Report of Gifts July 2016-June 2017
Dear Friends and Family of ISB, It is with great pleasure that I share with you the wonderful growth that we saw at ISB during the 20162017 school year thanks to the efforts of our dedicated community of educators, students, and parents. I am especially grateful to our donors and volunteers, whose support each year has allowed us to continue strengthening our program and our students’ experiences. We kicked off the year by “living in the moment” with world-renown artist Hervé Tullet, who led a schoolwide exploration of color and shapes on murals that covered our entire backyard. Even the most timid artists among us rolled up their sleeves and experienced the passion that Hervé brings to his work. The fall included so many other exciting firsts too: • We welcomed a group of 7th Grade students from the Ramón y Cajal school in Madrid. Over their two week stay, they lived with ISB host families, spent their days in ISB classes, and saw the NYC sights. • Our ISB Dragons soccer team won its first championship! • And after waiting patiently for the flooring, our newly renovated Learning Commons opened. The new “loft-like” space is now home to our 12,000+ book trilingual library collection, a dedicated Middle School study space, conference rooms, and several of our administrative offices. In February, I had the pleasure of being a chaperone for the 5th Grade trip to Washington, D.C., where our full agenda included visiting the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture. It was rewarding for my first visit to this new and important museum to be with ISB students. It was also an opportunity for me to pause and reflect on the ongoing work we do at ISB to ensure that our curriculum and our community include many different voices. Last year also included much analysis and forward thinking, as a Board-led task force engaged the entire community in the process of creating ISB’s new Strategic Plan, Vision 2021. Through our planning activities, we were reminded of the core reason that families and staff come to ISB: to be part of a mission-driven community committed to raising global citizens. We used valuable feedback from our staff, parents, alumni, students, and Board to imagine the ways we can continue to grow and strengthen our school and to set our strategic priorities for the coming years.
Finally, as I conferred diplomas on the Class of 2017, presiding over my last graduation as Head of School, I was incredibly grateful for the many people who nurtured the growth and development of these students. I am hopeful that all our alumni will continue to be adventurers, advocates, and leaders as they move on to the next chapter of their lives, and I look forward to hearing about their successes in high school and beyond. Thank you to all of our parents, staff, grandparents, and friends for creating such a special community at ISB. I look forward to visiting in the years to come to see the many wonderful ways that ISB and its community continues to grow and thrive. Sincerely,
Rebecca Skinner Founding Head of School and ISB Co-founder Parent ‘17
Dear ISB Community, Last year, the Board of Trustees announced that Rebecca Skinner had made the decision to move on and pursue new professional adventures in Dubai. She created and nurtured a very innovative concept at ISB, and it has since grown into a mature and vibrant school. This growth was possible because of Rebecca and her team’s hard work, and also because of the strong engagement with ISB that our parents and community members have shown throughout the years. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to thank all of our donors, whose financial support has been instrumental to our school’s success, and to the volunteers who have helped make ISB the place it is today. Joe Santos, our new Head of School, is already making his marks everyday on the school life. The beginning of his tenure is also coinciding with our new Strategic Plan. In September of this year, the Board of Trustees adopted ISB’s Vision 2021, which details our strategic priorities for the next three years and outlines numerous initiatives that will make the school even stronger and more special. In order to achieve its strategic goals, the school will, as always, need your support, and our fundraising efforts this year will continue through the Annual Fund for Excellence. With a target of $250,000, your donations will allow us to continue enhancing our children’s learning experience today, while also creating strategic growth in the school’s program next year. With Joe Santos at the helm, we are ready to write the school’s next chapter and to see our program continue to flourish. The Board of Trustees thanks you in advance for your support in this endeavor and wishes you a happy and inspiring year in 2018! Sincerely,
Sophie Panchal President, ISB Board of Trustees Parent ‘20 & ‘23
