2014–15 Report Card

FORWARD MOMENTUM

ONE BOY AT A TIME. BUILDING FINE YOUNG MEN.

According to a wide range of indicators, the 2014-15 academic year was characterized by an impressive range of accomplishments reflecting a strong commitment to ongoing School improvement.

Central to this process was our first-ever accreditation by Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS). The resulting Report concluded “that St. George’s is an excellent school,” and that this excellence is reflected “in the high number of commendations….contrasted with the relatively small number of recommendations for improvement.” In addition to commending our teachers “for the work they do in pursuing and maintaining the high standards,” the Report acknowledged them “for the sense of security with which they examine what they do in order to make the school a better place.” As well, the Visiting Committee was greatly impressed by the “pervasive sense of renewal and aspiration for continued – or expanded – success” that they observed, noting that the “sense of a school with forward momentum was palpable.”

In addition to passing the CAIS accreditation with flying colours, we enjoyed many other successes in 2014-15. Once again, our boys excelled on wide range of external tests, including BC’s Foundation Skills Assessment and the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations. Just as impressive is the fact that our 162 graduates received more than 690 university acceptances at 147 different post-secondary institutions, along with more than $2 million in merit-based scholarships. The incredible diversity of these offers attests to our success in helping each boy find the program and university that are for him the best fit.

In 2014-15, the richness of our students’ co-curricular experiences paralleled their academic achievements. With a broad range of clubs, recreational sports, and competitive teams from which to choose, every boy had ample opportunity to stretch himself and to find his niche. Close to 82% of them played on at least one competitive team, and out of 55 possible teams, no fewer than 6 were successful in reaching Provincial or National Championships. As well, our Music Program received 12 Gold Medals provincially, and our students participated in an expanded array of Student Leadership and Service Learning initiatives.

Our Strategic Plan continued to move forward bringing with it a variety of initiatives enhancing student experiences. In response to our Campus Master Plan, we launched The ONE Campaign in order to raise the $40 million that will be required to renovate the current Junior School building and construct new learning spaces on the Senior School campus. Altogether, we raised $4.59 million in cash donations for the School, and by the end of June more than $12. 4 million had been committed to The ONE Campaign in cash & pledges.

As we know from our most recent survey, the vast majority of our students love their School. They are happy to be here, just as they are keen to make us proud of them. As one Graduate of 2015 wrote: “St. George’s has given me unforgettable memories, lifelong friendships, and a strong foundation for my future. I know that when I graduate this June, I will look back at my high school years with gratification and be proud to be a Georgian.”

Above and beyond any of the accomplishments included in this document, those words convey the essence of what makes this such a great school. St. George’s engages, motivates, and inspires boys and young men, and in the process, it helps them become the very best human beings they are capable of becoming.

I am grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of 2014-15 school year. I am honoured to serve as the School’s eighth Headmaster, and hope that you will share my sense of accomplishment as you read our Report Card for 2014-15.

DR. TOM MATTHEWS HEADMASTER

While teachers at St. George’s are always looking for various and diverse ways to track our boys’ progress and competencies, the report card still seems to be a key tracking measure. So it should come as no surprise that the Board and senior administration anxiously awaited the results of our first-ever CAIS accreditation process, the closest thing that exists to a whole school report card. Phew! Were we ever happy. While Dr. Matthews elaborates on the details of the Report in this and other publications, and the entire Report is available on the school website, I am so happy to report that the Board has been strongly encouraged by the results.

Perhaps the most encouraging thing about the Report though is not what you might first expect. While we were delighted to be given an unqualified accreditation with a record number of highlights and commendations, we were most encouraged by the response of our teaching staff and administration. Yes, the report confirms we are a great school, but still there is more to do. There was no sense of resting on our laurels or relaxing for a break. Rather, all involved just redoubled their commitments to areas like Growth & Renewal, enhanced safety, continuing improvement of co-curriculars, and really every other aspect of school life. This response really models the reactions we hope for from our sons as they progress through the school: if it is good, enjoy your success but keep working to improve anyway; if it is weak, investigate, plan a response, execute that and then reassess. I believe this modeling of improvement is so healthy for our boys and will serve them well in future academic endeavours and beyond as they enter the workplace and the world to improve the future for all of us. So, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our staff who worked so hard on this CAIS accreditation process, not just for the enormous effort that went into preparing for it but also for your wonderful response to the Report and your serious efforts to use it to make our School even better.

One key message in the Accreditation Report was the expressed need to renew our teaching spaces, particularly at the Senior School. This is a key area of focus for the Board right now as we work to both plan the building and raise the funds. We know we have a really effective program for the boys, now we need the spaces to match. The School is in an excellent financial position with no debt. We are now actively working on the Campaign for whole school space renewal. I have made a commitment to meet with every family in the School to ask you to further partner with us as we work together to raise these funds. I believe that we have a world-class education for our boys and I believe providing world-class facilities will only improve our faculty’s abilities to keep delivering the best education possible. Together, we will be able to create spaces for the next hundred years of teaching at Saints. So, when you get an invitation to join me and hear our plan, please come along with an excitement and anticipation of what we can achieve together so all Georgians, past, current and future, will continue to be proud of the school that has shaped the character of so many fine young men.

MRS. LESLEY BENTLEY CHAIR OF THE BOARD

A BOY’S LEARNING

OUR ACADEMIC PROFILE

JUNIOR SCHOOL ACADEMIC Results

to the School’s mission.

Provincial Exam Results JUNE 2015

86.2% 71.1%

83.7% 69.6%

A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION

St. George’s reputation as one of the most academically challenging and competitive high school environments in Canada is long-standing. As a university preparatory institution with selective entrance standards, our students meet that challenge by earning exemplary grades, as evidenced by the extraordinary number of university acceptances from around the globe. All of our graduates leave St. George’s School with options; our goal is to prepare them sufficiently well in all respects to ensure that the choices they have upon graduation will set them on a path to lifelong success.

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STUDENTS ATTENDING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES

MOST POPULAR CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES FOR THE CLASS OF 2015 TO ATTEND:

1. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

2. WESTERN UNIVERSITY

3. QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY

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STUDENTS ATTENDING US UNIVERSITIES

MOST POPULAR US UNIVERSITIES FOR THE CLASS OF 2015 TO ATTEND:

1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 2. BROWN UNIVERSITY 3. CORNELL UNIVERSITY

STUDENTS ATTENDING OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES

MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2015:

THE UNITED KINGDOM

CLASS OF 2015 RECEIVED OFFERS FROM

147 UNIVERSITIES

IN CANADA, USA, UK, EUROPE, AND ASIA

CLASS OF 2015 ATTENDING 55 UNIVERSITIES

Canadian UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES US UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

Acadia University

University of British Columbia

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Concordia University

Dalhousie University

Huron University College

Langara College

McGill University

Mount Allison University

University of Ottawa

Queen’s University

Quest University Canada

Ryerson University

University of Toronto Vancouver Film School

University of Victoria University of Waterloo Western University

Boston University

Bowdoin College

Brown University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

Carnegie Mellon University

Chapman University

University of Chicago

Colorado State University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University Franklin & Marshall College Harvard University

Lafayette College

Middlebury College

New York University

University of Pennsylvania Pomona College

Pratt Institute

Reed College

Rhode Island School of Design

Rice University

Santa Clara University

University of Southern California

Tulane University

Washington University in St. Louis Yale University

OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

Bristol University

University of Cambridge

Durham University

King’s College London University of Seoul/Jeju University of St. Andrews University College London

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BOY OF CHARACTER OUR STUDENT BODY PROFILE

STUDENTS ARE

Each year, through the Graduating Class Exit Survey, our graduates are asked to reflect on the most impactful aspects of their school experience. Unequivocally, our students comment on the meaningful relationships that they formed within our community. The power of relationships has become a value-added and distinguishable facet of the St. George’s student experience. These meaningful relationships stem from our intentional approach to Character Education and how our Core Values are defined, taught, modelled, upheld, acknowledged, and celebrated daily.

