2019-2020 Annual Report

GLOBAL LEADERS

IN TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION 2 0 1 9 -2 0 2 0 A N N U A L R E P O R T

REFLECTIONS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

CONTENTS A Great Education..................................................................................... 3 Planes of Development Highlights............................................ 4-6 Hershey Boarding Program.................................................................. 7 2020 Hershey Virtual Gala.................................................................. 8 2020 Cosmic Run/Volunteer Spotlight........................................ 9 Annual Fund and Memorial Gifts............................................10-11 Rising Above the Pandemic/Graduation............................ 12-13 2019-2020 Facts and Financials................................................... 14 College Counseling and Hershey Farm.......................................15

Our 2019-2020 year began with continued focus on staff wellbeing and learning new ways of being better together – how we collaborate, communicate, problem solve and make decisions. Some students and more than 30% of staff completed Dynamic Governance training, which provided tools to help self-organize, manage meetings for efficiency and clarity, actively listen, and make decisions by consent. These staff were also trained in how to continually evaluate and implement short trials for new strategies. This approach inspires the whole community to be comfortable with new challenges and propose new strategies so that the entire organization can continuously learn, adapt, and create.

When all voices are heard, people feel safe and trust that their needs will be sufficiently met.

We also launched whole school training on Non-violent Communication, also known as Needs-based Communication. Every staff member at Hershey advanced their emotional intelligence, their self-awareness of feelings, and how to recognize the needs underlying those feelings. We learned when to listen and when to speak and the difference between language that is judgmental and closed-ended versus language that is open and restores connection. When a community feels connected and has the tools to effectively express their needs, relationships are at a high level of harmony.

Modeling and teaching these tools to students, combined with our elevated sense of community, significantly impacts children from infancy through graduation. Great empathy arises in us, as adults, when we observe a behavior as a feeling or an unmet need. We observed that as the students learned these tools, their self-governance and independence also increased. Learning all of these tools is essential for their leadership skills.

Little did we know that being prepared and equipped to respond to a rapidly changing world would be put to the test March 15 of 2020 when the state of Ohio unexpectedly closed all schools, causing our community to move to remote learning. Staff quickly self-organized, collaborated strategies, and trained for advanced technology and video conferencing skills. Within 4 days, they were training students and preparing new materials to engage students remotely. Faced with a lot of new information, change, and a range of emotional needs, we found we were well equipped to respond. Through parent and student feedback, we learned what was working, what individualization was needed, and what new strategies were required. Students were resilient, communicative, and highly adaptable to the unexpected change in their lives.

We closed the summer celebrating our seniors who graduated in a beautiful, safely-distanced setting on the terrace of our farm.

We missed the physical hugs, for which our community is well known, but the honoring, the respect, and close relationships held the web of community deeply connected around them. They are heading off to college and careers with many tools to succeed in the many more unexpected changes that lie ahead in their lives. The support of their community, their social emotional intelligence and their love of learning will carry them, and the support of this community ensures this growth continues for the next 220 students behind them this year.

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PAULA LEIGH-DOYLE HEAD OF SCHOOL

A GREAT EDUCATION, PLUS SO MUCH MORE...

Hershey Montessori School offers a unique and highly successful education program that is world renowned. The intellectual, physical, and emotional benefits of daily exposure to nature and working outdoors has been benchmarked by scientists, neurologists, pediatricians and education professionals. The key to the success of the Hershey model is the meaningful integration of daily purposeful work in the ‘outdoor classroom’ on both campuses. This encourages deeper understanding of theoretical academic concepts as well as values of community contribution. The outcome of integrating purposeful work outdoors in nature is that the students have deeper levels of focus and understanding, increased energy levels, reduced stress hormones, and more aligned nervous systems, all contributing to an optimal state for healthy physiological, emotional and intellectual growth for the child.

CONCORD CAMPUS

HUNTSBURG CAMPUS

BIRTH-12 YEARS

12-18 YEARS

• Home to our Parent-Infant, Young Child Community, Children’s House, and Elementary programs.

