Mulgrave School's Annual Report for 2017-2018

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I N S P I R I N G E XC E L L E N C E I N E D U C AT I O N A N D L I F E

THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF VANCOUVER

Contents Message from the Head of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Message from the Board Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mission, Vision and Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Who We Are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Strategic Plan 2016-2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Our Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Our Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Curriculum & Academic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . 14 University Acceptances & Programmes of Study . . . . . 16 Mulgrave School Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Creative & Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Outdoor Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Global Engagement & Service Learning . . . . . . . . . . 24 GEx & International-Mindedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Mulgrave Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MPower & the West Wing Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Thank You, Mulgrave! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Governance & Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 25 Years of Inspiring Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 1

Letter from Our Head of School, John Wray Dear Members and Friends of the Mulgrave Community, As we commence our 25th year of ‘Inspiring Excellence in Education and Life’, I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the many individuals who have contributed to our strong foundation and rich history.

Our founding families and educators set us on a path that has allowed us to achieve much in a very short time. They have also left us with a legacy that we have the responsibility to nurture and evolve.

The pages of this annual report showcase some of the ways in which we have continued to live out our mission in the last year. The engaged students and committed teachers and parents that are highlighted in our pictures illustrate the high level of dedication that we all embody. The facts and figures within, to a certain extent, quantify the areas in which we excel: university placements, IBDP results, athletic titles, art competitions, fiscal responsibility, and much more. But what cannot be captured through statistics or images is the strong sense of obligation to the world that we have as a community of leaders, learners, and stewards of a fragile and ever-changing world.

In the fall of 2018, to launch our anniversary celebrations, we invited Julie Ann Wrigley, a John Wray

remarkable philanthropist and businesswoman, to speak with our students and share her passion for sustainability. Julie exemplifies the values and characteristics of a true IB learner. She is a balanced thinker who takes a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to creating solutions that are creative and beneficial to both society and the environment. As we look forward to our next 25 years, Julie’s words encourage us to remain agile and open to change, knowing that we cannot

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fully anticipate what the future will hold but that if we “keep our heads up and our hearts open,” we can serve the needs of the people and the planet. This is part of who we are as Mulgravians: individuals who come together to better understand varied perspectives and contribute our innate gifts and valuable time to making a positive difference in the world. The qualities that define us – inclusive, respectful, creative, committed and humble - are some of the the values that lie at the heart of a Mulgrave education and should be nurtured, for they translate into skills that will serve our children well for years to come.

Thank you for being part of Mulgrave’s journey and for committing so wholeheartedly to the work that we do every day to inspire our students to reach their personal best. I look forward to our continued partnership and to celebrating many more milestones together.

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Letter from Our Board Chair, Harry Wierenga Dear Friends and Members of the Mulgrave Community, Congratulations to all Mulgravians, past and present! We are currently immersed in our silver anniversary, and we have so much to celebrate. I would like to add my gratitude to John’s and thank all of the parents, students, faculty, staff, and alumni for your contributions. Collectively, we have transformed our little school in the ‘hut’ into a leading IB school with a growing international reputation. We have had our challenges along the journey, but what has always been consistent is our focus on providing our students with a broad and holistic liberal arts foundation, enhanced by a wide array of enrichment opportunities, and bolstered by a community of incredibly dedicated teachers and parents.

As a Board, we have been focussed this past year on a variety of strategic fronts while also overseeing the construction of the West Wing and the MPower campaign. It is exciting to see the progress that has been made in just over 16 months. We will soon experience the positive impact that this new space will have on our students’ learning, and I am certain that everyone Harry Wierenga

in our community will benefit from access to the spacious art and design studio, flexible classrooms, learning commons, and beautiful playgrounds. I would like to thank everyone who has been involved with the building. As a school, we have raised over $9.0m for the campaign, and I am grateful to all of the generous parents who have helped us to fund this important project.

This annual report looks back on our community’s achievements of the past year; it reminds us

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that we have much to be proud of, but it also gives us an opportunity to look forward and renew

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our commitments as we head into our next quarter century. We continue to reach even higher levels of excellence as illustrated through our students’ outstanding achievements and by the increasing demand for places. But as is always the case with Mulgrave, it is not in our nature to rest on our laurels. We are actively implementing our 2016-2020 strategic plan ‘Making Mulgrave Everything We Can Be’ and are certain that we will continue to see its impact on every child.

The initiatives that we have started and those that are in the works will benefit every student in the school. We look forward to reporting on these gains and to partnering with you as we all work to provide our students with the best possible future-focussed education.

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Mission, Vision and Values MEETING OUR MISSION The Mulgrave report to the community celebrates our achievements and demonstrates how we meet our mission through the education we provide. This annual publication is distributed to current parents, alumni, alumni families, staff, and local community leaders. The 2017-2018 report covers the school year starting in September 2017 and ending October 2018. This report contains only a small selection of our collective achievements. We hope you enjoy reading it and welcome your feedback.

OUR VALUES — At Mulgrave we believe: • Individual values are based on personal integrity and acting with respect towards others.

• Our sense of community and friendship is founded on humility, empathy, commitment, and inclusion.

• Lifelong learning is built upon curiosity, creativity, and innovative thinking.

• A global perspective and environmental and social responsibility are central to becoming true world citizens.

• All members of our community strive for balance and understand that striving for one’s personal best should be enjoyable.

OUR MISSION AND VISION By inspiring excellence — the continuous pursuit of personal best — in education and life, Mulgrave strives to equip lifelong learners to thrive in a culturally diverse and interdependent world and to embrace, with passion and confidence, their 4

responsibility always to do their best to support others and to make a difference by serving their communities, both locally and in the world at large.

Inspiring Excellence in Education and Life

Who We Are

Mulgrave is a co-educational, secular International Baccalaureate (IB) World School predominantly serving the North Shore of Vancouver.

As an independent day school with a reputation for academic excellence and for providing a broad, holistic education, we offer the IB curriculum from preschool through Grade 12 in a spectacular West Vancouver setting: • Primary Years Programme (PK to Grade 5) • Middle Years Programme (Grades 6 to 10) • Diploma Programme (Grades 11 and 12) Academic, athletic, artistic, and service & leadership opportunities comprise the four strands of a Mulgrave education, and they are enriched by a robust

outdoor education programme that strengthens our students’ connection to and respect for our natural world. Our well-being is celebrated, and giving back and making a difference through both local and international projects are integral elements of the Mulgrave experience.

THE MULGRAVE DIFFERENCE • Highly skilled, committed teachers provide our students with exceptional individual care

• Small student-to-teacher ratios allow for personalised, highquality teaching and learning • A broad, holistic education that focuses on the development of the whole child • The IB Continuum of programmes not only develop modern skills and knowledge but ensure that students can acquire conceptual understanding and highlevel analytical skills • The best developmental progression of learning provides students with the essential skills and personal qualities for happiness and success in life • A rich array of co-curricular opportunities feed students’ passions and pique their interests • A close-knit community with a shared purpose to provide our children with the best possible education • A beautiful learning environment actively supports student achievement • An innovative school with a growing reputation for its leading practices within Canada and beyond 5

Strategic Plan Update 2017—2018 The strategic plan Mulgrave 2020: Making Mulgrave Everything We Can Be was approved by the Mulgrave Board of Directors in May 2016.

