CHIARAVALLE MONTESSORI

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2013-2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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CONTENTS
Welcome
Head of School letter...........................1
President, Board of Trustees letter ....3
Alumni
Chiaravalle Recent Graduates.............5
Alumni Feature.....................................7
Educational Insights
Feature Article: Technology as Disruptive
Innovation in Education.......................9
Class Profiles.......................................12
Financials
Financial Report..................................19
Donor Acknowledgements
The Campaign for Chiaravalle..........20
Annual Fund 2013-2014.....................25
Annual Benefit Event 2013-14...........28
Fund for Chiaravalle 2014-15.............29
Diversity Endowment.........................32
WELCOME
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”
These words by the Japanese poet Satoro
characterize how the collective wisdom,
talents and support of our community has
ushered Chiaravalle Montessori into a new
era of possibilities. We are so grateful and
excited by these opportunities.
Over the last 7-10 years, Chiaravalle has
grown increasingly sophisticated in programming, systems, technology and, with
the opening of the North Wing this coming
fall, our physical space. While we continually evolve, we simultaneously reaffirm our
Montessori roots to firmly ground and nourish our practices, and support optimal child
development. We always consider how we
may wisely “follow the child” and “educate
the human potential” in the 21st century,
taking the most current research into consideration. I like to refer to this thoughtful
adaptation as “Modern Montessori.”
As I look to Chiaravalle’s future and the possibilities ahead, I have been working with
faculty and staff using three guiding principles to inform our program developments:
•Enhancing integrated curriculum studies
•Fostering a culture of innovation and creativity, and
•Cultivating compassion.
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Interdisciplinary studies are, of course, one of the key differentiators of a Montessori education. We want students to have
the opportunity to learn meaningfully and deeply with passion,
and, as you’ll see through their stories in this Annual Report,
this approach is working. With the additional space in the North
Wing this coming school year, we aim to further personalize the
learning experience by inspiring and guiding students through
expanded interdisciplinary studies outside the classroom. Not only does an interdisciplinary approach help children better
understand the world and engage in their learning, but it also
creates the optimal framework to develop creative thinking and
innovation. As Tony Wagner, Harvard-based author of “Creating
Innovators” states, “Montessori schools … have been responsible for producing an inordinately high number of innovators.” Educational Director Clare Heath explores the idea of
technology as disruptive innovation in the cornerstone article of
this publication.
both compassionate and accomplished. Chiaravalle families are
growing compassionate achievers.
Together, our community is helping students unfold into the
competent, curious, caring and engaged people they are meant
to become. Every day presents
precious new opportunities for
us to guide and respond to their
needs and interests.
Chiaravalle is honored to share this
marvelous journey with you and
grateful for the laudable support,
generosity and engagement our
community shares. Thank you!
Warmest wishes,
Where does compassion fit into lifelong success and academics?
Critical thinking and problem solving require understanding.
I think of compassion as the gravity that holds knowledge
together and gives it context. It seems like this would be a given
in schools. It is not. According to a recent study by Harvard’s
Graduate School of Education, “Almost 80 percent of students
ranked achievement over caring for others.” Furthermore, these
kids believe their parents desire achievement from them over all
else. It does not have to be one or the other. Thankfully, Chiaravalle students are given the clear message that you can be
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Robyn McCloud-Springer
Head of School
Chiaravalle Montessori
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2013-14
Lucinda Fox, President
Sarah Eck-Thompson,
Vice President
Scott Barton, Treasurer
Jes Sherborne, Secretary
Kathy Baker
Rick Boynton
Chris Brandt
Margret Duvall
Jill Greer
Eileen Madden
Julie Matthei
Shondi Nickell
Kristi Piccolo
Paul Wright
2014-15
Lucinda Fox, President
Jes Sherborne, Vice President
Jill Greer, Treasurer
Sarah Eck-Thompson,
Secretary
Kathy Baker
Scott Barton
Rick Boynton
Chris Brandt
Margret Duvall
Matt Johnson
Eileen Madden
Shondi Nickell
Kristi Piccolo
Steve Reed
Garry Shumaker
Paul Wright
LETTER FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
The 2013-14 school year
marked the beginning of a
powerful transformation at
Chiaravalle Montessori. In the
summer prior to the start of
school, the Board of Trustees
welcomed Robyn McCloudSpringer as our New Head of
School. Robyn had long been
a part of Chiaravalle, first as
an elementary teacher, then
Elementary Program Director,
then Assistant Head of School
for Curriculum.
