2015–16 Report Card

WE ARE THE WORLD.

ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

is a strong academic university preparatory institution with selective entrance standards. Offering a Boarding Program for Grades 8 to 12 and a Day Program for Grades 1 to 12, St. George’s is committed to its Mission of building fine young men. The School encourages the pursuit of excellence in all endeavours, and is committed to the healthy growth of body, mind, and spirit. Character development, leadership, and service opportunities are integral to the School’s mission.

Here at St. George’s School, we take our commitment to school improvement very seriously. We monitor our performance on an ongoing basis and report annually to our community, highlighting a wide range of indicators.

This Report Card for 2015-16 documents yet another successful year. As you will see, our students excelled in a variety of endeavours, ranging from athletics and the arts through to academics and community service. Our graduates enjoyed tremendous success with their university admissions, being offered places at the most competitive universities in Canada and around the world. The 163 young men constituting the Graduating Class of 2016 received more than 750 offers from 132 different post-secondary institutions in Canada, Europe, Mexico, the UK, and the United States, along with more than $2 million in merit-based scholarships. They are pursuing studies in business, science, and social science faculties, as well as in an array of less traditional programs such as animation, sports management and space engineering. This growing diversity attests to our success in helping every boy find the program and university that are, for him, the best fit.

The richness of our students’ co-curricular experiences paralleled their academic achievements. Choosing from a broad range of clubs, recreational sports, and competitive teams, every boy had ample opportunity to stretch himself and to find his niche. Close to 72% of them played on at least one competitive team, and out of 20 possible teams, no fewer than 17 were successful in reaching Provincial or National Championships. As well, our Music Program received 12 Gold Medals provincially and 10 invitations to attend the nationals, and our students participated in an expanded array of Student Leadership and Service Learning initiatives.

In 2015-16, we continued to push ahead with our Strategic Plan, renewing curriculum and instructional practices on both campuses. Inquiry-based learning in the Junior School, a more cohesive and coordinated approach to Grade 8, and Connect 10, our new cohort focusing on global-mindedness, all reflect our determination to implement a boy-centred approach to teaching and learning. Equally impressive, over the course of the year, the St. George’s community responded with incredible generosity to the ONE Campaign, pledging almost $31 million by the end of June 2016.

Putting all of these accomplishments aside, our most inspiring accomplishment continues to be the positive impact that we have on the lives of our students. With the goal that every boy is known and loved, engaged, and achieving, we are determined to help every student become the very best human being he is capable of becoming—a young man of character able and willing to make the world a better place.

I am grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of 2015-16 school year, including our Board Chair, Mr. Jake Kerr. 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 2015-16.

DR. TOM MATTHEWS HEADMASTER

The Board is proud to record that 2015-16 proved another year of great progress and achievement at St. George’s School.

Under the leadership of Headmaster Matthews, our boys excelled in all areas of endeavour from academics to arts to athletics to service. Our faculty was enhanced with the addition of several truly superior educators and is world competitive.

I am also pleased to report significant achievements in the implementation of the School’s Strategic Plan, especially in the areas of teaching and learning and new programs. I am also proud to note we have started to make progress developing partnerships with NGOs, post-secondary institutions, and First Nations.

A stellar achievement during this past year was the continuation of our planning to build a new Senior School educational facility, utilizing feedback from our various stakeholders. Our Campus Master Plan has now been recalibrated and will be ‘rolled out’ later this year. I believe we have significantly enhanced the Plan and that all will be pleased with the outcome.

Of particular significance was our fundraising success under the banner of the ONE Campaign. Under the leadership of our Headmaster and the Director of Advancement, due to the generosity of the entire Saints community, we raised close to $31 million in the last scholastic year and are well on the way to meeting all of our goals in this regard.

Finally, I would like to thank the Headmaster, our faculty and our staff, and especially our Board of Directors for moving us toward our goal of becoming a world leader in boys’ education and “Canada’s World School for Boys”.

KERR '61 CHAIR OF THE BOARD

JAKE

WE ARE EDUCATION.

A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION

OUR ACADEMIC PROFILE

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.

CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

University of British Columbia

Brock University

Carleton University

Concordia University

McGill University McMaster University

Queen’s University

Ryerson University

Selkirk College Sheridan College University of Toronto Vancouver Island University University of Victoria University of Waterloo Western University

US UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

Boston University

Brown University

University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles

California Polytechnic State University University of Chicago Columbia University

Cornell University

Duke University

Emory University Harvard University Harvey Mudd College New York University Northwestern University University of Pennsylvania Pomona College

Princeton University Rhode Island School of Design Rice University University of Southern California Stanford University University of Washington Whitman College Williams College

OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh

Imperial College

King’s College London

WE ARE CHARACTER.

FINE YOUNG MEN

OUR STUDENT BODY PROFILE

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.

WE ARE GLOBAL.

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.

WE ARE CREATIVITY.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

A 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.

Boston, MA, USA

Eugene, OR, USA – Track & Field

Lake Sammamish, WA, USA – Senior Rowing Montreal, Quebec – Senior Soccer

New Zealand and Australia – Senior Rugby

Sacramento, CA, USA – Senior Rowing

San Diego, CA, USA -

Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Seattle, WA, USA – Senior Rowing

St. Catharines, Ontario

United Kingdom

WE ARE OUTDOORS.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION AT

LEADERSHIP & LEARNING

ST. GEORGE’S

SCHOOL

The outdoor setting offers a powerful opportunity for supporting many aspects of our educational philosophy. When immersed in nature, away from the comfort of a student’s everyday environment, learning and growth are amplified. 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 will challenge students to develop in each of the four objective areas.

OBJECTIVES

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.

WE ARE ATHLETICS.

BUILDING BODIES & MINDS

ATHLETICS PROGRAM AT ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

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.

WE ARE ARTS.

NURTURING CREATIVITY

THE ARTS PROGRAM AT ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

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 semi-professional productions annually, play in one of 10 major bands and ensembles, 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.

The Rigg Scholarships were established in 1980 in memory of Philip Rigg, a student at the School who passed away before graduating. While also noted as an athlete and a scholar, it was Philip’s pottery, painting, and drawing that made him truly exceptional, and it was these areas of endeavour his family elected to honour.

To be chosen as a Rigg Scholar, students must apply and then meet a rigorous set of criteria for Visual Arts, Music, or Theatre Arts. These criteria include not only technical ability, but also demonstrated leadership in their chosen field. Competition is fierce, and each spring ArtsWeek culminates with a ceremony naming the coming year’s Rigg Scholars.

WE ARE SERVICE.

BUILDING GLOBAL CITIZENS

SERVICE LEARNING ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

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 St. George’s. Students achieving 300 hours of volunteer service 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.

WAYS WE HELP

HIGHLIGHTS

READING BEAR PROGRAM

The Reading Bear engaged the entire Grade 8 cohort – more than 150 students who visited East Vancouver elementary schools eight 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 over $25,000 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 a well, and to help ensure food security by providing alternative income for the people of the village.

WE ARE COMMUNITY.

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.

WE ARE GENERATIONS.

THE GEORGIANS

OUR ALUMNI

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 in excess of 6800 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 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, 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.

WE ARE GIVING.

A GIVING COMMUNITY

OUR FINANCIAL REPORT

Financially, the School realized another successful year, closing the 2015-16 school year with an excess of revenues over expenses, after amortization and interest, of $1,058,427. This was greater than the previous year, which closed with an excess of $632,800. Revenues totaled $41,391,783 and total expenses were $40,333,356. The charts on the following pages provide additional information.

REVENUE SOURCES

• Tuition and Boarding net revenue rose 1.8% from the previous year.

• Foundation income increased by 10.9% as a result of increased operating grant donations and management fees.

• Government grant revenue decreased by 1.0% despite a slight increase in provincial funding due to the timing of the late start of the school year affecting the calculation of the grant funding.

• Other income declined by 1.5% due to reduced Summer School income and other donations income.

• Amortization increased by 5.2% as deferred donations are being recognized in line with the associated assets.

• Total revenue from all sources rose 2.2% from the previous year.

• Salaries and Benefits have increased by 1.8%, primarily due to salary increases for existing faculty and staff.

• School operations decreased by 4.5%, primarily due to reductions in athletics expenses and lack of recruitment expenses. In the prior year, the School also had the additional costs related to the CAIS Accreditation.

• The lease expense increased by 10% as new leases were finalized with the Foundation.

• Facilities have decreased by 15.4%. This was due to prior year costs that were inflated due to the one-time expense of consulting and architectural fees related to the Junior School neighbourhoods.

