennifer Weiss ’97 & The Blecker Family Mr. & Mrs. Griffin ’87 Whitney The Whitney Family (Tybalt ’85) Alec Winshel ’10 Sarah Winshel ’09

Alexandre Yousefzadeh ’02 Leila Yousefzadeh ’00 Oliver Yousefzadeh ’03 Shana Levin Zarcufsky ’85 Remi Rose Zimmerman ’06

GRANDPARENTS Helene & Marshall Abrahams Janet & Vince Albrecht Margann & Bill Andrews Chip & Barbara Angle Mary Arnold Vinod & Nirmila Assomull Phil & Wini Barry Beth & Edmund Bleavins Jeff & Mary Bretz John & Ana Clark Laura Cook Marvin & Patti Demoff Phillip & Alice Eng Allayne & Marshall Estrada The Rev. Carolyn S. Estrada Jerold & Barbara Federman Judie Fenton Gerald Giamportone & Teresa Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Barry Glazer Joann & Terry Gloege Richard & Laura Gold Mr. & Mrs. William M. Goodyear, Jr. Madeline Gussman Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry David & Kathryn Herczeg Vinod & Jayashree Jivrajka Nancy & Richard Katz Sheri Kurumada The La Pietra-Bastidas Family Ruth J. Lavine Mr. & Mrs. James Learned C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 3 9

Donors by Constituency Deena & Bill Mack Shelly & Martin Mand Kacey & Peter McCoy Carol & Richard Minker James & Trudi Morey Ann & Greg Myer Alan & Abby Myerson Sandra Peters Sonia Randazzo Roland & Sarah Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Rosen Debora & Alan Rottenberg Drs. Jisun & Monica C. Ryoo Christine Burton Schwartz & Donald Schwartz Barry & Barbara Scotch Valda Scott Daryl & Eleanor Seedborg Jay & Katherine Shelton Robert D. Shipp Stanley & Patti Silver Jim & Stephanie Sokolove Batya & Leon Sturman Richard & Janet Tenser Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Thompson Marilyn Trattner Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Unger Norm & Lorraine Varnen Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Madge Weiss Vicki & Bill Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Michael P.A. Winn H. Richard & Debbie Winn Jane J. & Tien T. Yang Sue Zaret

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PARENTS OF ALUMNI Anonymous (1) Gillian & Jeffrey Albert Mr. & Mrs. Athula Aturugirige The Bando Family The Regan Banvard ’09 Family Gail & Neil Berlant Jim & Karen Berry Prof. & Mrs. Charles Berst Mr. & Mrs. James R. Burroughs Jill ’85 & David Carmel Mr. & Mrs. Barry Cayton Margaret Lee & Donald Chang Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chistolini Katherine Holmes-Chuba & Daniel Chuba Veran Chung & Family The Codding Family Debra & Andrew Cohen Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen The Cook Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. Marvin & Patti Demoff Mr. Michael Dreyer Ramani Durvasula Rachel & John Edwards Fred & Wendy Fleming Randy & Dale Forbes Mike ’82 & Teresa Fourticq Terra Geisler Mr. & Mrs. Barry Glazer Joann & Terry Gloege Carol & Neil Goldberg Dede & Tom Haglund Misty Hahn Laurie & Chris Harbert Janna & Neil Healy Diane & Henry Hilty Charles Hinkin

Katie & Phil Holthouse Clark & Sherry Hsu Hassan & Mouna Iken Ms. Karen Ivy Allison ’83 & Mark Jacoby Susan Burnap Janneck ’66 Lynne & Ron Kaufman Glenn Kay ’80 Robin Keith Laurie & Paul Kelson Christopher Keyser & Susan Sprung Kissick Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kreshek (Emily ’80) Jay Lee Mr. & Mrs. Steven Levine Richard & Ronnie Lippin Sharoni D. Little Mr. & Mrs. Christian Mahony Andy Miller ’65 Milton & Marcy Miller Marie & Michael Millman Michael & Kathy Moray Terri & John Morell Ann and Greg Myer Alan & Abby Myerson Bob Neapole Eileen Neapole Jerry Neuman Mr. & Mrs. Randy Newman The Nicoll Family Kasey & Mark Nott Dmitri & Eugenia Novikov Don & Mimi Petrie Mr. Daniel Pyne & Ms. Joan Cashel Meli & Stephen Rose Rio & Karen Saken Ms. Kyoko Sasaki Stanford & Randi Schwimer Munaf & Tasnim Shamji