Knowing we were about to
embark on our biggest project
to date, the creation of a 19,000
square foot addition, we felt
sure that Robyn’s leadership
and her knowledge of Chiaravalle’s pedagogy, faculty and
values would enable us to best
shape Chiaravalle’s future.
The ‘13-’14 school year was
a planning year, a year of
envisioning how we could create
space that would reinforce our
strong sense of community,
allow for more movement and
creative projects, demonstrate
to the children how we care for
the larger environment, enable
our students to move about
independently, and showcase
our performing arts program.
Working with our architecture
team at Cannon Design and
our construction team at Bulley
and Andrews, we carefully
planned each part of our new
space, holding tight to the core
of who we are: a place where
each child is known, appreciated, and supported in what
they need to learn best.
We are proud that we are able
to pursue LEED Platinum certification for this beautiful, lightfilled new space.
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Just after school ended in June
2014, the old annex containing
the gym and community room
was demolished as several children and long-time PE teacher
Rose Adamczyk looked on, and
work began on the geothermal system which will power the
new North Wing. Construction
continued throughout this last
school year, and the children
have enjoyed checking the progress each day, peeking through
the fence and the windows. The
Board, faculty, administration
and parent volunteers have contributed many hours to bring
this project to fruition, on time
and on budget, and to plan new
programming for the students
when the North Wing opens in
the fall. It has been a project that
has brought us together, and
through all of our work, we have
been tremendously inspired by
the strong foundation we are
working from, and by what is yet
to come. At press time, we are on
schedule to have the North Wing
completed by the start of school
in 2015.
We were supported in these efforts by the generosity of our parents, grandparents, and alumni
families. Your financial support of
our Annual Fund meant that we
could offer a record amount of
financial assistance to families in
need while making good progress on a long-term strategic
goal of increasing faculty salaries.
We’ve created a more robust
Learning Resources department, and maintained high faculty-to-student ratios to make sure
we are providing differentiated
instruction to each child. Our
community showed tremendous
generosity by making multi-year
pledges to our Phase II: Transformation Capital Campaign for
Chiaravalle, helping fund our
North Wing.
This annual report acknowledges
the donors who have made all
of this work possible, including
all Annual Fund gifts that came
in during both the 2013-14 and
2014-15 fiscal years and all Capital Campaign pledges to date.
On behalf of the Board, we thank
you for helping us make Chiaravalle even better.
Lucinda Fox
President,
Board of Trustees
Montessori education encourages independence. In the
Toddler program, I have seen basics such as potty training,
learning how to feed oneself, putting on a jacket with a cool flip
trick. In 3-6, I’ve seen my son grow, from learning to write his name
to learning from peers. As a Kinder, he peer teaches others. This independence is also
self-motivation to want to do more and learn more, not just in academics, but in many
life lessons.