• Scientifically designed Montessori materials are provided and intentionally placed throughout environments to inspire optimal learning at each stage of development.

• Our 13-acre campus provides outdoor environments throughout which all students interact daily.

• Chicken coop and vegetable gardens provide many lessons and opportunity for real work.

• Students go outside every day for classwork or exploration in our woods and nature trails for creative play and scientific investigation.

• Developmentally appropriate play areas are designed for physiological and intellectual growth.

• Our 97-acre campus integrates Montessori theory and practice, learning, and community.

• Environments are specially prepared for sciences, mathematics, humanities, and foreign language for optimal academic, personal, and physiological benefits.

• The farm is specifically designed to offer students adult-like responsibilities while providing connections to nature and incorporating experiential academic lessons.

• Our uniquely created “Microeconomy” inspires students and instills entrepreneurial skills including product ideation, creation, sales, marketing, customer service, accounting principles, and more.

• Two animal barns and a bioshelter provide hands-on sustainability practices, year-round science projects, health lessons, as well as fresh food for the community.

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PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT

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8 WEEKS TO 12 MONTHS

12 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS

PARENT-INFANT PROGRAM

YOUNG CHILD COMMUNITY

Hershey's Parent-Infant Program brings parents and their infants together in a thoughtfully prepared environment to learn and to share unique one-on-one bonding experiences. Invaluable support and insights are shared to help parents encourage peaceful sleep, nurture development, and build an infant's independence while still maintaining a healthy attachment. Adults gather with the program guide to focus on their own parenting journey as well. Morning and afternoon classes are offered to better meet the needs of working families. Parents are given flexibility to attend anytime within the two-hour scheduled class time. Parent-Infant babies often move on to our Young Child Community.

The Young Child Community delights the toddler as he or she explores specially prepared indoor and outdoor environments. Children learn and grow at their own pace through selfcorrecting materials, observation, discovery, and interaction with others. Art exploration, food preparation, environmental care, language development, motor coordination, and independence flourish as the toddler begins to form a strong sense of self. The observance of how much a child at this age can do for themselves and their environment continually astonishes visitors and newcomers. Toddlers are asserting themselves to problem solve and lend helping hands on a daily basis in a myriad of ways. Once a parent has seen their toddler grow through this program, they return with each of their subsequent children.

Application to the program should be made early as there is often a wait pool for our Young Child Community.

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PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT 3 YEARS TO 6 YEARS

6 YEARS TO 12 YEARS

CHILDREN’S HOUSE

ELEMENTARY

Children’s House fosters active learning in indoor and outdoor spaces designed to provide refinement of movement and the ability for children to choose their activities. Guides observe each child’s readiness and mastery of lessons to move them onward. Children learn academic and cultural concepts based upon critical developmental periods of interest and opportunities for deep concentration. Daily activities for caring for their environment and contributing to others foster strong social skills and a sense of belonging to community.

Younger students learn from older classmates, while older students are academically challenged and gain leadership skills. Daily open-ended outdoor exploration and play in nature brings wonder and laughter among peers. The growth and development that takes place in Children’s House well prepares the child for Hershey’s elementary program.

Elementary program goes beyond building the child’s academic skills through a curriculum of language, mathematics, geometry, biology, geography, physical sciences, history, music, foreign language and art. Lessons are ultimately aimed at helping the student discover the interconnectedness of knowledge and life on earth. This is done by discovering scientific concepts through hands-on purposeful work. One small example is that Elementary children raise and care for chickens housed on campus. Through this care, they begin to recognize that as daylight increases, more eggs needed to be collected and sterilized. Children continually enjoy time outside as they gather plants and other treasures of the natural world for use in other key Montessori lesson.

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PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT

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12 YEARS TO 15 YEARS

15 YEARS TO 18 YEARS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

UPPER SCHOOL

Beyond intellectual development, the goal of the Middle School program is to guide students to become active citizens and fully informed problem solvers within the Hershey community and beyond. Students work to acquire expertise in math, science, technology, communication, and human history so they may move the story of human beings toward a new and promising chapter. Students in the Adolescent Community come from all over the world and represent a range of socio-economic backgrounds, races, religions, and cultures. Learning about other cultures expands world perspective and helps students explore different ways to approach the challenging issues of this time. During these critical years, students come to understand the planet we all live on, and the people who are our global family.