• Administration is up 4.4% due to increased bank fees, insurance, and legal expenses.

• Financial Aid increased by 3.7% due to awarding a number of additional entrance scholarships.

• Food Services costs have increased by 5.7%, due to increased participation in the meal program and rising food costs.

• Fundraising expenses decreased significantly due to hiring internal staff to replace consultants to assist on the increased focus on the ONE Campaign.

• Amortization is up by 11.4% due to new capital purchased and put into use.

• Total expenses from all categories are up by 1.5% over the previous year.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS

ANNUAL GIVING

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE

Anonymous (2 donors)

PLATINUM LEVEL

Anonymous (2 donors)

Bill Lee and Li Hong Zhong

Yongfei Sun

ChangAn Xu and GuiFang (Lucy) Zhu

Xiong Yue Xu and Xiao Ting Guan

GOLD LEVEL

Anonymous (5 donors)

Brittingham & Garza Family

Stephen and Bronwyn Burke

Chauhan Family Foundation

Dok Yin Chung and Ping Ping Ching

Diane and Don Chung

Casa Di Coltellaro Developments Ltd

Eileen Lai and Danny Deng

The Dunstan Family

Michael Eckford ‘87 and Shanni Eckford

Gaglardi Family

Jim Johnston and Barbara Melosky

Nigel B. Kirkwood ‘83 and Carolyn Kirkwood

Li Li Kong

Robert and Karen Levis

Richard and Julie Li

Felix Liu and Kelly Li

HongYu Luo and Yan Li

Albert and Anita Ma

Mark Maché ‘86 and Naudia Maché

Wenning Cai and Michael Mao

Hai Liang Niu and Min Yu Li

Matthew and Sharon Sauder

Rongrong Shi

Jordan T. Sidoo ‘14

Christine Moffat

Septwolves

Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation

The Weathertop Foundation

Xiao Ling Xu

Guo Qiang Xia

Huimin Xu and Yan Zhang

Shenghong Zhong and Zhen Liang Ma

SILVER LEVEL

Anonymous (16 donors)

Zuheir Abrahams ‘86 and Silvia Chang

Jill Diamond and Andrew Abramowich

The Aidelbaum Family

Aquilini Family

Chris Chen

Alex and Jodi Cristall

Jiti and Harjinder Dhaliwal

Dr. Robert Elliott and Dr. Francine Lo

Houman and Luisa Ershadi

David Ferguson and Kathy Butler Wenlong Gao

Yanhong Guo

Qingfang Huang and Wenyan Au

Rob Irvine & Donna Turko

Jason Ju Family

Andrew and Jenn Kirker

Tian and Jenny Kusumoto

A. Leong

Kin Wah Leung Family

Jack and Joyce Li

Renwei Li and Xintong Liu

Paul and Annie Lin

Ying Zi Cao and Ya Min Lu Biying Shen and Yuejiang Lu

Tom and Teresa Lui

Joao Ma and Jennifer Kwok

Jefferson Mooney

Nicholas Ng

Shirley and Thomas Ongtenco

Jock and Tamara Ross

Sam and JJ Scott

WeiLong Shao

Hong Yu Lin and Yu Chun Shen

Dr. Kam and Anna Shojania

Dylan D. Sidoo ‘12

Eric and LIz Southam

Bruce Sprague

David Wang and Thomas Wang

Michael Watt ‘83 and Monique Badun

Jun Ting Wan

Helen Wang

Bob Wooder

Toby Q. Yu and Lucy J. Luan

Fuping Zhang and Xiaoli Liu

Jian Bing Zhang and Jin Xia Chang

Xu Jing Zhao Jingjing He and Fang Zhou

BRONZE LEVEL

Anonymous (47 donors)