73%

OF OUR STUDENTS SPEAK ENGLISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AT HOME

87%

OF STUDENTS FROM OUR LAST SURVEY (2013) REPORTED THAT ST.GEORGE’S WAS THEIR FIRST CHOICE AMONGST SCHOOLS

ALMOST OF STUDENTS RATE THEIR GENERAL SATISFACTION WITH THE SCHOOL AT 4 OR 5 ON A 5-POINT SCALE

Programs and Activities 114 LIVE IN RESIDENCE STUDENTS

STUDENT LIFE

Advisor Program Alley Outreach Program Careers Day Clubs Program

OUR BOARDING BOYS

AN URBAN RESIDENTIAL LIFE EXPERIENCE

Boarding provides a unique opportunity for students to live and learn as part of an active and vibrant school community. What makes residential life at St. George’s unique is our urban surroundings: we live in a safe, residential area that is only minutes away from the heart of one of the world’s most exciting cities. Harker Hall, our dedicated boarding facility, is a diverse, engaging environment that is warm, welcoming, and conducive to effective learning. To support our belief in the well-rounded boy, we offer an extensive Activities Program and Residential Life Curriculum.

WEEKEND Activities Offered

Go-Karting

Swimming

Movies

Community Service Cycling Paddleboarding BC Lions

Vancouver Whitecaps Science World Hiking

Cooking/Baking Trampoline Park Capilano Bridge Golfing

Fright Night at PNE

Hosting Queen Margaret’s School Bowling Watermania Poker Tournament Bouldering Surfing Whale Watching Film Festival Mini Golf

Skiing and Snowboarding Gingerbread Houses Cookie Decorating Skating Laser Tag Snow Tubing Casino Night

Curling

Vancouver Canucks Hockey Vancouver Giants Hockey Karaoke

Paintball

Opera and Theatre Theatre Sports Aquarium

Richmond Night Market

Cultus Lake Waterpark Harker Hall Olympics Colour Run

MEXICO

USA

UNITED KINGDOM JAPAN

SOUTH KOREA CHINA TAIWAN HONG KONG

SINGAPORE

INDONESIA

SOUTH AFRICA

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

98%

OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN

CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS, SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

57A unique and defining feature of St. George’s School is the breadth and depth of our programs. This is never more evident than in the selection of elective Clubs & Activities offered to our boys, at lunchtime, after school, and on the weekends. Some clubs travel to competitions out of town for 1-2 weeks, even through the holidays. Every club or activity has at least one faculty or staff sponsor, and as many as 95% of the boys participate in one or more co-curricular activity at both Schools.

Amnesty International Anime, Comic, Games Art Club

Athletic Trainers

Bee Keeping & Organic Gardening Book Club

Brass Ensemble Business Club

Café Olé (French & Spanish)

Ceramics

Chinese Culture

Classics Exams/Classical League/Latin Competitive Programming

Creative Photography

Creative Writing

Design & Architecture

Destination Imagination (DINI)

Documentary Film

Duke of Edinburgh Each One Teach One

Food for Thought Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)

Georgian Yearbook Global Perspectives Community Service (GPACS) Green Machine Recycling

around the World in 2014-15

Dongguan, China – Senior Badminton

Edmonton, Alberta – Senior Volleyball

United Kingdom – Junior History & Literacy Tour Eugene, Oregon, USA – Track & Field Everett, Washington, USA – Golf Germany, Italy, Austria – Senior Band Guatemala & Peru – Service Learning

Honduras – Conservation Biology & Ecology

Hong Kong – The PolyU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge

Kelowna, British Columbia – Junior Volleyball

Kingston, Ontario – Debate & Public Speaking

Los Angeles, California, USA – Swim Team

New York City, NY, USA – Arts & Culture

Sacramento, California, USA – Rowing

San Diego, California, USA – Robotics

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA – Senior Basketball

St. Catharines, Ontario - Rowing

United Kingdom & Ireland – Junior Rugby

USA & Canada – Multiple Model UN trips

Guitar Health Sciences Improv Investment Club Jazz Combo Law Library Monitors Life Drawing Makers

Math: All Grades, Math Challengers 8 & 9 Model

Model Airplane Building Nobel Science

Open Studio Art

OPUS Literary & Art Publication

Peer Tutoring

Percussion Ensemble

Performance Podcasting

Political Debate

Portfolio (Art)

Robotics/ Technology

Saints’ Conference (Debate, MUN, Public Speaking)

Saints’ Players Theatre Co.

Science Fair

Schoolreach Quiz Teams

South Asian Culture

Summit Outdoor Club

Textile Arts

Ventures 34th Scout Group

University Essay Workshops

Wind Ensemble

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

LEADERSHIP & LEARNING

STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-10

PARTICIPATE

IN THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

AS MANY AS

10%

OF GRADE 11 AND 12 STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATION.

DISCOVERY 10

The “Disco 10” Program gives participants an opportunity to explore the beautiful province of British Columbia in a year-long adventure that divides their time between experiences in the outdoors and the classroom. Last year our boys visited:

• Victoria: Government buildings and the Royal BC Museum

• Penticton: Climbing

• Chilcotin: Mountain Hiking

• Stein Valley: Hiking and First Nations cultural experience

• Whistler area: Winter trips

• Vancouver Island Canoe and Kayak

• North Coast Trail and Queen Charlotte Strait: Year-end Expedition

ALLObjectives

Our Outdoor Education Program focuses on developing students in four key areas: interpersonal and intrapersonal skills; environmental and social awareness; academic integration; and outdoor skills. Activities are designed to follow a continuum of skill development in each of these four areas, developing in complexity over the grades.

The outdoor setting offers a powerful opportunity for supporting many aspects of our educational philosophy. We believe that by taking students away from the comfort of their everyday environment into a place of perceived uncertainty, we can engage students in learning that might not be possible in an urban context or day program. Beginning in Grade 1, all students participate in our Outdoor Education Program at least once a year, up to and including Grade 10, with the option of our innovative, year-long Discovery 10 program. Activities and programs are designed to be age- and skill-appropriate and to challenge students to develop in each of the four objective areas.

WHAT WE DO

Alpine Skiing Backcountry Skiing Canoeing Cycle Touring Hiking Nordic Skiing Rock Climbing Sea Kayaking Snowboarding Snowshoeing Surfing Winter Camping

WHERE WE GO

Over 80 trips throughout the year put more than 850 students out for more than 4500 days of student field time each year.