The integrated studies of the Upper School tackle local, social, and environmental challenges as focal points. Students solve real-world problems through collective work and engaging experts, both locally and globally. They learn to master and apply science, history, economics, technology, mathematics, and communication to affect local and global change. Students also embark on pre-collegiate work and enjoy individualized approaches and support for intellectual, athletic, and artistic interests. Business management skills are developed through the campus farm and its related businesses, providing adult-like responsibilities that create social, environmental, and entrepreneurial learning opportunities for students.

The academics, studies, and project-based work lead to both contribution and connection to their school community, preparing them for greater contribution and meaningful connection to communities at large after high school.

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HERSHEY BOARDING PROGRAM

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PRACTICAL LIFE Hershey Montessori’s boarding program provides students the necessary tools for greater success in life. The fundamental needs of adolescents in this stage of development are being met by belonging to a genuine community and taking part in meaningful work as part of their daily lives.

Day students and boarding students alike contribute to the operation of the farm and its businesses. In addition to a worldrenown education, students cook and serve meals, and they help maintain the buildings and grounds. As a result, every student feels they belong and are an important, contributing member of the Hershey community.

Hershey Montessori School’s boarding program is a unique boarding experience, nurturing students’ lives for more than 20 years. Adolescents build relationships and memories with peers of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, while simultaneously preparing for leadership in a global society.

Pre-pandemic, nearly a third of the Adolescent Community lived on campus either four, five or seven days a week.

Day students are given opportunity to join the boarding community overnight for academic, project-related, or social activities.

Regional, national, and international students are attracted to Hershey Montessori’s boarding program for its beautiful environment, caring faculty, and the independence they develop alongside our warm and welcoming staff.

The boarding program provides a broad and deep range of experiences to meet a young person’s needs for social development, intellectual stimulation, creative expression, independence, responsibility, and personal growth.

Hershey boarding students have come from all over the world such as Canada, China, Colombia, District of Columbia, France, Germany, Georgia, Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and Peru.

Additionally, campus life allows for new levels of independence and responsibility with the guidance of residential house staff.

Boarding students help and share in these activities: · Community work · Microeconomy businesses outside of school hours · Cleaning their rooms · Preparing breakfast, dinner, and weekend brunches · Kitchen work and personal laundry · Farm and animal chores

A TESTIMONIAL We have seen ever increasing independence and self-assurance for Sylvia – from basic self-care to leadership on the farm and in the community. Having Sylvia away has actually improved our relationship. Although we communicate somewhat less than if she were at home, it is more meaningful. Since Sylvia is an only child, it has been great for her to interact with such a large community family and learn to negotiate the joys and tensions of interaction.

David Altman Family District of Columbia ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020

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2020 HERSHEY VIRTUAL GALA The first ever Virtual Gala for Hershey Montessori School was a great success! We could not have come to this achievement without the invaluable participation of our community supporters. We appreciate the community’s enthusiasm as we changed course and moved the event to a virtual platform due to the global health crisis. The end result was impactful. Not only did we come together, we learned new avenues for future success, and we raised over $65,000!

We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous generosity and support. The community rose up and donated through sponsorships, ticket sales, auction bids, participating in our family game nights and Timeless entertainment series, and the call to the heart for financial aid.

We give gratitude to the Hershey Montessori School Board leadership who endorsed the spirit of our endeavor to ensure we thrive through these uncertain times. A generous challenge match was met by the community to result in an additional $20,000 towards the virtual gala success, bringing the total raised to over $85,000!

The proceeds from our annual spring gala directly impact the daily lives of our students and staff.

Montessori at Hershey prepares students to be creative, resilient, quick to learn and to adapt to new situations. Like our students, we all continue to adapt and to learn through new avenues. We are up to this challenge and to stretching our comfort zones as we rally together in commitment to creativity, community support, and the human spirit. An education based upon human potential remains Timeless.