Abenante Family

Don M. Anderson ‘77 and Barbara Henning

Mark Andrews

Jacqueline and Hugh Anton

Annie Kong and Bernard Bai Rav and Rupinder Bains Jas and Avneet Basra

Ramon Bautista

Jason and Elizabeth Bell

David and Georgia Black David and Elaine Book

Lyle Braaten and Michelle Switzer

Christopher Browes ‘96

James Brown

Cava Cao

Winson Chan and Mirand Law

Jimmy Chan

Joseph Chan & Gloria Chong

Francis Chang and Tina Leung

Ming Yan Liu and Mao Hua Chen

Jie Chen

Kuei Ping Chen

Gusheng Chen and Xinyi Fu

Ed and Alice Cheung

Ben Chew and Julie Kim

Ken Chong and Sally Law

Stephen Chu

Alvin and Fabiana Chubbs Dr. Annemarie Falk

Meghan & Steve Clarke

Rufino and Lana Dee

The Delesalle Family

Sukhbinder Dhiman

Baojie Ding and Shu Han

Jason and Joanna Doray

Raymond Dorner and Fazila Latif

Darrell and Louise Douglas Amir and Farha Durrani

Ecker Family

Kenneth and Rosemarie Edra Dylan Enright

B.A. Fraser Evans ‘58 Ron Ezekiel and Shelley Perlman

Rory Fatt and Bryn Archibald Patrick and Agnes Finan

Heather Finlayson and William Henderson Martin and Paulette Fishman

Linda and Keat Foo

Franke Family

Sven and Juliette Freybe

Canon and Kathie Fung Allen and Shari Gaerber and family

Jin Min Gao Family

Ian Gillespie and Stephanie Dong Grace Gao

Paul and Bonnie Girard Stephanie Gjervan Aidan Gordon Nicole Guan

Ying Shi and Yu Kun Guan

Xiaoping Guo and Zhixing Tang

Brian and Mavis Hamilton

Amy Han

Lina Xu and William Han

Robert and Susan Hector John Henderson and Helen Zhao Jin Kee Ho and Ai Lin Tiah Xuan Hua Hoehne Hong Family

Gordon Houston and Helen Robson Donglei Hu Xuhui Hu and Xiao Rong Yu Lin Yen Huan Gang Huang Rose Huang

Wei Huang and Grace Gu Hongwei Huang and Xian Li David and Marian Huen Sodi and Nav Hundal

Nicole Hunter

Jim and Sue Hyslop Zening and Jing Zhang Jin John and Tarynne Jue Cindy and Stan Jung

Jonathan Kallner and Shannon Schulz

Jacob Kalpakian ‘86

Christopher and Laura Kamensek

Christopher and Stacey Kape Shahzad and Rongrong Karim

Michelle Ostrow and Marc Kazimirski

Chi Soon Kim and Byung Hang Kang Jaeyeon Lim Hsin Young Kang

Attila Koronczay and Stephanie Baresh Karen Kosteckyj

David and Gena Kozier Dick and Ada Lam

Emily and Darren Lazare Chance Lee and Karen Marr

Fai Lee and Debbie Leong Adrian and Carrie Lee San Lee

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd Daniel Lewin and Jennifer Sankey

