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<strong>IMBERTON</strong><br />
ANNUAL<br />
REPORT<br />
2008 - 2009<br />
WALDORF SCHOOL<br />
THE ART OF ACADEMICS
An Innovative Education<br />
The future belongs to the creative – artists, storytellers, inventors, green designers – those who can think originally. We are shifting from a society dependent on<br />
logical and linear thinkers to those who use creativity in problem-solving, imagination in their communication and empathy in their every action. At <strong>Kimberton</strong><br />
<strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong>, we equip students with the tools to not only survive but thrive in such an environment.<br />
The future needs heroic thinkers. At <strong>Kimberton</strong> <strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong>, a student’s capacities unfold gently without an emphasis on testing. They are inspired learners<br />
and creative problem solvers, ready to face the future with the ability to combine seemingly unrelated ideas into a cross-disciplinary experience. They are adept<br />
at understanding the intricacies of human interaction. Our rich academic curriculum is infused with possibilities and opportunities, beauty and idealism to create the<br />
foundation for unique thinking and action.<br />
The<br />
future<br />
needs<br />
heroic thinkers
From the Treasurer<br />
Creating a Van de Graaff generator is one of the<br />
physics projects that students complete. Students<br />
are provided experiences in the sciences that<br />
strengthen and reinforce their own inclination to<br />
experiment, explore and question. The result is<br />
that science is perceived as fun.<br />
What a difference a year makes! It was only a year ago that we were reporting on<br />
the solid financial footing the school had achieved. While this is still the case, it<br />
seems that the rest of the world fell off a financial cliff last year. Thank goodness<br />
that <strong>Kimberton</strong> is in good shape, because many in the community need our<br />
support more than ever before. The economic crisis of the past year has hit our<br />
community hard and has had repercussions on our budget and cash flow.<br />
The budget we set for last year was balanced and prudent. Faculty and<br />
staff at the school did an outstanding job of controlling expenses. However, many<br />
of our families were under dire economic stress and, as a result, fell into arrears on<br />
their scheduled tuition payments. The result was a shortfall in expected revenue.<br />
This shortfall was closed at the end of the year by drawing the needed funds from<br />
our endowment so that we could close the books for the end of the year audit. The<br />
Board stipulated that any payments on the arrears that were received over the<br />
course of this year should be put directly into the endowment to replace these<br />
funds and, indeed, we have already collected over a third of the amount drawn<br />
from the endowment. We expect to replace most, if not all, of the draw over the<br />
course of this school year.<br />
These are extraordinary times and this school year will be challenging<br />
from a financial perspective, but it is also a time of opportunity. Our endowment,<br />
having withstood the winds of the market collapse last year, still stands at over $2<br />
million and the school is still debt free. We remain on solid financial ground.<br />
However, we note that our parents, faculty and staff are struggling. The Board of<br />
Trustees is committed to extending help where appropriate, and it hopes that<br />
others will help where they can as well.<br />
We are excited to implement new programs that we anticipate will help us to<br />
continue to thrive. <strong>Waldorf</strong> Works is one example. Our intention to reach further into<br />
the community is already paying off. Wait lists in the early childhood program can<br />
only be a sign that more prosperous times are around the corner. We welcome a<br />
time of abundance in the years to come.<br />
Michael D. Liss
Music, Art and Movement ARE the Basics<br />
In grades one through eight, children learn best through direct experiences<br />
that stir their emotions and trigger their imaginations. We meet this need by<br />
presenting subjects pictorially and dramatically, while cultivating their powers<br />
of imagination and creativity. Drawing, painting, poetry, recitation, drama,<br />
singing and playing a musical instrument all build academic skills that<br />
deepen comprehension. Subjects as diverse as mathematics and<br />
grammar, carpentry and knitting, sports and foreign language are taught<br />
imaginatively and artistically in widely divergent ways.<br />
Each year, the curriculum offers content appropriate to the child’s<br />
development. This approach allows motivation to arise from within, laying<br />
the foundation for joyful lifelong learning.
Joy<br />
Creativity Music<br />
Wonder<br />
The Natural World<br />
The Power of Play<br />
Handwork<br />
Organic
Involved learners.
Navigating the Emerging Landscape<br />
High tech is no longer enough. Tomorrow’s leaders need to be adept at creating artistic and emotional beauty, identifying opportunities, crossing boundaries,<br />
seeing the big picture and being able to combine what appears to be unrelated ideas into a fresh, new whole. They will strive to discover the purpose and<br />
meaning in their lives for the ultimate goal of changing the world.<br />
While other schools are teaching to the test, <strong>Kimberton</strong> <strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong> is building the character of our students and testing the limits of their creative problemsolving<br />
abilities. We are investing in the minds and hearts of the leaders of tomorrow by producing people who think holistically.<br />
Our curriculum has been finely honed over the course of our nearly 70-year history. We integrate art and academics in a methodology that adds richness to both.<br />
We develop analytical thinkers with imaginative minds capable of producing prolific, life-changing ideas. These are the young people who will define the world of<br />
tomorrow and they will do so by redefining everyone’s conception of intelligence and originality.<br />
Inspired children and young men and women are engaged and involved learners. And when they graduate from <strong>Kimberton</strong> to attend some of the nation’s leading<br />
universities, they do so as creative thinkers whose capacities for both analysis and imagination are not only treasured, but sought.
