OUR2015/2016 REPORT CARD
Annual Strategic Review
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Tel: 250-592-2411 www.smus.ca Our Vision To learn, to lead, to serve; discovering the promise in our selves and the world. Our Mission Our school seeks the excellence in all of us, with passion and compassion. We are a community shaped by the pursuit of truth and goodness, providing outstanding preparation for higher learning and for life. Strategic Goals Distinctive Excellence Organizational Strength Strategic Priority 1: Fulfilling Strategic Priority 7: Governance Student Promise Through and Risk Management Personalization Believing firmly that good governance is the cornerstone of any The SMUS mission describes a school that embraces personalization at organization’s success, we will revisit traditional areas of governance and its core (“our school seeks the excellence in all of us”). A SMUS education expand on new ones such as risk management to ensure we reflect best will be inherently personal, grounded in our three core values of practices, remain current and execute effectively. excellence, passion and compassion and delivered through a three- part focus on foundational competencies, enriching experiences and Strategic Priority 8: collaborative activities. Understanding, Serving and Strategic Priority 2: Staff Growing our Market To effectively investigate, assess and execute on strategic opportunities Excellence that fulfill our vision and mission, the school will strive to fully Recognizing that the most important element of fulfilling student understand and serve its current market as a day and boarding school promise is surrounding them with outstanding staff, we will attract, located in Victoria, BC. develop, and retain a team of truly excellent staff as well as engage in succession planning to ensure a high level of staff excellence is maintained over time. Strategic Priority 9: Financial Stability and Capacity Strategic Priority 3: Facilities To ensure financial stability and the capacity to finance our strategic goals, the school will have full enrollment in boarding and day, exercise and Technology prudent operational spending, maintain an appropriate and affordable The physical environment in which our students learn and play as well as level of debt, keep adequate reserves for contingencies and ensure the the tools they have at their disposal will be aligned with how education endowment fund grows significantly. is to be delivered in the 21st century. Lifelong Engagement Strategic Priority 4: Celebrating Student Diversity We will increase our ability to provide financial assistance to excellent students and pursue greater geographic diversity to achieve an active mix of economic, geographic and ethnic backgrounds that will enrich the experience of all who attend and work at the school. Strategic Priority 5: Energizing Relationships We will focus on increasing meaningful engagement with our students, alumni, parents, staff, grandparents and friends in order to foster strong, positive and lifelong relationships and build a sense of one united school. Strategic Priority 6: Culture of Philanthropy We will build a culture of philanthropy so that all community members participate in philanthropic support and service to the school.
2 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Message from the Message from the Chair Head of School of the Board of Governors As the field of education continues to This past year marks our School’s 110th experience significant shifts, 2015-2016 will anniversary. We have gained a great depth likely be remembered as a year of more of experience from over a century of being marked transitions at SMUS. Educational educators and leaders in our community, technology as a force in students’ and with this depth brings the confidence education; personalized programs focused and courage not only to shape the futures on student strengths and passions; and of our students, but to shape the future our school’s specialization in educating into which they will be heading. the whole student have all been areas of progress in the last year. Bob Snowden, our Head of School and visionary leader, has led our School into Technology has been presenting us with the 21st century. With his enduring focus all kinds of educational possibilities in the last decade and in response we on excellence and achievement, the beginning of Bob’s tenure was hired Educational Technology Specialist Maureen Hann several years ago. marked by creation of the School’s first strategic plan. This year marks the Maureen has been working side-by-side with teachers to discover, test last of our 2012-2013 five-year plan. and implement the best educational technology in each developmental area. As the educational technology field matures, we have seen the In this report card, we highlight some of the year’s significant events – theoretical promise of technology become more concrete as technology demonstrating our commitment to improvement and innovation as our starts to take a more wholistic and integrated approach. Accordingly, we plan unfolds. have also hired a Director of Educational Technology – Dave Hlannon – whose role will be to lead the increasingly challenging effort of staying 2015-2016 marked the start of a discussion about “One School.” ahead of academic technology and implement it schoolwide in an One School will leverage our institutional strength and history, integrated way. and strengthen our culture and the educational experience of our students. At the end of the 2014-2015 school year we created the Personalization We created the SMUS Foundation, a separate legal entity that will Team by bringing together four classroom teachers to nurture the flame provide financial stewardship and governance over our School’s of personalization that had been sparked previously by visits from outside endowment. The Foundation board will be chaired by former experts. In every major educational jurisdiction, personalization is seen as governor Eric Heffernan ’73. one of the most prominent two or three priorities that schools and school boards will address in the next 10 years. The new Sun Centre Dining Hall and Student Commons was approved and construction started in the fall, thanks to a major Our Personalization Team – consisting of Alison Galloway from the Junior donation from Mr. Cliff Sun ’72 and donations from other generous School, Tanya Lee from the Middle School, and Richard Curry and Susan alumni. MacDonald from the Senior School – will now do the deeper and more One final major announcement in 2016 was that of Bob Snowden’s detailed work of collaborating with our entire teaching staff on the retirement at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Bob, with the implementation of the most sensible path to personalization for SMUS. incredible support and warmth of his wife, Joan, is largely responsible for The key questions of this journey are ones like, “how do we preserve the growth of our School and its strong reputation. To recognize Bob’s rigour in a personalized school?”; “How do we ensure students learn 22 years of service, the Senior School Library was named the Snowden the best communal and social values on their own personal pathway?”; Library. and “How do we balance the voice and choice of students with the advice and influence of parents and teachers?” It is a large enterprise In 2017-2018, the Board of Governors will embark on the development of but the workload is made lighter by the fact that many aspects of our a new strategic plan with some of the foundational work starting in 2016- personalization plan build off of what the School has already done for 2017. Guided by our history, mission and vision, and with confidence in decades. our future, we will co-create this plan with our new Head of School and the SMUS community. It is interesting to observe new models of schools springing up that are now trying to serve niches or more specialized goals – Maths and Our School would not enjoy the success we have without the service Sciences, or technology, or soccer, for instance. These specializing efforts and commitment of many people in our community. This year, we have tend to have the effect of allowing SMUS to occupy a more distinctive two departing governors who personify service and commitment. As a position: that of a School that aims to educate the whole person. After governor, committee chair, vice chair, volunteer, benefactor and advocate, all, in real life a student can’t be divided up into his or her academic self, Kathy Jawl has modeled all that is good in our School for almost two his or her character self, or his or her athletic self. We are finding that decades. Chris Considine ’70, QC has served our School for over 50 years the education of the whole student – to pursue academic success in an as a housemaster, governor, board chair, philanthropist and mentor. Chris environment where the character and self also grow – makes us stand continues his service to us as the chair of our Head Search committee out. Our very strong enrolment (the Admissions cycle of the 2015-2016 while Kathy will serve on the Foundation board. school year was our strongest ever, in both day student and boarding student categories), and the success of the annual Dream Big Fund (our We are pleased to have two distinguished alumni join our Board: David most successful ever, at $1.54 million) indicate that the future is strong for Longridge ‘88 of Seattle and Kyman Chan ‘85 from Victoria. the central ethos of SMUS. Thank you to all of you – parents, grandparents, alumni, families and We remember, of course, that the art of change is to preserve the things friends – who continue to support our School and our students. that endure. Vivat! Vivat! 3 Distinctive Strategic Priority 1: Fulfilling Student Promise Excellence Through Personalization
Strengthen the path to personalization by creating a cross-school implementation team. Increase our focus on University Counselling, Advanced Placement and Learning Resources in order to deliver greater personalization. Fully articulate and integrate the leadership program as another pathway to Key Actions personalization. Implement the recommendations of the Athletics Review to create greater personalization and opportunities for shared experiences.
Strategic Priority 2: Staff Excellence
Develop a program of evaluation, goal- setting and growth for faculty and staff that is consistent with our vision and supports the continuous pursuit of excellence. Institute a coaching culture that values feedback, inquiry, engagement and collaboration. Key Actions Continue to strengthen the school’s reputation as an outstanding place to work and teach.
Strategic Priority 3: Facilities and Technology
Revisit the Richmond Campus master plan and bring forward a redevelopment proposal that further integrates technology. Provide the necessary technical infrastructure to support 21st-century
Key Actions education in a continually changing environment.