Mark Lewis ‘89 and Mrs. Lisa Lewis

Cheng Ming Li

Huaixin Li and Rong Wei

Jason Li and Annie Zheng

Xin Li and Jingbei Li Yun Li

Frank Liang

Gui Qun Liang

Peter and Katie Lim

Xiaogang Lin and Lin Hu Roger Ling ‘19 Guomin Liu K. Liu Ke Hui Liu

Xu Liu and Zi Feng Xie Hui Na Huang and Jim Liu Ethan Liu ‘21

The Bin Lu Family Yang Lu

Jamie and Nancy Lyman

Frederic Ma ‘19 Kun Ma

Irving Mah and Louisa Leung

Kelvin Mah and Elaine Der Rory Matheson and Karen Ravenhill

Greg McCunn and Dionne Kilian

Kathy Bradwell and Rob McJunkin

Eesh and Deepshikha Modi Ed Mortimer

Phillip and Theresa Moy

Brad and Patricia Nelson

Xin Pan and Enze Yuan

Dennis and Ashlyn Parolin

Eamonn and Myra Percy

The Qin Family

Jessie Xiang Ren

Donna and Howard Riback

Steve and Sheri Sammut

Sedivy

W. G. Shen and Annie Zhang

Michael and Lesley Shepard

Simon Shi and Christine Xu

Alan Shuster and Kathryn Young Don Simmons

Sonny and Nav Singha

Lisa Sirlin

Russell and Gillian Smith

Dean S. Solloway ‘10 Xiu Juan Song Yi Song

Andrew G. Stephens ‘86

Michael Stewart and Mabel Lim Yasmeen Strang

Sara and Donald Sutton

Sarkis and Jane Teghararian

Aaron Teng and Li Qiong Shi

Paul Terry and Louise Turner

Mootha Thayaparan and Sasikala Thayaparan

Tsiandoulas Family

Michael Varabioff and Maura Brown

Maggie Wang

Ms. Liu and Mr. Wang

Thomas Wang

Xinli Wang and Yang Cao

Wei Wang and Jinchun Zhou

Asa and Nancy Wong

Tom Wong and Emily Lee

Richard Wong and Angelina Lowe

Ian Worland and Caroline Richardson

Wu and Xiang Family

Elaine Wu Yufeng Wu

Bang Li Xu

Lucy Xu

Mr.and Mrs.Xu

Wen Xu and Baoxin Liu

Amy Yan

Hongpeng Yang and Ruiping Deng

Eric Yau ‘92

Owen and Crystal Ye

Xiao Feng Ye and Zheng Hong Bai

Winston and Donna Yee

Brad Yen ‘87 and Florence Yen

Thomas Yu Wen Jin Zhu

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Wei Zhang

Liming Zhao

Junyang Zhao and Huimin Chai

Handong Zhao and Yangjun Qian

Sam Zhou Hong Zhang

Bill Zhong and Echo Feng Richard Zuo and Shirley Fang

AMBASSADOR

Anonymous (23 donors)

Alca Consulting Inc

Peter R.B.Armstrong ‘72

Leonardo Aversa ‘16

Gregorio and Lorena Aversa

Brian Baird and Megan Evans-Baird

Ron and Megan Bakonyi

Ronald Bao and Amy Shen

Michael P. Bentley ‘80 and Lesley Bentley and family

Alison & Brendan Burns

Peter & Wendy Chen W. H. Clarke ‘49

Natalie Fallis

J & Y Hayre

David F. Hou ‘97

David and Susan Howard Christine Hu Li Jung Hu

Charles and Stephanie Isaac Gary Jung

James J. Korchinski ‘80

Shawn Lawrence Kenneth K. Li ‘95

Geoffrey J. Litherland ‘84

Jessica Luk

Paul and Alicja Maurer

Gordon McCauley

Riley Milavsky ‘09

Lynn Raymond and Tim Murphy

Michael Nauss and Leslie Jones

George M. Peat ‘71 and Barbara Peat

Gavin Reynolds ‘86 and Mrs. Gillian Reynolds

Cohen and Rosenfeld Family

John M. Ross ‘57

Paula Ryan

Michael & Nicole Shapray

Michael Stephens and Ms. Judith Macfarlane Kiran Sun ‘24

Iverson Chang Sun ‘20

Christopher Sy and Winky Tsang Hong Feng and Liyan Tian

Joyce Wu Rob van Santen

Susannah Walker Jin and Juncheng Wei

Patrick Weng

Joseph and Sharon Wong

Graham and Natalie Wong Xiaoping Xiong

Anthony Young and Rowena Ting Sofia Zhu

SUPPORTER

Anonymous (16 donors)