CAMP PROGRAMS:

Anvil Island

Camp Squeah

Camp Stillwood Cheakamus Centre

Lighthouse Park

Loon Lake

Reifel Bird Sanctuary Spanish Banks Zajac Ranch

BACKCOUNTRY PROGRAMS: Alouette Lake

Broken Group Islands Broughton Archipelago Clayoquot Sound Deep Cove and Indian Arm Gulf Islands

Juan de Fuca Trail

Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park

Nootka Island

North Coast Trail

North Shore Mountains

Pemberton Pitt Lake Sayward Canoe Route Skaha Bluffs

South Chilcotin Mountains

South Vancouver Island Squamish

Stein Valley West Coast Trail

ATHLETICS

BUILDING BODIES & MINDS

For more than 80 years there has been a demonstrated commitment to sport at St. George’s School.

We remain one of the few schools in Canada to have a compulsory Games Program for all Senior School students. This program is designed to build character and confidence through student participation in competitive and/or recreational activities. The Games Program is often cited as a highlight of a student’s time at Saints.

At St. George’s School, we recognize that learning and practicing the skills required to become fine young men can be done on the field or in the arena as well as in the classroom.

As such, the School promotes student participation in athletic competition at the recreational, regional, provincial, national, and international levels. Students are encouraged to practice the School’s Core Values of respect, empathy, humility, and resilience in their interactions with other teams and responsibility and integrity by managing their time and schedules to ensure their classwork is completed. Faculty-coaches also communicate with colleagues to invigilate student tests and ensure assignments are completed during away trips and tours

Activities Offered

Archery Badminton Ball Hockey Basketball Basketball Training Cricket Cross-country Curling Fitness Flag Football Golf Hockey Training Ice Hockey Martial Arts Pool Kayaking Road Cycling Road Hockey Rock Climbing Rowing Rowing Training Rugby Rugby Training Sailing Scuba Ski Snowboarding Soccer Softball

Spin Biking Squash Swimming Table Tennis Tennis

Track & Field Track & Field Training Trail Running Triathlon Ultimate Ultimate Training Volleyball Water Polo Yoga

THE ARTS NURTURING

CREATIVITY

Whether it’s designing, building and lighting stage sets, acting, high-tech animation, painting, drawing, or sculpting, Saints’ boys love to explore and develop their creative talents. The choices at St. George’s School are unparalleled and include opportunities to act in 3-4 major, semi-professional productions annually, play in one of 8 award-winning bands, take a master class with renowned international artists and musicians, compete for one of the much-prized arts scholarships, or exhibit their work publicly. Every boy becomes an Artistic Boy at some point during their time at Saints.

RIGG SCHOLARS

PHILIP

RIGG (1958 – 1974)

During his years as a student at St. George’s School, Philip proved himself a scholar, athlete, and artist of considerable merit, much to the high regard of his classmates and teachers. He maintained credible achievement in the “A” class, while participating fully in the Athletic Program of the School, winning both the Under-14 and Under-16 Aggregate Trophies, the latter even as he struggled with the disease that led to his death just three months later. Philip had already excelled in Archery, winning the Canadian Junior Archery Championship in 1972. In spite of these attainments, he was a quiet, humble person with a hint of a smile when he spoke. These aspects of his personality dominated his work in the Fine Arts. His pottery was some of the finest done in the School and, as with his painting and drawing, was of a quality such that future recipients of a Rigg Scholarship could consider such recognition of their work an honour indeed.

SERVICE LEARNING

BUILDING GLOBAL CITIZENS

SINCE 2011

Service Learning continues to flourish under its mandate to give back and educate in meaningful ways through three areas: volunteer service, charitable fundraising, and awareness campaigns. Student commitment to service learning and charitable endeavours is tracked during their time at the School.

Students achieving 300 hours of volunteer service during their time at St. George’s are honoured with a Level Five Service Tie, and contribute to the Reflections publication, which documents their experiences and reflections on what their volunteer work has meant to them.

WE HELP

ALLEY OUTREACH PROJECT ANNUAL SCHOOL FAIR BACKPACK BUDDIES

EACH ONE, TEACH ONE PROGRAM

THE READING BEAR (EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE) FREE THE CHILDREN

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK HAMPER DRIVE

HOODIE DAY FOR COVENANT HOUSE

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT OF

CANCER RESEARCH

TERRY FOX RUN THROUGH THE THE JUNIOR SCHOOL PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT OF Union Gospel Mission

(WINDERMERE SECONDARY, THE ALDERWOOD SCHOOL, ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY, GRAHAM BRUCE ELEMENTARY, & STRATHCONA ELEMENTARY)

JEANS DAY FOR BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD FAIR MOVEMBER

PACIFIC SPIRIT PARK SOCIETY

PERU’S CHALLENGE

PROJECT SOMOS - GUATEMALA CHILDREN’S VILLAGE STRATHCONA COMMUNITY CENTRE TELUS DAY OF GIVING TERRY FOX RUN

UNICEF CAMPAIGN VANCOUVER ADAPTIVE SKI/SNOWBOARD PROGRAM WORLD AIDS DAY CAMPAIGN

HIGHLIGHTS

READING BEAR PROGRAM

The Reading Bear engaged the entire Grade 8 cohort – more than 150 students who visited East Vancouver Elementary Schools six times throughout the school year to provide and read books with Kindergarten students. This is an extraordinary undertaking in conjunction with UBC Medical School’s Early Literacy Initiative.

FREE THE CHILDREN

Since 2011 the Junior School has raised almost $20,000 to help support our adopted village in Kipsongol, Kenya. Through a partnership with Free the Children, the students have been able to raise funds to support the building of a school and well as well as provide alternative income for the people of the village.

SGPA

ST. GEORGE’S PARENTS ASSOCIATION

The St. George’s Parents Association (SGPA) has a long history of active participation in the life of the School for more than six decades. Through many volunteer and fundraising opportunities, they very effectively engage both past and present parents in the school community. These volunteers devote thousands of hours in support of the School and the boys in many areas, including Used Uniform sales, volunteering in the classrooms, providing support at various sporting events, and organizing the always–necessary Lost and Found! Parent volunteers also work together to host the SGPA Welcome Back Barbecue, seasonal parent socials, the Saints Soireé, and the famous Annual School Fair.

SGPA BOARD 2014-15

PAUL TILBURY PESIDENT

ROSI GILL VICE PRESIDENT ANNE BOYLE PAST PRESIDENT

TIM DELANEY SECRETARY ANNA TSANG TREASURER CINDY LEE FAIR TREASURER

AGNES FINAN

LINDA FONG KENNY

SUSAN HYSLOP

MEENA JOSHI KENTON LOW JOYCE NG MARTIN SHEN

ALISON SINCLAIR BURNS CATHARINE TURNER

Over 1000 parents work countless hours preparing for and working at the Annual Fair, which takes place on the first Saturday of May. The Fair raises significant funds that the School has used for many purposes, including, most recently, the renewal of two libraries, purchasing new school buses and sporting equipment, building a playground, and refurbishing a locker room refurbishment. The goal of the SGPA is to involve all parents in our community in order to enhance the experience of both boys and parents at the School.

THE GEORGIANS OUR

ALUMNI

MISSION STATEMENT

To inspire and strengthen the engagement of alumni with St. George’s School and of the Georgians with each other.

An “Old Boy” or a “Georgian” is any student who has completed one full year at St. George’s School. Each year we add between 150-160 new Georgians to that list, which is now well in excess of 6600 men around the world. The Old Boys’ Association is a not-for-profit society, incorporated in 1950, that works closely with the School and its other Boards with a common goal of support. The primary objectives of the Old Boys’ Association are to connect Georgians with one another and with the School, to provide mentoring opportunities, and to support the School.