It established ambitious goals to further develop our already outstanding education programme.

We aim to make our education more: • Personalised (learning, curriculum and support) so that all students can achieve their potential academically and ultimately access a range of university options • Enriched with 21st century skills so that students can further systematically develop these key life skills for the future that will differentiate them from other academic high flyers • Applied to authentic real world contexts so that students are able to apply their skills in authentic contexts and further develop an understanding of concepts and ideas in a real world setting • Extended through enhanced co-curricular provision so that students can pursue their interests and passions, further develop their skills and establish lifelong interests and commitments • International so that students can live and work happily and successfully in a range of cultures and countries... to prepare our children to lead fulfilled, successful and meaningful lives in the rapidly changing, international world mid-21st century.

In the second year of our strategic plan, we began work on a number of long-term changes, as well as implemented some more immediate improvements. We have been working on a number of fronts but included here are some of the educational development highlights from various divisions of the school.

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Whole School Level

In the Middle School

• Continued our work to ensure that feedback to students about their learning (and how to improve their learning) is of the highest quality

• Further enhanced our university provision to include counselling at the Grade 9 level

• Introduced a new learning management system (SEQTA) • Revisited our incorporation of First Nations and Indigenous Perspectives in the curriculum and the school’s response to the ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ recommendations • Further developed our social and emotional learning and thinking skills focus in all divisions

• Worked on the more sophisticated use of assessment data to ensure effective adaptations to student learning • Further developed our students’ digital literacy and citizenship skills • Introduced the May GEx international and local service programme for students in Grades 7—9

In the Senior School

In the Early Learning Centre

• Introduced new courses in SL/HL Philosophy and HL Economics

• Focussed on improving the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills and enhancing thinking, creativity, and social and emotional skills in the PYP curriculum

• Further developed STEM courses in our elective programme and introduced Robotics in Grade 10

• Developed the use of ‘Seesaw’ as a digital portfolio platform • Increased and encouraged the use of mother tongue in children’s education and included more field trips in the curriculum

In the Junior School • Enhanced our approach to inquiry to give students more choice and control over the nature and direction of their learning • Further developed our use of learning portfolios and enhanced thinking skills, creativity, and social and emotional learning across our units of inquiry • Worked on ensuring more ‘real world’ connections through the more targeted use of outside speakers and field trips • Introduced co-curricular athletic academies for our younger students

• Enhanced the outside speaker programme • Focussed on developing Theory of Knowledge (TOK) concepts and approaches across the curriculum • Made enhancements to the Advisory system

On the operational front • Made significant enhancements to our Human Resource (HR) practices to improve staff retention/recruitment, well-being, and work/life balance • Continued to construct the new West Wing and enhance our facilities and equipment • Made progress toward our $12m MPower fundraising goal • Further improved our admissions and marketing practices and received nearly 900 applications as a result • Implemented new efficiencies in our financial practices to improve our service for parents

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Our Community The Mulgrave community is known for its unity and tireless efforts to make our school the best it can be.

Shared values and a common purpose strengthen our ties as we collectively strive to provide our children with an exceptional, holistic education that will not only prepare them for university but will also encourage them to become happy, deeply satisfied individuals and responsible, contributing citizens.

FACULTY AND STAFF There is no doubt that it is the quality of teaching and learning that underpins any student’s success at school, and Mulgrave is blessed with an outstanding teaching faculty. They are dedicated and skilled IB teaching professionals who are passionate about education and who work daily to improve their craft. They care deeply for the well-being of their students and place a strong emphasis on developing positive relationships in order to facilitate personal and academic growth.

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PARENTS

STUDENTS

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Parents are essential to the success of our school. They are key partners in the execution of our common goals. With their invaluable support and input, we strive collaboratively to help our students reach their true potential. Whether involved as event organisers for our many community-building events, as the magicians behind our theatre productions, or as reading and art helpers in the classrooms, our parents share the Mulgrave vision of inspiring excellence in education and life. We are incredibly grateful for their consistent participation and support.

Inspiring excellence in education and life is our mission.

We go to great lengths to ensure our students receive the personalised guidance, care, and support they need to find their passions, become lifelong learners, and grow into their roles as stewards of a changing world. Our students continually inspire us, and we are grateful to them for the many gifts and talents they generously share with our school, local, and global communities.

The Mulgrave Volunteer Parents Association (MVP) helps coordinate all parent volunteer, social, and fundraising activities with the school. Working together with staff and parents, the MVP’s primary goal is to sustain Mulgrave’s sense of community and foster a broad-based spirit of participation. The MVP is comprised of passionate, dedicated individuals who radiate warmth and inclusivity, and they make our school a better place. We are incredibly grateful to them for their generous donation of time and energy year upon year.

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Our Divisions EARLY LEARNING CENTRE (PRE-K 3 & 4) • IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for the Early Years — outstanding preparation for formal schooling • Highly trained and experienced teachers and assistants • 1:8 teacher to child ratio

• Focus on developing socialisation and basic learning skills in a play- and inquirybased environment • Termly field trips around the community and guest speakers to support learning and development • Wonderful purpose-built facility • Specialist teachers for PE and music • Introduction to Mandarin Chinese

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JUNIOR SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6) • IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) as the core academic programme • Caring and nurturing teachers — small class sizes

• Math specialist to support pedagogy across grades and provide mentorship to teachers

• Two fully certified teachers in all K-3 classes

• Dual-stream Mandarin programme: native and non-native speakers

• Teacher associates in G4—6 and in specialist classes

• Engaging and dynamic learning environment

• Specialist teachers for PE, Music and additional languages (French & Mandarin) • Director of Teaching & Learning and curriculum coordinators to enhance student learning

• Inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning • Focus on developing a wide range of 21st-century skills

• Extensive co-curricular programme, both before and after school

• iPads in Grade 2—6 classes to provide technology-enhanced learning

• G6 follows the MYP curriculum to ease the transition into Middle School

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MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 7–9) • IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) as the core academic programme • Range of personalised course offerings through the Learning Enrichment and Personalisation (LEAP) elective programme • Strong pastoral care and mentoring through a 1-to-1 advisory programme • Life Skills course that teaches a range of metacognitive skills, including a strong focus on socialemotional learning • All students develop MYPassport, a summative digital portfolio, which supports the intentional focus and growth in areas beyond academics (leadership, intercultural skills, self-management, creativity, action, and service) • Use of live-time feedback to help students develop a deeper understanding of their learning • Well-rounded education with a focus on personal growth