2017-2018 Board of Trustees Sophie Panchal, President Daniel Paccione, Vice President Bradlee Benn, Treasurer Mónica Burgos, Secretary Isabelle Jouanneau-Fertig, Past President Nancy Woodruff, Past President Jérôme Barth Yvonne Martínez Brathwaite
Susan Breton Gretchen Drobnyk Kate Eberle Walker Paul Edelstein Julio Salcedo-Fernandez Donyell Thompson Rebecca Skinner, Head of School and Co-Founder Joe Santos, Head of School Elect
Total Amount Raised for the ISB Annual Fund for Excellence
$282,668
Annual Fund Appeal (includes Pecha Kucha & film screening tickets): $ 237,967 La Fiesta de la Primavera, La Fête du Printemps & ISB Ribbon Project: $44,701 Giving by Primary Role* Parents: $157,136 Board of Trustees: $57,318 Grandparents: $16,975 Corporate Matches and Foundations: $29,704 Staff: $2,733 Alumni Families & Friends of ISB: $2,491
*Numbers include all donations and exclude nontax deductible portions of event ticket sales
Parent Participation in the Fund for Excellence: 76% Class of 2027
Class of 2021
Class of 2026
Class of 2020
Class of 2025
Class of 2019
Class of 2024
Class of 2018
Class of 2023
Class of 2017
Spanish Nursery: 92% French Nursery: 54% Spanish Pre-Kindergarten: 86% French Pre-Kindergarten: 83% Spanish Kindergarten: 78% French Kindergarten: 70% *Spanish 1st Grade: 100%* French 1st Grade: 94% Spanish 2nd Grade: 76% French 2nd Grade: 90%
Class of 2022
Spanish 3rd Grade: 92% French 3rd Grade: 72%
*Spanish 4th Grade: 100%* French 4th Grade: 53% Spanish 5th Grade: 85% French 5th Grade: 75% Spanish 6th Grade: 55% French 6th Grade: 62% Spanish 7th Grade: 54% French 7th Grade: 47% *Spanish 8th Grade: 100%* French 8th Grade: 69%
September
2016-2017 in Review
November
October ISB welcomed a group of students from the Ramón y Cajal school in Madrid. Artist, author, and illustrator Hervé Tullet led a workshop for Pre-K through 5th Grade students to kick off the school year.
Spanish Prekindergarten Head Teacher Leticia Gonzalez joined teachers from all over Mexico to attend a PYP workshop at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City. Head of School Rebecca Skinner hosted “Café & Conversación” on the cognitive benefits of learning another language, first encounters with bilingualism, and forming emotional attachments to language.
6th Grade students explored the great outdoors on a three day team building trip to Frost Valley, NY. Luba Falk Feigenberg, EdD led a workshop for parents on how to raise a compassionate child in a materialistic world. ISB raised $14,923 for its Global Service Initiative: Walk for Water.
The ISB Dragons soccer team won their first MSAL championship! Go Dragons!
The ISB Library held its annual Multilingual Book Fair and co-hosted, with the Diversity Committee, a workshop for parents and community members on “We Need Diverse Books”. Senior Literary Specialist from Lee & Low Books Jill Eisenberg moderated a panel with Author Selina Alko and Illustrator Sean Qualls. They discussed the importance of reading diverse books to children and shared resources for selecting and finding these books.
December ISB’s Girls on the Run team completed a 5K race at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. ISB held its annual Winter Concert for 1st-8th Grade, and Preschool welcomed parents to school for music shares.
Head of School Rebecca Skinner attended the Klingenstein Heads of School Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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February
January
5th Graders visited the new National Museum of African American History & Culture on their field trip to Washington, D.C.
Phillip Anzalone, Stephanie Bayard, André-Michel Essoungou, Sam Gregory, Ama Karikari-Yawson, Richard Nash, Angel Nevarez, Danielle Pergament, Paola Prestini, Lisa Servon, Rob Tallia, Valerie Tevere, Nathalie Trovato, and Susana Vidal presented at ISB’s 3rd Pecha Kucha Evening.
The Learning Commons opened!
Ama-Karikari Yawson gave a beautiful, interactive performance of her book Sunne’s Gift for students.
ISB Alumni and staff faced off against the current Dragons team at the annual Alumni & Staff Basketball Game vs. Dragons basketball game.
The Diversity Task Force of the Board of Trustees hosted strategic discussions on the topics of race and ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, and socioeconomic status, to gather more information surrounding diversity and inclusion at ISB.
April
May A group of parents and staff members met to discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah during the first meeting of the ISB Multicultural Book Club.
During a 4th-8th Grade assembly, award-winning French illustrator Sandrine Revel and pianist Hanyi Meng gave a beautiful live drawing and musical performance, inspired by the life and work of Glenn Gould.
June
ISB hosted students and teachers from seven other US and Canadian French schools for the North American finals of the Ambassadeurs en Herbe debate competition.
Student art transformed the school into a gallery during the annual Art Show.