The Board of Directors of the Old Boys’ Association, also known as the Georgians, meets up to 10 times each year. The 2014-2015 Board was:

BRUCE JACKSON ‘78 PRESIDENT

DIRK LAUDAN ‘87 VICE PRESIDENT

GEOFF LITHERLAND ‘84

SECRETARY

JEFF ILICH ’02 TREASURER

MICHAEL SKENE ‘85 PAST PRESIDENT

LAWRENCE CHEE ‘84

RODAN GOPAUL-SINGH ‘88

MAXIM GOTSUTSOV ‘03

MAX HAGER ‘00

DEREK MAH ‘92

TOM MASTERSON ‘03

STEVE MILLEN ‘70

PAUL MITCHELL-BANKS ‘78

ALEXANDRE NEMETZ-SINCHEIN ‘04 DONOVAN TILDESLEY ‘02

GEORGIAN CHAPTERS

The Georgians are the alumni of St. George’s School. They are actively engaged at the School and around the globe; they are a vibrant and interactive online community with a strong presence on both the Facebook and LinkedIn social media platforms; they are a strong network of significance to Georgians of any and all ages. Major reunion events take place annually in Vancouver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and New York, as well as Victoria, Kelowna, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and London, England, all of which provide valuable in-person connection points for Georgians. Georgians also actively support on-campus events such as our own Dragons’ Lair and Careers Day, and directly connect with students to mentor those who will soon join the ranks of the Georgians. The Georgians network continues to grow each year, whilst supporting and maintaining direct ties to the School we share in common.

FACILITIES A WORLD CLASS SCHOOL

CAMPUSES

St. George’s School enjoys two beautiful and spacious campuses adjacent to the 2000 acres of Pacific Spirit Park in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Our Campus Master Plan was developed to ensure our school community’s facility needs will be met for decades to come. The plan will be executed by way of a multi-phased fundraising campaign which began in 2014; phase I of the campaign should be completed in 2016 for a total of $40 million. Already completed or underway are major restoration projects for our two heritage buildings (see below) and renovations of all classrooms at the Junior School, including the library.

LEARNING SPACES

BUILDING ON OUR PAST

The spectacular and historic building that has been home to St. George’s School since 1979 was originally constructed in 1912 in a Gothic revival style for the Convent of the Sacred Heart, who ran it as a girls’ boarding school. In 2015 the City of Vancouver gave its top Heritage Award to the School in recognition of the extraordinary effort and resources that St. George’s has devoted to restoration and maintenance of an iconic part of the history of Vancouver. The award cited ‘the meticulous, well-executed preservation of St. George’s Junior School and Boiler House, continuing the School’s exemplary stewardship…’

TENNIS COURTS

PLAYING FIELDS

SWIMMING POOL

BOATHOUSE (SHARED WITH UBC)

THE SENIOR SCHOOL LEARNING COMMONS

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL GRADE 7 NEIGHBOURHOOD

A GIVING COMMUNITY OUR FINANCIAL REPORT

Financially, the Society realized another successful year, closing the 2014-15 school year with an excess of revenues over expenses, after amortization and interest, of $730,535. This was less than the previous year, which closed with an excess of $1,558,710. Revenues totaled $40,486,275 and total expenses were $39,755,740. These charts provide

REVENUE SOURCES

($’000)

2015

TUITION & BOARDING: $26,719

FOUNDATION: $4,843

GOVERNMENT GRANTS: $3,006

OTHER INCOME: $5,656

AMORTIZATION: $262 TOTAL $40,486

• Tuition and Boarding net revenue rose 4.9% from the previous year.

• Foundation income decreased by 3.9% as a result of decreased operating grant donations.

2014

TUITION & BOARDING: $25,462

FOUNDATION: $5,041

GOVERNMENT GRANTS: $2,955

OTHER INCOME: $5,248

AMORTIZATION: $289 TOTAL $38,995

• Government grant revenue increased by 1.7% due to increased funding by the Provincial Government.

• Other income rose 7.8% due to increased facility rentals, summer school income, and interest income.

SALARIES & BENEFITS: $21,510

2015 2014

SCHOOL OPERATIONS: $4,496 LEASE: $5,504

FACILITIES: $2,220

ADMINISTRATION: $1,990

FINANCIAL AID: $1,033

FOOD SERVICES: $1,226

FUNDRAISING: $475 AMORTIZATION: $1,302

TOTAL $39,756

SALARIES & BENEFITS: $20,810

SCHOOL OPERATIONS: $4,264 LEASE: $5,588

FACILITIES: $1,906 ADMINISTRATION: $1,752 FINANCIAL AID: $791

FOOD SERVICES: $1,127

FUNDRAISING: $283 AMORTIZATION: $1,185 TOTAL $37,706

• Salaries and Benefits have increased by 4.7%, this is due to salary increases for existing faculty and staff, and increases to MSP, pension, and professional development expenses.

• School operations increased by 5.4%, primarily due to an increase in athletics and summer school expenses.

• The decrease in the lease payment to the Foundation resulted from a decrease in the assessed value of the leased property, upon which the lease amount is calculated.

• Facilities have increased by 16.5% due to consulting and architectural fees related to the Junior School neighbourhoods.

• Administration is up 13.6% due to increased software maintenance and licensing fees, legal and advertising expenses.

• Financial Aid increased by 32.1% due to awarding a number of additional entrance scholarships.

• Food Services costs have increased by 8.8%, due to increased participation in the meal program.

• Fundraising expenses increased significantly due to the increased focus on the ONE Campaign.

• Amortization is up by 9.8% due to new capital purchased and put into use.

• Total expenses from all categories are up by 6.2% over the previous year.

FINANCIAL AID & SCHoLARSHIPS

We recognize that an independent school education is a significant financial investment. St. George’s School is committed to attracting and retaining students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds who have the potential and passion to thrive through access to our program. The School’s Financial Aid Program has been developed to assist families who, without financial assistance, would not be able to afford the cost of a St. George’s School education. We believe that attracting the very best students to St. George’s benefits the entire school community. The Financial Aid Program is funded through Endowment Fund income and the annual operating budget, both of which benefit from donated funds.

In 2014-15 the rate of participation and philanthropic support to the School continued to rise, as it has done for the past 5 years. This past year represented a record giving year in cash donations received by the Foundation and in all three major campaign areas of Annual Fund, Endowment Fund, and the ONE Campaign for the new capital projects. In addition to raising more than $4.59 million last year, we were pleased to report that the Market Value of the Endowment Fund finished the fiscal year at almost $20.9 million, and that more than $12. 4 million was committed to the ONE Campaign by way of cash and pledges.