Donna Wang Su
Parent; Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University
CHIARAVALLE RECENT GRADUATES
2012-2015
Beacon Academy
Allison Bernstein, 2015
Jacob Blustein, 2015
Ava Dieden, 2015
Leo Mancini, 2015
Justin Morris, 2015
Anne Raspe, 2014
Maya Muenala Reed, 2014
Ben Senior, 2015
Aidan Thompson, 2015
Evanston Township High School
Benjamin Baker-Katz, 2015
Alexandra Balasanov, 2013
Lauren Collins, 2014
Evan Franchere, 2013
Sam Frederickson, 2012
Paige Haden, 2012
Carlin Henikoff, 2015
Fae Kobernik, 2012
Amalia Loiseau, 2014
Jonathan Neuberger, 2013
Celia Nicolson, 2014
Daryus Patel, 2012
Morgan Pierce, 2015
Jakob Reinke, 2013
Brennan Robinson, 2012
Taylor Rosenthal, 2013
Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, 2013
Grant Seufzer, 2012
Brendan Sorensen, 2012
Nate Tracy-Amoroso, 2013
Hunter Wortmann, 2013
Van Wortmann, 2015
Francis W Parker School
Marissa Sanghvi, 2012
Maya Sanghvi, 2014
Chandler Seed, 2012
Latin School of Chicago
Olivia Gwilliam, 2013
Madeline Hoffman, 2013
Lincoln Park High School
Ruby MacDonald-Bora, 2012
Maine West High School
Drew Sztukowski, 2013
New Trier High School
Michael Hoxha, 2013
Nicholas Senn High School
Julian Avar Campopiano
North Shore Country Day
Gabrielle Greer, 2014
Phillip Hoffman, 2015
Lily Madden-Neuleib, 2012
Northside College Preparatory High School
Colton Ramsdell, 2014
Ella Neurohr, 2014
Roycemore School
Charlie Landon, 2013
The Thacher School
Thomas “TJ” Gwilliam, 2015
Isabel Ouweleen, 2013
Walter Peyton College Preparatory
High School
Alicia Maynard, 2012
The Willows Academy
Isabella Schmitt, 2013
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Katja Burau, 2013
Johnson & Wales University
Ellie Sammelbraun, 2008
Kalamazoo College
Claire Matthews, 2009
Loyola University Chicago
Michelle Frazier, 2007
Northwestern University
Katie Christensen, 2011
Noah Rosenthal, 2010
Oakton Community College
Ariel Simmons, 2009
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Andrew Santiago, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan University
Audrey (Darcy) Miller, 2008
Pitzer College
Ben Bleier, 2009
Pratt Institute
Alexander Berns, 2009
Professional Dancer, Colorado Ballet
Molly Klug, 2008
Rhode Island School of Design
Gabriel Cohen, 2009
Anya Drozd, 2011
State University of New York-Purchase
Keratin Jinakunwiphat, 2008
Williams College
William Ouweleen, 2011
University of Colorado-Boulder
Matthew Neuberger, 2009
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Frank Kurtz, 2009
Kaliroe Pappas, 2011
University of Missouri-Columbia
Rose Brown, 2007
University of Oregon
Sarah Matthews, 2010
University of San Francisco
Kiara Augustin, 2009
University of Southern California
Gabriela Santiago, 2009
Western Michigan University
Amber Augustin, 2007
Wesleyan University
Connor Brennan, 2009
Yale University
Adam Birnbaum, 2007
Natalya Sanghvi, 2010
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Natalia Salas, 2011
2007-2011
Beloit College
Emma Garton, 2008
The College of Wooster
Xander Nicolson, 2010
Colorado College
Benjamin Garfin, 2010
DePaul University
Steven Petchenik, 2007
Natalie Vanderlaan, 2008
Emerson College
Sarah Mania, 2009
Georgetown University
Bram Ouweleen, 2008
George Washington University
Caroline Jevon, 2011
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Jordan Rooth, 2008
We love to hear from Chiaravalle alumni. Please contact Director of Communications Beth Caldwell with any updates or corrections at [email protected]
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ALUMNI FEATURE
Chiaravalle recently caught up
with Chiaravalle Class of 2006
graduate Simmone Seymour.
Simmone: “I graduated eighth grade
at Chiaravalle in a class of five students
— all girls. That meant we had a lot of
one-on-one time with the teachers and
our individual interests were factored
into the curriculum. My best memories
are of working on reports — riveting I
know — but we were given the option
of presenting our report in whatever
way we saw fit so that it would adequately get across the information as
well as entertain our peers.