Asif Ahsan ‘05

Rio Akiyama

Gagan Arora ‘09

Andrew Arthur ‘80

Karrie and Mark Beauchamp

Roger Blackman

Rick Bourne

Chad and Gillian Brealey

Irene Brown

Brian Campbell ‘61

Robert Campbell Mathew R. Cantor ‘94

Jason Carter ‘09

Yulin Chen and Yibin Zhu A. Blake Cowan ‘72

Robert Dunk

Eduard Epshtein and Lana Lisak

Ryan Espiritu ‘09

John Fuller ‘92

Michelle and Laurence Gilman

Gladders Family Google

Rodan Gopaul-Singh ‘88 and Megan Verchere

Nicholas Harvey ‘95

Michael Hungerford ‘90

John C. Kerr Family Foundation Milan and Alison Khara

Dirk Laudan ‘87 and Mina Laudan

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Michael Lederman

Gordon and Bonnie Lee Edmund Lo ‘96

Simon A. Maas ‘09 Mat. M ‘09

Becky Magee

Thomas S. Mattison and Janis A. McKenna David W. J. McAdam ‘77

Bill McCracken

James R. McCreary ‘60

Meena Joshi and Sujay Mehta

Bo Meng ‘02

Stephen C. Millen ‘70

Ronald Moll

Stephen C. Molnar ‘83 Bayan Mottahed ‘96

Brian Moul ‘78

Matthew and Emily Ng Don B. Nilson ‘71 Jim Norris ‘66

Airlie Ogilvie Gary and Mina Pooni

Kathy Reimer

Harry J. Rollo

Gail Ruddy

Jared Schachter ‘09

Steven and Ann Schwartz

Murray and Diane Semchuck

Michael A. Skene ‘85 and Andrea Skene Allen and Sara Soltan

Jessica Song

John and Monica Stekl

Jerzy and Monika Swic

Thomas Tai

Tony T. Theng ‘02

Trent Tucker ‘83

Tatiana Tyulenev

Sukhdev and Jaswinder Uppal

Vancouver Historical Society

Jens-Erik Walter ‘88

Simon Wang ‘26 and Anthony Leong ‘26 Peter Wong

Headmaster’s Circle = $50,000 +

Platinum Level= $25,000 - $49,999

Gold Level= $10,000 - $24,999

Silver Level= $5,000 - $9,999

Bronze Level= $1,000 - $4,999

Ambassador= $500 - $999

Supporter: up to $499

ENDOWMENT GIVING

Anonymous (3 donors)

Scott Allan ‘93

Reto Camenzind ‘05

Geoffrey I. Catliff ‘81

Chuen Chung Chow and On Chau

Commodore Mike Cooper

Harvey ‘83 and Jody Dales

Richard L.J. Dunsterville ‘57

Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

Scott R. Earthy ‘93

Richard R. Ford ‘51

Dougal Fraser *

Jim Johnston and Barbara Melosky

Harry James Killas ‘75

Sara and Scott Lamb ‘79

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Sam C.W. Leung ‘01

Blakeney M. Lewis ‘74

Richard and Julie Li

Gerry and Cathy Ma

Neil Menzies ‘82

Brian Moul ‘78

Alan M. Nichol ‘84

William Norris ‘64

Todd G. Patola ‘84

Neil I. Piller ‘85

Bud and Fay Riback

David R.L. Rolfe ‘49

Matthew and Sharon Sauder

Mike Simpkins ‘54

Michael A. Skene ‘85 and Andrea Skene

Graeme I. Strang ‘77

Benjamin Tischler ‘08

Asa and Nancy Wong

Luther Zhao ‘09

GEORGIAN GIVING

Anonymous (4 donors)