The 6th Graders directed and acted in a dramatic performance. All direction, staging, and acting was done by the students.
Community members gathered in the yard for the musical celebration of the Spring Concert.
Students learned the ins and outs of journalism and tested their skills as they participated in the ISB News-a-Thon. Students wrote their own stories and submitted them to a panel of judges including ISB parents Carol Roussel, Edward Roussel, Rahul Chopra, and Nikki Waller.
7th Grade students visited Québec and Costa Rica with their Language Acquisition classes.
ISB held commencement exercises for the Class of 2017, its 3rd graduating class.
The ISB Ribbon Project Spring 2017 In Spring of 2017, ISB parents, students, grandparents, and friends came together to answer the powerful question “What is special about ISB to you?” They wrote their responses on colorful ribbons, and these ribbons became a community art installation that is now housed in ISB’s Reception area. Through their contributions, our parents, grandparents, staff members, and friends raised $19,465 for the ISB Annual Fund for Excellence. Thank you to everyone who participated in sharing what makes ISB such a special place!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2016-2017 COMMITTEE MEMBERS! BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nancy Woodruff, President Sophie Panchal, Vice President Jérôme Barth, Treasurer Mónica Burgos, Secretary Isabelle Jouanneau-Fertig, Trustee & Past President Bradlee Benn, Trustee Susan Breton, Trustee Paul Edelstein, Trustee Yvonne Martínez Brathwaite, Trustee Daniel Paccione, Trustee Julio Salcedo-Fernandez, Trustee Rebecca Skinner, Head of School & Co-Founder Teresa Santamaria, Advisor to the Board
PARENTS ASSOCIATION CO-CHAIRS Gretchen Drobnyk Lulu Hall Vincent Crehalet Angel Nevarez Damien Girault Cindy Vandecasteele Marie-Cecile Girard-Jones
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Sophie Panchal, Trustee Mónica Burgos, Trustee Teresa Santamaria Nancy Woodruff, Trustee & Past President Kate Walker, Trustee Rebecca Skinner, Head of School & Co-founder Natalie Judelson, Director of Operations & Advancement Christina Hultholm, Communications Director
VISION 2021 STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
Daniel Paccione, Trustee & Vision 2021 Committee Chair Yvonne Brathwaite, Trustee LA FIESTA DE LA PRIMAVERA, Nancy Woodruff, Trustee LA FETE DU PRINTEMPS Rebecca Skinner, Head of School & Co-founder Joe Santos, Head of School Elect CO-CHAIRS Natalie Judelson, Director of Operations & Advancement Ashna Chopra Hugo Redwood Christina Hultholm, Communications Director
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Paige Arthur Jennifer Benn Lucrecia Briceno Michele Clarke-Ceres Melissa Magallanes Yolanda Miranda
Sarah Riggs Michael Rivera Donyell Thompson Tamara Waye Jennifer Wilkins
LIBRARY COMMITTEE Azadeh Akhavan Carmen Alvarado Omar Berrada Lucrecia Briceno Leslie Bizovi Jasmine Chu
Karyn Eberle Maria Falgoust Marianne Gimon Anne Kochanski Richard Nash Sarah Riggs
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE Aurelia Clamond Caron Estela Diaz Suzanne Park
Oksana Pavlowsky Barbara Smith Mason Wickham
Sophie Panchal Delphine Michaud Susu Bagert Gaelle Waddington Nancy Woodruff
Amrita Barth Emily Morgan Elizabeth Palley Sarah Riggs
2016-2017
annual fund acknowledgments thank you to all the generous donors to the isb annual fund for excellence!