4 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Academic Achievements and Highlights
The entire school celebrated the fourth annual Brain Awareness A total of 26 students in Grades 6-8 wrote the Beaver Week, which brought Lynn Lyons, author of “Anxious Kids, Computing Challenge online contest in early November. One Anxious Parents” back to SMUS to work with students, teachers Grade 8 student had a perfect score, while five others plus one and parents about school-and home-related stress. Grade 7 student earned Distinction, which placed them among We continued to deepen our Outdoor Education program to the top 25%. include opportunities for all students from Kindergarten to Two Grade 8 students were named finalists in Polar Expressions Grade 12. Publishing’s National Student Short Story Contest and their Our expansion of the Grade 10 experiential program to all short stories – “Stars Fall” and “The Double Sword,” were students was successful, with students having a variety of published in the Spring Star Guide, a collection of short stories hands-on experiences, such as creating, packaging and selling written by young Canadians in Grades 6 through 8. roasted coffee beans; Art in Strathcona; constructing an A group of nine Middle School students participated in the electric go-kart with UVic Engineering students; exploring art World Scholar’s Cup competition for the first time ever. This and history in Seattle; and learning about day-to-day life on a one-day event covers a wide range of subjects, including ranch. In addition, a Grade 10 Forensics unit brought Physics, science, history, literature, arts and social studies. The event Chemistry, Biology together to stage a murder mystery that features four different rounds that test student teams on students solved. skills in public speaking, critical thinking, teamwork, reading In a continued expansion of learning opportunities across the comprehension and knowledge retention. grades, the Kindergarten and Grade 9 Math classes collaborated Our Grade 8 students hosted nearly 100 students from schools on measurement. on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland for a one-day A group of Grade 11 English students entered the New York leadership conference. Called “Passion to Action,” the conference Times’ online Learning Network “Found Poetry Contest.” One of included keynote speakers Anna Soole and Olympic gold our students was among the 13 winners, and three more made medalist Adam Kreek, as well as workshops on a wide variety of the third-round finals. leadership topics run by our teachers and students. Of the three provincial district scholarships that were awarded Grades 4-8 students participated in their first-ever First Lego for “excellence in a second language” on Vancouver Island, all League Robotics regional competition, where one team placed three of the $1,250 prizes went to SMUS French students. In Second Overall at the competition (earning them a spot in the addition, three students were awarded a $500 “excellence in North American contest in the US) and another team earned Chinese” prize by the BC China Award. the Rising Star award. At the provincial French-language speech competition Two Senior School Visual Arts students entered an architecture Concours d’art oratoire, two Senior School students won a silver contest sponsored by the Royal Architectural Institute of and a bronze medal. Canada to develop a community seating area. Their “parklet” design won the contest and now their creation has been The SMUS Math Challengers team came in first in the regional moved to a permanent home on our Richmond Road campus. competition and seventh at the provincial tournament in Vancouver.
5 Academic Results BC Foundation Skills Assessment Results Provincial Exam Results Percentage of Grade 4 Gap Between SMUS Average Exam Students Meeting or Score and Province Exam Score by Exceeding Expectations Subject (2016 FSAs)* gli 10: 10 7% gli 10: 10 7% Meeting Exceeding ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 11 3% gli 10: 10 7% Meeting Exceeding gli ou atio 10: 10 7% of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 11 3% Reading Scie ce 10: 10 4% Meeting Exceeding ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 11 3% S SReadingMeeting Exceeding ou atio Scie ce 10: 10 4% of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 11 3% Social Stu ie 11: 4 9% Reading Pro i ceS S Scie ce 10: 10 4% Reading Scie ceSocial Stu ie 10: 10 4% 11: 4 9% S S WritingPro i ce gli 12: 12 3% S S Social Stu ie 11: 4 9% Pro i ce S SWriting Social gli Stu ie 12: 12 3% 11: 4 9% Pro i ce Co u icatio 12: 10 7% Writing gli 12: 12 3% Pro i ceS S Writing 0 gli Co u icatio 2 12:4 12 3% 612: 10 7%8 10 12 14 16 18 S S NumeracyPro i ce Co u icatio 0 2 12:4 10 7%6 8 10 12 14 16 18 S S Co u icatio 12: 10 7% Pro i ce S SNumeracy 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Pro i ce 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Numeracy Pro i ceS S Numeracy Gap Between SMUS Average Exam 0 S SPro i ce20 40 60 80 100 gli Score 10: 12 5%and BC Independent Schools * 3% of ourS S Grade 4 students did not write the FSAs Pro i ce0 20 40 60 80 100 Exam Score by Subject Pro i ce gli 10: 12 5% 0 20 40 60 80 100 ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% 0 20 40 60 80 100 gli 10: 12 5% gli ou atio 10: 12 5% of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% Scie ce 10: 7 1% Percentage of Grade 7 ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% ou atio Scie ce 10: 7 1% of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% Students Meeting or Social Stu ie 11: 5 4% Scie ce 10: 7 1% Exceeding Expectations Scie ceSocial Stu ie 10: 7 1% 11: 5 4% Meeting Exceeding gli 12: 16 5% (2016 FSAs)* Social Stu ie 11: 5 4% Reading Meeting Exceeding Social gli Stu ie 12: 16 5% 11: 5 4% Co u icatio 12: 10 9% Meeting Exceeding gli 12: 16 5% S SReading Meeting Exceeding 0 gli Co u icatio 2 12:4 16 5% 612: 10 9%8 10 12 14 16 18 Reading Pro i ceS S Co u icatio 12: 10 9% Reading 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 S S Co u icatio 12: 10 9% WritingPro i ce 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 S S Pro i ce 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 S SWriting Pro i ce WritingPro i ceS S Writing S S NumeracyPro i ce S S Pro i ce S SNumeracy Pro i ce NumeracyPro i ceS S Numeracy 0 S SPro i ce20 40 60 80 100 S S Pro i ce0 20 40 60 80 100 S S: 86% Pro i ce 0 20 40 60 80 100 * 3% of 0our Grade20 7 students40 did60 not write80 the 100FSAs S S: 86% S S: 86% C: 81%S S: 86% C: 81% 6 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School C: 81% orl : C: 60% 81% orl : 60% 0 20 40 60 80 100 orl : 60% 0 orl :20 60% 40 60 80 100 0 S S:20 3 61%40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 S S: 3 61% S S: C: 3 63% 3 61% S S: 3 61% C: 3 63% C:Ca a a: 3 63% 3 47% C: 3 63% Ca a a: 3 47% Ca a a: orl : 2 87% 3 47% Ca a a: 3 47% 0.0 0.5 orl :1.0 2 87%1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 orl : 2 87% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 orl : 2 87% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 gli 10: 10 7%
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S SWriting gli 12: 12 3% Social Stu ie 11: 4 9% Pro i ce S S Co u icatio 12: 10 7% gli 12: 12 3% WritingPro i ce 0 2 4 6 Advanced8 10 12 14 Placement16 18 Results S SNumeracy Co u icatio 12: 10 7% SMUS has the largest and longest-running AP program in Canada, and is one of the top-scoring programs nationally. Advanced Placement courses have a level of difficulty Pro i ce S S 0 2 4 6 that8 is directly10 comparable12 14 to first-year16 university18 courses and a majority of American NumeracyPro i ce and Canadian universities grant second-year standing to students who excel on their AP examinations. 0S S20 40 60 80 100 gli 10: 12 5% TOTAL Pro i ce 0 20 40 60 80 100 ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% gli 10: 12 5% Total number of AP exams written by SMUS students in 2016 579 Scie ce 10: 7 1% ou atio of at a Pre-Calculu 10: 5 0% Social Stu ie 11: 5 4% Number of SMUS students writing at least one AP exam 257 Scie ce 10: 7 1% Meeting Exceeding gli 12: 16 5% Social Stu ie 11: 5 4% SMUS AP Canadian National Scholars (students who earn an Reading Co u icatio 12: 10 9% average of 4 or higher on five or more AP exams) 25 Meeting Exceeding S S gli 12: 16 5% 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 ReadingPro i ce Co u icatio 12: 10 9% SMUS AP Scholars (students who receive scores of 3 or higher on S S three or more AP exams) 81 Writing 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Pro i ceS S
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7 University Acceptances for the Class of 2016
Canada International No. of No. Acceptances of No. Students Attending of No. Acceptances of No. Students Attending 528 112 24 7 British Columbia 161 56 Australia 1 Camosun College 3 2 University of Adelaide 1 Capilano University 1 England 12 3 Kwantlen Polytechnic University 2 Durham University 3 Langara College 1 1 Istituto Marangoni, London 1 Justice Institute of BC 1 1 Lancaster University 1 Quest University 3 1 London College of Fashion 3 3 Sciences Po – UBC Duel Degree Program 1 1 Royal Holloway, University of London 2 Simon Fraser University 18 6 School of Oriental and African Studies 1 Thompson Rivers University 1 University of Birmingham 1 Trinity Western University 1 France 2 1 UBC – Okanagan 5 1 Le Cordon Bleu – Paris 1 1 University of British Columbia 53 21 Paris College of Art 1 University of Northern BC 1 Hong Kong 1 University of Victoria 69 21 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology 1 Vancouver Film School 1 1 Ireland 2 2 Ontario 253 36 Royal College of Surgeons 2 2 Brock University 1 Scotland 6 1 Carleton University 7 1 University of Edinburgh 2 1 Concordia University 1 University of Glasgow 1 McMaster University 18 1 University of St. Andrews 3 Queen’s University 48 7 Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto 1 1 Ryerson University 8 3 Sheridan College Institute 1 Trent University 2 University of Guelph 7 1 University of Ottawa 6 University of Toronto 53 16 University of Waterloo 26 1 Western University 50 4 Wilfrid Laurier University 8 1 York University 16 Quebec & the Maritimes 62 11 Acadia University 8 1 Bishop’s University 3 1 Concordia University 2 Dalhousie University 10 2 McGill University 29 7 Mount Allison University 4 St. Francis Xavier University 1 University of King’s College 5 The Prairies 52 9 Concordia University College of Alberta 1 MacEwan University 2 Mount Royal University 2 1 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology 1 University of Alberta 17 1 University of Calgary 27 7 University of Saskatchewan 2