<strong>Kimberton</strong>…creating solutions.<br />
* <strong>Kimberton</strong> received high marks for its educational program from two<br />
accreditation bodies, the Association of <strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong>s of North America<br />
(AWSNA) and Middle States Association of Colleges and <strong>School</strong>s. The<br />
report concludes with, “plaudits on preparing your pupils to become<br />
competent and caring individuals in our ever-evolving world!”<br />
* The Pew Charitable Trusts pledged $250,000 for grounds improvements<br />
including the renovation of the historic and architecturally-significant glasspaned<br />
roof in the middle school.<br />
* <strong>Kimberton</strong> was one of five organizations to receive a grant from Tree<br />
Vitalize through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and National<br />
Resources and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The grant allowed<br />
the restoration and expansion of an area of 20,700 sq. ft. of riparian buffer<br />
along the French Creek as the first phase of the school’s anticipated<br />
“Greening” projects.<br />
* The Green Committee was formed in 2008 and an energy audit has been<br />
completed.<br />
* Twenty students from the Class of 2009 were offered nearly $700K in merit<br />
scholarships and awards.<br />
* <strong>Kimberton</strong> high school students followed the yellow brick road during their<br />
production of L. Frank Baum’s “Wizard of Oz.”<br />
* Through the support of generous grandparents, <strong>Kimberton</strong> launched a<br />
honey bee program utilizing hives built by students.<br />
* An overarching goal of the <strong>Waldorf</strong> curriculum is to provide students with<br />
the foundation to develop into moral and integrated individuals. The school<br />
seeks to cultivate the students’ sense of social responsibility. High school<br />
students logged an estimated 5,000 hours of community service during the<br />
2008-2009 school year.<br />
* <strong>Kimberton</strong> offered an interactive workshop, “Nurturing the Young Child,”<br />
featuring international lecturer and author, Cynthia Aldinger, executive<br />
director of LifeWays North America.<br />
* <strong>Kimberton</strong>’s Girls Varsity Basketball team reached a new level of<br />
excellence by finishing their Tri-County League schedule undefeated. The<br />
Girls Varsity Lacrosse team shared the same outstanding title.<br />
* Four tenth graders participated in a six-month, 600-mile wilderness<br />
expedition by ski and canoe. The Kroka Expeditions Semester Program<br />
awakens a student’s connection to nature, conscious living and service.<br />
* Seventh and eighth graders juggled, performed with unicycles, tumbled<br />
and delighted their audience with humorous antics as part of the Seven<br />
Stars Circus program. The circus program promotes increased balance<br />
and coordination in a non-competitive, creative and fun setting.<br />
* Eleventh graders took real pleasure in completing their physics<br />
projects, designing a Wimshurst machine, DC motors and Van de Graaf<br />
generators. Students are provided experiences in the sciences that<br />
strengthen and reinforce their own inclination to experiment, explore<br />
and question.
Inspiring leaders.<br />
Senior Projects<br />
In their senior year, students have an option to do an original in-depth<br />
project that they later present to the greater <strong>Kimberton</strong> community. It is often<br />
the culmination of their high school experience and demonstrates<br />
the poise, polish and professionalism of these students.<br />
Stephen Alderfer<br />
Jiu Jitsu in Mixed Martial Arts<br />
Taylor Fisher<br />
“Carry Me” - A Theatrical Performance<br />
Michael Fried<br />
Practical and Artistic Oxy-Acetylene Welding<br />
Misha Greene<br />
Landscaping and Garden Design<br />
Elijah Kineg<br />
“Dusk,” A Film<br />
Jonathan Kreider<br />
Composition and Recording of a Percussion Ensemble<br />
Gabriel Kunz<br />
A Study in Photography<br />
Liam McAloon<br />
Music and the Making<br />
Emily Neblock and Penny Weber<br />
Illustrating Archetypes through Hats and Masks<br />
Nathan Rupp<br />
American Cooking<br />
Jonathan Yatsky<br />
Study of Japanese Language and Culture<br />
The Class of 2009 was offered nearly $700,000 in merit scholarship awards and have selected<br />
the following for their college and university choices:<br />
Stephen Alderfer - studying biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.<br />
Taylor Fisher - jazz vocal performance and music education at University of the Arts<br />
Kelsey Hamilton - Savannah College of Art and Design.<br />
Hannah Keogh will study psychology and writing at Juniata University.<br />
Elijah Kineg - Green Mountain College<br />
Jonathan Kreider intends to spend a year working and traveling before he attends Warren<br />
Wilson College.<br />
Gabriel Kunz - Seattle University<br />
Liam McAloon - Whittier College. Liam will spend a year working and traveling on a large<br />
sailing vessel before attending Whittier to study physics.<br />
Laura Miles - Ithaca College.<br />
Emily Neblock - studying biology at Oberlin College<br />
Mira Putnam - Rhode Island <strong>School</strong> of Art and Design.<br />
Nathan Rupp - Eckerd College.<br />
Charlotte Weber - New York University’s Silver <strong>School</strong> of Social Work Master’s program<br />
Jonathan Yatsky - Guilford College.<br />
Kat Zimmerman - High Point University<br />
Julia Zinni - Moravian University<br />
Several students intend to take a gap year. Michael Fried plans to travel to New Mexico and<br />
Hawaii, and then apply to college. Misha Greene will be working, traveling, and applying to<br />
college. Lioba Schad will work and travel in Europe. She hopes to attend a certification course<br />
in personal training. Penny Weber intends to write, travel, and apply to college.