$20,899,036

MARKET VALUE OF ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUNDS

$500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,500,000

Thank you TO ALL OUR DONORS

Annual giving

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE: $50,000 +

Michael and Kumi Adamson

Peter C. Heap ‘64

James Jin and Linda Wang Rongrong Shi Weize and Ling Wang

Xiaofeng Wang and Serena X. Xu

PLATINUM LEVEL: $25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (1 donor) John and Dana Montalbano Ken and Julie Park

Xiong Yue Xu and Xiao Ting Guan Yang Yu and Shu Rong Liu

GOLD LEVEL: $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2 donors)

Stephen and Bronwyn Burke Jackson Chak and Jessica Luk Dok Yin Chung and Ping Ping Ching

Kylie Delano Dunstan Family Francine Lo and Robert Elliott Gaglardi Family

Steven and Linda Gully Su Zhen He

Kenneth Horng Qingfang Huang and Wenyan Au Bill and Cathryn Hunter Jim Johnston and Barbara Melosky Rob and Lisa King Nigel B. Kirkwood ‘83 and Carolyn Kirkwood Li Li Kong Jing Li Hong Yu Lin

Yu and Ning Li

Mark Maché ‘86 and Naudia Maché

David Mullen and Georgia Evans

SILVER LEVEL: $5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (9 donors) Jill Diamond and Andrew Abramowich

Aquilini Family Anda and Mike Bacinschi Tanya and Keith Baxter Brittingham & Garza Family Chauhan Family Foundation Diane and Don Chung Yun Hua Ding and Donger Lu Michael Eckford ‘87 and Shanni Eckford Chris Hong and Amanda Chen Kin Wah Leung’s Family Sheng Li and Jing Bai Felix Liu and Kelly Li Wei Liu and Yaozhu Guan Tom and Teresa Lui Joao Ma and Jennifer Kwok Nicholas Ng Celine Nie

Airlie Ogilvie Neil and Michelle Pollock Leo Qiao Sam and JJ Scott

Biying Shen & Yuejiang Lu Sherwood Family Kam and Anna Shojania Michael A. Watt ‘83 and Monique Badun Michael Williams Bob Wooder and Beth Bynoe Anthony Young and Rowena Ting Toby Q. Yu and Lucy J. Luan Fuping Zhang and Xiaoli Liu Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Junyang Zhao and Huimin Chai Jingjing He and Fang Zhou Wei Zhou and Xiu Juan Song Hong Zhu

BRONZE LEVEL: $1,000 - $4,999

Winson Chan and Mirand Law

Francis Chang and Tina Leung Chuan Ming and Ting Fen Chen Lan Chen Qiang Cheng Ed and Alice Cheung Ben Chew and Julie Kim Ken Chong and Sally Law Clarence and Sui Wan Chow Alvin and Fabiana Chubbs David and Tina Church J. Stuart Clyne ‘50 and Margaret Clyne Alex and Jodi Cristall Harvey Dales ‘83 and Jody Dales Rufino and Lana Dee Jo and Liz Delesalle

Baojie Ding and Shu Han Jiangping Ding Jason and Joanna Doray

Darrell and Louise Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Durrani Scott R. Earthy ‘93 Kenneth and Rosemarie Edra Jordan Eng ‘82 and Polly Eng Dylan Michael Enright and Norma Lindsay Rory Fatt and Bryn Archibald Don Ference and Pat Wilson David Ferguson and Kathy Butler Patrick and Agnes Finan Linda and Keat Foo

Markus Franiek ‘82 and Janet Franiek Franke Family

Ryan French ‘84 and Yvette French Sven and Juliette Freybe Felicia Fu

Allen and Shari Gaerber and family Jin Min Gao and Reanna Zhang Wenlong Gao

Lin Yen Huan

Hongwei Huang and Xian Li Huang and Wang’s family Rose Huang Vail Huang and Grace Gu Sodi and Nav Hundal

Hyslop Family Qian Yong Jiang and Amy Yan Zening and Jing Zhang Jin William Jones

John and Tarynne Jue Jacob Kalpakian ‘86

Jack Kliman and Patricia Howitt Chi Soon Kim and Byung Hang Kang Junseuk Kim and Jaeyeon Lim Jeff and Wendi Klein

Maury and Caroline Kolof James J. Korchinski ‘80

Walter Kosteckyj David and Gena Kozier

Barbara and Hans U. Krug Annabelle Kwan Dick and Ada Lam Joan Lane Yuk Lan Lau Hong Anh Le Stanley Jung and Cindy Lee Chance Lee and Karen Marr Fai Lee and Debbie Leong Mervin and Carmen Lee Adrian Lee

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. Peter and Karen Lennox

The Leong Family

Mr. and Mrs. Carey Leung Cheng Ming Li Jack and Joyce Li

St. George’s School gratefully acknowledges all donors whose generous and continued commitments demonstrate their support and loyalty to the School. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. If, however, any errors or omissions have occurred, please accept our apologies, and advise the Advancement Office so that corrections can be made.

David* and Fatima Rentz

Karen Ruddy

Laurence Smythe and Christine Moffat

Bruce and Janet Sprague

Junyu Sun

Zhida Wang and Shuang S. Lin

Guo Qiang Xia

Tom Xie and Cherry Peng

Huimin Xu and Yan Zhang

Jian Bing Zhang and Jin Xia Chang Yumin Zhou and Lin Liu

*deceased

Anonymous (41 donors) Shamir and Sophia Alibhai Shu Xin Bao

Jason and Elizabeth Bell Jagdeep Bhangav and Gayatri M. Sreenivasan David and Elaine Book Anne Boyle and Rob Errington Lyle Braaten and Michelle Switzer Christopher Browes ‘96 Maura Brown and Michael Varabioff Campbell Family

Paul and Bonnie Girard John and Stephanie Gjervan Nicole Guan

Xiaoping Guo and Zhixing Tang

Al-Karim and Farzana Haji Brian and Mavis Hamilton Li and Bangjian Han

Robert and Susan Hector John Henderson Xuan Hua Hoehne

Yu Hong and Maggie Li Gordon Houston and Helen Robson Bill X. Hu and Rebecca X. Yu

Renwei Li and Xintong Liu Richard and Silvia Li Wen Song Li and Diana Hu Yan Li

Yuxiang Li and Yuping Zhang Zheng Li Gui Qun Liang Peter and Katie Lim Lin Lin Xiaogang Lin Gilbert Ling Guomin Liu Jie Liu K. Liu Zemeng Liu and Donglei Hu

Xiaobo Long

Longevita Scientific Inc.

Yang Lu

Lizhi Luo and Yi Zheng

Shaolin Luo

Kun Ma

Irving Mah and Louisa Leung

Geoff Mair ’88 and Amy Mair

Stephen and Heather Mak

Henry and Patti Man

Rory Matheson and Karen Ravenhill

Robert Matsuyama

Catherine and Gordon McCauley

Neil Menzies ‘82 and Martine Blier

Eesh and Deepshikha Modi

Michael Nauss and Leslie Jones

Chi Sing Ng

Kyung Seok Oh and Sun Kyung Park

Mark Pallai and Heather Bagshaw

Ron and Narinder Parmar

Gary and Mina Pooni

Eric and Denise Pugash

Jessie Xiang Ren

Simon Shi and Christine Xu

Tabs Singh & Binday Bhangle

Lisa Sirlin and Brent James

Ron Skolrood and Jane Murdoch

Russell and Gillian Smith

Daniel Steiner

Andrew G. Stephens ‘86

Andrew and Yasmeen Strang

Kiran Sun

Wen Sun

Nancy Sunwoo

Sarkis and Jane Teghararian

Aaron Teng and Li Qiong Shi

Paul Terry and Louise Turner

Hong Feng and Liyan Tian

Henry and Anna Tsang

George Tseng and Leslie Wang

Maggie Wang

Wayland Wang

Kejun Wang and Xiaoling Liang

Xinli Wang and Yang Cao

Xudong Wang

Zitong Wang and Yi Qiao

Liz Watson and John McLean

Mark Wenzel and Cindy Fox

Asa and Nancy Wong

Tom Wong and Emily Lee

Richard Wong and Angelina Lowe

W. John D. Woodward ‘70

Ian Worland and Caroline Richardson Yufeng Wu Wen Xu and Baoxin Liu

Owen and Crystal Ye Winston and Donna Yee Marshall and Leanne Yee Bradley J. Yen ‘87 and Florence Yen Jae Ik Yu