8 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School United States United States No. of No. Acceptances of No. Students Attending of No. Acceptances of No. Students Attending 106 21 106 21 Arcadia University 1 Pratt Institute 1 Bard College 1 Providence College 1 1 Bentley University 1 Rutgers University – New Brunswick 1 Boston College 1 Seattle University 1 Boston University 6 2 St. Edward’s University 1 Brandeis University 1 1 St. Mary’s College of California 1 Brown University 1 Stanford University 1 Bucknell University 1 Syracuse University 1 Carnegie Mellon University 1 1 The New School 1 Chicago State University 1 UC Davis 2 Colgate University 1 UC Irvine 5 Columbia University 1 UC Riverside 2 Cornell College 1 UC San Diego 9 1 Cornell University 1 1 UC Santa Barbara 2 DePauw University 1 UC Santa Cruz 3 Dickinson College 1 UCLA 4 1 Drexel University 1 University of Arizona 1 Fordham University 2 1 University of Colorado, Boulder 2 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 Georgia State University 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 Harvard University 2 1 University of Massachussets, Amherst 1 Hawaii Pacific University 1 University of Miami 2 Hult International Business School 1 1 University of Michigan 1 I.T.E.S.M. Campus Santa Fe 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 1 Loyola Marymount University 1 University of Oregon 1 Michigan State University 1 1 University of Portland 3 Middlebury College 2 1 University of Southern California 2 1 New York University 3 3 University of Tulsa 1 1 Northeastern University 5 University of Washington 4 Northwestern University 1 Washington State University 1 Oregon State University 1 1 Western Washington University 1 Pennsylvania State University 1 Whitman College 1 659 2 49% $1,357,850 Total Acceptances Received by Total Taking a Percentage of Graduates Who Total Scholarships Offered to Graduates of 2016 the Graduates of 2016 Gap Year Earned Scholarships
Fields of Study Our students are starting their post-secondary studies in a wide range of fields (by order of popularity): Business Computer Science Architecture Law Science International Relations Criminology Modern Languages Engineering Kinesiology Elementary Education Music Arts Math Film Studies Nursing Communications Medicine Forestry Pharmacology Life Sciences Sociology French Software Engineering Psychology Fashion Design Health Information Sciences Voice Economics Political Science History Social Sciences Animal Bioscience International Affairs 9 Athletics Senior School Athletics Team Results CITY ISLAND TEAM BC PLACEMENT PLACEMENT PLACEMENT 1st XV Rugby (AA) 1st N/A 1st 2nd XV Rugby N/A N/A N/A Badminton 2nd 2nd 10th Colts Rugby (Grade 10) 2nd 4th N/A Cricket N/A N/A N/A Girls – 7th Girls – 19th Cross Country 3rd Boys – 7th Boys – 13th Girls Sevens Rugby N/A N/A N/A Participation in Golf 2nd 4th DNQ Junior School Athletics Grade 9 Rugby N/A N/A N/A Athletic Participation Junior Boys Basketball 1st 4th 12th Opportunity Numbers Junior Boys Cross Country (Grades 3-5) 47 Developmental N/A N/A N/A Basketball Soccer (Grades 4-5) 36 Junior Boys Soccer 1st 5th N/A Squash (Grade 5) 15 Junior Girls Basketball 5th DNQ DNQ Basketball (Grades 4-5) 40 Junior Girls Soccer 4th DNQ N/A Swimming (Grades 3-5) 47 Junior Girls Volleyball 5th DNQ N/A Rugby (Grades 4-5) 25 CSSRAs Rowing 3rd N/A Track & Field (Grades 2-5) 110 (1 gold) Running Club (Spring) 56 Rowing (Novice) N/A N/A N/A General Sports Club 46 Sailing 1st N/A N/A Badminton 16 Senior Boys Basketball 1st 2nd 2nd (AA) Middle School Senior Boys Athletics Highlights Developmental N/A N/A N/A Basketball More than 30 recreational and competitive teams at Senior Boys Soccer the Middle School – including new teams in cycling 1st 1st 10th (AA) and girls rugby – had participation from 90% of our students. Senior Boys N/A N/A N/A Developmental Soccer Three Middle School students played on the Senior Senior Girls Basketball School golf team. 2nd 3rd 14th (AA) A Grade 8 student played on the Senior School tennis Senior Girls Field team. 1st 1st 3rd Hockey (AA) The Grade 7 girls basketball team finished 3rd in the city championships. Senior Girls Developmental Field N/A N/A N/A The Grade 8 boys rugby team captured the city Hockey championships. Senior Girls Soccer 1st 1st 3rd More than 60 students played squash this year and we Senior Girls Volleyball introduced a competitive squash team for 12 players in 1st 4th DNQ Grades 6-8 who trained from early October to May. (AA) Forty athletes competed in the LIMSSA Track and Field Provincials – 1st, 2nd Championships, where a Grade 8 student broke a 21- Squash N/A N/A and 3rd year meet record in the Grade 8 girls 200m. Nationals (U-19) – 2nd Track & Field 3rd 6th N/A Several Middle School students who swim, dance, skate and play ice hockey outside of school have taken Tennis 1st 3rd DNQ part in both provincial and national championships this year.
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Facilities and Technology
Our school is continuously enhancing our infrastructure to create the best possible student learning environment. This year saw some significant enhancements to our facilities and technology to support student learning.
The Junior School continues to make ingenious use of its resources – assisted by generous gifts to the annual Dream Big fund – to create inspiring spaces for our young students. The new outdoor learning space, constructed over the summer and completed in time for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, applies the Reggio Emilia principle of the environment as a third teacher. The enclosed space uses a variety of natural materials and loose objects that fuel young imaginations and encourage creative play.
The Junior School also added an additional portable over the summer to house one of the Grade 4 classes in order to make room for an imagination lab – a space dedicated to creativity and innovation for our junior learners. When it is completed later in the 2016-2017 school year, the imagination lab will include a 3D printer and other technology alongside natural materials to engage students’ creative minds.
At the Middle School, a group of students designed and built their own broadcasting booth under the facilitation of Ms. Tanya Lee. They used design thinking principles to consider what kind of space and equipment they would need for activities such as recording podcasts, filming videos, creating stop-motion animation, conducting interviews, creating news broadcasts, recording video blogs and using green screen technology.
During the summer we also paved the way for a fall start to the construction of the Sun Centre, our new dining hall and student commons and the last project from our 2000 campus master plan. The Sun Centre – named for major donor and alumnus Cliff Sun ‘72 – will be a two-storey, 26,400 square-foot building located in the heart of the Richmond Road campus. The ground level of the Sun Centre will feature the new Student Commons with comfortable, flexible seating and study areas. Connected to the Student Commons will be our University and Personal Counselling services. The new dining hall on the second floor, with capacity to seat more than 380 people, will serve our boarding and day students, as well as play host to visitors, parents, students, alumni and friends.
In the second year of our digital learning plan, we completed several initiatives under our four priority areas of curriculum and program development; creativity and innovation; faculty professional development; and infrastructure:
Wireless projection for all devices has been set up across the school. Probeware – hardware and software that allow students to collect, analyze and interpret scientific data – has been used in most science classes. Our Computer Science program expanded in the Middle and Senior Schools. We expanded our First Lego League Robotics program, adding equipment and increasing the capacity for student participation in order to meet the high demand. We continued to enhance our professional development opportunities in educational technology with small group workshops as well as a number of lunch and learn sessions.
12 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School One School In 2016, we began a conversation about the future of St. Michaels University School called “One School.” As we move purposefully toward a future where our focus will be on the distinctiveness of each student, we are asking ourselves how we can tap in to what makes each of our three schools excellent and propagate those qualities across our entire School. To that end, we see One School as our route to the transformation of our educational program, school culture and even our physical plant.
We expect to see that transformation manifested in the following ways: A One School Education A One School Education will fully realize the vision of personalization by establishing the necessary structural changes to fully support each student in pursuing their own learning pathways.