To Be of Service<br />
High school students are required to give 20 hours of service per year. In<br />
addition, 10th graders work for a week on a farm and 11th graders select a<br />
social service agency where they work for two weeks. The students logged a<br />
total of nearly 5,000 hours:<br />
Jamie Davis,<strong>Kimberton</strong> Hills Camphill Village<br />
Zachary Dunphy, Habitat for Humanity<br />
Egmont Gassert, Sheltering Arms<br />
Catherine Gauthier, Phoenixville Area Children’s Learning Center<br />
Emily Gorge, St. Peter’s Pikeland United Church of Christ<br />
Pelle Gunther, Triskeles, An organization that aligns practice with purpose<br />
Kiera Huntsman, The Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities<br />
Jack Inkpen, <strong>Kimberton</strong> Hills Camphill Village<br />
Diotima Janisch, Sheltering Arms<br />
Grace Keogh, The Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities<br />
Philipp Kögler, Triskeles<br />
Nell Linderoth, Mom’s House<br />
Sasha Mistretta, Sheltering Arms<br />
Tina Pennypacker, Phoenixville Hospital<br />
Amelia Sabra, Phoenixville Hospital<br />
Tim Schutter, Habitat for Humanity<br />
Lily Sverdlik, The Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities<br />
Noemi Tal, Phoenixville Hospital<br />
Taylor Waters, Triskeles<br />
Conor Jones, 9th grade,<br />
spearheaded Lids for<br />
Kids, a collection of<br />
knitted hats for infants at<br />
Healthy Start. He and Sam<br />
Ahola, 9th grade, collected<br />
50 hats that were<br />
hand-knitted by students<br />
and parents.<br />
Bringing the World Together<br />
Typically 20 to 40 percent of <strong>Kimberton</strong> <strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s high school students<br />
participate in an international study experience with most foreign exchanges<br />
occurring in the tenth grade.<br />
The end product isn’t fluency. It’s the flexibility of creative thinking. Many students<br />
travel to non-English speaking countries to broaden their language skills. To study<br />
abroad helps a student grow in every way you can imagine, complementing the<br />
<strong>Waldorf</strong> curriculum. Over the years, <strong>Kimberton</strong> has exchanged or hosted students<br />
from Germany, France, Switzerland, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain, Scotland,<br />
Austria and New Zealand.<br />
Developing an understanding of other cultures begins in first grade with Spanish<br />
and German language classes, and includes a study of ancient and modern cultures<br />
throughout the curriculum. Last year, the fifth grade students learned Greek to<br />
compliment their study of ancient civilizations, and in sixth grade they learned Latin to<br />
enhance their study of Roman history. The <strong>School</strong> also has a diverse student<br />
population representing dozens of countries around the world. The <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
philosophy is to encourage students to embrace those that come from outside our<br />
borders.<br />
Exchanges:<br />
Armin Klösters, Germany Jackson Hughes traveled to Germany<br />
Egmont Gassert, Germany Diotima Janisch traveled to Germany<br />
Sophia Roskothen, Germany Tim Schutter traveled to Peru
Deshka Foster ‘03 Stanford University, Fulbright Fellow<br />
“To me the real strength of <strong>Waldorf</strong> education is to open the<br />
individual to the world. I have developed a great appreciation<br />
for the cyclical learning model that <strong>Waldorf</strong> follows—the<br />
wisdom to revisit the same subjects several times throughout<br />
the process of growing up. At <strong>Kimberton</strong> I can remember<br />
revisiting Greek mythology in 10th grade and learning the same<br />
material again but understanding it differently than I had when I<br />
explored it previously. As I look toward beginning a Masters<br />
Degree in African Studies at Stanford this fall as a FLAS<br />
(Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellow, I will revisit<br />
Swahili language study for a third time—the first time was to<br />