Adam and Kathy Shane Lee & Anthony Shaw Robert D. Shipp The Shore Family Mary Sidell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Sobul The Sophy-Voss Family Kristen Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Kinji M. Tasugi Michele & Patrick Thibiant Earl E. Thomas The Thompsons Brian & Laurey Treiger Christoph & Cynthia Tribull The Tuchin Family Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Vaughn Julie & Dan Weinbach Vicki & Bill Whitney The Kimball Winans Family Pauline & Farhad Yousefzadeh Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Zalevsky Lucie & Doug Zimmerman

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & FAMILY FUNDS Anonymous (3) The Ahmanson Foundation American Online Giving Foundation, Inc. The Bank of America Foundation BEAM Foundation, Inc. The Benevity Community Impact Fund Beverly Hills Aesthetic Surgical The Boeing Company Burlingame Dale Forbes Interior Design The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation Earl B. Gilmore Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Traci Allen Harbert Family Trust Athula Aturugirige The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation Sarah Ballas ’03 & Levin and Zarcufsky Families Hratch Bardekjian Kissick Family Foundation Drew Beckmeyer Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Kathryn Brady Mendelson Foundation Autumn Brannon Morgan Stanley Global Impact Anita Carbajal Funding Trust, Inc. Jennifer Champion Nevada Community Foundation Alex Chistolini Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program Danny Chu Northwestern Mutual Foundation Sue Chung Robert D. Shipp Donor Fund Debra Cohen Rollé Charitable Family Trust Kristen Coleman Schwab Charitable Fund Neatha Coventry-Mahony The Sharon D. Lund Foundation Kristen Dang Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Khalief Dantzler Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Amy Dolman UBS Foundation USA Patricia Escolin Unger Family Foundation Gina Favre The Walt Disney Company Foundation Angela Favreau Watson Family Foundation Dale Fielder Webster Family Foundation Sarina Fierro Xperi Kate Fox David Frank Terra Geisler MATCHING GIFTS Jennifer Gordon Annie Grimes The Bank of America Foundation Mark Gutierrez The Boeing Company Tanya Haghnazarian Northwestern Mutual Foundation Dede Haglund Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Misty Hahn The Walt Disney Company Foundation Steve Hall UBS Foundation USA Ginger Healy ’97 Jose Henriquez EMPLOYEES Eladio Hernandez Christopher Hruby Hedwig Aerts Rose Hubbard ’99 Kavita Ajmere Elizabeth Iason Jeffrey Albert

Karen Ivy Ashley Kolbe Jung Lee Michel Lim Vicki Lockhart Sally Loyd Ashley Ma Raylene Mayer Sandra McGarry Katherine McKenna Patty Molinari Terri Morell Joe Navarro Karen Nguyen Susan Nihiser Tracy North Kasey Nott Mark Nott Lauren Nuccio Paul Okorie Thomas Osborne Maria Owens Mikayla Park Greg Patterson Lily Perry Mimi Petrie Jessica Pezdek Linda Polan Meera Ratnesar Dustin Reedy Stacy Rivas Gale Robitshek Dan Rothbauer Stacy Rotter Rio Saken Kyoko Sasaki Chuck Sawyer Linda Schaffer Corinne Schulman

Deborah Seidner Terra Shirvanian Alexis Collins Shuster Molly Simms Shelby Slayton Loren Sobul Christine Sorfazian Natalie Srabian D’vora Taus-Kahn Gianna Vargas Vana Varvarian Maribel Wallace Amy Wiggins Ashley Williams Leronda Williams Maritza Williams Susan Woolley Jimmy Worth Johnnisha Youngblood Zelisha Zigler C U RT I S A N N UA L R E P O RT 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 | 4 1