One such change is to shift the way we cluster our learners together to better align the commonalities of our students at their different ages and stages. We will also explore changes to timetables, teaching practices and program development that suit the developmental needs of different age levels. A One School Culture Culture is how we behave as a community, the values we share and how we teach and learn those values. One School provides the foundation for a stronger community, for strong identification with that community, and for the more powerful acquisition and reinforcement of values.
A One School culture will be vibrant and dynamic, combining the joy and exploration of our Junior School with the focus on character, social relationships and empathy at the Middle School and with the intellectual curiosity and drive to make things happen at the Senior School.
All members of our community – students K-12, teachers, staff, parents and alumni – will recognize the important role they play in creating and living our school culture and it will be a consistent source of strength for our One School. A One School Campus One School expresses an aspiration to someday unify our School on one campus. The ability to share facilities, teacher expertise and learning opportunities that is made more effortless by one campus will allow us to fully realize the transformational goal of One School.
To that end, we are currently assessing the feasibility of a unified K-12 campus through a study that will be complete in February 2017. We have also started construction of the Sun Centre Dining Hall and Student Commons, an important gathering place for our One School community.
13 Lifelong Engagement
Strategic Priority 4: Celebrating Student SMUS Student Community Diversity 2015-2016 Enrollment Total 973 students Junior School (Grades K-5) 210 students
Continue to use recruitment as a Middle School (Grades 6-8) 197 students deliberate instrument for ensuring diversity in cultural, ethnic, and socio- Senior School (Grades 9-12) 566 students economic spheres. Continue to grow financial aid to Boarders (Grades 8-12) 257 students support diversity as well as cushion Key Actions families from the impact of rising English Language Learners (Grades 8-10) 44 students tuition. Gender Ratio 50% boys / 50% girls
Strategic Priority 5: Energizing Relationships Global Composition Boarding students originate from 24 countries:
Develop an integrated communications plan and contact strategy that serves the needs of all constituents and includes metrics to gauge its A ADA effectiveness. 34% Work with the Parents’ Auxiliary and the TER AT O AL Alumni Association in a comprehensive 53% and coordinated approach to Key Actions energizing relationships. Celebrate volunteerism among our USA ME O parents and alumni. 4% 9%
Strategic Priority 6: Culture of Philanthropy Financial Assistance & Scholarships Develop a shared understanding in the SMUS community about the importance and value of giving. Communicate and celebrate the benefits of financial aid to our 16 22% community. Number of merit Percentage of the student Key Actions scholars in 2015-2016 body benefited from financial Increase engagement of alumni. assistance in 2015-2016 $2.2m Total funds distributed in 2015-2016
14 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School SMUS Parents’ Auxiliary
We held appreciation lunches for staff for all three schools, and “Parents working together provided the DJ for the staff Christmas party. to support excellence in We volunteered during Alumni Weekend and donated prizes for the Alumni Golf Tournament. education.” Our SMUS PA President sat on the Board of Governors to contribute our voice to policy-making and the strategic direction of our school. All parents and guardians are members of the SMUS Parents’ Auxiliary, Our scholarship fund within the school endowment supported our a non-profit society that supports excellence in education by building named scholar, Olivia Meadows. a sense of community at the school. We believe that an engaged well- We supported Grade 12 graduation, leaver events for Grades 5 informed parent community makes for a vibrant school, enhances the and 8, the Athletics Banquet and many grade- and school-specific life of our students, staff and faculty, and provides a feeling of belonging social events. for our school families. When we belong, we feel more inclined to take ownership and pride in our school and in turn, our school flourishes. We contributed more than $75,000 to our classrooms through allocations, including the Reggio-inspired Junior School outdoor It is always busy for our volunteer-run organization and 2015-2016 was learning space; sewing machines; an upright piano; a camera drone; no exception: a Makerbot 3D digitizer; knitting club supplies; Chromebooks and We held membership business meetings, always beginning with an carts; a GoPro camera; roller blinds and a teleconference phone informal gathering to provide an opportunity for interested parents for Learning Resources; the green roof demonstration project; to meet and socialize. IdeaPaint to create whiteboard walls; a broadcasting booth; the Middle School Library project; a kayak trailer; an outboard motor We published an e-newsletter to keep parents informed of the for the rowing safety launch; Lego Robotics League kits; a covered events, activities and issues that are the focus of the SMUS PA. bike area for staff; theatre studio space upgrade; spin bikes; and the We held school-wide events including a parent reception at the Grade 4 classroom upgrade. Parkside Hotel; welcome back receptions and volunteer recruitment drives on the first day of school; a Quiz Night fundraiser; Halloween night fireworks on campus; and a magnificent family holiday gala and silent auction for more than 800 people at Crystal Gardens. 2015-2016 Executive We ran weekly pizza lunch programs at all three schools, a fundraiser and a service that is much appreciated by students. President: Teresa Pryce We staged back-to-school and monthly used uniform sales helping Vice-President, Allocations: Maeve Glen families access lower-cost uniform options while raising significant funds for our school. Vice-President, Communications: Grainne McElroy We supported boarding students by hosting Boarders Without Treasurer: Diane Campbell Borders dinner parties in our homes, inviting students for homestays Secretary: Christine Ellsay during holidays and school breaks, providing birthday cake delivery School Parent Liaisons: Catherine Fracy (Junior services, and funding boarding-specific projects like a pool table and School), Allison Meadows (Middle School) and Marie the common room kitchen renovation at Harvey/Symons. Queen (Senior School) We contributed to Brain Awareness parent education lectures, including a well-attended evening talk from noted anxiety and stress expert Lynn Lyons.
15 SMUS Alumni Association
“We are committed to advocacy on 2015-2016 SMUS Alumni behalf of SMUS to ensure fulfillment Association Board of the SMUS mission.” Barnabas Clarke ‘88 Kimberly Lobb ’98 Jeremy Cordle Chris May ‘92 The SMUS Alumni Association is a group of alumni led by a volunteer board that works (President) ‘91 with the school to foster strong ties between SMUS and its former students. Jason Penaluna ‘91 Bhupinder Dulku ’09 Danielle Topliss ‘91 Tom Erlic ‘88 Tom Zheng ‘10 SMUS Alumni Association Simon Ibell ‘96 Highlights for 2015-2016 Alec Johnston ’98 The 2015 Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament was held at the Victoria Golf Club. Proceeds from the tournament went to the Alumni Association Endowment Fund. Alumni continued to celebrate and support the beginning of the school basketball season by staging a very successful day-long basketball event in November. This past year, Simon Ibell ’96 and his family announced an extraordinary gift: a new scholarship called the Hyde- Lay/Ibell Endowed Scholarship Fund in honour of Coach Ian Hyde-Lay. As part of the gift presentation, the basketball court in the large gym was named the Hyde-Lay Court. The 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award focusing on outstanding achievement in law was awarded to The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Code ‘67 based on nominations from alumni. Michael visited us in October and spent the day in classrooms getting to know the next generation of SMUS alumni. He was also the guest speaker at our annual Founders’ Day Dinner. The Alumni Association partnered with the school to deliver an interactive Career Day in January. Students in Grades 9 through 12 had the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of careers from volunteer speakers, including more than 15 SMUS alumni. The day began with a keynote address given by alumnus Sharon Janzen ’93, a nurse whose career has taken her to many parts of the world with Doctors Without Borders. The Alumni Association supported and participated in end-of-year functions, including the Athletics Banquet, Junior, Middle and Senior School closing ceremonies and Grade 12 graduation. Alumni receptions were held in Victoria, Toronto, Calgary, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Seattle, New York, Tokyo and Seoul. Highlights from Alumni Weekend 2016 Included: A reunion reception hosted by Bob and Joan Snowden and attended by more than 140 people A dinner hosted by the SMUS Alumni Association for the First XV rugby team The alumni vs. alumni rugby match A pancake breakfast hosted by the SMUS Society Board of Governors Chapel service with guest speaker Bert Archer ‘86 An International marketplace organized by Evelyn Zapantis of SMUS Boarding Services Presentation of grad bears to the Class of 2016 Alumni versus student matches in soccer, field hockey and squash A Saturday night reception for notable-year reunions held in Brown Hall
16 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Our Annual Dream Big Fund Supporters With the support of the entire community, we reached our goal and together we raised $1,513,134 to support scholarships, programs and special projects at our school.