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• Established bring your own device (BYOD) technology integration with a focus on developing digital literacy and citizenship skills • Comprehensive offering of co-curricular activities to support growth, development, and exposure in arts, athletics, leadership, outdoor education, and service • Global Experiential Learning Programme in which students expand their educational experiences, further develop their real-world and intercultural skills, and engage in meaningful and impactful service learning • Extensive leadership opportunities for all students to develop their leadership potential

SENIOR SCHOOL (GRADES 10–12) • IB Diploma Programme (DP) in Grades 11 & 12 • Outstanding preparation for university and beyond • Focus on developing critical thinking, research, social, communication, and selfmanagement skills, alongside diploma course content • IB Core requirement to engage in global issues, interdisciplinary learning, and committed social service • Innovative ‘advisory’ pastoral structure to help build independence and offer 1-to-1 support

• Innovative Character Education course, aimed at developing life skills beyond a classroom environment • Enrichment Programme of lectures, distinguished speakers, and interdisciplinary expeditions/trips • Personal university counselling services and regular visits from university representatives from around the world • Comprehensive leadership opportunities in a variety of contexts (academics, creative arts, athletics, and service)

• Extensive array of extracurricular activities, focussed on the personalisation of learning experiences and coled by students and teachers • Emphasis on four strands: Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Service, enhanced by an outstanding Outdoor Education programme • Graduates earn a prestigious double qualification — the IB Diploma (or IB Course Certificates) and the BC Dogwood Diploma

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Curriculum and Academic Performance

AVERAGE POINTS SCORE & % OF STUDENTS SCORING 35+

Our results for 2017—2018 are strong overall and continue a trend of high performance in key areas. A brief overview of examination results is provided.

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70

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60

34

61.1

33

54.1

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27.9

41.8

2014

2015

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DIPLOMA PASS RATE

97.2%

61.1 61.1% of students scored 35+ points

98%

98% 14

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2016

2017

2018

IB EXAM RESULTS

2018

35.4

29.78

Mulgrave’s average score

World wide average score

CLASS OF 2018 2017

2016

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42.6

31

50

50

Students will be attending university in......................... CANADA

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Students will be attending university in the............................ USA

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Students will be attending university........ INTERNATIONALLY

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Students will be taking a................................................ GAP YEAR

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% OF STUDENTS SCORING 35+

ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS

AVER AGE POIN TS S COR E

Mulgrave offers the International Baccalaureate programme to all students. We believe the IB is the best education available today to help prepare our students for tomorrow. It is through an IB education that we can equip our students to become true global citizens and develop the skills and qualities they need to thrive in their future lives.

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

IB DP RESULTS Mulgrave’s IB Diploma examination results were yet again the best in school history and continue the trend of improved results year-on-year. Seventy-two students presented as Diploma candidates and wrote the full range of IB examinations in May 2018.

Ninety-seven percent (97.2%) of our diploma candidates achieved the full IB Diploma.

Mulgrave’s Class of 2018 highlights include: • Highest average point score of students who passed the full diploma: (35.4 pts from 34.8 in 2017) • Highest percentage of students in Mulgrave history to achieve 40 or more points: (19.4% from 14.8% in 2017)

• Highest percentage of students in Mulgrave history to achieve 35 or more points (62.5% from 54.1% in 2017)

• The average school grade exceeded the worldwide average in 91% (31/34) of the subjects taught at Mulgrave (89% in 2017)

• Highest average grade achieved by students passing the diploma (5.6 from 5.4 in 2017)

• Seventeen students (24.3%) achieved a bilingual diploma in Persian (1) and Chinese (16) (19.7% in 2017)

All of our statistics from this year are considerably above worldwide averages and represent a further strengthening of Mulgrave’s already high academic standards.

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University Acceptances and Programmes of Study Bold, bright and intrepid, our graduating Class of 2018 is full of individuals who independently shine and whose collective energy is a force to be reckoned with. Their innate generosity and creativity complements the holistic Mulgrave education they have received.

We celebrate their many accomplishments and are pleased to announce their acceptances from the following universities:

CANADA Acadia University Bishop’s University Brescia University College Brock University Capilano University Carleton University Concordia University Dalhousie University Huron University College

PROGRAMMES OF STUDY Langara College McGill University McMaster University Queen’s University Ryerson University Simon Fraser University University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Calgary

University of King’s College University of Ottawa University of Prince Edward Island University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario York University

Number of students

2017 (65)

2018 (80)

UNITED STATES

Science

Boston University Chapman University Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Parsons School of Design Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design

Social Sciences/ 24 Liberal Arts

Rutgers University Santa Clara University Southern California Institute of Architecture Stanford University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Washington Virginia Tech Whitman College

University College London University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Manchester

University of Nottingham University of Sheffield University of St. Andrews University of Warwick University of York University of the Arts London

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Business

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Fine Arts

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Engineering 10 Kinesiology

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Medicine

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Specialty 14 Programmes*

* Screen Acting, Film, Architecture, Educational Studies, Nursing, Media, Information and Technoculture

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT Number of students

INTERNATIONAL City, University of London Durham University Imperial College London Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The University of Hong Kong Trinity College Dublin University College Cork, Ireland 16

2017 (69)

2018 (80)

CANADA 50

INTERNATIONAL 7

USA

GAP year

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Mulgrave School Alumni Association Community at Mulgrave is the heart and soul of our school.

From admissions to graduation, we foster relationships with families and students who come from all over the world, providing our alumni with a thriving network both locally and internationally. Having cultivated strong bonds throughout their time at Mulgrave, parents, alumni, and students are able to tap into this network for guidance and mentorship. In our short alumni lifespan, our graduates have excelled in a variety ways in their educational studies, career pursuits, and philanthropic endeavours.

With an Alumni Association formed in 2012 and an Alumni Advisory Board appointed in

the spring of 2017, a dedicated group of graduates are working to provide a supportive framework to ensure we create meaningful experiences for our alumni to connect and engage with the school, their peers, alumni families, and staff.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE • The establishment of Mulgrave’s first Alumni Advisory Board with a leadership team made up of teachers, faculty, the Head of School, and alumni ranging from the Class of 2004 to 2014 • Mulgrave’s Class of 2007 10-year reunion

• The 7th annual Alumni Basketball Game & Winter Social, held at Mulgrave • The publication of our fourth edition of Cypress Magazine, Mulgrave’s annual alumni magazine • The annual Alumni Summer Kickoff held at Mulgrave, featuring a rugby game with current students challenging our alumni • The establishment of our Alum of the Year award. A nomination process highlighted the tremendous array of successful alumni that we have, and votes from our alumni community and the Alumni Advisory Board confirmed Melissa Godin as our Alum of the Year. Melissa’s post-graduate work strives to critically examine the impact of volunteer tourism on global development.