William H. Clarke ‘49

David R.L. Rolfe ‘49 *

Richard R. Ford ‘51

Henry A. Cooper ‘54

Michael C. Simpkins ‘54

Richard L.J. Dunsterville ‘57

John M. Ross ‘57

B.A. Fraser Evans ‘58

James R. McCreary ‘60

Brian Campbell ‘61

John C. Kerr ‘61

William H.T. Norris ‘64

James V.T. Norris ‘66

Stephen C. Millen ‘70

Don B. Nilson ‘71

George M. Peat ‘71

Peter R.B. Armstrong ‘72

A. Blake Cowan ‘72

Peter K.N. Lam ‘72

Blakeney M. Lewis ‘74

Don M. Anderson ‘77

Stephen W. Chung ‘77

David W.J. McAdam ‘77

Graeme I. Strang ‘77

Bryan A. Moul ‘78

D. Scott Lamb ‘79

Andrew J. Arthur ‘80

Michael P. Bentley ‘80

Andre H. Chilcott ‘80

James J. Korchinski ‘80

Geoffrey I. Catliff ‘81

Andrew C. Leask ‘82

Neil J.B. Menzies ‘82

Harvey Dales ‘83

James Hyslop ‘83

Nigel B. Kirkwood ‘83

Stephen C. Molnar ‘83

Trent Tucker ‘83

Michael A. Watt ‘83

Geoffrey J. Litherland ‘84

Alan M. Nichol ‘84

Todd G. Patola ‘84

Neil I.A. Piller ‘85

Michael A. Skene ‘85

Zuheir Abrahams ‘86

James M. Brown ‘86

Jacob Kalpakian ‘86

Mark O.J. Mache ‘86

Gavin Reynolds ‘86

Andrew G. Stephens ‘86

Michael H. Eckford ‘87

Dirk H. Laudan ‘87

David J. Luers ‘87

Bradley J. Yen ‘87

Rodan W. Gopaul-Singh ‘88

Geoffrey R. Mair ‘88

Jens-Erik Walter ‘88

Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

Mark V. Lewis ‘89

Michael L.M. Hungerford ‘90

John M. Fuller ‘92

Eric Yau ‘92

Scott Allan ‘93

Scott R. Earthy ‘93

Mathew R. Cantor ‘94

Nicholas J.A. Harvey ‘95

Kenneth K. Li ‘95

Christopher Browes ‘96

Edmund T. Lo ‘96

Bayan Mottahed ‘96

Christopher Peerless ‘96

David F. Hou ‘97

Sam C.W. Leung ‘01

Bo Meng ‘02

Tony T. Theng ‘02

Tristan B.G. Armstrong ‘03

Asif O. Ahsan ‘05

Reto Camenzind ‘05

Harry J. Killas ‘75

Benjamin Y. Tischler ‘08

Gagandeep Arora ‘09

Jason R. Carter ‘09

Ryan Espiritu ‘09

Simon A. Maas ‘09 Mat. M ‘09

Riley J. Milavsky ‘09

Jared K. Schachter ‘09

Luther L.S. Zhao ‘09

Dean S. Solloway ‘10

Dylan D. Sidoo ‘12

Max J. Bedford ‘13

Jordan T. Sidoo ‘14

Bowen B. Zhou ‘15

Leonardo Aversa ‘16

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Anonymous (43 donors)