MT. TOLMIE CIRCLE Colonial Countertops & Plastic Laminate Mr. Anthony Souza ‘72** ($31,000 – $50,000) Dr. William Cunningham ‘77, Parent* Mr. James G.M. Wang & Anonymous (1) Mrs. Ann Glazier-Rothwell ‘85 & Mrs. Valerie Zhao, Parents Mr. Brian Cameron ‘73 in memory Mr. Alex Rothwell, Parents** Mr. & Ms. Michel & Jayhe Welter, Parents of Ann Cameron*** Mr. & Mrs. Blair Hagkull, Parents* Dr. Julian Young, Parent Mr. Zhizhong Chen & Mrs. Huayan Lin Mr. & Mrs. William & Terry Harper*** Mr. Bin Zhang & Mrs. Jing Yang, Parents Estate of Brian Graves ‘42** Mr. Min Chen & Mrs. Hui He, Parents Mr. Richard Hawkesworth ‘61** Mr. Eric Heffernan ‘73** HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE ($1,000 – $4,999) Mr. John Herpers ‘64 & Mrs. Nancy Herpers** Dr. & Mrs. James & Carter Helliwell, Parents Anonymous (3) Mr. Jian Sheng Li, Parent Mr. Danny Ho ‘73 Mr. Xavier Abrioux ‘76 & Mr. Fang Qi & Mrs. Xia Wang, Parents Mr. Michael Jawl ‘76 & Mrs. Kathy Jawl*** Mrs. Bernadette Abrioux, Staff** SMUS Parents’ Auxiliary Society** Mr. Ping Leung & Mrs. Daisy Liu, Parents Mr. Robert Adair & Mrs. Deborah Acheson** Mr. Cliff Sun ‘72** Mr. Yuehai Li & Ms. Aileen Mao Dr. Abe Alexander & Mr. Kristin Sun ‘04 Mr. Chuhan Liu & Mrs. Chenyang Jin, Parents Dr. Deanne Breitman, Parents The Wizinsky Family Dr. Danny Myers & Mr. David G. Angus ‘94** (David, Mieke, Kathryn ‘08, Mark ‘10)** Dr. Anita Gadzinska-Myers, Parents Mr. Sasha Angus ‘90 & Mr. Yi Zhou & Ms. Xiaowen Yao, Parents Mr. Tim Quocksister & Ms. Jessica Olafson Dr. Li-Shih Huang, Parents** Mr. Gang Zuo & Mrs. Tang Yan Zhang, Parents Mr. Chris Robinson & Ms. Penny Authier Ms. Charlotte Salomon, Parents* Mr. Jinwoo Baek ‘02 VIVAT CIRCLE Mr. Dan Sheehan & Ms. Leslie Shewring, Parents Dr. Mario Baff & Ms. Teresa Pryce, Parents* ($20,000 – $30,999) Mr. & Mrs. Fred & Anna Yang, Parents & Dr. Stephen Baker & Mr. Christopher Considine ‘70 & Mr. Nathan Yang ‘19 Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker, Parents* Mrs. Susan Considine, Parents*** Mr. Yuepei Zhu & Mrs. Juan Ge, Parents* Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Birgit Bateman** Mr. Tong Li & Mrs. Tong Zhou, Parents Mr. Spud Matthews & Ms. Debbie Bulla, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Dongsheng & Ruhui Li, Parents CORNERSTONE ($5,000 – $9,999) Lt. Col. Andrew Butters ‘66 & Mr. Geoffrey MacKay, Parent Ms. Kristen Bennett** Mr. David Angus ‘62 & Mrs. Susan Angus** Mr. Seiji Masuda** His Honour & Mrs. Peter & Patricia Caffaro* Mr. Gwyn Morgan & Mrs. Patricia Trottier Mr. Charles Chen & Mrs. Nancy Chen-Xia, Parents Mr. Roy Chan ‘05 Mr. Thomas Rigos ‘61 & Mrs. Sue Rigos** Mr. Rod Couvelier ‘71 & Mrs. Debbie Couvelier** The Chestnut Family Ms. Liane Thomas ‘82 & (James, Lori, Megan, and Tyson) Mr. Kent Norris, Parents** Mr. Craig Elder ‘88 & Mrs. Donna Dayman-Elder** Mr. David Chmiel ‘91* Mr. & Mrs. Marc & Clare Vincent Mr. Paul Flanagan & Ms. Cathy Dixon* Dr. Hendrik Coetze & Mr. Da Wei Wang & Mrs. Cheuk Li, Parents Dr. Monica Mentz, Parents* Mr. Frank Hinmon ‘64 & Mrs. Demi Hinmon Mr. James Crumpacker ‘63 & FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Mr. Lei Liu & Mrs. Pei Xu, Parents & Mrs. Anne Crumpacker** Mr. Hank Liu ‘18 ($15,000 – $19,999) Dr. Richard Curry & SMUS Alumni Association** Mr. Timothy McGee & Ms. Mary Mullens** Mrs. Susanne Walker Curry, Parents, Staff* Mr. Bruce Mullen, Parent Mrs. Gina (Cockayne) Cuthbert ‘93, Staff & BELL TOWER Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Brenda Murphy** Mr. Stuart Cuthbert ($10,000 – $14,999) Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Joan Snowden, Staff*** Drs. Jerome & Lucy Dansereau, Parents Anonymous (2) Sodexo** Mr. John Davies, Staff & Mrs. Cerris Davies**
*** 20 years of giving | ** 10 years of giving | * 5 years of giving
17 18 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Ms. Sandra (Lau) Dhillon ‘83 & Mr. & Mrs. Ross & Renee Porter, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Frank & Fang Lin, Parents Mr. Nolan Peters, Parents The Hon. Anthony Quainton ‘46 & Mr. Jian Nan Lin & Mr. Michael Drew, Staff & Mrs. Susan Quainton*** Mrs. Shiao Yin Lin-Chen, Parents Mrs. Shannon Drew, Parents Mr. James Rigos ‘60 & Mrs. Doreen Rigos*** Mr. Henson Liu & Mrs. Emily He, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Keith & Dr. John Shandro & Mr. Steven Lobb ‘96 & Mrs. Josie Lobb, Parents** Michelle Driscoll, Parents, Staff* Dr. Amita Modi-Shandro, Parents* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Dr. & Mrs. Peter & Barbara Duncan, Parents** Mr. Jindi Singh & Mrs. Meenu Kaur, Parents* Christina McDermott, Parents Mr. Richard Eaton & Ms. Shelly Berlin, Parents* Mr. & Mrs. Ron & Lisa Solmer* Mr. & Mrs. Vernon & Colleen McLeish* Ecoasis Development LLP Mr. Geoff Streitel & Ms. Leith Anderson, Parents Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Susan Findlay*** Mr. Ngam Szeto & Mrs. Angel Wong, Parents Mrs. Nancy Mollenhauer, Staff & Mr. Chris Fraser ‘89 Mr. Ian Mollenhauer, Parents** Mr. & Mrs. David & Nancy Thomas* Mr. Ming Gao & Ms. Grace Sun, Parents Mr. Michael Montour ‘91 Mr. Michael Throne ‘72** Mr. Peter Gardiner, Staff & Mrs. Jane Gardiner** Mrs. Diana Nason, Staff & Mr. Gary Nason Mr. John Walton* Mr. Mathew Geddes ‘93 & Mr. Andy Rodford, Staff & Mrs. Elizabeth Rodford Mr. & Mrs. Stuart & Natascha Walton, Parents Ms. Lindsay Brooke, Parents, Staff** Ms. Penelope Shen ‘94 Ms. Jennifer White, Staff* Dr. & Mrs. David & Maeve Glen, Parents* Ms. Kelly Sodtka, Staff Mr. Robert Wilson, Staff*** Golf for Kids Dr. James Stone ‘89 & Mr. Tao Xue Mr. & Mrs. John & Nancy Gossling, Parents Mrs. Stephanie Stone, Parents Mr. Feng Ye & Ms. Yan Xue, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Anup & Devon Grewal, Parents* Mrs. Judy Sturgis** Mr. Tim Yaryan ‘63 & Mrs. Mary Yaryan** Mr. Nick Gudewill** Mrs. Joan Tweedie, Staff & Mr. Robert Tweedie** Mr. Patrick Ye & Mrs. Grace Wu, Parents* Mr. Barret Hatton ‘93** Mr. Andrew van der Westhuizen ‘04 & Mr. James Zhang & Mrs. Emily Wang, Parents Henry F. Bannister, Inc. Mrs. Jennifer (Fritz) van der Westhuizen ‘04** Mr. Michael van der Westhuizen ‘08* Mr. & Mrs. Justin & Cindy Henry, Parents PATRONS ($500 – $999) Mrs. Jean White Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Moira Hooton, Parents* Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Kathy Huang, Parents Mr. Philip Williams & Ms. Laura Authier, Staff** Ms. Kara Woodward, Parents* Mr. & Mrs. Jason & Heidi Jacob, Parents* B & H Electric Ltd. Ms. Donna Williams, Staff*** Mr. Alec Johnston ‘98 & Drs. Nigel & Jenni Bass, Parents* Mrs. Jennifer (Angus) Johnston ‘98** Mr. Jack Wong ‘96 & Mrs. Fei Chiu** Mr. Steven Bates, Staff* Mr. Victor Lee & Mrs. Linda Lu, Parents Dr. Kui Wu & Mrs. Ju Yang, Parents Ms. Kristina (Kerr) Bergman ‘97 Dr. Peter Leekha ‘89 & Dr. Zareen Charania ‘96 Dr. Adrian Yee & Dr. Janet Mak, Parents* Mr. Neville Bishop ‘68 & Mr. Warren Yu ‘79 & Ms. Betty Tai** Mr. Paul