learn to speak Swahili to work in East Africa, the second was to<br />
help teach it and translate with my research projects, and now I<br />
am hoping to gain capacity in the written language in order to<br />
eventually produce literature on malaria for Tanzania.”<br />
Income 2008/2009 Revenue<br />
Tuition and Fees $3,336,070<br />
Auxiliary Programs and Other 38,087<br />
Annual Fund 188,087<br />
Restricted Gifts 85,529<br />
Realized Gains in Investments 147,495<br />
Total Revenue<br />
$3,795,268<br />
* In 2009, KWS received a $250,000 pledge<br />
from The Pew Charitable Trusts<br />
Expenses 2008/2009 Expenses<br />
Salaries and Benefits $2,749,769<br />
Operations 331,013<br />
Pedagogical Expenses 156,604<br />
Facilities 227,229<br />
Admissions and Marketing 53,071<br />
Development/Fund-Raising 23,944<br />
Capital Projects 200,018<br />
Total Expenses $ 3,741,648<br />
9%<br />
5%<br />
1%<br />
4%<br />
6%<br />
2%<br />
1%<br />
2%<br />
4%<br />
4%<br />
88%<br />
74%
Donor Listing July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009<br />
We are so grateful to the individuals, families, friends, foundation and corporate supporters who helped to enhance our education. Many of the donors listed<br />
below gave to the financial aid fund, which allows students to continue at our school. Others helped with our marketing to recruit new students. Thank you!<br />
Myrin Circle $5,000+<br />
Anonymous<br />
Bethany Asplundh<br />
Edward & Gwen Asplundh<br />
David & Allison Hunter<br />
Eleanor Morris<br />
Gene & Danette Takahashi<br />
Larry & Peggy Way<br />
Seven Stars Circle<br />
$2,500-$4,999<br />
Sushil & Priya Bhat<br />
Candida Streeter Clark ‘73<br />
Mark & Karen Hite<br />
Kenneth Kuzman<br />
Dennis & Rachel McGonigle<br />
Eric & Leslie Mitchell<br />
Nicholas Streeter ‘72<br />
David & Allyn Weiser<br />
Eleanor Wentz<br />
Leadership Circle<br />
$1,000-$2,499<br />
William Ahola &<br />
Deborah Merroth-Ahola<br />
Angus Davis<br />
Cathy Del Tito<br />
Paul Nemeth & Jean Flood<br />
Courtney & Beth Foos<br />
Mary Hirsch & Kevin Jones<br />
Ron & Gretchen Hudcosky<br />
Agnes Hughes &<br />
Gunther Fonken<br />
Eleanor Morris Illoway ‘61<br />
Charles Kedra &<br />
Alexandra Grigson<br />
Mrs. Edward J. Lavino, III ’56<br />
Jeff Lewis & Nancy McLane<br />
Josephine Lindsay<br />
Michael & Marcia Liss<br />
Carmen Maciarello<br />
Susan Mainwaring Roberts ‘68<br />
Merck Partnership for Giving<br />
Audrey Meredith ‘76<br />
Mark Putnam &<br />
Linda Reichert<br />
Sanofi Aventis<br />
Harry & Mary Jane Snell<br />
Clifford & Karen Story<br />
UPS Foundation<br />
Vanguard Group Inc.<br />
Helen Warner<br />
Douglas Weidner<br />
Robert & Tami Wise<br />
Robert & Tori Zegel<br />
Peter ‘74 & Eliza ‘76<br />
Zimmerman<br />
Benefactor<br />
$500-$999<br />
Tom & Valerie Bolger<br />
Ben & Melody Bowers<br />
William Bray ‘77<br />
Barbara Morris Caspersen,<br />
8th gr. ‘59<br />
David ’73 & Loryl Cathcart<br />
Ravi Chaturbhuja &<br />
Sudha Gutti<br />
Bill Cochrane ‘80 & Annemarie<br />
Lukacs Cochrane ‘80<br />
Benjamin Del Tito<br />
Andrew ’72 & Jodi ‘73 Dill<br />
Mark & Cindy Dunphy<br />
Patricia Elliott Torrance,<br />
8th gr. ‘58<br />
Tom & Lisa Faranda<br />
Bruce & Amy Fryer ‘78<br />
Greenraising<br />
David & Edie Griffiths<br />
Lynne Heckler ‘75<br />
Intel Foundation<br />
Anna Magazzeni ‘69<br />
Vadim & Irena Ogorodov<br />
Alan Okada<br />
Pharmacia & Pfizer Fdn.<br />
Michael Precopio &<br />
Lizbeth Auspitz Precopio<br />
Alexander Rupp ‘06<br />
Glen & Molly Ruzicka<br />
SE PA Branch of A.S.A.<br />
Target<br />
Harley & Georgie Weer<br />
Wyeth<br />
Patrons $150-$499<br />
Winslow & Montgomery<br />
Abbott<br />
Tobias & Sonja Adams<br />
Kay Alexander<br />
Richard Allin ‘84<br />
Guy & Ani Alma<br />
David & Patricia Andrien<br />
Erika Asten<br />
Seth & Sandy Bacon<br />
Barnes & Noble<br />
Deborah Bevvino<br />
Thomas & Kristen Bissinger<br />
Helen Black ‘69<br />
Carsten Callesen<br />
Thomas Carnevale &<br />
Lauren Eustis<br />
Richard & Joyce Chalfin<br />
Hsiao Ming Chen<br />