PRESENTING SPONSORS:

The Elliott Montminy Family and the Guren Family CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS:

Paskevich & Associates Architects Junction Auto Family Horner Networks TCC Technology Solutions SHINING STAR SUPPORTERS:

Sugar Pines Farm JPatrick Audio Video

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THE HEART OF HERSHEY

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

We are grateful to our dedicated volunteers for their amazing leadership, creativity, and passionate work with our community.

It was both heartwarming and exciting to have such an amazing turnout for the second year in a row with over 220 participants launching off the starting line at Observatory Park in the Geauga Park District.

2020 TIMELESS VIRTUAL GALA EVENT COMMITTEE Katie Bednar Jim & Maria Boyer Dana Davis Sheila Grabnar Suzette Horner Eileen Hull Laura Jolliff Ani Karetka Christine Lambotte Jessica Leben This healthy community event brings us together to experience the outdoors, while helping to fundraise for Hershey Montessori School. We are delighted to say that the 2019 Hershey Cosmic Run brought in over $3,000 in support of Hershey and its high-quality educational model that touches the lives of hundreds of children and families every year, locally and across the globe.

COSMIC RUN SPONSORS:

Praxis Physical and Regenerative Medicine Sugar Pines Farm Concord Health + Wellness Lakeland The Construction Group Results Fitness UH Geauga Medical Center

Cheri Lechner-Lunato Kathryn Madzsar Alecia May Karen McDonald Jonas & Virginija Muliolis Laura Stockhaus Rachel Strong Stephanie Swank Lea Swanson Karen Wilson

2019 HERSHEY COSMIC RUN EVENT COMMITTEE Jim & Patsy Lombardo Sara Guren & Bo Beeman John & Elizabeth Budnik Tina Joyce

Cheryl McGovern Mike Swanson Rachel Strong

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HERSHEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND 2019-2020 Thank you all for your generous support of the Hershey Annual Fund! Every effort was made to include all donors. If your name was inadvertently omitted or misspelled, please contact our office.

INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS $10,000-$24,999 Budnik Family Foundation C. Fraser Elliott and Lyne Montminy Debbie and Peter Guren Loren and Brigit Hershey William and Sharon Ruple VISIONARY $5,000-$9,999 Jon and Jane Outcalt INNOVATORS $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Aaron Altman and Nicky David* Luis Fernando Pérez Hurtado and Marcela Barrio Olivas* David and Victoria Nadzam Jane and Fritz Neubauer AMBASSADORS $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous* Richard Beeman Anthony and Carrie Cirino* Lucas and Elizabeth Conaway* The DeSantis Family* Chris and Jennifer Finan

Barry and Connie Hershey Shane and Suzette Horner* The More Life Foundation Michael and Michelle Murray The Progressive Insurance Foundation Lynn and David Pontius Melissa and Rob Reigle* Jonathon and Lynette Ruple Kate and Gary Witosky PATRONS $500-$999 Chuck and Char Fowler Nancy and Doug Geuder Joshua and Elizabeth Gooden Denny and Judy Hershey The Key Bank Foundation Jody Lathwell* Paula Leigh-Doyle George Milbourn Daurine W. Noll Claudia and Curtis O’Neal* Dan Pfeiffer and Louise Milner Corey and Sarah Ryan* Tina and Eric Schneider* Chris Susan and Ellen Smith-Susan Steve and Sally Terrell Colleen and Rick Welder*

ADVOCATES $250-$499 Jim and Linda Blue Carole and John Cummings Tim and Deb Gooden Sara Guren and Bowman Beeman Sam Guren Elizabeth Harwood* René and Elisabeth Herzer* Peter and Tina Joyce Kristin and Scott Monroe Mike and Ronnie Nowak Christopher and Jennifer Pickett* Christopher and Tracie Sedlock Dean and Janelle Slavick Rick and Jeanette Smith Sarah Tetzloff Tami Vouk COMMUNITY FRIENDS $100-$249 Melissa and Michael Batt Tom and Dona Black Julia and Charles Bolton Effi Casey John and Kathryn Christoph Bill and Kali Dysert William and Barbara Fuchsman Phyllis Fuchsman and Erik Neff