Leslie, Staff & Dr. Sylvain Boies* Mrs. Genevieve Bishop** Mr. Sean Lim & Mrs. Kelly Chang, Parents Mr. James Booth, Staff** FRIENDS ($1 – $499) Mr. Rocky Liu & Mrs. Helen Hu, Parents Mr. Kyman Chan ‘85 & Mrs. Patricia Chan, Anonymous (10) Mr. David Longridge ‘88 & Parents** Mr. Dominic Albert & Ms. Susan Vachon, Staff** Mrs. Gretchen Longridge Mr. Ross Cooke & Ms. Dhorea Colins, Parents Ms. Eileen Amirault, Staff** Dr. & Mrs. Mark & Catherine Lupin, Parents* Dr. & Mrs. James & Sheree Dooner* Mr. & Mrs. Eliot & Becky Anderson, Dr. Olanrewaju Egbeyemi & Ms. Renee Dugan ‘90** Parents, Staff** Dr. Tandie Maya, Parents Mr. George Floyd, Staff** Ms. Julie Ashton, Parent* Mr. James McClaskey ‘57 & Mrs. Kay McClaskey** Mr. Russell Fulton ‘58 Dr. David Ballantyne ‘49** Mr. Jim Mousel ‘63 Mr. Leslie Gilbert ‘50*** Mr. Gary Barber, Staff & Mrs. Michelle Barber** Carmanah Technologies Coporation Ms. Gail Gordon** Mr. Michael Barber ‘80 & Mrs. Gretchen Barber** Mr. Michael Murgatroyd, Staff & Mr. Nick Hall-Patch*** Mr. Brendan Barry ‘92 & Mrs. Trudy Barry Mrs. Signi Murgatroyd** Mrs. Dorothy Hawes, Staff & Mr. Mark Hawes* Mr. Christopher Bateman ‘94 & Mr. & Mrs. Danny & Joanne Ng, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Helmut & Carolyn Hissen, Parents* Mrs. Jennifer Bateman, Staff* Mr. & Dr. Randy & Terri Otto, Parents* Mr. Huang-Wen Huang & Mrs. Chin-Hsuan Chen Mrs. Danielle Stokes-Beare, Staff & Mr. Jon Beare, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Marc & Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Lisa Hyde-Lay, Staff** Belinda Owen-Flood, Parents** Ms. Cathy Beglau & ‘Charley’, Staff* Ms. Ai Ishiwatari, Parent Mr. John Parkinson ‘83 & Mr. Derek Berry Mr. Brent Iverson & Ms. Mia Maki, Parents* Dr. Nicky (Taylor) Parkinson ‘83, Parents** Mrs. Ann Bodley-Scott & Mr. Robin Hittos** Mr. Mark Knudsen & Mrs. Sarah Fisken Dr. & Mrs. Irvin & Alka Pathak, Parents* Mr. Rob Boeckh & Dr. Nina Steele, Parents* Ms. Michelle Lee ‘98 Mr. John Pollen (Pacific Mazda)* Ms. Kelly Bohlken & Mr. Sean Hern Mr. Xiaoming Li & Mrs. Chunhua Liao, Parents & Ms. Denise Lamarche, Staff & Mrs. June Branson** Mr. Daniel Pontefract, Parents* Ms. Candy Li ‘18
*** 20 years of giving | ** 10 years of giving | * 5 years of giving
19 Ms. Barbara Broughton ‘85 & Mr. Jonathan Geehan* Dr. Fraser Leversedge ‘86 & Mr. Fletcher Morgan Mr. Peter Genge ‘65 & Mrs. Sharon Genge Mrs. Kim Leversedge* Mr. David Buchan ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Susan Gill** Mrs. Peggy Leversedge* Ms. Teresa Calderon de la Barca, Staff Ms. Ann Gilmer Mr. Renton Leversedge ‘93 & Ms. Kate Campbell, Parent* Mrs. Shannon Leversedge* Mr. Colin Godfrey ‘57* Mr. Adrian Campillo ‘93 & Ms. Bessie Coulet* Mr. Graham Lilly, Staff* Mr. & Mrs. Tony & Sharon Goodman, Staff* Mr. & Mrs. Glen & Louise Campsall Ms. Tessa Lloyd, Staff* Mr. Ian Graeme ‘77 Mr. Ronald Carter & Dr. Lara Lauzon** Mr. Mark Longridge ‘90 & Mrs. Julee Longridge** Mr. Ravind Grewal-Kok ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey & Elaine Castle** Mrs. Alexis Lang Lunn, Staff & Mr. Gary Lunn Mr. Benjamin Gudewill ‘04* Mrs. & Mr. Deanna & Mark Catto, Parents, Staff Ms. Susan MacDonald, Staff Mr. Edward Gudewill ‘06* Mr. Dominique Chapheau** Mr. Robin MacLeod ‘63 & Ms. Sylvia Calder*** Mr. Carl Guess & Mrs. Katy Lloyd, Parents Mr. Hua Chen & Mrs. Betty Wang, Parents Ms. Samina Makhanbetazhiyeva ‘18 Mrs. Maureen Hann, Parent, Staff* Mr. George Clark ‘59 & Mrs. Zandre Clark* Ms. Raechel Marchand, Staff Mr. Brandon Hawes, Staff & Mr. Barnabas Clarke ‘88 Mrs. Alice Hawes, Parents* Mr. Christopher May ‘92 & Mrs. Andrea May Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Mrs. Dariol Haydock, Staff & Ms. Alison McCallum, Parent, Staff Kathleen Cook, Parents, Staff** Mr. Robert Haydock, Parents** Ms. Mary McLeish ‘89, Staff & Mr. Anthony Cordle, Staff*** Mrs. Paula Henchion, Staff Mr. Michael Shaw, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Reagan & Aimee Daly, Staff* Mr. Angus Henderson, Staff & Mr. Peter McLeod, Staff & Mrs. Lynda McLeod** Mr. Michael Danskin ‘98 & Mrs. Susie Henderson, Parents Mrs. Aynsley (Wong) Meldrum ‘93 & Ms. Jessica Hanna, Staff Dr. & Mrs. Alex & Riah Hoechsmann, Parents Mr. Daniel Meldrum Mrs. Kirsten Davel, Staff & Mr. Keith Davel** Mr. Ted Howard ‘49 & Mrs. Phyllis Howard** Mr. & Mrs. Keith & Teresa Middleton* Mr. Pieter De Groot & Dr. Sheila Wynn** Mrs. Alice Mary Humphreys** Mr. Kuda Midzi & Ms. Vimbai Muramba, Parents Mr. Tom Deakins Mr. John Humphries, Staff & Mrs. Anna (Kohlen) Miller ‘03 & Mr. Jamie Miller* Ms. Lynette Delainey, Staff Mrs. Joan Humphries** Ms. Lara Miller, Parent Mr. Richard DeMerchant, Staff* Mr. Jeffrey Hunt ‘91, Staff Mr. & Mrs. Luke & Anne Mills, Parents* Mr. Ryan Dewar, Staff* Ms. Myra Inglis, Staff** Mr. Clint Monrufet ‘78 & Mrs. Claudia Monrufet Mr. Ajit Dhillon ‘07* Mr. Alexander Isphording ‘04 Mr. David Morant ‘47 & Mrs. Marcia Morant Ms. Avnashi Dhillon ‘15 Mr. John Izard ‘66 & Mrs. Janet Izard Ms. Rebecca Morse Mr. Himat Dhillon ‘08* Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Monica Jackson, Staff*** Ms. Emery Moses ‘05** Mrs. Gisèle Di Iorio, Staff*** Mr. Zyoji Jackson & Mr. Michael Muk & Mrs. Helen Tam, Parents Mrs. Theresa Hogg-Jackson, Staff* Ms. Karen Dicks, Staff** Mr. Michael Nation ‘71 Mr. Jasper Johnston ‘16 Ms. Gillian Donald ‘85, Staff & Mr. George Newcomb ll ‘71 & Mrs. Jill Newcomb Mrs. Michelle (Greene) Jones ‘86 & Mr. Steve Gilroy, Parents* Mr. Robert Newman, Staff** Mr. Brett Jones, Parents** Mr. Mark Drum ‘64 & Mrs. Maggie Drum** Ms. Nicky Newsome, Staff & Mr. David Juteau* Ms. Nikki Kaufmann, Staff Mr. & Mrs. John & Heidi Edgar, Staff** Mr. Robert Nixon ‘60*** Ms. Susan M. Kelly Mr. Brad Edgington, Staff Mr. Kirk O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. David & Susan Kerr, Parents, Staff* Mr. John Edwards ‘50 & Mrs. Helen Edwards Ms. Keira Ogle, Staff & Mr. Adam McCaffrey Mr. Bindon Kinghorn Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Melanie Edwards, Parents Mr. William Olafson ‘66** Ms. Sarah Beeston ‘89 & Mr. & Mrs. Hanns-Christoph & Mr. Gregor Klenz, Parents, Staff** Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Margot Orcutt** Bettina Eiden, Parents Mr. Harold Knowles Dr. Howard Pai & Ms. Li Lai, Parents Mr. Mark Ely ‘81 & Mrs. Denise Ely** Ms. Jessica Knowles Mr. Doug Park, Staff** Ms. Laurie Erwin, Staff Ms. Julie Ko ‘88 & Mr. James Murtagh, Parents Ms. Allison Peace, Staff Mr. Edward Fairhurst ‘97 Mr. Julius Krueger ‘18 Mr. Thomas Petzing ‘92 Mr. Craig Farish ‘90 & Ms. Bonnie Davison, Staff* Mr. & Mrs. James & Romi Lagadin, Parents Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Shannon Phillips, Parents Mr. Ian Farish ‘89, Staff & Mrs. Tanis Farish** Ms. Grace Lai Mrs. Laurie Piazza, Staff* Mr. Eric Findlay ‘00* Mrs. Nicole (Edgar) Laird ‘07, Staff & Mr. Donald Pollock, Staff & Rev. Keven Fletcher, Staff & Mr. Philip Laird Mrs. Beverly Pollock*** Mrs. Jennifer Fletcher** Mr. Kent Leahy-Trill, Staff* Mr. Richard Primrose, Staff* Mrs. Alison Galloway, Staff & Ms. Linda Rajotte** Mr. Steven Galloway, Parents* Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Paula Lee, Parents Mr. Eric Randall ‘86** Ms. Tiffany Gartner-Bouffard Dr. & Mrs. John & Tanya Lee, Parents* Ms. Jane Rees ‘86 & Ms. Stephanie (Gill) Geehan ‘95, Staff & Mr. Peter Leggatt, Parent, Staff** Mr. Spencer Robinson, Parents, Staff*