PARENTS
Anonymous (13) Azadeh Akhavan and Tal Nawy Marisol Almeida and Gustavo Arreguin Carmen Alvarado and Axel Bernabe Sophie Amieva and Aaron Unger Janine Antoni and Paul Ramirez Jonas Doreen and Frederic Arbel Paige Arthur and Joshua Storck Susu Bagert and Alan Arkin Amrita Prabhakar Barth and Jérôme Barth Sophie Barthes and Andrij Parekh Stephanie Bayard and Phillip Anzalone Alexandra Bechara and François Villegas* Patricia Beirne and Ilan Jacobsohn Paulina and Raphael Bemporad Anath Benais and Pablo Vergara Jennifer and Bradlee Benn Carolina Bermudez and Edgardo Serka Mimica Aliya Best and Mike Leon Rivera* Madelyn and Carlos Bonetto Jennifer Boyle-Devine and Jack Devine Yvonne and Lisle Brathwaite Tiziana Brazzioli and Andrea Vogliazzo Lucrecia Briceno and Mark Gold Alicia Stivala Brill and Paul Brill Miranda Brooks and Bastien Halard Jimena Bruguera and Maurice Biollay Sandra Bueno Neve Campbell and John Feild Diana Carlyle and James Dykstra* Megan Reilly and Christopher Cayten Stefanie and Vladimir Charles Ashna and Rahul Chopra
Jasmine Chu and Felix Cheng Michele Clarke-Ceres and Rudy Ceres Alison Conn and John Pollinger Serena and Gabriele Corazza Katherine and Bruce Crane* Norma DaRosa and Surinder Singh Ghyslaine De Souza Lorraine and Michael DeRosa Frederique Dessemond Stephanie Diaz-Matos Estela Diaz and Allon Lifshitz Gretchen and Christian Drobnyk Johann Elysee and Marc Enette Lourdes Escorial and Ruben Martinez Jenny and Ron Eugenio Maritza Fanith-Edelstein and Paul Edelstein Zahra Farrokh-Pars and Dharmesh Sethi Camilla Gale and Zachary Aarons Yvonne Galindo and Bruce Zenel Fawn Galli and Julio Salcedo Lisa Garcia and Christian Klossner Marianne Gimon and Alessandro d’Ansembourg Laurie and Dan Ginsberg Marie-Cecile Girard-Jones and Antar Jones Anne-Claire Girault-Pouget and Damien Girault Rosamund Green-Kubica and Jason Kubica Kris and Sam Gregory Jessica Greif and Nick Gorevic Elvis Guzman* Lulu and Brandon Hall Christina Hatgis and Nicholas Haimo
Shellee Hendricks and Joe Santos Jennifer and John Henriquez Corinne Herndon and Kevin Zalanskas Herrera Tent Family* Chloé and Laurent Hervot* Zoe Hilden and Richard Nash Sonya and Glenn Horton Britta Husack and Dale Langley Ashley and Knox Huston* Shawn Hynes Nithya Jayaraman and Samidh Guha* Scarlett Karakash and Ivan Samchenko* Clay Kelly and Knox McIlwain Anne Kochanski and Carlos Gonzalez Miwa Koizumi and Marco Scoffier Laura Kraber and John Stewart Sonja Kresojevic* Charlotte and Louis-Philippe Kronek* Jennifer Laforest and James Arrufat Stephanie Larriere Maymuchka Lauriston and Andre-Michel Essoungou Moon Lee and Yann Cohen* Mariana Lee and Christopher Stromquist Ilana Levine and Dominic Fumusa Casey Levinson Selena and Paul Lynn* Michele Machalani and Sebastien Grouard Havona Madama and Caleb Cooks Carrie Mahowald Wolynski and Scott Wolynski* Muriel Malka and Guy Bacigalupi Tamara Malkin-Stuart and Nick Sandow Caroline Mardok-Schoeppach and Brad Schoeppach Florence and Alexandre Mars Sharahn McClung and Gilles Francfort Renee and Scott McGuire Nancy Merwin and Phil Hirschkorn Juliette and Andrew Michaelson Delphine Michaud and Ian Mieville Yolanda Miranda and Aaron Goldberg Fae Moore and Eric Benn
Caline Mouawad and Patrick O’Sullivan Margaret Murphy and Jerome Petitgand Zubin Nawaz and Rony Meyer Beth Novitsky and Anthony Nicolau* O’Hare Family* Kathleen O’Neill and David Weeks* Alisa and Keisuke Omi* Jodie Ousley and Rob Tallia Elizabeth Palley and Alex Vitale Sophie and Nash Panchal Suzanne Park and Kent Matricardi Heloise and Michael Parker Oksana and Fabien Pavlowsky Alissa Pemberton and Alejandro Gomez Danielle Pergament and Devin Friedman Geraldine Pierson-O’Connor and Mick O’Connor* Paola Prestini and Jeffrey Zeigler Shannon and Keith Price Michelle Ramirez and Christian Claux Carolyn Randolfi