Jiang Yue

Julianna Zhu Caiping Zhang Hong Zhang

Lisa Zhang

Yuhua Zhang and Yongmei Huang

Liming Zhao Bailin Zhou and Lifang Wang

AMBASSADOR : $500 - $999

Anonymous (27 donors) Jasprit Ahluwalia

Peggy and Nedim Alca Gregorio and Lorena Aversa Ron and Megan Bakonyi Yuefeng Bao

Jas and Avneet Basra Joost Blom ‘63

Eric and Alexandra Bretsen Herbert Chan ‘95 Yulin Chen and Yibin Zhu

William H. Clarke ‘49

Alex Dar Santos

Ross B. Dunning ‘63

B.A. Fraser Evans ‘58

Paulette and Martin Fishman

Canon and Kathie Fung

Jay Garnett and Stacie Osborne-Garnett

Andrew Graham ‘83

Jian Zhong Guo and Yin Chen Yang

David F. Hou ‘97

Christine Hu David and Marian Huen

Charles and Stephanie Isaac

Jonathan Kallner and Shannon Schulz

Christopher and Stacey Kape

Ae Kyung Kim

Robert Kobayashi and Margaret MacIntyre

Frederick Lackmance Jr. ‘83

Scott Lamb ‘79 and Sara Lamb

Emily and Darren Lazare Lin Liu

Malcolm and Karen MacDonald

Rauni and Kal Malhi

The Mauritz Family

Riley J. Milavsky ‘09 Paula Ryan and John Newmeyer Dean O’Leary and Lynette Ng Anoush and Mahshid Poursartip Li Qu

Gordon Ritchie

John M. Ross ‘57

Thomas J. Sadler ‘61 Steven and Ann Schwartz Jessica Song

Parents of Class of 2024 Ken and Cindy Teskey Duane van Beek and Gabrielle Scorer Patrick Weng

Graham and Natalie Wong Matthew and Marci Wright-Smith Joyce Wu

SUPPORTER: UP TO $499

Anonymous (19 donors)

Scott Allan ‘93

John H. Betteridge ‘39 * D. Joseph Brosnan ‘84 Brian Campbell ‘61 Alice Wang Mary Chapman Max and Sarah Collett A. Blake Cowan ‘72

John and Barbara Creighton Arieh L. Dales ‘14

Robert Davis ‘15

Ecker Family Denise Forbes Ross R. Gilley ‘73

John and Kelly Good Rodan Gopaul-Singh ‘88 and Megan Verchere Christopher T. Green ‘08

Braden Haggerty

Samuel B. Harris ‘11

Joshua and K. Kathryn Hauser

Steve Housser ‘67

Michael Hungerford ‘90

Preston Jennings and Cara McDowell

John C. Kerr Family Foundation

Dirk Laudan ‘87 and Mina Laudan

Tanya D. Lawlor

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Anthony P. Lee ‘88

Geoffrey J. Litherland ‘84 and Milena Litherland

Elly & Kenton Low A. Mangalji Family

Joy Maru

Tom Masterson ‘03

Thomas S. Mattison and Janis A. McKenna

David W. J. McAdam ‘77

Tim Murphy and Lynn Raymond Jianxin Gong

Don B. Nilson ‘71

George M. Peat ‘71 and Barbara Peat

Jonathan R. Pirie ‘80

Norman Roaf ‘69

Gary Rupert

Michael A. Skene ‘85 and Andrea Skene Reed Smith ‘15

Allen and Sara Soltan

Graeme I. Strang ‘77

Jerzy and Monika Swic Sergey and Tatiana Tyulenev Reza Vaziri and Azar Payvandi

Jens-Erik Walter ‘88

David and Susan Wilkinson Toffer Winslow ‘88 John Wishloff Sam Zhou Staff & Faculty

ANNUAL GIVING donors

(Current & Former)

Anonymous (10 donors)

Gordon Allan

Dominique Anderson Candace Bagri

Martha Bassett

Daphne Beames

Christopher Blackman

Craig Burner

Reto Camenzind ‘05

Jan Chavarie

Sarah Coates

Adrienne Davidson

Jill DeLancey

Gregory Devenish

Patrice Dixon

Bruce Elbeblawy

Jason Fearon

Tarah Feldman-Lloyd

Shawn Hamilton Dustin Hersee

Melissa Howie Andrew Jones Louise Jones Neil Jones Karin Kemeny Gary Kern Courtney Klassen Nancy Kudryk Patricia Lane Vickie Lau Shawn Lawrence Eric Lefer Troy Liew Betty Lo Judy Low Sheena Matthews Tom Matthews Emily Moir Ed Mortimer Munira Murphy Eliza Ng Kimberly Orr Pat Pachchigar

Patrick M. Palmer ‘80 Christopher Peerless ‘96 Maria Phillos

Neil I. Piller ‘85

Karen Potter-Auger Paul E. Proznick

Heather Schuetze Theodore Sell Brian Shin Nino Sose

April Gail Spence Stephen M. Sturgeon Adam Style Edward C. Taylor Jessica Tinker Christina Tutsch Carol H. Van Rijn

Tracie Watson Philip A. Webster Anna Wilson Robert Wisden Victor Wu James Wyatt Patti Yen

Endowment giving

Anonymous (2 donors)

Helene Atkinson

James Basker

Reto Camenzind ‘05

Thomas H. C. Cheung and Hsueh Yun Kao

Leo Cheung ‘92

Chuen Chung Chow and On Chau Dona and Donald Coates

R-Yvonne Collyer

A. Blake Cowan ‘72

Harvey Dales ‘83 and Jody Dales

David and Dorothy Lam Foundation

Serena Dessen

Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

S.A. Ezzeddin

Richard R. Ford ‘51

Anthony H. N. Griffin ‘55

Virginia Huber

Jeffrey Ilich ‘02

Jim Johnston and Barbara Melosky

Susan Jung Kemeny

Dirk Laudan ‘87 and Mina Laudan

Ian and Anita Law

Shawn Lawrence

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Matthew W. Lechtzier ‘73

Sam C.W. Leung ‘01

Kin Wah Leung’s Family Blakeney M. Lewis ‘74

Douglas and Judith MacIntosh

Neil Menzies ‘82

Christopher Palfreyman ‘62

Ken and Julie Park

Nicolas Parker-Jervis ‘61

Ron and Narinder Parmar

Todd G. Patola ‘84

Neil I. Piller ‘85

Derek A.C. Simpkins ‘64

St. George’s School Parents Association

Robert and Elizabeth Stevens

Ian Stirling

G. Tardif

Stephen Thomas Takako Toriumi

Heather and Christopher Underwood

Michael and Joanne Vondette

Michael and Cecilia Welsford

Asa and Nancy Wong

Georgian giving

Anonymous donors (5)