*** 20 years of giving | ** 10 years of giving | * 5 years of giving
20 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School 21 Mr. Peter Robb ‘92 & Ms. Lucia Sultano Mr. Jim Williams, Staff & Mr. Younes Khazei & Ms. Virginia Ronning** Dr. Marilyn Bater, Parents** Mrs. Haydeh Mohammadhossinzadeh Mr. Bob Ross ‘87 & Mrs. Tania Ross Ms. Dawn Wilson, Staff* Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Ronnie Kuo Ms. Anny Ruch, Staff Mr. Dale Windrem ‘62* Mrs. Caroline Lane Mr. Andrew Sabiston ‘82 & Mr. Alex Wong ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Connie Lee Ms. Stephanie Martin** Mrs. Pamela Yorath, Staff & Mr. Cliff Yorath*** Mr. Qiang Li & Ms. Yijie Zhou Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Jeanette Sawyer** Ms. Anne Young, Staff Mr. & Mrs. Roger & Pui Fun Li Mr. Martin Seeger ‘66* Mr. Terence Young, Staff & Mrs. Patricia Young Mr. & Mrs. Manjit & Kamaljit Lider Mr. Duncan Selwood ‘88 & Mrs. Evelyn Zapantis, Staff & Mr. Nik Zapantis** Mr. David Liu & Mrs. Helen Zhu Mrs. Laurie Selwood, Parents* Mr. Hong Gang Zhao & Mr. & Mrs. Jun & Yuming Liu Mr. Kyle Shaw, Staff Mrs. Ling Ling Zhang, Parents Mr. Bruce Maxwell Ms. Whitney Shiels ‘04 Dr. Caren Zilber-Shlensky Mr. Francisco Mazoy Camara & Dr. & Mrs. Andrew & Michelle Singh, Parents* Ms. Jennifer Zwicky ‘24 Mrs. Carolina Romans Demaria Mrs. Margaret Skinner, Staff** Prof. & Mrs. Sudhir & Radhika Nair Heritage Walk – Brick Purchasers Mrs. Liberty (Williams) Smart ‘03* Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Cathy Noel Ms. Julie Ashton Mr. Wayne Smith & Mrs. Jill Bates-Smith Mr. & Dr. Randy & Terri Otto Mrs. Lex Bayley ‘82 & Dr. Peter Dickhoff Mrs. Mary Smith, Staff & Mr. Stephen Smith** Mr. & Mrs. Marc & Belinda Owen-Flood Mr. & Dr. Jean & Annie Boroto Mrs. Leslie Snarr, Staff & Mr. Jeff Snarr** Drs. Jean-Marc & Stefanie Perelmuter Dr. & Mrs. Michael Caffaro Mr. & Mrs. Anthony & Darlene Southwell*** Mr. Fang Qi & Mrs. Xia Wang Mr. & Dr. Christopher & Lisa Cairns Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Lilibeth Stark, Parents Ms. Julia Rego ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. James & Roxane Cairns Mr. Darin Steinkey & Ms. Laurie Parker, Staff* Mr. Clark Roberts & Mrs. Jacqueline Beltgens Mr. David Chen & Mrs. Wendy Dou Ms. Diana Strandberg, Parent, Staff*** Mr. Tony Roberts Mrs. Zizhen Chen Mr. Michael Symons ‘63 & Mrs. Lee Symons* Mr. Rushan Sakhbiev & Mrs. Marina Milyukova Dr. Jack Chin & Dr. Anna Cabrita Mr. Jeff Taylor, Staff Mr. & Mrs. John & Donna Salmas Dr. & Mrs. Byoung-Chul & Eun-Young Choi Mr. Joseph Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Heide Schickhoff Mr. & Mrs. Grant & Claudette Colby Telus Mrs. Christine Standen Mrs. Serena Cole Mr. & Mrs. Dan & Ginny Thomson, Parents Mr. Jim Standen Mr. & Mrs. Bert & Christine De Vries Mr. Giles Thorp ‘63 & Ms. Diana Strandberg Mrs. Winnie Thorp, Parents** Dr. & Mrs. Peter & Barbara Duncan Mr. Jiacheng Tian & Mrs. Hong Zhang Mrs. Toshie Thumm, Staff & Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne & Shelley Dyson Mr. & Mrs. Karlheinz & Suzanne Totz Mr. David Thumm*** Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Melanie Edwards Mr. Terrence Tung & Ms. Noel Chan Ms. Judy Tobacco, Staff Mr. Brad Erickson & Ms. Megan Stone Mr. William Wang & Ms. Helena Dong Mr. Christopher Travis ‘80 & Mrs. Nerissa Travis* Mr. Ciyang Feng & Mrs. Lora Fang Mr. & Mrs. Josh & Lindsay Woitas Ms. Jenn Trottier, Parent Mr. & Mrs. Grant & Christa Fenton Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Angela Wong Ms. Helen Truran ‘90 & Mr. Elmar Plate, Parents Mr. Jose Fernandez-Grandizo Mr. James Wong & Ms. Linda Yiu Mr. Maurice Turner ‘40 & Mrs. Diana Turner** Mr. Grant Gallelli ‘67 Mr. Eric Wu & Mrs. Candy Xie Mr. & Mrs. John & Sandra Turpin, Parents* Mr. Geoff Gardiner & Ms. Brenda Young Mr. Ben Wu & Mrs. Mavis Mai Mr. Martin Twigg Mr. Lianhong Zhang & Mrs. Jun Ge Mr. Chii-Shean Wu & Mrs. Wiwiek Tjiptowidjojo Ms. Lindy Van Alstine, Staff*** Dr. & Mrs. David & Maeve Glen Mr. Jun Xu & Ms. Qi Huang Mrs. Michelle Vecqueray, Staff** Dr. Rachel Rushforth & Dr. Joseph Graffi Mr. Jidong Yang & Mrs. Xiaoli Du Ms. Brenda Waksel, Staff* Mr. & Mrs. Blair & Tracey Hagkull Mr. Patrick Ye & Mrs. Grace Wu Mr. Donald Wand** Mr. Alexander Pohl & Mrs. Brigitte Harms-Pohl Mr. & Mrs. Gap Joong & Mena Youn Mrs. Anna Wanderley Mr. Xiaochuan He & Mrs. Ke Tang Dr. Vanessa Young ‘84 & Dr. Steve Keeler Mr. Homer Wang ‘18 Mr. Keith Hibbert & Ms. Krista Schlosser Mr. Chixian Zeng & Mrs. Xiaoyan Dong Mrs. Linda Wang Mr. Gregory Southgate ‘84 & Dr. Shannon Hill ‘85 Mr. Yinbing Zhang & Mrs. Xiaozhen Ye Mr. Andrew Weir ‘05 Mr. Frank Hinmon ‘64 & Mrs. Demi Hinmon Ms. Elizabeth Weir ‘07 Mr. Robert Johnson ‘86 & Mrs. Elsie Johnson Mr. & Ms. Paul & Joy Weismiller Mr. Peter Johnston & Ms. Mary Lue Emmerson Mr. Michael Welters Drs. Todd & Christine Jones Mr. James Wenman ‘66** Ms. Lynn Kawaguchi Ms. Leanne Wilkins, Staff* Mr. & Mr. Steven & Susan Kerr
*** 20 years of giving | ** 10 years of giving | * 5 years of giving
22 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Top 10 classes by dollars raised Annual Fund 3-Year Totals Class Amount 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 1972 111,500.00 Alumni 614,896 452,828 402,587 1961 80,454.20 Parents 538,139 570,385 781,079 1973 70,025.00 Parents of Alumni/Friends 325,978 419,647 187,577 2004 51,100.00 Staff 34,121 34,915 42,136 1964 50,684.62 Grand Total 1,513,134 1,477,775 1,413,379 1942 50,000.00 1982 30,300.00 1970 23,000.00 Where Your 2015-2016 Dream Big 1962 22,100.00 Contributions Go 1988 18,951.00 SENIOR SCHOOL NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL BUILDING Participation Rates $69,865.06 $110,025.00 for Each Grade ENDOWMENT $124,888.99 Class # Families # Donors Participation SUN STUDENT CENTRE & DINING HALL K 26 6 23% $507,000.00 G1 29 5 17% G2 34 13 38% G3 42 19 45% G4 32 14 44% FINANCIAL AID NOW $312,146.42 G5 44 16 36% G6 48 16 33% G7 65 16 25% OTHER $63,152.00 G8 83 17 20% HEAD’S INITIATIVES G9 102 23 23% OPERATIONS $167,002.24 G10 153 23 15% $13,654.75 G11 154 20 13% MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR SCHOOL G12 152 16 11% $64,620.00 $80,780.00
23 Organizational Strength
Strategic Priority 7: Governance and Risk Management
Review key roles to ensure alignment with the strategic plan’s priorities and create a succession plan for board governors and senior management. Maintain high-level oversight of all aspects of risk management.
