2018 Auxiliary Programs Annual Report

Auxiliary Programs ANNUAL

| 2018 |

REPORT

WE BELIEVE THAT LEARNING GOES BEYOND THE FOUR WALLS OF A CLASSROOM. We also believe we can educate the whole child and promote lifelong learning on the court, in a dance studio, or even aboard a canoe.

That is why our Auxiliary Programs provide ample academic and enrichment opportunities on and off campus, 365 days out of the year. We want every program to leave a lasting impact on each participant no matter where life takes them next.

CHRISTIAN A. MARTELL DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY PROGRAMS AND CORPORATE OPERATIONS

In the fall of 2013, then Upper School Director Glen Turf approached me to help with marketing a new study abroad program, the first of its kind at Miami Country Day School. That moment set in motion a series of events that resulted in the successful creation of the Global Access To Education program, better known now as GATEway.

The original four-week program in Madrid, Spain allowed students to immerse themselves in a different place and culture, while gaining course credit. Five years later, Glen Turf, our first-ever Director of Global Studies & International Programs, oversees a robust GATEway brand that includes the signature summer abroad program now in various sites (Madrid and the Alps, and previously Nice) and its one-week extension trip in a nearby site (GATEway Classic Italy, and soon GATEway Paris Lights), a middle school equivalent either during February or Spring Break (GATEway Quebec, and soon GATEway Panama), a language program for adults (GATEway Language), and an English immersion program for international students (GATEway Miami), with future plans to add an alumni program, more sites for study abroad and extensions, and an after-school club for lower school students. Glen’s GATEway is one of the many programs highlighted in this Auxiliary Programs Annual Report for fiscal year 2017-18.

As Director of Auxiliary Programs and Corporate Operations, I am immensely grateful to work with such committed and resourceful program directors and staff, whose many efforts are represented in this report. I am also indebted to the dream team of Jacquie Niang, Chris Polite, Nicholas Marcelin, and Giselle Chirinos who worked tirelessly this past year to ensure the success of all of our programs. Finally, the work of Auxiliary Programs would not be possible without guidance and support from the Auxiliary Programs Committee of the Board of Trustees, Chris Bellows, President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Butts, and critical aid from the rest of the school community.

Happy reading and we hope to see you engage with one of our many programs soon!

At A Glance 17 Programs 1,856 Students Served 7 Host Countries 1 State Championship Team 92 Years of Summer Camp 577 Facebook Likes

ENROLLMENTS Summer

Year Round

Average Participants by Week

Total Number of Participants After School Clubs Aquatics Breakthrough Miami Business Partners Chess COEP Trek GATEway Language Student Success Network

288 215 190 117 170 14 11 308

Basketball Camp CIT Program Day Camp GATEway Alps GATEway Extension GATEway Madrid MAD Dance & Musical Theater Simple Soccer Camp Tech Camp Top Flight

CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET*

29 25 287 24 10 12 9 46 13 24

$3.39MM

$43.8MM *As per audited financial statements for the year’s ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS, because the fun never ends.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AQUATICS BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI BUSINESS PARTNERS CHESS COEP TREK: ORLANDO TAKEOVER GATEWAY STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS Miami Country Day School’s After School Clubs program is specifically designed for our Lower School students. These organized after school activities provide students with adventure, sports, art, languages, and more. Children are fully engaged by trained and enthusiastic instructors, who are professionals in each of their fields. Since the program’s inception in 1991, our After School Clubs have brought our youngest students an opportunity to enrich their interests.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Enrollment for the fall session of clubs was the highest in the program’s history at 395 students • There were 35 different clubs offered, including Jiu-Jiutsu, Cooking, Drama, and Lacrosse Director: Betsy Kaplan | clubs@miamicountryday.org

AQUATICS Miami Country Day Aquatics has something to offer swimmers of all levels. Swim lessons give beginners the chance to learn to swim. For swimmers who are looking to compete, the swim club provides an opportunity to sharpen individual skills and attend local swim meets. Master’s swimming for adults is available year round and the summer swim team keeps young swimmers active when school lets out. MCDA also offers a year round USA Water Polo Club Program. The staff ensure that swimmers and polo players learn proper technique at the highest level, in a safe environment.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Early morning swim for Masters & After-Drop-Off Swim for Parents • Daily practices prepare swimmers of all ages to prepare for local and regional competitions Director: Eric Scheingoltz | aquatics@miamicountryday.org Instagram: countrydayaquatics