Charles & Lynn De Mont<br />
Christopher De Mont & Alicia<br />
Warner ‘93<br />
Eric & Heather Devine<br />
Frances Dunlap Williams ‘59<br />
Jeff & Michelle Effgen<br />
Mrs. Robert W. Elwell, Sr. ‘59<br />
Jenifer Endicott ‘62<br />
Elise Felton<br />
Jay Florey ‘74<br />
Timothy Foster ‘83<br />
Richard Fried<br />
Belinda Glennie<br />
Jennifer Grecia-Knoll<br />
Andrew & Leigh Gustine<br />
William Habekost<br />
Peter & Nancy Harisiades<br />
Walter Hassinger<br />
Edward & Marsha Hill<br />
Charles & Marylyn Hilston<br />
John & Theresa Hoffman<br />
Kevin Hughes<br />
Christine Huston<br />
Robert & Patti Innes<br />
Rudiger & Andrea Janisch<br />
Kas Jaunzemis & Andrea<br />
Boos<br />
Judy Love Keogh<br />
Bernadine Keyes<br />
Richard & Nancy Klavans<br />
Chris & Renee Konell<br />
Robert Kroupa ‘75<br />
Nathan & Karen Landis<br />
Jeffrey Lee<br />
Fintje Lehman-Carpenter ‘89<br />
Matthew & Lisa Linder<br />
Rose LoDolce<br />
Helene MacLeod<br />
Claudio Maestri<br />
Sudhakar & Uma Majety<br />
Clint & Celia Martin<br />
Thomas & Ivy McLean<br />
Modestino Mele &<br />
Vanessa Lee<br />
Merrill Lynch & Company<br />
Foundation<br />
Thomas & Katya Mistretta<br />
Thor & Bonita Myrdahl<br />
Donald & Maryann Neblock<br />
Barbara Neiderhiser<br />
Peterson ‘71<br />
Pierre & Christina Noack<br />
Anne Packer<br />
Helen Panitt Wentz 8th gr. ‘57<br />
Bret Phillips<br />
Tod & June Pongia<br />
Glenn Raciti & Liane Fox<br />
Bill Raichle<br />
Christopher Richter ‘73
Anita Robertson ‘70<br />
Michael Ruhl<br />
Peg Savage 8 th gr. ‘56<br />
Harry Shaw, 8 th gr. ’60 &<br />
Judy M. Jensvold<br />
Jahan Sheikholeslami &<br />
Susan Schwaneflugel<br />
Harry & Wanda Siller<br />
Joseph & Lisa Simonetti<br />
Linden & Donna Sturgis<br />
Mary Jane Umble 8 th gr. ‘47<br />
United Way of Central<br />
New Mexico<br />
United Way Silicon Valley<br />
Dirk & Heather Wahanik<br />
Paul & Ulla Warchol<br />
Mary Drew White<br />
Timothy & Bobbie Whiting<br />
John & Doretha Wieder<br />
Bill & Claire Wiedmann<br />
Bernard & Else Wolf<br />
Sharon Yerkes &<br />
Larry Rakowsky<br />
Contributors Up to $149<br />
Ferguson & Ellen Abbott<br />
Abitibi Paper Retriever<br />
Brooke Alden Fry<br />
Richard & Heather Almquist<br />
Tara Healy Anastasi ‘81<br />
Heather Anderson ‘93<br />
Jane Lenore Arnold ‘69<br />
John Artman & Zeliha Sogay<br />
Michelle Atkins<br />
Edwin & Jeane Aycock<br />
Lia Babitch ‘97<br />
Michael Babitch & Diedra<br />
Heitzman<br />
Tascha Babitch ‘95 & Juergen<br />
Hagadorn<br />
Skeydrit Baehr<br />
Ronald & Kathleen Bailey<br />
David & Cheryl Baker<br />
Linda Baker<br />
Lucille & June Balukian<br />
Violet Velebir Batejan ’68<br />
Chloe Bauer<br />
David ’73 & Kathie Bell<br />
Elisabeth Bell Bachman ‘81<br />
Norene Benton<br />
Caitlin Bevvino-Ring ‘04<br />
Mark 8 th gr. ’61 & Laura<br />
Birdsall<br />
Zachary Bissinger ‘92<br />
Patricia Blench<br />
Holly Bond<br />
Sally Boyd<br />
Goldie Brackin<br />
Jennifer Breimhurst ‘02<br />
Douglas Brenner ‘67<br />
Pat & Barbara Brosenne<br />
Austin Brown<br />
Iona Bruckner ‘99<br />
Christopher Nelson &<br />
Page Buck<br />
Frank & Janet Buckbee<br />
Elisabeth Burgess<br />
Thomas Burlington &<br />
Bethann Jakoboski<br />
Sarah Byrne<br />
Peter Camana ‘67<br />
Samuel Cantrell ‘69<br />
Jessica Caruso Firme ‘68<br />
Margaret Cave, 8 th gr. ‘57<br />
Wendy Christie ‘71<br />
Steven & Susan Clee<br />
Peter & Lucille Clemm<br />
Timothy Clemm ‘71<br />
Ralph Gil Clouser ‘68<br />
Mary Osborn Combs ’87<br />
Chris & Kristen Conway<br />
Zalene Corey<br />
John & Alice Corkum<br />
Dominique Coulet du Gard ‘68<br />
Ben Cownap & Martha<br />
Napolitan<br />
Susan Hegeman Creamer ‘69<br />
Lena D’Amico<br />
Jacob ‘94 & Lia Dancey<br />
Richard & Margaret Dancey<br />
Tamara Rose Davis<br />
Esther De Mont Martin ‘87<br />
Daniel DeAngeli ‘76<br />
David & Kaki Decker ‘87<br />
Ingrid Deckman<br />
Steven & Linda Del Busso<br />
John & Carol Devecka ‘89<br />
Thomas & Kathy Dews<br />
Richard & Amy DiFilippo<br />
Thomas Donnelly & Victoria<br />
Embiscuso<br />