John H. Betteridge ‘39*

Ron Cliff ‘46

Peter J.G. Bentley Q.C.‘47 William H. Clarke ‘49

J. Stuart Clyne, Q.C. ‘50

Richard R. Ford ‘51

Anthony Griffin ‘55

John M. Ross ‘57

B.A. Fraser Evans ‘58

Brian Campbell ‘61

John C. Kerr ‘61

Nicolas Parker-Jervis ‘61

Thomas J. Sadler ‘61

Christopher R. Palfreyman ‘62

Joost Blom Q.C. ‘63

Ross B. Dunning ‘63

Peter C. Heap ‘64

Derek A.C. Simpkins ‘64

Stephen K. Housser ‘67

Norman Roaf ‘69 W. John D. Woodward ‘70

Don B. Nilson ‘71

George M. Peat ‘71 A. Blake Cowan ‘72

Peter Lam ‘72

Ross R. Gilley ‘73

Matthew W. Lechtzier ‘73

Blakeney M. Lewis ‘74

Stephen W. Chung ‘77

David W.J. McAdam ‘77

Graeme I. Strang ‘77

D. Scott Lamb ‘79

Michael P. Bentley ‘80

Andre H. Chilcott ‘80

James J. Korchinski ‘80

Patrick M. Palmer ‘80

Jonathan R. Pirie ‘80

Jordan J. Eng ‘82

Markus M. Franiek ‘82

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Neil J.B. Menzies ‘82

Harvey Dales ‘83 J. Andrew Graham ‘83

James Hyslop ‘83

Nigel B. Kirkwood ‘83

Frederick Lackmance Jr. ‘83

Michael A. Watt ‘83

D. Joseph Brosnan ‘84

Ryan V. French ‘84

Geoffrey J. Litherland ‘84

Todd G. Patola ‘84

Neil I.A. Piller ‘85

Michael A. Skene ‘85

Jacob Kalpakian ‘86

Mark O.J. Maché ‘86

Andrew G. Stephens ‘86

Michael H. Eckford ‘87

Dirk H. Laudan ‘87

Bradley J. Yen ‘87

Rodan W. Gopaul-Singh ‘88 Anthony P. Lee ‘88

Geoffrey R. Mair ‘88

Jens-Erik Walter ‘88

Christopher Winslow ‘88 Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

Michael Hungerford ‘90

Leo Cheung ‘92

Scott Allan ‘93 Scott R. Earthy ‘93 Herbert Chan ‘95 Christopher Browes ‘96

Christopher Peerless ‘96 David F. Hou ‘97

Sam C.W. Leung ‘01

Jeffrey D. Ilich ‘02

Tom Masterson ‘03

Reto Camenzind ‘05 Christopher T. Green ‘08 Riley J. Milavsky ‘09 Samuel B. Harris ‘11 Arieh L. Dales ‘14 Robert Davis ‘15

Steven (Guanghao) Lai ‘15 Reed Smith ‘15

*deceased

ONE Campaign Giving

Anonymous (12 donors)

Tali’ah and Francesco Aquilini

Tahir and Noorine Ayub

Monika Deol and Avtar Bains

Michael P. Bentley ‘80 and Lesley Bentley and family

Peter J.G. Bentley O.C., ‘47 and Sheila Bentley

Anne Boyle and Rob Errington

Andre Chilcott ’80 and Dorothy Chilcott Stephen Chung ‘77 and Gail Chung

Ron Cliff ‘46

Jo and Liz Delesalle Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

Markus ‘82, Janet, Zachary ‘12 and Alexandra Franiek Sven and Juliette Freybe

Gaglardi Family Brian and Andrea Hill Jiang Family James Jin and Linda Wang

John C. Kerr Family Foundation

Jacob Kalpakian ‘86 and Mrs. Diana Kalpakian Steven (Guanghao) Lai ‘15, Stanley (Sicheng) Lai ‘19 and Scott (Zhicheng) Lai Scott Lamb ‘79 and Sara Lamb

John and Carmen Lum Geoff Mair ’88 and Amy Mair Henry and Patti Man Tom and Sheena Matthews Paul and Alicja Maurer

Catherine and Gordon McCauley David Mullen and Georgia Evans Stephen Munford and Philippa Willis Por Yen Charitable Foundation Limited Gail Ruddy

Matthew and Sharon Sauder Siddoo Family Gillian and Russell Smith Ken and Cindy Teskey Paul and Leslie Tilbury Liz Watson and John McLean Anthony and Janna Werry Mary White*

Tom Hongpeng Yang & Ruipeng Deng Yang Yu Bangwei Zhou Septwolves

*deceased

This list Represents all donors to date to the ONE Campaign 2013-2015

“As our team witnessed the many, many experiences that St. George’s offers, we observed a pervasive sense of renewal and aspiration for continued—or expanded— success. The sense of a school with forward momentum was palpable.”

BOB SNOWDEN CHAIR, CAIS VISITING COMMITTEE

Aiming High EXCELLENCE IN THE CAIS ACCREDITATION FOR ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

The Visiting Committee, chaired by Mr. Bob Snowden, Headmaster of St. Michaels University School in Victoria, came from CAIS and NAIS Schools in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, and Washington State.

“We are very pleased with the self-reflection and opportunities to learn how to make St. George’s ever better,” said Dr. Tom Matthews. “This was our first CAIS Accreditation, and it was most encouraging to receive their enthusiastic commendations on so many levels, as well as their helpful and expert recommendations for improvement.”

In October 2014, a Visiting Committee comprised of 13 of our top colleagues from both CAIS schools and international schools moved into St. George’s School, meeting with our entire community over a period of four intense days. Parents, Georgians, faculty, students, and Board members were interviewed to assess our School, seeking to measure our progress against the internal report compiled by St. George’s prior to the accreditation visit, as well as against accepted standards in other independent schools, both nationally and internationally.

During the preceding year, the internal St. George’s team leaders conducted a very comprehensive review of the entire School, with a special emphasis on assessment against our Mission, Vision, and Values. In early 2015, the final CAIS Accreditation Report was presented to the entire St. George’s School community. We were proud to have completed our first accreditation process with so many accolades.

COMMENDATIONS

The Visiting Committee highly commended the School in multiple areas of the review, a sample of which follows here.

Co-curriculum Program and Learning Environment

+ For developing our six Core Values in a few short years and embedding them into the daily life of the school community.

+ Arts, Athletics, and Service Learning all highly praised for their excellent programs.

+ For undertaking a comprehensive environmental audit and creating a new position to steward the resulting process.

+ For providing a variety of rich and interesting extracurricular opportunities.

+ The work St. George’s has undertaken with Dr. Cox to build a more robust and customized curriculum for character development.

+ The School for being so quick off the mark, after the ratification of the Strategic Plan, to articulate what best practices in teaching boys and in boys’ learning would look like.

Academic Program

+ The Counselling departments on the level of support provided to the students.

+ The Languages department on the number of languages taught, as well as their accompanying cultures.

+ The Physical Education Departments of both Schools for their comprehensive activities that encourage healthy and active living.

+ The Senior School Learning Support Department for their genuine caring approach to helping students with identified learning differences.

+ The School’s library staff across all grades for the flexibility of thinking demonstrated in defining informational/research resources and approaches to supporting student learning.