KIERRA J. SMITH

Breakthrough Miami Site Director

BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI

This is our eighth year hosting Breakthrough Miami on our campus. Breakthrough Miami is an eight-year, tuition-free academic enrichment program that provides motivated middle school students from underserved communities with the tools they need to achieve their most ambitious goals. Their students-teaching-students internship engages outstanding older students as teachers, mentors, and role models. The experience provided by Breakthrough Miami encourages scholars to enter and thrive in top college preparatory high schools and later enroll in college.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• 70% return rate on summer staff from 2017 • Over 120 volunteers, many are former Breakthrough Scholars and current MCDS students • Breakthrough Miami has a new office in the World Languages Center Director: Kierra Smith | kierra@breakthroughmiami.org

BUSINESS PARTNERS Financial support for our community, which includes alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, board members, and volunteers, contributes to the enrichment of our students and provides an exceptional college preparatory program. Our Business Partners benefit from recognition on campus as patrons who make a difference for Athletics, the Arts, Summer Programs, and Academics. Sponsors have the unique opportunity to showcase their support and make a big impact on the school and their business.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Arts Title Sponsorship expanded to include the new John Davies Cultural Arts Series • The most number of Major Sponsors to date with XX • The largest All-Sports Program so far with 60 advertisements sold and 72 total pages Director: Jacqueline Niang | businesspartners@miamicountryday.org

CHESS The Chess Program includes private lessons, chess camps, a competitive chess team, and an after school chess club. Students improve their chess game by receiving direct instruction from a FIDE International Grandmaster and by competing in USCF rated tournaments. Miami Country Day School has an active chess culture, and the Spartan Chess Team has achieved state and national success. The campus hosts multiple tournaments for the scholastic chess community in the fall and spring.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Spartan Chess Team took 3rd place at Nationals in Indianapolis, IN • Spatan Chess Team awarded 1st place at Florida State Tournament • Six chess tournaments hosted in partnership with Broward Chess Club Director: Grandmaster Ron Henley | chess@miamicountryday.org

COEP TREK: ORLANDO TAKEOVER

The COEP Orlando Takeover is an extended weekend in Orlando, Florida where students experience a private program centered on wildlife conservation in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Trekkers gained new perspectives by discovering how all people and animals are connected, and how we each respond to environmental challenges, such as the use of fossil fuels and human development of renewable energy sources. They then worked together to create their own conservation action plan.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Trekkers enjoyed Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park and both Universal theme parks • Trek Leader Torreya is a certified Wilderness First Responder with over ten years of experience in the outdoors Director: Francesca “Torreya” Bruno | coep@miamicountryday.org Instagram: coepmcds

GRANDMASTER RON HENLEY

Director of Chess

GATEWAY

Miami Country Day School supports the Whole Child in its quest to become a global citizen. To that end, GATEway, or Global Access To Education, offers programs that support, enhance, and develop our students’ view of the world, its diverse cultures, and its people. Through academic and cultural immersion programs, we broaden our students’ perspectives of life beyond our borders in order to foster a mutual understanding and appreciation among all individuals, both home and abroad.

2018 summer program sites included Madrid and the Alps with an optioal one-week cultural extension program in Italy. GATEway Jr., a program for Middle School students during the Spring, launched in Québec, as well as GATEway Language, a series of evening language classes for adults on campus. All GATEway programs are open to Miami Country Day School and non-Miami Country Day School students.

Director: Glen Turf | gateway@miamicountryday.org | Instagram: gatewaymcds

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS GATEWAY ¡Madrid!

• Academic class: “The Madrid Movement of the 1980’s” including visits to all major art museums • Cultural instruction such as paella and tortilla cooking classes, flamenco lesson, target language scavenger hunts, weekly Spanish language tertulias, Real Madrid soccer stadium • four-day program finale in Lisbon, Portugal

GATEWAY CLASSIC ITALY CULTURAL EXTENSION!

• Cultural experiences such as pizza and gelato making class and Rome street food tour • Academic and cultural tours: Florence’s Duomo, Vatican Museum, St. Peter’s Basilica, Colosseum, Castel Sant ‘Angelo

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS GATEWAY ALPS!

• Academic guided tours: United Nations, Red Cross, Olympic Headquarters, the Last Supper, La Scala Opera, Milan’s Duomo, Milan’s Fashion Triangle, Milan Architecture Walk • Cultural experiences: fondue and gelato making classes, San Siro soccer stadium tour

STUDENT SUCCESS NETWORK

The Student Success Network offers personalized academic and test prep tutoring, private enrichment lessons, and one-on-one athletic coaching designed to promote student success.

Staff and faculty tutors demonstrate excellence in their subject areas, a unique ability to inspire learning, more than five years of tutoring experience, and all test prep tutors have standardized exam scores above 97th percentile.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Test Prep students saw an average 32% increase from baseline to official score on SAT and ACT exams • SSN Coordinator Valerie Bosman and SSN Tutor Vinay Seshachellam co-taught the Focus On Success elective for the Upper School • The SSN Instagram was launched to further connect students with the program Director: Betsy Kaplan | studentsuccess@miamicountryday.org Instagram: ssnmcds

SUMMER PROGRAMS, what started it all.