Key Actions Formally examine the efficacy of a separate foundation to contain assets.
Strategic Priority 8: Understanding, Serving and Growing our Market
Understand the needs and wants of our current and future markets and how we can position the school to most effectively meet those needs and wants. Develop a framework to comprehensively and strategically assess growth opportunities as they arise.
Key Actions Develop a culture of customer service while maintaining our integrity in the delivery of education.
Strategic Priority 9: Financial Stability and Capacity
Align annual budgets to our Strategic Plan. Ensure contingency allocations are sufficient to mitigate financial risks. Ensure fees are competitive and appropriate for day and boarding markets. Manage endowment growth through professionally informed oversight.
Key Actions Seek incremental revenue opportunities that are strategically aligned and risk appropriate. Continue to increase transparency in budgeting and finance practices.
24 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School Treasurer’s Report and Financials
On behalf of the Finance committee and the Board of Governors, I am A key financial priority is building the School’s financial strength to pleased to report that the School’s auditors have once again issued an ensure that the School is always able to provide the highest quality unqualified report to the financial statements for the fiscal year ended program to students and meet its strategic goals. Some key indicators June 30, 2016. A summarized statement of operating revenue and of the School’s financial strength this year are: expenditures is included with this report. The School’s financial position remained strong with a combined The School is a not-for-profit organization and the annual operating net fund balances of over $38.4 million ($38.0) including $26.5 budget for the School is a balanced budget where revenues are million ($25.7) in the capital funds and $11.7 million ($11.6) in the equal to expenditures. Operating revenues and expenditures are endowment fund. the revenues and expenditures related directly to the operation of The School’s long-term debt stands at $8.8 million ($9.8 million) the School. For the 2016 (2015) fiscal year, there was a small gross with annual debt-servicing costs representing 4.7% (4.7%) of operating surplus (deficit) after inter-fund transfers of ($2,417) (surplus gross operating revenue, which is well within the 10% allowed of 21,652 in 2015). under the Society’s bylaws. The School continues to focus on increasing the available financial aid. During the year the School had a small decline in enrollment Financial aid consisting of scholarships and bursaries from the School’s and increases in instructional costs, admissions costs and several operations, the endowment funds, and other donations was once smaller items. As a result, the School eliminated the transfers to again almost $2.3 million. Financial aid is funded from several sources the contingency funds during the current fiscal year to reduce and, as a result, the full amount is not disclosed in the operating fund. expenses by $225,000. The full audited financial statements of the School are available by request.
A.G. (Sandy) Stedman, CPA, CA Board of Governors Treasurer
St. Michaels University School Summarized Combined Statement of Financial Position As of June 30 2014 2015 2016 Assets $000s $000s $000s
Cash and Treasury Bills $ 9,558 $ 12,731 $ 13,669 Accounts Receivable 250 365 343 Inventories 151 142 173 Prepaid Expenses 551 571 634 Endowment Fund Investments 10,239 11,321 11,513 Land, Buildings and Equipment 42,980 42,296 43,199
Total Assets $ 63,729 $ 67,426 $ 69,531
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Accounts Payable $ 4,442 $ 4,646 $ 5,067 Fees Received in Advance 12,189 13,093 15,184 Long-Term Debt 12,535 11,678 10,838 Fund Balances 34,563 38,009 38,442
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $ 63,729 $ 67,426 $ 69,531
25 St. Michaels University School Summarized Statement of Operating Revenue and Expenditures for the year ended June 30, 2016
Budget Actual Budget 2015-16 2015-16 2016-17 $000s $000s $000s Revenue Tuition and Boarding $ 28,063 $ 27,833 $ 29,403 Registration Fees 438 447 468 Provincial Government Grants 1,973 2,052 1,993 Campus Shop, Summer Programs & Misc. Revenue 3,184 3,246 3,254 Unrestricted Donations - 136 - Total Revenues $ 33,658 $ 33,714 $ 35,118
Expenditures Scholarships $ 205 $ 255 $ 250 Bursaries 1,433 1,353 1,661 Classroom Instruction 13,042 13,243 13,368 Student Support 2,840 2,855 3,011 Educational Administration 2,470 2,400 2,666 Residence 2,261 2,264 2,421 School Advancement 1,333 1,256 1,099 Marketing 678 677 694 Admissions 931 991 1,031 Technology 537 548 578 Physical Facilities 2,352 2,449 2,493 Administration 808 835 1,030 Campus Shop, Summer Programs & Misc. Costs 2,399 2,503 2,454 Total Expenditures $ 31,289 $ 31,629 $ 32,756
Transfers to Other Funds Debt Servicing $ 1,565 $ 1,573 $ 1,584 Capital Funds 579 570 653 Contingency Fund 100 - 100 Enrolment Reserve 125 - 25 Transfer of Unrestricted Donations - 136 - Transfer to (from) Other Funds - (192) - Total Expenditures and Transfers $ 33,658 $ 33,716 $ 35,118
Excess of Revenue over Exp. & Transfers $ - $ (2) $ -
26 AN ANNUAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2015–2016 St. Michaels University School St. Michaels University School Society Board of Governors 2015-2016 Shelly Berlin Kathy Jawl Chris Considine ‘70, QC Timothy E. McGee, QC Rani Dhillon Dan Sheehan Cathy Dixon Ron Solmer Ann Glazier Rothwell ‘85 A.G. (Sandy) Stedman Blair Hagkull Michael Throne ‘72
Appointed Governors Teresa Pryce, Parents’ Auxiliary President Jeremy Cordle ‘91, Alumni Association President Mat Geddes ‘93, Faculty Representative Advisory Governors David Angus ‘62 Graeme Crothall The Hon. Anthony Quainton ‘46 Dr. Alexandra Richie ‘81 Tom Rigos ‘61 Anthony Souza ‘72 Management Team for 2015-2016 Bob Snowden, Head of School Xavier Abrioux, Director of Middle School Heather Clayton, Director of Learning Keith Driscoll, Director of Residence and Student Life Denise Lamarche, Director of Academics Paul Leslie, Director of Admissions and Engagement Michael Murgatroyd, Director of Finance and Administration Nancy Richards, Director of Junior School Andy Rodford, Director of Senior School and Deputy Head of School
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