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Creative and Performing Arts at Mulgrave The arts are a universal form of human expression and a unique way of knowing that engage us in affective, imaginative and productive activity.

Learning through the arts helps us to explore, shape and communicate our sense of identity and understanding of the world, while providing opportunities to develop self-confidence, resilience and adaptability.

2017–2018 highlights include:

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UPPER SCHOOL • Senior School Production of The Children’s Hour • Fall Fusion Concert • Cross-Divisional Choral & Band Nights (G5–12) • Upper School Holiday Concert • Gastown ‘Yule Duel’ • Middle School Production of Our Town • G10-12 Canadian Rocky Mountain Festival (Banff) • G7–9 Sun Peaks Con Brio Music Festival • G7–9 Arts-a-Palooza • Zoom Film Festival • Participation in BCSFF (BC Student Film Festival)

JUNIOR SCHOOL & ELC • DP Group 6 Arts Exhibition featuring interactive displays and performances by all G12 Visual Art, Music, Film and Theatre students • Visual Arts students featured in ISABC, West Vancouver Memorial Library and Ferry Building Shows • G11 VA students collaborated with artist Toni Latour on a 6-week new media Vancouver Biennale project exhibited in Group 6 show

• Junior School production of Thoroughly Modern Millie • Grade 6 production of When We Were Wild • ELC to Grade 6 Winter and Spring Concerts • G2–6 Music Recitals • Goh Ballet Recitals • G2–5 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra visits

• A variety of guest instructors from around the world gave in-house workshops on film-making, animation, music, dance, and theatre

• Participation in RealYouth Student Film Festival – a Mulgrave film was selected to tour with this festival throughout North America • Participation in Real 2 Reel Student Film Festival at the Vancity Theatre

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Titans Athletics

2017–2018 UPPER SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Mulgrave offers a rich variety of athletic opportunities that enable our student-athletes in G3–12 to flourish in a number of individual and team sports. Through competition in the North Shore Secondary School Athletics Association (NSSSAA), the Greater Vancouver Independent Schools Athletic Association (GVISAA), Independent Schools Athletic Association (ISAA), and the Independent Schools Elementary Association (ISEA), our coaches support our student-athletes as they strive for excellence and personal best. Strong emphasis is also placed on sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, character development and respect for others.

North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association – NSSSAA Results • Sr. Girls Basketball – Lower Mainland Zone Champions • Jr. Badminton – NSSSAA Silver Medal • G8 Girls Basketball – NSSSAA Silver Medal (Championships Qualifier) • G8 Boys Basketball – NSSSAA (Div 1) Silver Medal Independent Schools Athletic Association - ISAA Results • Sr. Girls Basketball – ISAA Bronze Medal • Jr. Boys Basketball – ISAA Silver Medal • G8 Boys Basketball – ISAA Silver Medal • G8 Girls Basketball – ISAA Silver Medal • Jr. Boys Soccer – ISAA Silver Medal • G7 Boys Basketball – ISEA Bronze Medal Provincial Championships • Sr. Girls Basketball – 4th Place • Upper School Swimming • Cross Country Provincials - Charlotte Armstrong • Upper School Track & Field Provincials - Augustin Wright – 800m - Madi Renner – 400m - Florian Steinmann – Shotput - Boys 4 x 400m team

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NSSSAA All-Stars • Nelli Larjava – Basketball • Kealin Sacre – Basketball • Mackenzie Cyr – Soccer Provincial All-Stars • Nelli Larjava – 2nd Team • Kealin Sacre – 1st Team Individual Accomplishments • Nelli Larjava – Athletic scholarship to Western University for basketball

2017–2018 JUNIOR SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Our Junior School students participated in the following sports events in the ISEA (Independent Schools Elementary Athletic Association) league: Fall Season • G3–6 Cross-Country Running • G5 and 6 Girls Volleyball • G5 and 6 Boys Soccer Winter Season • G3–6 Swimming • G5 and 6 Girls Basketball • G5 and 6 Boys Basketball Spring Season • G5-6 Boys Rugby • G5 Girls Soccer • G6 Girls Soccer • The G6 Girls Soccer team played in the ISEA tournament, competing against teams with G6 and 7 players, and took first place.

WELL DONE! Over two decades, the supportive Mulgrave community has raised more than $300,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation through our Terry Fox Run and Jump Rope for Heart programmes.

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Outdoor Education

Mulgrave offers a vibrant Outdoor Education programme that engages all K-12 students in experiences outside of the classroom. We value the opportunity for students to make links between outdoor education and their classroom learning experiences. For this reason, we offer activities throughout the year for students to engage in these ‘experiential’ learning opportunities.

Through multi-sensory learning in nature-based contexts, Mulgrave’s Outdoor Education programme builds resilience in students, along with an appreciation for our surroundings and the skills to actively participate in, and advocate for, our remarkable local region.

• G3: Camp Mulgrave

• G6: Loon Lake, Maple Ridge

• G4–5: Camp Elphinstone & Fircom, Sunshine Coast

• G7: Camp Fircom, Sunshine Coast

• G8: Camp Experience Options: Marriot Basin – Backpacking Squamish – Mountain Biking Squamish – Rock Climbing Squamish – Day Hiking Sechelt Inlet – Kayaking Alouette Lake – Canoeing • G9: Camp Experience Options: Garibaldi Provincial Park – Backpacking Squamish – Mountain Biking Skaha – Rock Climbing Gulf Islands – Kayaking Pitt Lake – Canoeing Manning Park - Day Hiking • G10: Multi-disciplinary Trip to Bamfield

Pacific Adventure Learning Experience • G10: Winter Camp: Manning Park – one night camping in the snow, one night in cabins Focus on self-care, teamwork, winter travel (snowshoeing, Nordic skiing) Students complete a G10 Individuals and Societies pioneer assignment whilst at camp Includes an evening of outdoor entertainment on sleds or skating/hockey

• G11: Fall Retreat at UBC

FALL CAMPS Starting with an overnight ‘camp’ at the school for Grade 3, the programme is designed to take students through a progression of physical and mental challenges that are authentic and age appropriate. The ability to face and overcome such challenges helps build self-esteem by demonstrating to participants that they can thrive in a variety of physical and social environments.

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SUMMIT LEAP PROGRAMME This elective programme strives to provide students with the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of outdoor skills and knowledge. Through a two-year progression, students advance from basic skills and experiences through to the application of more advanced skills and knowledge to the expedition environment in a safe and competent manner.

Summit 1 • Activities: hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, snowshoeing, skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, orienteering • Year-end Expedition: Indian Arm – Kayaking Summit 2 • Activities: expedition skill development, trail building, wilderness first aid, avalanche awareness, kayaking, kayak rescue skills, rock climbing, winter camping skills

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD Founded in 1956 by Prince Philip, this worldwide programme of distinction allows youths to develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and to their community.

At Mulgrave, students actively participate in adventurous journeys at all three award levels. These trips are planned, organised and implemented by the students.