Advancement at Curtis Communications, Fundraising, Constituent Relations

Corinne Schulman Director of Advancement

Chuck Sawyer Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Ways to Give Every gift to Curtis School is vital. Curtis depends on the financial generosity of current families, alumni, alumni families, foundations, corporations and other friends to supplement revenue from tuition in order to meet current operating costs, make capital improvements, retain and reward our outstanding faculty and staff, and deliver the innovative educational programs that prepare our students for their futures. ONE-TIME GIFTS You may make a one-time gift using a major credit card, cash or check. To make a gift online, please visit the secure (SSL) Giving form on the school’s website at www.curtisschool.org/give. RECURRING GIFTS With a major credit card, you may make an annual, quarterly or monthly pledge, or create a custom schedule for pledge payments, using the school’s online Giving form.

Dede Haglund Publications and Digital Media Manager

Alexis Shuster Special Events Manager

Sandra McGarry Website Coordinator

MATCHING GIFTS Many companies are willing to match gifts that their employees make to nonprofit organizations like Curtis School. To find out whether your employer might match your gift, please use the search utility that is accessible from the Giving form on the Curtis website, or consult your employer. PLANNED GIFTS Remembering Curtis in your estate plan is a meaningful way to ensure the school’s ability to continue to fulfill its educational mission into the future. A wide variety of planned giving options are available that will allow you to benefit Curtis while maintaining your current lifestyle and improving your overall financial and tax situation. Please let Director of Advancement Corinne Schulman (cschulman@ curtisschool.org) know if you are thinking of including Curtis in your estate plans. To make a gift online, visit www.curtisschool.org/give. Please contact Chuck Sawyer, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at csawyer@curtisschool.org, if you would like more information about giving to Curtis.

CURTIS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Photography Dede Haglund Lauder Photography Susan Lynch Debra Martin Moloshok Photography Astor Morgan Matt Sayles

Our Mission

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Childhood is brief and precious, a time of limitless potential and essential development. It is also a time to be savored for its own wonders, as it will not come again. A Curtis education honors these truths within a caring and inclusive community. We foster an active partnership with our families based on a shared commitment to our mission, our values, and the special joys of childhood.

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Our goal is to develop, in every child, a sound mind in a sound body governed by a compassionate heart. We balance traditional and innovative pedagogical approaches in providing a well-rounded, challenging education. We develop children’s academic, intellectual, creative, athletic, and social potential through dynamic teaching and by actively engaging them in their own learning and moral growth. As a result, our students become young people of character who are also critical thinkers, effective communicators, respectful collaborators, and resilient problem solvers. Curtis graduates leave us as whole, selfdisciplined, ethical beings, who are well prepared to pursue, confidently, the next stage in the journey of their lives.

Diversity Statement Curtis School is committed to fostering a diverse community of students, employees, and families; to supporting an inclusive environment for all children and adults; to developing the cross-cultural competency of all its constituents; and to valuing the influence of a wide range of experiences and backgrounds in our curriculum, programs, and interactions as members of a learning community.

CURTIS SCHOOL 15871 Mulholland Drive Los Angeles, California 90049 (310) 476-1251 www.curtisschool.org The Annual Report gratefully acknowledges gifts received in the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the listings and other information in this publication. If, however, an error or omission has been made, please accept our apology and contact Corinne Schulman, Director of Advancement. ALUMNI FAMILIES Please share this publication with the Curtis alumni in your family. If your son or daughter no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please contact Chuck Sawyer, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at csawyer@curtisschool.org, so that we can update our records and ensure that our alumni receive our mailings directly. Thank you for helping us stay in touch with our Curtis graduates. NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Curtis School admits students of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. @curtisschoolalumni @curtisalumni www.facebook.com/curtisalumni

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