ADD-ONS (PLAYHOUSE90, TRANSPORTATION) BASKETBALL CAMP DAY CAMP + CIT PROGRAM MAD DANCE & MUSICAL THEATER CAMP SIMPLE SOCCER CAMP TECH CAMP TOP FLIGHT

FAMILY TIES

BY RASHAD HEAGLE ‘18

The Family is one of the most important social groups we belong to as we grow up and become part of society. It is from whom we learn most of our values and find our sense of belonging. Without our families, we would not be the same people we have grown up to become.

Families are an integral part of Miami Country Day School. Not only do we welcome new families and provide formal education to their children, when one looks deeper into the microcosm of our Summer Programs, you may notice how many different families also work at Miami Country Day School during the summer months.

Nolan Sutker, Director of Marketing and Communications, highlighted the many different families that made their mark on Miami Country Day School’s Summer Programs on the School’s Instagram (@miami_country_day_school). One such post was about the Caban family. The Caban family is composed of Facilities & Maintenance Director Mike Caban and his two daughters Bianca and Amanda Caban both graduates of the Class of 2016. Mike Caban has been a part of the school community since 1994, while Bianca and Amanda have been participants, volunteers, and for the past seven years counselors at our ever-popular Day Camp.

Additionally, alumnus Paul Frechette ‘82 and his daughter Jackie Frechette were also highlighted by Alumni Director Christine Chancey in the Paul and Jackie Frechette are sports counselors at the Day

Camp. Marilyn Greenfield is an alumni parent, having had all three of her kids attend Miami Country Day School. Her first child graduated in 1993, her second child graduated in 1997, and her third child graduated in 2000.

Some common family values are honesty, respect, and trust. These are like the values that Miami Country Day School abides by—honor, respect, wisdom, and compassion. A family is a connection among a group of people that provides guidance through trustworthy acceptance and security based on concepts of love and respect. This trustworthiness, wisdom, security, and respect can be seen in the work of other family members who are also coworkers including: Ruth Roberts and Sierra Mathis ‘17, Dennis and Emmalee Handlin, Alexandria and Hiram Rosas, Wilson Louissaint and Francesta and Nicholas Marcelin, and others.

You’ll always be there for your family when they need you, and they’ll always be there for you—blood related or not. Family is about a bond between its members, not something defined by legality.

Through many trials and tribulations, the multitudes of different types of families will continue to exist, breaking the mold of traditional ideas and redefining what we come to think of as “family”. Therefore, no matter how many families by blood relation work at or attend Miami Country Day School, you’ll always be able to call the people you meet through Miami Country Day School, family.

ADD-ONS Our families rave over our summer programs, but they cherish the flexibility our add-ons give them each and every summer day. Our busiest families enlist in our Playhouse90 program, which provides a semi-structured environment for campers before and after each camp day. For families who would rather skip Miami traffic, our transportation service gets campers where they need to be on time safely and in a fun setting.

BASKETBALL CAMP Our Basketball Camp has earned a reputation for being a top camp for developing the complete player. Led by National Championship winning coach, Ochiel Swaby, campers build a solid foundation of skills and learn the fundamentals of teamwork. A focus is placed on shooting, ball handling, passing, and basketball-IQ development. Through technical instruction, unique drills, and guided game situational play, campers develop into better players with a passion for the game of basketball.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Staff included current and former High School Class 3A Girls Varsity Basketball champions • Campers enjoyed a new game room featuring arcade classics like fooseball and Dance Dance Revolution Director: Ochiel Swaby | basketball@miamicountryday.org Instagram: @mcdsbasketballcamp

DAY CAMP + CIT PROGRAM As our longest running program, our Day Camp as been offering age-appropriate activities for outstanding children and future leaders since 1926. For eight weeks, campers in grades PK3 through 8th enjoy a variety of activities throughout the day including our expanded daily swim program, canoeing, arts and crafts, fishing, ropes course, animal lab, drama, music, and more.

Older students attend our Counselor in Training (CIT) program, where they learn valuable first aid and CPR, counseling, and leadership skills while also enjoying the best of camp.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Expanded staff training and professional development • New go karts and archery range • CITs joined Basketball Campers in attending Miami Heat Burnie’s Summer Bash at the AA Arena Director: Ian McNamara | summercamp@miamicountryday.org

MAD DANCE & MUSICAL THEATER CAMP For the second year in a row, Miami Country Day School partnered with Marrocco Academy of Dance to offer six weeks of summer intensive camps. Summer intensives boast more than 15 hours of dance classes in jazz technique, contemporary, improvisation, as well as drama and musical theater classes. Each two-week intesive culminates in a live performance for parents and friends.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Campers performed excerpts from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Bye, Bye, Birdie,” and a Disney medley.