2017–2018 School Year Adventurous Journeys: Bronze • Cheakamus Lake – Backpacking Silver • Okanagan – Bike Touring Gold • Broughton Archipelago – Kayaking

• Fall Expedition: Mount Seymour – Backpacking • Winter Expedition: Cayoosh Creek – Snow Caving • Spring Expedition: Gulf Islands – Kayaking

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Global Engagement & Service Learning PASSPORT: EXPERIENCE – ENGAGE – EVOLVE

DP CAS CAPSTONE: CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE & MORE

Passport is the hub of student experiential and service learning beyond the classroom. It the home of real-world learning via application, extension, enrichment and engagement that we feel will give our students the breadth and depth to find their place and change their world. The Passport programme provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of learning and leadership experiences outside the classroom. It is also a place to unveil, highlight, and recognise successes and achievements across school, community and beyond, locally and globally, within a broader set of areas or domains: Leadership, Personal Health and Wellness, Global Intercultural, Creativity, Activity, Service and Academics & Projects. This showcase of learning will also become part of our students’ annual Record of Achievement (RoA).

Through the evidence that students share, they will illustrate their learning in the skill areas that we believe are vital to prepare our students to lead fulfilled, successful, and meaningful lives in the rapidly changing, international world mid-21st century.

At the heart of Mulgrave’s service and leadership initiatives is the CAS Capstone programme, an integral part of the DP curriculum that inspires students to become engaged in local and global creative pursuits, citizenship and student voice, physical activity and wellness, and service learning and volunteerism.

The CAS Capstone also fits within a larger framework of the Mulgrave Passport, which seeks to engage students in a broader, deeper and authentic range of critical 21st century skills and experiences beyond CAS, including leadership and intercultural awareness. Finally, the CAS Capstone incorporates our commitment to getting students out into the real world where they can explore different personal and/or professional interests and extend their graduation portfolio for university applications.

As students engage in CAS Capstone commitments, they participate in service as leaders who actively build community by connecting with others and striving to become compassionate, altruistic global citizens.

Below is a list of some of the local and global partnership organisations with whom we are involved: • WE Charity and Me to We

• North Shore Harvest Project

• BC Children’s Hospital

• Heart and Stroke Foundation

• Backpack Buddies from the Community First Foundation

• RainCity Housing

• Books for Me!

• West Vancouver Streamkeepers

• Cinderella Project • Kids Help Phone • Students Rebuild

▲ Mulgrave Emergency Response Team (MERT)

• World Partnership Walk: Aga Khan Foundation

• Project Backpack: Directions Youth Services Centre

• Project 360

• Hollyburn Family Services

• JUMP Foundation

• Insight Global Education

• Binners’ Project

• Esther’s Echo 24

• Terry Fox Foundation

• The White Helmets

LEADERSHIP A familiar adage states: “Leadership is about action, not position.” At Mulgrave, leadership is not a title nor is it exclusive. Our goal is to open doors and get students involved in ‘learning to lead’ from different places and spaces of interest. Leadership encompasses a broad spectrum of student engagement across the strands in arts, athletics, student voice, service, outdoor education, school clubs, community volunteerism, and other school partnerships. This year, we again focussed on developing community engagement through enhancing student voice, building a more distributed leadership model for youth, and refining our efforts to support mental health and wellness, inclusivity, intercultural understanding and global engagement.

The following captures the breadth of leadership teams in the school:

STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAMS • Junior School Leadership Team • Middle School Ambassadors • Middle and Senior Service Action Councils (SAC)

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• Mulgrave Middle and Senior Student Voice • Arts Council • Athletics Council • House Leadership Team • Global Nomads • Mulgrave Emergency Response Team (MERT) • HeadsUp: Mental Health and Wellness Team

SCHOOL PREFECTS 2017–2018 1. Arell Bryski 2. Aiden Carere (Head Boy) 3. Joanna Joannou (Deputy Head Girl) 4. Joshua Levy (Deputy Head Boy) 5. Shivani Mehta 6. Jack Morin 7. Lauren Mounzer (Head Girl) 8. Luke Seybold 9. Caitlyn Southey 10. David Sui

“ I have been fortunate to be part of many service and leadership teams throughout my years at Mulgrave.

Volunteerism and altruism are two of the values instilled in me from a young age, and Mulgrave has provided many opportunities for me to grow and flourish in those areas. I have been involved in many initiatives that have helped to bring awareness to important causes, but the added benefit was that my participation allowed me to explore different leadership roles and enabled me to develop my skills as both a leader and team member.” Celina Manji 25

GEx Global Experiential Learning Expeditions: “Educate. Engage. Change.”

Our Global Experiential Learning Expeditions (GEx) programme is a comprehensive global engagement and service learning leadership initiative for all students in the Middle School. In Grades 8 and 9, the programme focuses on a service learning ‘week without walls’ that takes place in May. The programme also includes a critical pre- and post-experience leadership and learning modules. All students are required to participate in an innovative multi-grade global or local GEx Expedition. As well, our Grade 7 students embark on a GEx Engage week of experiential learning at school beyond the regular curriculum and classroom, facilitated by our educational partners. The focus is on social entrepreneurship, design thinking, and global citizenship.

and Mulgrave’s vision and values. We want our GEx expeditions to nurture student self-awareness and understanding about others, generate action on collaborative global or local projects, and develop important dispositions as global citizens such as open-mindedness, empathy, humility, innovation, and intercultural understanding. When students return home or to school, they are ready to put their learning into practice as true world citizens.

Mulgrave’s GEx programming is supported through our partnerships with Me to We, Insight Global Education, Educational Excursions, The JUMP! Foundation, PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs, and several local organisations involved in service and social good on Vancouver’s Eastside.

The goals of this innovative programme are to enable students to expand their educational experiences beyond the classroom, develop and apply real-world skills, and engage in meaningful and impactful global-local learning. The GEx Expeditions and Engage programmes embody our school commitment to social good and the ethos of service, which is at the heart of the IB

In 2018, students in Grades 8 and 9 had the opportunity to engage in global and local service learning in the following locations: • Tanzania • China • Costa Rica • Thailand

• Yukon • Vancouver Island • Squamish • Vancouver Downtown Eastside

“The language programme at Mulgrave has enabled me to study multiple languages in classes that always provide the right challenge. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to both China and France to apply the classroom skills to real world, where I’ve gained confidence to actively participate in both the multicultural student body here at Mulgrave and in the cultural mosaic of the world.” Henry Spencer

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International-Mindedness

Service Learning and International Experiences

At the centre of a Mulgrave education is our desire for students to become true global citizens. We want our students to acquire the personal and social intercultural competencies and dispositions that will allow them to thrive and be happy wherever in the world they find themselves. In addition to embracing a whole-school approach to teaching global citizenship, we offer opportunities for students to immerse themselves in other cultures through language, foreign exchange programmes to France and China, GEx service learning expeditions, and more.