Michael and Kumi Adamson

Mihael Aksmanovic and Nancy McLeod

Tali’ah and Francesco Aquilini

Peter R.B.Armstrong ‘72 and Tristan B.G. Armstrong ‘03

Aujla Family

Tahir and Noorine Ayub

Annie Kong and Bernard Bai Monika Deol and Avtar Bains

Dr. Brian Baird

Ronald Bao and Amy Shen

Mark and Karrie Beauchamp

Max Bedford ‘13

Michael P. Bentley ‘80 and Lesley Bentley and family

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

Anne Boyle and Rob Errington

Stephen and Bronwyn Burke

Casa Di Coltellaro Developments Ltd

Rob and Kerri Chetner

Andre Chilcott ‘80 and Dorothy Chilcott

Ken Chiu and Betty Liang

Stephen ‘77 and Gail Chung

Ronald L. Cliff ‘46

Harvey ‘83 and Jody Dales

Jo and Liz Delesalle

Don and Nicola Demens

Dan Ding ‘14

Prentice W. Durbin ‘89

Dr. Robert Elliott and Dr. Francine Lo

Peter and Akiko Espig

Patrick and Agnes Finan

Markus ‘82, Janet, Zachary ‘12 and Alexandra Franiek

Sven and Juliette Freybe

Gaglardi Family

Jin Min Gao Family

John and Kelly Good Al-Karim and Farzana Haji Nian He and Sarah Y. Sun

The Highbury Foundation

Brian and Andrea Hill

Hongwei Huang and Xian Li James Jin and Linda Wang

John C. Kerr Family Foundation

Saul and Sheryl Kahn and Family

Jacob Kalpakian ‘86

Roger Kayo

Andrew and Jenn Kirker

Nigel B. Kirkwood ‘83 and Carolyn Kirkwood Nancy Kudryk

Anila Lacroix

Steven (Guanghao) Lai ‘15, Stanley (Sicheng) Lai ‘19 and Scott (Zhicheng) Lai

The Lai Family

Sara and Scott Lamb ‘79

Adrian and Carrie Lee

Bill Lee and Li Hong Zhong

Wei Li and Jun Li

Geoffrey J. Litherland ‘84

Ethan Liu ‘21 Patrick and Ju Lo Lou Family Judy Low

The Bin Lu Family

Tom and Teresa Lui

John and Carman Lum

Geoff Mair ‘88 and Amy Mair Henry and Patti Man

Tom and Sheena Matthews

Paul and Alicja Maurer

Catherine and Gordon McCauley

Greg McCunn and Dionne Kilian

David Mullen and Georgia Evans

Stephen Munford and Philippa Willis

T. Murphy and L. Raymond

The Ng Family

Dr. Neil and Michelle Pollock

Por Yen Charitable Foundation Limited

David Porte and Debbie Setton Tengxi Qiu

Gail Ruddy

Matthew and Sharon Sauder

Radek and Joyce Sedivy

Septwolves

Wei Guo Shen and Annie Zhang

Siddoo Family

Dylan D. Sidoo ‘12

Russell and Gillian Smith

Yi Song and Violet Wang

Jane Stoller and Jeff Witten

Jin William Sun ‘14

Ken and Cindy Teskey

Paul and Leslie Tilbury

Victor Tong ‘21

Wall Family

Liz Watson and John McLean

Michael A. Watt ‘83 and Monique Badun

The Weathertop Foundation

Anthony and Janna Werry

Mary White *

Tom Wong and Emily Lee

Sophia Jiang and Alex Wu Xiao Ling Xu

Zhi Qian Xu

Hongpeng Yang and Ruiping Deng Thomas Yu Yang Yu

The Enze Yuan & Xin Pan Family

Quan Zhang and Ying Zheng

Bangwei Bowen Zhou ‘15 Sasa Zhu

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.

A WORLD CLASS SCHOOL

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 and renovations of all

BUILDING ON OUR PAST

The spectacular and historic building that has been home to St. George’s Junior 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…’

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AT THE JUNIOR SCHOOL MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT SUPPORTS

At the core of St. George’s is an understanding of boys and boys’ learning. In recent years, research has confirmed that boys learn differently. Because we are a boys’ school, we are able to tailor our programs and approaches to meet the developmental and learning needs of our students, but to do so, we need classrooms that facilitate boy-centred learning.

Our new Grade 5 and Grade 6 neighborhoods feature new teaching spaces, tutorial rooms, seminar spaces, cave spaces, labs, and collaboration space to ensure that every boy develops his potential through a broad and inclusive program that allows him to explore his interests and to find his passions.

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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.

BUILDERS OF ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

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MR. JOHN MACKAY Georgian Parent

MR. KEN TESKEY Georgian Parent

MR. NIGEL TOY Former Headmaster

MR. SHEK KONG LEUNG Georgian Parent

Pictured from L to R (including those speaking on behalf of the recipients)

Mr. Danny Siu

Mr. Neville Leung

Matthew Sauder

Ken Teskey (Builder)

Rob Cruickshank

Tom Matthews

Robert Macdonald

John Mackay (Builder)

are Mr. Shek Kong Leung (Builder) and Mr. Nigel Toy (Builder) who were honoured at separate ceremonies.

LEADERSHIP AT ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL

AS AT JUNE 30, 2016

SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

JAKE KERR ’61

Board Chair, Executive Committee; Governance Committee

DOROTHY CHILCOTT

Vice Chair, Governance Committee; Education & Technology Committee

MARKUS FRANIEK ’82

Chair, St. George’s School Foundation

SVEN FREYBE

Chair, Human Resources Committee; Executive Committee

BRUCE JACKSON ’78 Old Boys’ Association President; Advancement Committee

CATHERINE McCAULEY Chair, Advancement Committee

HENRY MAN Governance Committee

STEVE MUNFORD

Vice Chair, Human Resources Committee; Education & Technology Committee; Finance & Audit Committee

GAIL RUDDY

Vice Chair, Education & Technology Committee; Human Resources Committee

STEPHEN SAMMUT

Vice Chair, Finance & Audit Committee MATT SAUDER

Chair, Finance & Audit Committee; Executive Committee; Human Resources Committee

RUSSELL SMITH Chair, Education & Technology Committee; Advancement Committee

PAUL TILBURY

SGPA President; Advancement Committee

LIZ WATSON Chair, Governance Committee; Executive Committee

PEETER WESIK Chair, Property & Facilities Committee

MARKUS FRANIEK ’82

Board Chair; Audit & Risk Management Committee; Nominating & Governance Committee; Investment Committee

KATHY BUTLER Investment Committee

CARMAN CHAN Audit & Risk Management Committee

PRENTICE DURBIN ’89 Chair, Nominating & Governance 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; Audit Risk Management Committee

LEADERSHIP TEAM

TOM MATTHEWS Headmaster BRENDA VAN HUIZEN Interim Director of Finance KAREN POTTER Director of Human Resources ADRIENNE DAVIDSON Director of Advancement NEIL PILLER Director of Operations & Risk Management GORDON ALLAN Director of Admissions GARY KERN Principal, Senior School

ALAN HESKETH Director of Residential Life GREG DEVENISH Principal, Junior School

SAM JOHNSTON Director of Learning

George’s School acknowledges that we are situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam First Nation.