Partner: Marrocco Academy of Dance (MAD Dance) | summercamp@miamicountryday.org

SIMPLE SOCCER CAMP Simple Soccer Camp is designed to help players ages 6-17 develop their full potential by providing them with a solid foundation of soccer skills. Led by FACA Hall of Fame Coach Jeff Watson, the camp embraces training for the individual player in all aspects of soccer, starting with personal and technical development. Campers take part in skill competitions in juggling, dribbling, shooting, passing, and small-sided games. In addition to soccer skills, campers learn life lessons in dedication to goals, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• From summer 2017 to 2018, average simple soccer weekly enrollment increased from 38 to 46 • Campers cheered their team on by watching almost daily World Cup matches Director: Jeff Watson | summercamp@miamicountryday.org

QUINTON WATSON ’10

2018 Simple Soccer Counselor

TECH CAMP Tech Campers learned how to build and program basic structures, create their own mini-movie sets and animated movies, and explore what building underwater entails. In an ever-connected world, technology provides us with endless opportunities for discovery, and empowerment, and this camp provided that as well as a whole lot of fun!

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Tech Campers made their own animated movie shorts using only legos to create the sets and stop-motion animation plots Partner: DBP Robotics | summercamp@miamicountryday.org

TOP FLIGHT

Drones are one of the latest developments in the century-old world of flight and aerospace engineering, and they are the perfect vessel for kids to develop a passion for flying, an understanding of the science behind flying machines, and a new perspective of the world they see every day. Our one-week Top Flight proram introduces students to the world of flying through the use of drones, friendly competition, and aeronautics.

2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Enrollment for Session II more than quadrupled from summer 2017 from 6 to 38 campers • Expanded program including science, virtual reality, and film making • Campers enjoyed water slides and snow cones on the last day of summer Director: Nicholas Marcelin | summercamp@miamicountryday.org

OPERATIONS INTERNSHIP, learn by doing.

RASHAD HEAGLE ’18

2018 Operations Intern

OPERATIONS INTERNS SUPPORT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR SCHOOL, WHILE GAINING INVALUABLE SKILLS TO TAKE WITH THEM INTO COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE. Interns are paired with a full-time employee working in their area of interest and receive instruction and guidance from them. Past interns have gained experience in construction and facilities management, bookkepping, event planning, marketing, and teaching.

Now in its seventh year, the operations internship has benefited many graduates and friends of the school, such as former intern Lydie Alvarez ‘15 and our most recent summer interns highlighted on the next page.

Current students or young alumni interested in the operations internship should contact Christian A. Martell, Director of Auxiliary Programs and Corporate Operations, via email. Please include a statement of interest (maximum 500 words) to be considered.

RASHAD HEAGLE ’18

A recent graduate from Miami Country Day’s Class of 2018, Rashad is looking forward to attending Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York City to study Photography and Fine Art. This is his first summer interning with the Auxiliary Programs. The role of Operations Intern allowed him to meet many interesting people and learn so many useful skills. He plans to use his love of art and artistic talents to make a positive, forever-lasting impact in people’s lives.

SABINE DESIR ’12

Since graduating from Miami Country Day School in 2012, Sabine has earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Barry University. This is her first summer interning with the Auxiliary Programs. She also works as a specialist at Apple. She has gained a lot of real-world experiences while working as an Operations Intern. She believes that everything in life is either a blessing or a lesson.

LYDIE ALVAREZ ’15 2017 CORPORATE OPERATIONS INTERN

Lydie is a junior at Florida International University where she majors in Hospitality Management.

Being an Operations Intern taught her how to be professional and efficient, skills she has applied to the jobs she has taken since interning for Auxiliary Programs in the summer of 2016. In the future, she wishes to work in as many restaurant positions as possible to gain the experience necessary to become a successful restaurant manager. Her advice to future interns: “Have fun! Stay hydrated! Take your tasks and errands seriously and always ask questions.”

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2017-18 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM CHRISTIAN A. MARTELL Director of Auxiliary Programs & Corporate Operations martellc@miamicountryday.org o: 305.779.7286 | c: 305.542.4010

JACQUELINE NIANG Auxiliary Programs Coordinator & Director of Business Partners niangj@miamicountryday.org o: 786.899.2819

CHRISTOPHER POLITE Auxiliary Programs Coordinator politec@miamicountryday.org o:305.779.7330

NICHOLAS MARCELIN Auxiliary Programs Communications Associate & Director of Top Flight marcelinn@miamicountryday.org

GISELLE CHIRINOS Corporate Operations Associate chirinosg@miamicountryday.org o: 305.779.7338

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