For instance, I led my class through
a mystery by giving them visual clues
and presenting a story in a narrative
format to introduce the Watergate
Scandal. And once, I brought peanut
butter filled celery sticks to class to
depict eating marrow from a bone like
the animals who predated humans. I
was always having so much fun!
We sat on ideas longer, let them marinate, and then presented them with
our own individual touches. Reflecting
on it now, I realize I remember what I
learned in 3rd through 8th grade more
vividly than what I learned in high
school and college — though those
learning experiences are more recent.”
Chiaravalle: “After graduating
Chiaravalle in 2006, you went on
to Northside College Preparatory High School, a highly competitive selective enrollment school
in the Chicago Public School district.”
SS: “I did very well at Northside and
was integrated socially and academically almost immediately. I played
three varsity sports: track, cross country, and lacrosse and was involved —
probably over-involved — in many
organizations: president of prom committee, Model UN, Debate, Junior
States of America, Academic Decathlon, and Manager of the Men’s Varsity
basketball team. I interned on various
political campaigns and volunteered
to support campaigns as well.
My time at Chiaravalle instilled in me
the constant desire to learn and experience as much as possible and to
drive myself forward through that process. I never wait for things to happen
to me and if I am interested in something, I take ownership over that and
try to learn as much as I can. I really do
think that is the result of the Montessori method.”
CM: After graduating from
Northside, you headed east to
Tufts University in Boston, MA.
SS: “Graduating high school, I missed
my time at Chiaravalle in Evanston. So,
I sought a community that was similar to Chiaravalle (and maybe wanted
to get far away from home). Tufts was
the quintessential Northeast liberal
arts experience. It was littered with intellectually curious kids on a trim picture-perfect campus. I loved it immediately.
What was important to me was the
approach to teaching, how the curriculum was established and the general attitude at the institution, as well as
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the location. There are
fewer “required” courses at Tufts, which meant
we did not have to take
classes in subjects that
we did not like, yet
needed a certain number of courses from a
few different areas —
so we ended up pretty
well-rounded.
Tufts professors were
very, very interested in
bettering their teaching
methods to make courses more engaging for
students, classes were
small, and discussion
-based. They even had a
whole school dedicated
to nontraditional classes
called the Experimental
College, where seniors
and graduate students
could lead courses. I
explored A LOT and
learned A LOT— and
maybe changed my ma-
jor three time and added
on a couple of minors —
but loved the freedom
to choose what educational path I wanted to
pursue. My own path as
a Political Science major
and
Economics/Communications minor was
much different than even
the other Political Science majors. Students
at Tufts are hyper-motivated and involved and
excited and passionate
about learning — so I fit
right in. Montessori was
definitely not a foreign
word on that campus.
I loved all the opportunities and so I took full
advantage. I was elected
Vice President for Class
Council Freshman year,
helped start a campus
political group, created
a credit-bearing internship program, was very
active with groups at
Tufts Hillel, and joined
a sorority called Alpha
Phi, where I served as
the New Member Educator. I then worked at
the school newspaper as
an advertising manager
where I sold ad space
and developed their
new business program.
I was writing for another online publication at
the time, which I consequentially became president of. In that position
I organized marketing
campaigns, planned a
lot of events, and managed the website. I was
admitted to the Tufts
Writing Fellows program
and taught students professional and academic
writing until I graduated.
Simmone Seymour
Chiaravalle Class of 2006
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I always was working like two jobs, and
not because I had to, because I loved
it. I was a research assistant in the
Community Health and Sociology Department and interned at a consulting
firm, a fashion magazine, and in marketing for a social media site during
the school year. I followed whatever I
was passionate about and it ended up
being a real eclectic mix of things, but
I discovered two things I was really
passionate about: writing and leadership. Tufts University Graduation, 2014
CM: After graduating from Tufts
last June, Simmone now works
as a Business Analyst at West
Monroe Partners in downtown
Chicago.
SS: I was very scared not to be learning anymore and that I would not like
it! I really meticulously chose my job.