Sandy Giallanza and Edmund P. Evans John and Sheila Grabnar Christopher and Jennifer Grahn Karen Hannan-DeWalt and Family Faith Heinen Alexander Hershey Bill Hines and Meg Sondey The Hofius Family Eileen Hull Laura and Jamison Jolliff Barbara and David Kahn Judy Kline-Venaleck Jayne and Rick Koeth Anne Marie Kollander and Mark Teague Kris Kramer-Jordan Robert and Beverly Lee Tom and Pat Ludick Margaret Mehicic Cheryl Noviski Dennis and Lisa Pegden Charles Perrotti Matthew and Debora Quirk Valerie Raines Justin and Joy Severa Elin Thierry Leslie and Lyle Steelman Kathleen Voneman Bill and Donnah Whitaker Wesley and Karen Wilson Lakisha and Walter Wingard

SUPPORTERS $1-$99 Anonymous (2) Nathan and Kristina Arthur Tim and Lori Bresnan Jim and Maria Boyer Kathy and Tim Beech Robyn Dill Laurie and Jim Ewert-Krocker Dagmar Kluwe-Mebus Julie and John Loxterman The May Family Karen and Nate McDonald Stella McLean Deanna Meadows-Shrum Zaynab Olin-Twaddell and Aaron Twaddell Golnar and Scott Parry Scott and Kori Peetz Saren Peetz Robert Schneider and Rebecca Wohlever Theresa and Nick Suvak Thrivent Financial The Walt Disney Company Foundation Johan van der Wee *Includes donations also contributed in response to COVID-19 Spring 2020 campus closures.

When Hershey students transitioned to a remote learning platform to finish out the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some families were due a credit for certain boarding and morning or aftercare related fees. A number of these families chose to donate their credit to Hershey Montessori School in an effort to support the offset of accumulating costs caused by the pandemic. The asterisk next to their name indicates those that contributed to the Annual Fund using their credit due or gave in addition to their original Annual Fund contribution. We want to thank these families and all donors for their generous support. Because of this support, and because of our connections to one another, we never broke stride serving our students.

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IN MEMORY OF

IN HONOR OF

Gifts to the 2019-2020 Annual Fund

Gifts to the 2019-2020 Annual Fund STELLA AND LUCY BEEMAN

Richard Beeman

DAVID MCNEES

The DeSantis Family

JUDSON AND LIAM CONWAY

John and Kathryn Christoph SIDNEY DAVIS

JAMIE AND MARTHA NEFF

William and Barbara Fuchsman SAREN AND RYAN PEETZ

Tom and Dona Black

Kori and Scott Peetz

ERIN FINAN

MEADOW PONTIUS

Jennifer and Chris Finan

David and Lynn Pontius

JENNIFER AND CHRIS FINAN

John and Carole Cummings DEBBIE AND PETER GUREN

Daurine W. Noll Charles Perrotti

MICHAELA QUIRK

Matthew and Debora Quirk MAKELLA AND JACOB SLAVICK AND THE HERSHEY VILLAGE WHO

JEANNE CATALANO

Johan van der Wee RICHARD CUNNINGHAM

Sandy Giallanza and Edmund P. Evans MILDRED GOODEN

Tim and Deb Gooden NATHAN HEINEN Faith Heinen LAWRENCE AND KATHLEEN NEUBAUER

Cheryl Noviski LUCILLE SOBIE

Margaret Mehicic

HELPED US RAISE THEM

Dean and Janelle Slavick

HERSHEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL STAFF

Jayne and Rick Koeth

JORDAN, TAYLOR, AND HALEY THIERRY

THE JOHNSON AND THE NEUBAUER FAMILIES

ELIZABETH TWADDELL

Elin Thierry

Tami Vouk

Zaynab Olin-Twaddell and Aaron Twaddell KATE AND GARY WITOSKY

MADIGAN JOLLIFF

Nancy and Doug Greuder

YOUR GIFT TO THE HERSHEY ANNUAL FUND MATTERS. HERE’S WHY.