Jeremy Dunphy ‘04<br />
Justin Dunphy ‘06<br />
Ryan Dunphy ‘08<br />
Ann Theurkauf Dyer ‘81<br />
Jeffrey Dyer & Tamara Smith<br />
Mary & Terry Echlin<br />
Ecophones<br />
Monica Buehl Edwards ‘81<br />
Roger 8 th gr. ’52 &<br />
Virginia Emley<br />
Gary English & Elizabeth<br />
Minogue<br />
Peter & Linda Eustis<br />
Bianca Evans ‘85<br />
Peggy Farley<br />
Michael & Sandra Fisher<br />
Nicholas & Karen Flores ’79<br />
Christopher & Pam Franklin<br />
Sandra Franklin<br />
Devorah Fried ‘98<br />
Wayne & Iris Fried<br />
Danielle Friedland ‘96<br />
Connie Funk<br />
Edward & Pat Galante<br />
Susan Foster Garton ‘83<br />
Pierre & Manon Gauthier<br />
Lisa Gefvert Payne ‘68<br />
General Mills<br />
Charlotte Fox Gentry<br />
Emery & Marbet Gigger<br />
Susan Cantrell Gilchrist<br />
8 th gr., ‘61<br />
Renee Gladieux<br />
Robert & Michaela Godshall<br />
William & Patricia Godshall<br />
Rick Goldstein &<br />
Alisa Stamps<br />
Alex & Ellen Goncalves<br />
GoodSearch<br />
Daniel & Cynthia Gorge<br />
Andrew Gottlieb &<br />
Cynthia Glendening<br />
Frederica Graham<br />
John Graham ‘97<br />
Norman & Val Greet<br />
Miriam Greiser
Barry & Joanna Groebel<br />
Robert & Cinthia Gunther<br />
Robert & Heather Gustafson<br />
John & Kristen Guthrie<br />
Barbara Hamilton<br />
Rachid & Miranda Hanna<br />
Thomas & Christina Hanser<br />
Carol Hart Harris, 8 th gr. ‘62<br />
Hezi & Hilla Haut<br />
Alfred Healy ‘82<br />
Olivia Heathcote ‘61<br />
Kim Heist<br />
Torsten & Anna Hoffmann<br />
John Holmes<br />
Chase Howse ‘71<br />
Herta Hoy<br />
Ian Wallace Hoyt ‘99<br />
James & Anita Huntsman<br />
Matthew Innes ‘07<br />
Howard & Pam Jarden<br />
Perry Crouse Jeffords,<br />
8 th gr. ‘59<br />
Christopher & Leslie Jones<br />
Jean Jones<br />
Joel Bartlett &<br />
Margo Ketchum<br />
Jason King & Shannon<br />
Stevens<br />
Stan & Marybeth Kordek<br />
Thomas Kramer & Joanne<br />
Alfandre<br />
Keith Kreider & Eliza Morrison<br />
Sebastian Kretschmer &<br />
Lael Rasch<br />
George ’72 & Christine Kroupa<br />
Ralph & Chinyelu Kunz<br />
Leslie Kurtas ‘74<br />
Dennis Laker & Ruth Zinni-<br />
Laker<br />
Lands’ End Inc.<br />
Linda Larson<br />
Suzanne Latham, 8 th gr. ‘56<br />
Howard & Kerry Lee<br />
Peter & Tjitske Lehman<br />
Vance Lehmkuhl &<br />
Cynthia Way<br />
Allison Lennox ‘99<br />
Judith Lennox<br />
Chris Linderoth & Jane<br />
Meeker<br />
Linkshare<br />
Gerard & Joyce LoDolce<br />
Peter Luborsky<br />
Mark Lyles ‘97<br />
Thomas & Sharon MacCabe<br />
Cameron MacLeod, 8th gr. ‘61<br />
Cameron ’88 & Jenny<br />
MacLeod ’88<br />
Ed & Mary Ellen Matthews<br />
8 th gr. ‘61<br />
Leonardo Mattiazzi &<br />
Andrea Custodio<br />
Anna Mays ‘99<br />
Sean & Karen McAloon<br />
Cecilia McGonigle<br />
Jennifer McKay-Simons<br />
John McMahon & Susan<br />
McLaughlin ’76<br />
George McWilliam ‘77<br />
Hope Merkert<br />
Mary White Mertz ‘84<br />
Thomas & Nanae Miles<br />
Amanda Miller<br />
Craig & Nancy Miller ‘81<br />
William & Rosemarie Miller<br />
Mary Jane Minogue<br />
Meredith Mitchell ‘06<br />
April Moncrieff, 8 th gr. ‘56<br />
Rev. Everett & Paula Moraine<br />
Vincent & Patricia Morello<br />
Jarl & Kathy Mork<br />
Christopher Morrell ‘02<br />
Todd Morris & Anne Aycock<br />
Andrew & Gretchen Murray<br />
Kristoffer Neville ‘94<br />
Harry Newton ‘84<br />
Anna-Lisa Noack ‘07<br />
Karen Noer<br />
Michael Noer ‘86<br />
Britte Notzold Malone ‘99<br />
Patrick O’Brien<br />
Sean & Gail O’Neill<br />
Sabine Otto<br />
Kathy Packer<br />
Mary Paolone<br />
Christopher Peeples ‘75<br />
Clemens Pietzner ‘73<br />
Thomas Poley ‘70<br />
Robert & Krisztina Powell<br />
Mark & Claudia Radcliffe<br />
Richard Rakestraw ‘68<br />
Thomas & Celia Randolph<br />
David Rankin & Dina Rose<br />
Rankin<br />
Julia Rasch<br />
Tara Rehl ‘89<br />
William & Hilde Reichert<br />
Bernard & Claire Reynolds<br />
Lydia Rieger ‘88<br />
Thomas & Veronika Roemer<br />
Tim Rossiter<br />
Jonathan & Jacquelyn Rubin<br />
David & Beth Rupp<br />
Elad & Lior Sadeh<br />
Hudson Sangree ‘86<br />
Andreas Schad<br />
Paul & Ann Scharff<br />