I did not know — and still don’t definitely — what I want to do, but I knew
that I needed to be constantly learning new things and in an environment
where I could be a self-starter. I think
I chose the perfect job for myself as a
consultant for a mid-sized firm in the
loop. I am constantly on new projects
and learning about all different industries. Today, for instance, I worked on
an assessment of a call center, creating
a cohesive brand message for our Life
Sciences practice, doing a competitive
analysis of an industry, and training for
my Salesforce certification. Once I got
over all the inconveniences of no longer being in college (bills, no nap time,
bills) it was a very smooth transition!
When I was in the third grade I had a
work plan and various activities sprin-
kled throughout the classroom for me
to engage with. This gave me the opportunity to work at my own pace, to
teach myself, and to be creative with
the materials provided me in my free
time. This is still how I approach the
world today, as a large playground
filled with learning opportunities and
experiences that I then seek out and
make my own.
I like how the teachers will stick
with you and they won’t move
on to the next person until they
really think you’ve really got it.
Even if you say, yeah, I’ve got it.
Jackson Baker-Katz
Student, 4th grade
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TECHNOLOGY
AS A DISRUPTIVE
INNOVATION IN
EDUCATION
Clare Heath, Educational Director, Chiaravalle Montessori
Two summers ago I participated in a seminar on the future
of technology in education at Kellogg School’s Center for
Non-Profit Management. Here’s how the course began:
two images projected up front, the first a sleek, open,
modern classroom, each child with an iPad or laptop
in front of him. The desks faced the teacher who was
creating images in the air. The second image was of a
darkened classroom circa 1950 with a wooden desk for
each child nailed to the floor, books lay open and the eyes
of children dutifully stared up at the teacher holding a
stick to the black board. “Tell me about these images,”
our instructor said.
harshly criticizing the second. Did no one else see that these
were really the same?
“They are nearly identical,” said a voice to my right. It came
from the one other Montessori educator in the room. The
seminar instructor, a Research Professor in Computer Science, agreed.
This professor argued that technology should not be used as
merely a new textbook or tool in traditional education, but
should be used to “disrupt” the entire model. He described
blended learning models where children spend much of
their school day in front of individualized screens, then come
together at different times for discussion. He shared the four
Over 60 teachers and administrators studied them, ascrib- basic elements of this technological disruption in education
ing positive attributes to the first, more modern image, and as time, place, path and pace.
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Disrupting time in education means that every second grader doesn’t have to sit through the same lesson on adjectives
on the same day of school. Disrupting place frees up the
teacher to move the lesson out of the classroom. By disrupting path, the teacher can follow each child and respond to
her needs and interests, and by disrupting pace each student can move through the steps to mastery of concepts at
her own speed.
Sound familiar? These elements, posited as the future of
technology in education, are, of course, the roots of Montessori education. Teachers do not require each child to
come to every lesson, they give children time to learn and
internalize concepts. Based on age, children have access to
places: they explore the room, the library, online resources, other classrooms, and the local community. The path
a Montessori child takes and the pace at which she learns
is based upon her own needs, interests, and the teacher’s
deep knowledge of that child. These directives are over a
hundred years old, and shape the child’s experience much
more than the introduction of an iPad..
At the core of the argument to use technology as a disruptor is essentially the Montessori philosophy, advocating for
less of a one-size-fits-all model and more of a personalized,
self-directed approach to learning. Michael Horn, writing
for Forbes, states that online learning could, “transform
teaching and learning to better serve each individual student within each school by personalizing and humanizing
learning – and undo the factory-model assumptions that
dominate our schools and treat uniformly students in the
process.” This movement toward reform is not really about
technology, it’s about upending the underlying philosophy
and practice of teaching in traditional education.
Teachers do not require each child to come to
every lesson, they give children time to learn
and internalize concepts ... The path a child
takes and the pace at which she learns is based
upon her needs, interests and the teacher’s deep
knowledge of that child.
I love the attention that the concept of disruption in education with technology is getting right now, because it is a cry
for how vastly different our educational model could be. But
educators miss the mark when they simply replace a notebook with an iPad, since they miss the opportunity to shed
the confines of time, place, path and pace, allowing instead
children to choose their own work, go deeply into a subject
that interests them, and practice a concept for as long as it
takes to achieve mastery.