Through the global-local GEx Expeditions that we offer, our students have the opportunity to experience life outside of their immediate community and Canadian contexts. This allows students to learn important lessons about ‘our own backyard’ and the socioeconomic and geopolitical factors that affect our world.

The sense of empathy, connection and intercultural awareness that results from these new and diverse experiences further enables young students to develop a global perspective and empowers them as future stewards of our world.

Language Learning Speaking more than one language enables students to form cross-cultural bonds by facilitating empathy and better communication. With this in mind, Mulgrave has designed a comprehensive language programme with specialist teachers in French, Mandarin, and Spanish.

We are proud to offer a strong language programme that helps support our mission and vision to equip lifelong learners to thrive in a culturally diverse and interdependent world.

Our exchange trips to France and Shanghai give participating students the chance to immerse themselves in the language and culture they have been studying. The opportunity to apply their learning in an authentic context brings their classroom experiences to life.

Community Celebrations Mulgrave’s sense of community and friendship is founded on empathy, inclusion, and humility.

Our values are rooted in an understanding of our own and our indigenous cultures, a global perspective, and a commitment to social responsibility. Our community comes together throughout the year to learn and celebrate together through events like Nowruz/Navroz and Lunar New Year celebrations, global lunches, as well as exhibits and performances focussed on art and music from around the world. As a result, we strengthen our ties to each other while equipping our students to thrive in a culturally-diverse world.

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Mulgrave Statistics MULGRAVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SOCIETY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

June 30, 2018

Assets Cash and short term investments

$ 20,054,141

Account receivables

434,785

Prepaid expenses

809,563

Property and equipment Total Assets

60,880,866 $ 82,179,355

Liabilities and Net Assets Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue

$ 3,914,066 17,511,863

Bank loan

1,995,000

Bonds payable

1,955,934

Family deposits

8,178,683

Value of interest rate swap

12,724

33,568,270 Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

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48,611,085 $ 82,179,355

MULGRAVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SOCIETY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS HIGHLIGHTS

June 30, 2018

NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY DIVISION (As of September 2018)

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Revenues Tuition and fees Grants

$ 22,677,129 2,735,414

Fundraising and donations

6,292,179

Other

2,244,520

33,949,242 Expenses Amortization Interest on long term debt Other operating expenses Salaries and benefits Unrealised change in swap liability

EY*

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

382

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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SENIOR SCHOOL

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* (including PK3 January start)

NUMBER OF STAFF BY DIVISION (As of September 2018)

$ 1,702,438 198,021 5,373,134 16,413,215

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Excess of Revenue over Expense

10,277,036

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 38,334,049 Net Assets, End of Year

STUDENT RESIDENCE (As of September 2018)

$ 48,611,085

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MPower Campaign Our hearts are filled with gratitude for all of the parents and friends of Mulgrave who contributed to the over $9m raised over the past 18 months.

Mulgrave’s annual operating budget covers the day-to-day expenses of the school, but in order to fund additional initiatives – from buildings to scholarships - we rely on the generosity of our community.

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Though we have reached even higher levels of excellence over the past several years, we are not content to remain static. We have exciting plans and initiatives connected to our strategic plan ‘Making Mulgrave Everything We Can Be’ and your help in making them a reality is appreciated.

West Wing Extension In December 2018, we will celebrate the opening of our West Wing. These new learning and play spaces will have a lasting and measurable impact on our students and teachers.

Our preschool and Middle

School students will be able to enjoy the use of custom-built classrooms and common spaces that are flooded with light and provide stunning views to Downtown Vancouver, Howe Sound, and beyond.

The spacious art and design studio will give our Upper School students a place to apply their creative skills and engineer whatever their imaginations conceive. The new playgrounds on the rooftop and main floors will have tricycle paths, climbing structures, and many places for exploration. This 26,000 square foot addition to our

campus is a gift to our community, and we thank everyone involved in the construction.

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Thank you, Mulgrave!

FOUNDATION BOARD

Our 2017–18 fiscal year brought with it tremendous support from our community for the new West Wing Extension. The West Wing will create new spaces or preschool, Middle, and Senior School students and make room for renovations to existing Junior School spaces. Construction is on target for the grand opening at our 25th Anniversary celebration on December 20, 2018.

Tony Allard

As an independent school, Mulgrave has always relied on the generosity of our community to ensure that we are able to deliver transformative educational experiences to our students. Every single gift is meaningful and significant to us. Thank you all for investing in our future and for empowering Mulgrave students to become global citizens and leaders.

Tom McIntyre

In the following pages, we express deep gratitude to those who have made donations to Mulgrave during the period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

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Brenda Blue Michael Cytrynbaum Dave Lede Bjorn Moller

OUR DONORS — INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND FAMILIES Anonymous (7)

Jamie Caton

Shailesh Desai & Tanvi Vithlani

Jason Gray & Vessa Samson

Michael Jin & Vanessa Li

Saleem & Zahra Ahamed

Jonathan Cawkell

Shafiq & Fatima Gulamani

Zequing Jin & Jiehua (Lily) Li

Alaeddin (Atta) Ahmadi & Mitra Tarameshloo

Charles & Eve Chang

Néstor Deza Grados & Marianela Estremadoyro

Hai Bin Guo & Zheng Hao (Hedy) Tao

Andrew & Helen Joannou

Surjit & Mukhdeep Dhillon Nicole DiGiacinto

Hongwei Guo & Xiunan Li

Kenneth & Jennifer Dixon

Andre Hachey & Linlin (Lin) Zhang

Dr. Sean Durnin & Ms. Marian Ramos

Ding (Andy) Han & Ruili (Ada) Yang

Ghaleb & Khitam Alghouti Zahra Amlani Lian Anson Brian & Joie Anyon Hamed Arbabioon & Neda Jaber-Ansari Tashana Auyong Jonathan & Kristin Awde

Chen Kuang Chang & Mei-Huei Shea Maurice & Jennifer Chaplick Marwan & Sadeem Chatila Chun Che & Chan Hon Goh Richard (Siu-Hoe) Cheah & Yvonne Chan