Amanda Schlotterer ‘98<br />
Mark & Laura Schoeffel<br />
Ken Schutter & Kris Keller<br />
Matt ’86 & Laurie Schwabe ‘86<br />
David Schwartz<br />
Saul & Jolynn Schwartz<br />
Chien-Chung Shen &<br />
Li-Huey Lai<br />
Neil Sicherman &<br />
Melody Schaper<br />
Friedolf & Irmgard Smits<br />
Katherine Spohn Davis<br />
8 th gr. ‘55<br />
Michelle Spring ‘73<br />
Victor & Mari Stambaugh<br />
Otto & Pauline Standhardt<br />
Peter Stanish<br />
Jonathan Steckel ‘96<br />
Jeff & Tammi Stein<br />
Jack & Becky Stout<br />
Alina Szypula<br />
Victoria Williams Tague ‘80<br />
Freddie & Silvia Tal<br />
Elisabeth Tarsio<br />
Steve & Valerie Thomas<br />
Robert & Helen Tickner<br />
William & Kelly Tickner<br />
Brendan Tracy ‘01<br />
Arnold & Barbara Tucker<br />
Laura Turner<br />
Joe & Tracey Volpe<br />
Pamela Walker<br />
Scott Wallace & Melissa<br />
Miles-Wallace<br />
Kurt & Edna Walser<br />
Timothy & Esther Walsh ‘86<br />
A. Christian Warner ‘95<br />
David & Emily Warner<br />
Lydia Warner ‘99<br />
Geoffrey & Tess Way<br />
Juergen & Jeanne Weber<br />
Mark Weber & Kathryn Hynes<br />
Robert Weber<br />
Martin Weinberg & Dawn Light<br />
Anne-Kathrin Weise<br />
Agnes Wiedmann<br />
Scott Wilcher & Susan<br />
Bankert<br />
Sherry Wildfeuer<br />
Francis Wolf ‘96<br />
Albert & Kimberley Wolfram<br />
Dennis & Zoe Workman<br />
Alan Wright<br />
Frank Wurtz<br />
Thomas & Sue Yatsky<br />
Emily Yerkes<br />
Catherine Young<br />
Gail Youngs<br />
Alexander & Anna Zay<br />
Marton & Marika Zuberecz<br />
Atrium<br />
Thomas & Kathleen Armbruster<br />
Peter Asten ‘69<br />
Marjorie Bloem<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boos<br />
Ashley Bragner ‘04<br />
Dr. William Bray ‘77<br />
Barbara Canale<br />
Brad & Susan Crozier<br />
Cathy Del Tito<br />
Alex Dews ‘99<br />
Dick & Nancy DiFilippo<br />
Nancy Dill<br />
David Dufour ‘79<br />
Mark & Cindy Dunphy<br />
Tamara & Jeffrey Dyer<br />
Roger & Virginia ‘52 Emley<br />
Jenifer Endicott ‘62<br />
Jean Flood & Paul Nemeth<br />
Dick & Donna Franklin<br />
Amy ‘78 & Bruce Fryer<br />
Lisa Gefvert Payne ‘68<br />
Michelle Halle ‘82<br />
Melanie Hepburn ‘79<br />
Charles & Marylyn Hilston<br />
Elizabeth Hirsch<br />
Agnes Hughes & Gunther<br />
Fonken<br />
Raymond & Catherine Intrieri<br />
John Karp ‘79<br />
Bonnie Kutch<br />
Susan Luebbermann ‘56<br />
Cameron & Jenny ‘88 MacLeod<br />
Michael Maleney<br />
Audrey McCann<br />
Cecilia McGonigle<br />
Thomas & Nanae Miles<br />
Thomas & Katya Mistretta<br />
Harry Newton ‘84<br />
Anne Packer<br />
Laura Peterson<br />
Pew Charitable Trusts<br />
Pharmacia & Pfizer Foundation<br />
Mike Precopio & Lizabeth<br />
Auspitz Precopio
Chris Richter ‘73<br />
Lydia Rieger ‘88<br />
Marilyn Rischmann<br />
Anita Robertson ‘70<br />
Joseph & Lisa Simonetti<br />
Jane Stanton ‘60<br />
Walt Stearly ‘79<br />
Clifford & Karen Story<br />
Middy Streeter ‘68<br />
Freddie & Silvia Tal<br />
Rick Umble ‘79<br />
Bob & Kathy Walk<br />
Mark & Katie Weber<br />
David & Allyn Weiser<br />
Mary White<br />
Frank & Jane Wilmer<br />
Joanne Wise<br />
Robert & Tami Wise<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wurmnest<br />
Bob & Tori Zegel<br />
Benevon<br />
Bethany Asplundh<br />
Angus Davis<br />
Mark & Cindy Dunphy<br />
Jean Flood & Paul Nemeth<br />
Amy ’78 & Bruce Fryer<br />
Cinthia & Robert Gunther<br />
Mark & Karen Hite<br />
Eric & Leslie Mitchell<br />
Mark Putnam & Linda<br />
Reichert<br />
Neil Sicherman & Melody<br />
Schaper<br />
Larry & Peggy Way<br />
Timothy & Bobbie Whiting<br />
Peter ’74 & Eliza ’76<br />
Zimmerman<br />
Alumni Newsletter<br />
Michelle Spring ‘73<br />
Garden Program<br />
Larry & Peggy Way<br />
Brochure<br />
Karen Fraley & Jake Scott ‘74<br />
Sound System<br />
Robin Young<br />
Radio Advertising<br />
Sushil & Priya Bhat<br />
Green Fund<br />
Ron & Kathleen Bailey<br />
Iona Bruckner ‘99<br />
Ben & Martha Cownap<br />
Alex Dews ‘99<br />
Chris Richter ‘73<br />
Pension Fund<br />
Pat & Terry Brett<br />
In Memory - John Lamborn<br />
Lucille & June Balukian<br />
Berwyn Veterans Memorial<br />