and Jean-Christophe Favel Laurence Reichel and Paul Anderton Sarah Riggs and Omar Berrada Jennifer and David Rosenthal* Emily Rothschild and Joshua Beauregard* Carol and Edward Roussel Rebecca Ruf and Erik Warner Gloria Sanchez and Dean Snyder May Schee Vicky and Milton Serrano* Lisa Servon and Alec Gershberg Sandy and Rainer Siedler* Maria and Eric Simon Rebecca Skinner and Jeffrey Joslin Barbara Smith and Gerald Karikari Stephanie Smith-Sullivan and Patrick Sullivan* Muriel Soenens Lauren and Todd Solash Andrea Soto and Eli Brueggemann Celine Soudant and Sebastien Thiebault* Muriel and Phil Stallworth Anne-Sophie and Jean-Baptiste Stock Florencia Tateossian and Ardash Chilingirian
Geraldine Tchang and Marco Donati* Cena Tejani and David Pechefsky Valerie Tevere and Angel Nevarez Donyell Thompson and Krista Blanchette Rosa Torres Boris Torres and Ira Sachs* Nelly and Sebastien Vacquie* Fanny and Jeroen van Kwawegen Cindy Vandecasteele Petitpierre and Olivier Petitpierre Susana Vidal Little and Matthew Little* Gaelle and Andrew Waddington Kate and Chris Walker Nicole Waller Masson and Jean-Philippe Masson Tamara Waye and Chris Lwanga Jennifer Wheary and Paul Walker Mason Wickham and Edwin Zawadzki Lauren Wigo and Gabriel Concha Terence Yarde Jeanne Zelnick and Greg Goodman* Pauline Zwaans and Simeon Wallace*
CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS
Anonymous AllianceBernstein LLP Amazon Smiles Org. Central Bank of America Merrill Lynch BlackRock Inc. The Delisi Family Foundation Deutsche Bank Dow Jones EF Institute for Cultural Exchange, Inc. The Eloise Susanna Gale Foundation Goldman Sachs Google Inc. Macys Mizuho Morgan Stanley New York Life Insurance Company
Newscorp Nomura America Foundation RBS Securities Inc. Wells Fargo Advisors
ALUMNI & FRIENDS
Anonymous Anne Bobroff and Michael Boie Susan Breton and Fleur Edwards Mónica Burgos and Andrew Parsons Ghyslaine De Souza Frederique Dessemond David Fertig* Kris and Sam Gregory Elvis Guzman* Jennifer and John Henriquez Patrick and Erica Johnson Isabelle Jouanneau-Fertig and Stanley Fertig Laura Kraber and John Stewart Mira and Bud Mahler Tamara Malkin-Stuart and Nick Sandow Caroline Mardok-Schoeppach and Brad Schoeppach Gillian Mark* Christine and John Mihalec Daniel Paccione Carolyn Randolfi and Jean-Christophe Favel Carol and Edward Roussel Teresa Santamaria and José Vascós Mason Wickham and Edwin Zawadzki Nancy Woodruff and Mark Lancaster
GRANDPARENTS
Anonymous Susan and David Beattie Diana and Jim Brueggemann Mary-Louise and Carlos Diaz-Matos Sarah and Brent Gephart* Karen and Barry Goldberg* Margaret and Stephen Greif Maida and Harry Hirschkorn Kojo Karikari* Patricia and Joseph Kelly* Ramona and Tony Machalani* Marti and Thomas O’Neill* Barbara and Kerry O’Sullivan* Wendy and Robert Riggs* Lois Rosenthal* Nan Rothschild Cooper Ann Scoffier Sheila and Joel Simon Nina and Alan Skinner Marlene Storck* Robert Sullivan* Maddie and Hal Walker* Maria Waller* Daneen and Michael Warner Kalle and David Weeks* Fran Wolynski*
STAFF MEMBERS Paulina Bemporad Sandra Bueno Hector Castillo Jocsan Crespo* Genobia Delis* Jenny Eugenio Maria Falgoust Jean Louis Frenk Kelly Hagen* Elizabeth Helbraun Pat Hough Xavier Huc Christina Hultholm Molida Khuon Andrea Kientz Jasmine Little Delphine Michaud Joe Santos Carolina Bermudez Rebecca Skinner Angie St. Louis* Muriel Stallworth Natalie Stella Judelson Alan Sze Rosa Torres Michelle Tran Nathalie Trovato Danielle Valenti Kyle Vitale
Bold 3 years or more of consecutive giving * First time donor This Annual Report gratefully acknowledges gifts made to ISB between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy; however, if you discover any errors, please notify the Advancement Office so that we may update our records.
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