The Neubauer Family

PETER, ASHLEY, KAILEY, JAMES AND OWEN JOYCE

Peter and Tina Joyce

DONATE NOW! Place your smart phone camera over the QR code to donate online or visit hershey-montessori.org/donate.

You may also send your donation to Hershey Montessori School, attention Julie Loxterman, at 10229 Prouty Road, Concord, Ohio 44077.

YOUR GIFT IS 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE and your contributions help us offer unique, world renowned programs which create optimal learning environments for our children.

When you support Annual Giving, you are investing as an anchor of stability to children at a time when it is needed most. Your gift directly provides some of the essentials not covered by tuition in areas such as: • Financial Aid for qualifying families • Environment adaptations and personal protective equipment needed for the pandemic • Optimally safe and relevant learning environments for students at all age and development levels • Access to regular programs and specialists that heighten student experiences with arts, crafts, music, drama, foreign language, sports and movement, woodshop, humanities, occupations, and nature connections • Purchase of authentic Montessori materials and supplies proven to support educational success for students • Highly qualified and accredited staff to guide students through every program level

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RISING ABOVE THE PANDEMIC Overcoming COVID-19 We did it. All of us – together. We rose to the occasion. The Montessori approach to nurture children in their development was put to the test when our world encountered COVID-19.

Resiliency, adaptability, hope, community, collaboration, and communication all came shining through in the weeks and months that followed that fateful day of March 15, 2020 when we closed the doors to our campus buildings and opened virtual portals of education.

Although we were physically distanced, we held onto one another and our social connections as we navigated the most unusual circumstances of our lifetime.

Compassion

Expression

Ninth-year student, Samuel Pritchard, wrote a beautiful song that was shared with the community. It is titled HOPE WILL PREVAIL. Here are the lyrics:

HOPE WILL PREVAIL

A Community Connections Circle was assembled to quickly help address the most significant needs and concerns of the community identified by a survey sent out to parents and staff. The group jumped into action delivering food, supplies, and handwritten notes of encouragement. Aloe vera plants were secretly delivered to porch steps to bring a sense of healing beauty to weary staff and parents and thank you cards were distributed to silent supporters who were helping to steer the ship through uncharted waters.

It gave many a sense of purpose, an emotional pick-me-up, and a feeling of connectedness that was greatly needed.

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Staff pivoted quickly to learn and then teach new technology skills, accommodate challenges of change, retain social connection, and support emotional wellbeing to students, parents, and one another. Some of these steps along the expedited journey included changing school schedules in response to too much screen time, providing pre-recorded and live lessons to appeal to different learning styles, maintaining a sense of normalcy through keeping to certain aspects of a “normal” school day, offered emotional support resources and scheduled one-on-one virtual meetings with students who needed additional social and emotional support, created social media groups for additional engagement, and so much more.

Resilience

Strange times are coming, but hope will prevail Wait a minute, don’t you worry We’ll find another way to be together As the days roll by we’ll find Each other in ways we never thought before And though these times may be lonely We know in our hearts we aren’t alone Though there may be some worry There’s no need to be afraid Simple things can keep us going We’ll see each other once again As the days roll by we’ll find Each other in ways we never thought before And though these times may be lonely We know in our hearts we aren’t alone We know in our hearts we aren’t alone

Connection

Car parades became the new socially safe and acceptable celebration style and our community went over the top! Seeing faces, hearing joyful voices, and experiencing the enthusiastic sights and sounds brought joy to us all. We learned that COVID-19 could take students and families out of the physical community, but it could not take the community out of our students and families.

We are Hershey!

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020

Around the globe, 2020 senior traditions were halted, but through much work and collaboration among staff, seniors and their families, the celebration was reimagined.