Class of 2016<br />
Daryl & Lewin Deery<br />
Mr. Dougherty<br />
General Ecology<br />
Rebecca Glover<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Groff<br />
Marian Hagan<br />
Jean Houghton<br />
Donald & Elizabeth Kirkland<br />
Donald & Carol Kirkland<br />
Clint & Celia Martin<br />
Gilbert & Janet Moyer<br />
Bruce & Louise Nichol<br />
Glenn & Jeanne Owens<br />
Tom & Shirley Rosazza<br />
William & Cynthia Ryan<br />
Frederick & Susan Stahl<br />
Bells Fund<br />
Mark & Karen Hite<br />
Dennis & Rachel McGonigle<br />
Library Books<br />
Edwin & Jeane Aycock<br />
Ramona Batista<br />
Joan Cinalli<br />
Mike & Connie Del Busso<br />
Catherine DeRa<br />
Dick & Donna Franklin<br />
Al & June Fujita<br />
Ed & Pat Galante<br />
Patricia Gambardello<br />
Mrs. Gapper<br />
Dallas & Kay Hite<br />
Agnes Hughes & Gunther<br />
Fonken<br />
Margaret Keller<br />
Judy Keogh<br />
Oscar & Rhoda Krug<br />
Charles & Wanda Lyman<br />
Cecilia McGonigle<br />
William & Rosemarie Miller<br />
Anne Packer<br />
Eugene & Patricia Pieja<br />
Arline Powell<br />
Mary Sitcoske<br />
Mildred Stambaugh<br />
Jack & Becky Stout<br />
Nancy Thomas<br />
Bob & Helen Tickner<br />
Ray & Pam Wagner<br />
Rolf & Elke Wahanik<br />
Larry & Peggy Way<br />
Mary White<br />
Esther Wolfram<br />
Emily Yerkes<br />
Perfect Pairings Sponsor<br />
James Fisher ‘84<br />
We thank all of the donors who<br />
gave so freely to our Perfect<br />
Pairings ‘08.<br />
Supplemental Financial Aid<br />
Mike Biddison & Andrea<br />
Littlewood<br />
Ben & Martha Cownap<br />
Al & June Fujita<br />
Alex & Ellen Goncalves<br />
Rebecca Goss<br />
Erik & Birgit Landowne<br />
Dave & Kathia Lehman<br />
April Moncrieff<br />
Virginia Murphy ‘82<br />
Martha Napolitan<br />
Ken Schutter & Kris Keller<br />
Barbara Spangenberg<br />
Winnie Spoonts<br />
Janet Twarogowski Jepsen<br />
Raymonde Vanderstok-Fried<br />
Michael Ruhl Concert<br />
David ’73 & Kathie Bell<br />
Bob & Michaela Godshall<br />
Herta Hoy<br />
Clint & Celia Martin<br />
Clifford & Karen Story<br />
Robert & Tami Wise<br />
Robert & Tori Zegel<br />
Many thanks to Bethany<br />
Asplundh for hosting this<br />
event.Thanks, too, to our<br />
beloved pianist, Michael Ruhl,<br />
for giving so freely of his time<br />
and sweet music.<br />
Steinway Piano<br />
Restoration Fund<br />
Michael Ruhl<br />
Margaret Pennypacker<br />
Schrack Whitelaw<br />
Endowment<br />
The Thomas H. and Barbara<br />
W. Gale Foundation<br />
Thank you to alumna Barbara<br />
Whitelaw Gale, 8th gr. ‘58, for<br />
providing such critical scholarship<br />
support.<br />
PA Educational<br />
Improvement Tax<br />
Credit Program<br />
The PA Educational<br />
Improvement Tax Credit<br />
Program provides PA-based<br />
businesses with a tax credit<br />
of 75% - 100% for<br />
contributions to nonprofit<br />
scholarship organizations. In<br />
essence, a business redirects<br />
the majority of its PA<br />
corporate income taxes to a<br />
scholarship organization of its<br />
choice. <strong>Kimberton</strong> <strong>Waldorf</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> is a registered<br />
Scholarship Organization with<br />
the State of Pennsylvania,<br />
and we are grateful to the<br />
companies listed below who<br />
earmarked their tax credit<br />
dollars for our school:<br />
CIGNA Corporation<br />
Degler-Whiting, Inc.<br />
DNB First<br />
Eagle Chiropractic, PC<br />
John T. Scott & Co., Inc.<br />
<strong>Kimberton</strong> Whole Foods, Inc.<br />
Seven Stars Farm, Inc.<br />
Maillie, Falconiero &<br />
Company, LLP<br />
New Century Bank<br />
PEACH Inspections<br />
Phoenixville Federal<br />
Bank & Trust<br />
Philip Rosenau Co., Inc.<br />
PNC Bank, NA<br />
Sovereign Insurance Group<br />
Many, many thanks to Albert<br />
and Kim Wolfram for their<br />
numerous “gifts in kind.”
<strong>Kimberton</strong><br />
<strong>Waldorf</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
PO Box 350, 410 W. Seven Stars Rd<br />
<strong>Kimberton</strong>, PA 19442<br />
kimberton.org 610.933.3635<br />
Photo: Nancy Coe McLane