+ Both Schools on their dedication to communicating student progress to families.

+ The School on the variety of instructional strategies used as well as the dedication to best practices for boys’ education.

Why does Accreditation matter?

+ A reflective, collaborative school improvement process

+ Parents looking for accountability

+ Students deserve the focus on improved learning and excellence

+ The Visiting Committee measures whether the School does what it says it does

School Leadership, Human Resources, Admissions, & Finance

+ The school leadership for their extraordinary dedication to the School’s Mission and Values that are best demonstrated by their own collaborative and trusting teamwork that has enabled the School to achieve rapid school improvement over a short period of time.

+ The Human Resources Department for their professionalism and energy in developing comprehensive policies and programs that benefit staff and faculty

+ The Admissions Office for its restless energy, commitment, and ingenuity in all aspects relating to operations, strategy, and marketing, in an era of considerable change and re-alignment at the School.

+ The School for its strong financial position and the depth and strength of its Business Office.

+ The School for its extensive summer programs that help build profile for the School, generate significant revenues, and provide leadership opportunities for current and graduated students.

School & Community, Governance, Physical Plant, & Safety

+ The School for its methodical efforts, over a short period of time, to build a sustainable foundation for a culture of philanthropy within the broader school community.

+ The operations of the Board of Directors

+ For its thorough and thoughtful approach to off-site excursions; for adding four electric vehicles to its fleet and updating the bus fleet to use engines with diesel particulate filters and catalytic reduction technology; for the efforts to ensure diversity in its food offerings that represent the diversity in their community.

Boarding Program

+ On the increased prominence and resourcing of its Boarding program.

+ For the implementation of practices and procedures that support the safety and well-being of all residential students.

+ The leadership team in Harker Hall for their vision and determination in developing an extensive residential program that includes a rich diversity of weekend activities and trips that add an enormous amount to the life of a boarder at St. George’s.

+ St. George’s on its vision of strengthening residential life.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CAIS ACCREDITATION REPORT FEBRUARY 2015

“The Visiting Committee commends the School for the strong articulation of its Mission, Vision, and Values, and for the constant work it does to embed those principles in the life of the school.”

“St. George’s presents a community that is observably welcoming, friendly, and respectful. Students of all ages greet visitors with eye contact, a smile, and a friendly greeting. Upon arrival … the tour leaders were clearly beaming with pride at the opportunity to show off their campus and all of the activities they engage in as students.”

“St. George’s is to be commended for its commitment to school improvement and for developing a culture of continuous improvement which is exemplified by a number of initiatives including its current Strategic Plan, and its completion of the self-study for the CAIS Accreditation.”

“St. George’s commitment to strengthening residential life…is a concrete example of the School’s understanding of itself as entirely connected to the wider world, and… understanding that the boys need to make that same connection.”

Recommendations

“St. George’s is an excellent School, demonstrated by its achievements in both academic and non-academic pursuits. This report reflects that excellence in the high number of commendations it includes, contrasted with the relatively small number of recommendations for improvement.”

BOB SNOWDEN CHAIR, CAIS VISITING COMMITTEE

The comprehensive external review process also points us towards areas of recommended change and opportunities for improvement. The Accreditation Report mentioned this: “The challenges the School faces are clearly identified. In some cases they are challenges the School has chosen for itself, and in other cases they are challenges that are a consequence of external factors such as demographics.”

Some of the key areas of opportunity for us include:

+ Ensuring the successful completion of all major fundraising activities, and the completion of the Campus Master Plan in order to provide adequate spaces for teaching and learning.

+ Strengthening our Student Leadership opportunities and developing a vision and philosophy around this.

+ Assessing our ‘scope and sequence’ plans to ensure consistency and continuity in the delivery of all our programs from Grades 1 through 12.

+ Completing and fully implementing our Information Technology Plan.

+ Prioritizing the Faculty Growth & Renewal plans, creating a climate of continuous improvement.

+ Building on our excellent guidelines and procedures to promote a safe and healthy school environment, including lockdown exercises and warning devices (Note: already completed.)

+ Setting of a framework and timeline for the evaluation of the Residential Life curriculum.

THANK YOU!

We extend our thanks to the Visiting Committee for their diligence and professional expertise in conducting such a comprehensive evaluation of our School, and for their excellent report for the benefit of our entire community. We also thank all of the students, parents, Georgians, Board members, staff and faculty who helped in this review. Preparing a School as large and complex as ours for the CAIS accreditation was an 18-month process involving many people in our extended community, and was led by the alwaysmeticulously-organized Bill Collins, Associate Principal, Academics. We owe him a huge debt of thanks!

Builders

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Each year the School hosts an annual “Builders of St. George’s School” formal dinner and awards ceremony. This cornerstone event in the School’s calendar allows us to acknowledge those individuals who have made an extraordinary, transformational contribution over time to the building of the School. It is the highest honour conferred by St. George’s School, in recognition of exceptional engagement and support. The recipients have all embodied our shared belief in and shared love of St. George’s School.

The

Builders inducted in May 2015 at the Annual Awards Dinner were: (From L to R) Mr. James (Jimmy) Chee, Mr. Ron Cliff ‘46, and Mr. Rob Cruickshank.

LEADERSHIP

SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LESLEY BENTLEY

BOARD CHAIR

CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

SCOTT LAMB ’79

BOARD VICE CHAIR

CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

VICE CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

TAHIR AYUB

CHAIR, FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MARKUS FRANIEK ’82

FOUNDATION CHAIR

VICE CHAIR, PROPERTY & FACILITIES COMMITTEE DOROTHY CHILCOTT

VICE CHAIR, EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

SVEN FREYBE

CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

TOM GAGLARDI

PROPERTY & FACILITIES COMMITTEE

BRUCE JACKSON ’78

OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

JAKE KERR ’61

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

CATHERINE McCAULEY

VICE CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

HENRY MAN

CHAIR, PROPERTY & FACILITIES COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

STEVE MUNFORD

EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE

STEVE MUNFORD

EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE

GAIL RUDDY

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

MATT SAUDER

VICE CHAIR, FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

RUSSELL SMITH

CHAIR, EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

KEN TESKEY

VICE CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE

PAUL TILBURY

SGPA PRESIDENT ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

LIZ WATSON

CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARKUS FRANIEK ’82

BOARD CHAIR CHAIR, NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

ROBERT BLANCHARD INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

CARMAN CHAN AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

PRENTICE DURBIN ’89 NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE STUART HANKINSON INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

RODERICK KIRKHAM AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

ROBERT ORR CHAIR, AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

GEORGE PEAT ‘71 INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

MICHAEL SKENE ’85 AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

ANTHONY WERRY CHAIR, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

DAVID MULLEN PAST FOUNDATION CHAIR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

LEADERSHIP TEAM

TOM MATTHEWS HEADMASTER

SHAWN LAWRENCE

PRINCIPAL, SENIOR SCHOOL

GREG DEVENISH

PRINCIPAL, JUNIOR SCHOOL

GORDON ALLAN

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS ADRIENNE DAVIDSON DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT GARY KERN DIRECTOR OF LEARNING

ALAN HESKETH

DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE BRENDA VAN HUIZEN INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

NEIL PILLER ‘85

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & RISK MANAGEMENT

ROGER PIMENTA

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

KAREN POTTER

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

AT ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL AS AT JUNE 30, 2015