A philosophy, a practice, that has as its core the fundamental idea that children should be at the center of their own
education is what truly could transform schools. Technology
should absolutely play a role in that change, but unless the
philosophy shifts with the implementation of new technology, the changes will be modest.
At Chiaravalle, we don’t see technology as a “disruptive innovator” – a force that brings about sweeping fundamental
changes, but instead, as a sustaining innovator that allows
us to evolve our practices, enhancing the experience for our
children without changing the underlying Montessori model
that works so beautifully.
As Education Director, I see many roles for technology, particularly with the older children, that expand the space of
the classroom and help us more fully live our philosophy.
Technology in our classrooms allows children greater access
to information, and dynamic ways to experience and present
that information. I recently observed in one 9-12 classroom
where students were talking on cell phones while playing a
driving game on the computer. They were able to experience the impact of distracted driving firsthand. Teachers edit
While we use technology
minimally and thoughtfully
at younger ages, we
see it’s value and use it
with greater frequency
and complexity as
children grow up here at
Chiaravalle.
I like how the teachers at Chiaravalle
will help you out to the level that
you need it -- even if you probably
should know it and you don’t -- they
will teach it to you and be helpful until
you understand it.
Isabel Story Mangum
6th grade
and give comments on student work using Google Docs,
which the children can access from home or school. Middle
School kids create an animated video of the nitrogen cycle,
demonstrating that they have mastered the content and can
thoughtfully present the material to an audience. While we
use technology minimally and thoughtfully at younger ages,
we see its value and use it with greater frequency and complexity as children grow up here at Chiaravalle.
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CLASS
PROFILES
TODDLER
Joe Franchere, Head Teacher
When two year olds arrive in the toddler classroom, they
have many skills that are just emerging and a drive for independence that will carry them through the challenges of the
coming year. The skills that are coming into play the most for
them at this time are language development, both expressive and receptive, recognition of themselves and others as
social beings, and motor (both large and small) coordination
and refinement.
Meeting the child’s natural drive for independence and preparing the classroom to be a place where she can work on
her various developing skill sets are the responsibility of the
toddler teacher. Activities are presented to maximize the
child’s interest and so engage him in the work of self-construction. The classroom is a place of child-sized tools and
age-appropriate activities; accessibility to what she needs to
successfully explore the environment without undue reliance
on the teacher; and adequate time to shape her own explorations and follow her own drives and interests. The teacher‘s
presence is one of support and guidance. The child leads
the way and reveals her own path.
This path follows each child’s individual development and
so, of course, no child goes through and finishes a toddler
program in exactly the same way. But every child, after joining a Montessori classroom community, and experiencing all
the opportunities for independence, growth, and real social
connection that the classroom provides, emerges as a child
stronger to some extent in her language and motor skills,
and more confident and comfortable in both her role as a
social being, and ability to independently explore her world.
The child is thereby more ready to face the challenges, some
new and some familiar (academic, deeper social complexities, physical growth and change), that she will encounter
soon enough as she continues to follow and determine her
own development.
EARLY CHILDHOOD (3-6)
Nora Gubbins, Head Teacher
“We have to help the child to act, will and think for himself.
This is the art of serving the spirit, an art which can be
practiced to perfection only when working among children.”
Dr. Maria Montessori
Dr. Montessori believed in the importance of human potential.
The idea that each child carries within him the person he will
become is a cornerstone of Montessori philosophy. As Montessori teachers, we believe that each child is unique, and that
we have a responsibility to help develop the whole personality
of the child, not just the intellect. Our role is to help guide
each child so that he may reach his fullest potential, and we do
this by creating a thoughtfully prepared, multi-age environment that sparks curiosity and helps the children develop critical social skills and compassion for each other.