Hershey staff delivered personalized yard signs and gift packages to seniors as the school year came to a close. Each senior received a tree sapling and handwritten notes from staff and students. A Senior Parade was held for a drive through celebration of this resilient, deserving class. And finally, in August, a beautiful honoring of our 2020 graduates took place on the farmhouse lawn at our Huntsburg campus.

One thing is for certain, these amazing graduates know how, and are prepared, to rise to every challenge, and to overcome adversity with grace, humility, and adaptability as they employ critical problem-solving skills. It is an inspiration to see their readiness and to know that their contributions will continue to benefit their communities going forward.

We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of our 2020 graduating class!

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2019-2020

TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET WAS $3,773,972

THIS FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HUNTSBURG CAMPUS MICROECONOMY ACTIVITY, DEPRECIATION EXPENSES, AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.

FACTS & FIGURES:

TOTAL ENROLLMENT:

281

TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM: Parent-Infant Program................................... 15 Young Child Community................................ 19 Children's House..............................................72 Elementary......................................................90 Middle School................................................. 55 Upper School..................................................30

EXPENSES

REVENUE

BOARDING STUDENTS: Total.................................................................. 25 BOARDING STUDENTS BY COUNTRY: Australia...............................................................1 China....................................................................1 Colombia..............................................................1 France..................................................................1 Germany..............................................................1 Mexico...............................................................10 Peru......................................................................1 Canada................................................................2 United States.....................................................7 • Georgia...........................................................1 • North Carolina..............................................1 • Ohio...............................................................2 • Washington DC.............................................1 • Texas...............................................................2

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71% Tuition

63% Direct Payroll

6% State/Auxiliary Funds

14% Indirect Payroll & Benefits

4% Morning Care & After Care/Summer Camp

10% Program Expenses

14% Fundraising/Annual Giving/Restricted Gifts

7% Facility Expenses

3% Endowment/Financial Aid Fund Support

3% Utilities

2% Other Income (includes AMI Orientation course)

3% Administration Expenses

FINANCIAL AID FACTS:

FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES ARE INCREASING EVERY YEAR IN OUR EFFORTS TO OFFER MORE HIGH QUALITY MONTESSORI EDUCATION TO MORE CHILDREN.

TOTAL FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED LAST YEAR:

$1,062,493

(47% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID IN 2019-2020).

COLLEGE COUNSELING PREPARES STUDENTS AND FAMILIES Hershey’s Upper School program includes a highly individualized college counseling program led by College Counselor Valerie Raines.

Valerie works closely with each student and family to identify colleges that are the best fit academically, programmatically, culturally, socially, and financially.

The college preparation and exploration journey begins in the student’s 10th year and builds upon the knowledge gained each year that follows. Students and parents are conscientiously guided through the process to help ensure informed decisions are made. Valerie also works side by side with students and college officials to assist in the application process.

This specialized level of service is free and available to all enrolled Upper School students. The program has proven invaluable.

Valerie Raines, College Counselor

HERSHEY MONTESSORI COLLEGE COUNSELING TIMELINE

THE WHY OF HERSHEY’S FARM Maria Montessori believed a farm school setting is an ideal condition for adolescents to learn the lessons required of this age. Establishing a farm as a prepared environment gives students meaningful and authentic experiences in handling adult-like responsibilities, teaching them to work and live independently. Throughout their time on the farm, they continually deepen skills and understanding of how to design, create, manage, collaborate, sustain, feed, generate income, adhere to a budget, and so much more. They learn invaluable life lessons while enjoying the beauty of plants, animals, and their environment.

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CONCORD CAMPUS (BIRTH - 12 YEARS) 10229 PROUTY RD. CONCORD, OH 44077 P (440) 357-0918

HUNTSBURG CAMPUS (12 - 18 YEARS) 11530 MADISON RD. HUNTSBURG, OH 44046 P (440) 636-6290

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Julie Loxterman Development Coordinator jloxterman@hershey-montessori.org 440-357-0918

Lakisha Wingard Director of Admissions lwingard@hershey-montessori.org 440-357-0918

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