Richard & Sandra Durrans

Bin Chen & Junjun Nie

Behzad Ebrahimi Ghajar & Haleh Allahverdi

Wei Chen & Li Hui Zeng

Shahriar Ebrahimi-Siaghi & Parivash Meschi

Joanna Joannou Jessica Jones Libby Jopson

Thomas Hao & Vanessa Niu

Pin Hao (Francis) Chen & Chien Ju (Susana) Kao

Philip & Sanaz Harland

Reza Khalkhal & Sara Vazirian

Imtiaz & Fatima Hassam

Jae Bum Kim & Jie Yeon (Jenny) Lee

Howard & Fiona Haugom

Kris Klimek & Krystine Sambor

Fei (Lawrence) He & Xuejiao (Natalie) Chen

Russell & Jelena Kling

Glenn & Gina Ayrton

Xin (Humberto) Chen & Rong (Adriana) Li

Jin Ling Bai

Xinguo & Jian Qiu (Cindy) Chen

Mikhail & Aleksandra Baiman

Xu Chen & Hong Guo

Amir Bateni & Nazanin Fasihi

Xudan Chen & Yiqing Shen

Richard & Yasmin Baumet

Ya Jun Chen & Mei (May) Ji

Ding (Ethan) Feng & Rong Xin (Emily) Fu

Susan Beck

Yijian Chen & Peizhen (Jenny) Liu

Ben & Kathleen Ferraro

Casey Thomas

Zheng Chen & Qianru Liu

Dean & Jay Lynne Fleming

Michael Berton & Catherine Hurlburt

Gang (Alex) Cheng & Yao (Betsy) Chen

Dean Fox & Elaine Peaston

Qian Jiang Bian & Jingying Tang

Adam Chodkiewicz & Dewi Schrader

John & Sharon Bidder

Alex Chunn & Naomi Denning

Fangming (John) Fu & Qin (Queenie) Liu

Michael & Suzanne Birch

Kathryn Clark

Xuming Fu & Ting Tang

Michael Isman

Natasha Blair

Jeff & Michelle Clay

George Gao & Leanne Li

Ivailo Ivanov & Nancy Bleck

Kit (Max) Lam & Yue Li (Marisa) Huang

Amanda Brooks

David Crerar & Julia Lawn

James Gardiner & Nicole Tilley

Anthony & Lisa Jackson

Ernest & Angela Lang

Bob & Susan Cabral

Bob & Carolyn Cross

Azim Abdul Jamal

Mark & Tricia Lang

Gregory Calpakis & Nicole Cheffey

Ellen D’Atri

Adly Georgi & Angela Hutchinson-Georgi

Kent Jamieson

Richard & Chiemi Layton

Fabricio Cantú & Aline Drivet

Ling Jun Dai & Yue (Yolanda) Jin

Paula Jasek

Graham & Angela Lee

Ai Guo & Yan Ping Cao

Johnny & Julie DeCooman

Bita Jenab

Ian Lee

Ron & Wendy Carere

Payam Deljoui & Roshanak Rahmanian

John & Cristina Jennings

Devon Lefeaux

Xuyu (Alan) Jiang & Zhao (Cathy) Xu

Yong Lei & Xin Yu (Ramona) Chen

Aiden Carere

Michael & Yesica Edmonds Carla Eiers Kevin Ershad & Armine Galstyan

Thomas Frick & Caroline Wong

Javid Ghahremani & Sara Yasini Jagbir Gill & Tunde Gill Serge & Yukako Goldenberg Anthony & Stacey Gollner

Guangchuan He & Qingxue Fan Amir & Raheema Hemani Michael & Andrea Herz Henry (Hank) Horkoff & Qi (Jenny) Zhu Simon Horner & Laura Sexsmith Judith Horner Yu Tong (Ekalan) Hou Robin Hu & Corinna (Huiling) Ye Yi Ping Hu & Yong Fen (Jenny) Zheng

Ronald Klopfer & Natalie Marchesan Alex & Sherry Klopfer Mark Klot & Annabel Perry Daniel Ko & Cecilia Wong William Ko & Lillian Wong George & Gina Kondopulos Richard Kristen Jian Ming (Simon) Kuang & Rui Lan (Lily) Li Alexander & Suzanne Kubyshyn Rosemary Lai

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David & Teresa LePoidevin

Yi Shi Liu & Ya Jie Wu

Bob Michieli & Debra Sider

Feng Pan & Yan Liu

Sarah Robertson-Burd

David & Fely Levy

Yi Yong Liu & Ying (Cathleen) Guo

Terence & Cindy Mirza

John & Claudia Pao

David & Sue Roppel

Han Li & Simeng Wang

Frederic Loeven & Janet Nieckarz-Loeven

Michael & Wendy Mitchell

Adlan Parsa & Sarah Raissadati

Amin Salemohamed

Karyn Mitchell

Walter Pecora & Bernice Chan

Kamaal & Saira Samji

Jack Morin

Li (Penny) Peng & Yixun (Cindy) Zheng

Martin & Ann Schultz

Minning & Crystal Li Ran Li & Bo (Luna) Wang Richard Li & Joyce Liu David & Kathy Li Yu Peng Li & Ning Zhang Christine Li Shi Cheng Lian & Wen Jia Ma Jason Lin & Emily Tzu Pei Chang Zhitian Lin & Lei Zhao Alan & Andrea Linsley Steven & Chi Lippman Jerry (Ze Rui) Liu Ning (Richard) Liu & Ling (Lily) Chen Prosper Liu Qin (Jim) Liu & Jing (Jessica) Fan Wei (David) Liu & Lili (Lily) Hao Xiu Jie Liu & Fang Yin

Xue Feng Lou & Lianfei Xu Allan & Yoko Lu Minwei Lu & Tingting Fu TunHua Lu & Fang (Angela) Huang Wei Luo & Weiying (Nancy) Zhang Derrick Ma & Celine Chen Yu (James) Ma & Zhuojia (Jessica) Song

Lauren Mounzer Elizabeth Murphy Keith & Kelly Murray Jim Myers

Kaila Pilecki Patrick Power & Monika Sumara Danut & Mihaela Prisecariu Shihong Qi & Yi (Amy) Tang Yong Qi & Wei Chen

Kevin Seymour Xuejun Shan & Yueqiu Wang Fang (Leo) Shao & Jessica (Jing) Li Matthew & Jackie Shaw Curt & Helaine Shepard

Eric Qin & Vicki Li

Amirreza Sherkat & Soudabeh Hakimi-Sherkat

Bing Ni & Lei (Jessie) Duan

Yang Qu & Shu Wang

Yahya Shokravi & Mahna Naemi

Alan & Sarah Nicholl

Nazanin Rahnema

Jason & Audra Shull

Nadeem & Jenna Rajabali

Kaayla Sinclaire

John McArthur & Nicky Senyard

Shameer Noormohamed & Gopi Chande

Irfhan & Brenda Rajani

Brian Snodgrass & Anita Wu

Stuart & Meghan McDonald

Jim & Trish O’Toole

Alnoor & Zahra Ramji

Tim & Laurel Spencer

Alexandra McIntyre

Thong On & Van Nguyen

Shanaz Ramji-Motani

Mark & Susanne Steffens

Bruce & Julia McLeod

Jay & Carolina Orosa

Madjid & Sally Rassamanesh

David McLeod

Rahim Paiwandzada

Michael Steinmann & Alexandra Mauler

Jonathan & Michelle Meade

Dazong Pan & Jing (Maggie) Ning

German Marin & Ira Vergani Luis Marin & Dilma Restrepo Marko & Jelena Markovic

Bill Meikle & Susan Albert

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Alan & Kit Morris

Shahin Nariman & Sanaz Aynechian

Michael & Mallora Rayner Payam Razavi & Elham Abousaeidi JiaWei (Javin) Ren & Xiao Na (Rosemary) Wang

Alexandra Stingaciu Zsuzsanna Straub

Dongying Su & Su Chang

Sarira Molaie

Alex Wortman

Scott Zechner

Startmen Su & Minzhi Ye

Leah Verdone

John & Gillian Wray

Iraj Zehtab & Dorsa Mand

Wei Xiao Su & Jun (Jennifer) Chen

Conal & Heather Walsh

JianLiang Wu & HanXiao Wang

Hui (Kelly) Zeng

Azim & Navida Suleman

Laura Walsh & Roman Kuroyedov

Binrong (Kathryn) Wu

Chao Zhang & Wen Can Wang

Kevin Sullivan & Winnie Wang

Baoxin (Thomas) Wang & Miao (Sophie) Miao

Alexander & Candace Wurm

Chong Yang Zhang & Cui Hong (Tracy) Lu

Gang Sun & Wen (Grace) Zhang Xiaofeng Sun & Yun Cui Yao Sun & Zhao (Louisa) Zhang Jinkun (Sam) Sun & Hui (Alice) Guan Malik & Shahzma Talib David Tang & Michelle Liu Haohan Tang & Meijun Zhang Jose Teran Rahim Thomas Ava Thompson Shunli Tian & Hua Liang Hip-Ming (Herbert) Tung & Sau-Hung (Sandy) Kwong Kevin & Caroline Tyson Hanif & Sophia Ukani Marc van der Chijs & Zhiqi (Grace) Wang Kees & Andrea van der Werff Hamidreza Vaziri Kashani &

Cheng Wang & Wen Qiu Dazuo Wang & Jian Dong Weilong Wang & Yingtao (Stella) Liu Xu (Leo) Wang & Jingjing Li Yanqing (John) & Li (Lydia) Wang

Malone & Chunling (Linda) Xie Haibo Xu & Xiuhong Shen Meng Xu & Minjun Luo Qing Xu & Ai (Ella) Chen Yong Xu & Lin Ya Zhu

Dongge Zhang & Hua (Pauline) Yang Matthew Zhang Qing Wei (David) Zhang Wei Zhang & Estelle Yu Xiaolin Zhang & Sha Pei

Zewu Wang & Zhilan Zhou

Jun (Whistler) Yan & Xiangling (Christina) Wang

Yan Lan (Lily) Wang

Min Yan

Dylan Zhao & Candy Zou

ShengCheng (Richard) Wang & Kun (Annie) Zhang

Baosong Yang & Mijiao Cao

Liang Jian (Leon) Zhao & Yin (May) Yim

Bill & Audrey White

Jianjun Yang & Xiaojuan (June) Zhang

Derek White & Anita Arndt

Miao Yang & Yan Ren

Antony Wilson

Quan (Dennis) Yang & Antonia Chau

Ralph Wimmer

Zhangmeng (Simon) Yang & Li Zhen (Yolanda) Chen

Dean & Susan Winsor Michael Wong & Amy Yuen Kevin & Heather Wood Edward Wootten & Ann-Margaret Tait

Yong Ai Yang & Gui Xia (Angie) Wang

Zhongnan & She Zhang

Mingxin (Mason) Zhao & Shuang (Miranda) Wang Jing Zhao & Alex Hamill Hang (Herman) Zhou & Sha (Echo) Liu Zhong Dong & Juan (Joanna) Zhou Ruhua Zhu & Min Jin

Chun Huang Ye & Zhen Huang

Ming Zhuang & Jin (Fafa) Zhang

Yun Ye & Jin Lu

MVP Gala Committee

Every effort has been made to ensure the names listed above are accurate. These names reflect all who have made donations to Mulgrave, received during the period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. If we made an error or omission please accept our apologies and notify the Advancement Office. Thank you!

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Governance and Leadership BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADVISORY BOARD

The Board of Directors is entrusted with the strategic, long-term vision of the school on behalf of the Mulgrave Independent School Society. The Society is a not-for-profit registered charity. There are fourteen parent or alumni-parent members of the Board, and we thank them for their selfless service and for the work they do to support the school

The Mulgrave Advisory Board was created to discuss with and advise the Head of School and the Mulgrave Board of Directors on the following:

The Mulgrave Board as of September 2017: • Harry Wierenga, Chair • Michael Birch • Gopi Chande, Vice Chair • Charles Chang • Katherine Hoogendoorn, • Helen Joannou Secretary • William Ko • Richard Cheah, Treasurer • John Pao

• Brenda Rajani • Jihad Saba • Helaine Shepard • Navida Suleman • Malik Talib

BOARD COMMITTEES Our committees are comprised of Board members, staff, students and parents, and they serve in the following areas: • Finance • Nominations • Audit • Building and Grounds • Executive • Governance

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• Mulgrave’s broad educational provision and philosophy • International innovations and trends in PK-12 education • Mulgrave in the British Columbian education system Members include: John Wray Bonny Randall Brad Carter Claire Cupples Coralie MacIntyre Gordon MacIntyre Helaine Shepard Jesse Calderon Kathy McLaughlin

Lauren Mounzer Nabila Pirani Paul Dangerfield George Iwama Samantha Tsuruda Samir Manji Tony Allard Gopi Chande Kyle Prior

Brenda Rajani Aiden Carere Chan Hon Goh Harry Wierenga Pam Goldsmith-Jones Marjorie Wonham Shae de Jaray Simon LeSieur Silvia Heinrich

Our roots were humble, but the vision was not.

Adapted from Founding Head Linda Hamer’s Grace Assembly Address (June 2018) Today, we are taking a journey backward in time when Mulgrave School was merely a possible prospect and not a reputable reality. A quarter of a century has passed since a group of determined

parents met to mull over their idea of funding another independent school of excellence on the North Shore.

The fledgling Board chose to open the as yet unnamed school in a portable classroom, on land owned by the West Vancouver Unitarian Church.

The portable was grey outside; it leaked, the heating system was temperamental, it had certainly seen better days.

There was no playing field, there was no library, there was no gym, and there certainly was no technology. But, what we had was a clear vision, a unique philosophy, a lionhearted Board, indefatigable parents and students that were curious and ready to learn.

Turning a vision into reality is a monumental task which involves collaboration, mutual respect, selflessness, sacrifice, consciousness, integrity, trust, and, above all, faith in the vision statement of the school.

And, thanks to our magnificent Boards, unbelievable parents, dedicated teachers we did just that. So it is that we are here today, twenty-five years later, still innovating, still dynamic, and still essentially Mulgrave, being the best we can be.

Founding a new school was a risky, tenuous business. Our roots were humble, but the vision was not.

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