Children at the ages of 3-6 are becoming more socially aware,
and are preparing to work and play in groups. As they use
materials together in our classrooms, we continuously stress
virtues such as fairness, responsibility, and respect. With the
freedom to move around and interact with different children
that is allowed in the Montessori classroom, the children learn
to support each other as they develop a sense of compassion
and empathy.
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The environment we create in the classrooms is designed to
encourage children to practice grace and courtesy often, in a
number of ways. As teachers, we use role-playing to give the
children opportunities to strengthen good manners that are
essential to social development. Children practice meeting
new people and conducting a polite conversation with new
acquaintances. Older students help younger students in everyday actions, such as by presenting a practical life work or
helping with a task they have already mastered, like rolling a
rug, preparing snack, or observing another at work.
The 3-6 Montessori classroom provides an environment that
beautifully integrates emphases on intellectual and social
growth, and develops the whole person. By their third year
in the Early Childhood classroom, Chiaravalle children have
developed not just a spark for learning, but also a better understanding of how to relate to and interact with others in the
world.
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Lauren Cathcart, Head Teacher
When I look out into the classroom, I imagine what it must be
like to be a child right now. In a world that grows increasingly complex and increasingly busy, with distractions both virtual
and real increasing exponentially, I see children with the timeless attributes of childhood—I see their focus, their determina-
tion, and the many thoughtful, peaceful, optimistic ways these
children approach their work, friendships and play. I see a classroom where distractions fall away leaving an almost elemental
simplicity. In our Montessori philosophy, I see a space where the
attributes of childhood are cultivated in such a way that the children will be able to meet the challenges of the greater world,
whatever shape it may take.
The Conscious Dreamers
Children are fearless in their hope and they put that hope into
action. In countless ways these beautiful children are the conscious dreamers. They do not distinguish between work and
play, but bring their own rich imaginations to both. In our classrooms, they choose their work according to their interests. As
teachers, we are their guides, responsible for setting up challenging work that
stretches their abilities. Through it all,
the children never stop appreciating the
beauty and complexity of the planet.
They are our future writers, environmentalists, politicians, urban planners, and
mathematicians.
our future lawyers, judges, humanitarians,
journalists, and visionaries.
The Decision Makers
Every hour of every day our program sews
the seeds for young people to make decisions and choices for themselves. The
opportunity to exercise independence
and self-direction is fundamental to the
Montessori philosophy. These important life skills are practiced daily, whether
managing personal time during a work,
session, choosing meaningful work or deciding how to help a friend. They are our
future executives, administrators, leaders,
directors, and parents.
The Brave Mistake-Makers
I believe that our program creates people
who take a chance even if it means being
brave enough to fail. Our program allows
for mistakes in the making of a person
who is learning. “This is a mistake-making
place” is on our classroom constitution.
I believe our program fosters a place for
The Mentors and Sharers
the brave. These are our future inventors,
These children arrive in our care full of
scientists, architects, artists, builders, and
love, joy and trust. In our three-year cyentrepreneurs.
cle, the children discover how much they
The Truth Seekers
love to teach what they learn to others.
From the fairness they expect on the play- They share themselves authentically,
ground to the curiosity with which they en- without fear of judgment. These children
gage in the classroom, they are the truth feel accepted and encouraged. Because
seekers and fact checkers—enjoying the of this, they can share and give back to
process of learning all the while. We honor the community which they love. Not only
the developmental stage where children does our program support young learnseek fairness, and we actively engage in ers who seek out challenges. It also propeaceful resolution to conflicts. They are vides a place for them to share their joy of
learning with others. These are our future
teachers, professors, psychologists, social
workers, wives, husbands, partners, and
parents.
Time Takers
Uninterrupted work time is fundamental
to a Montessori education. The children
understand that it takes time to do a quality job. They develop an appreciation for
time and want to use it to the best of their
ability. They are our future.
“In our Montessori philosophy,
I see a space where the attributes of
childhood are cultivated in such a way
that the children will be able to meet
the challenges of the greater world,
whatever shape it may take.”
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children at the end of the 3-year cycle in Upper El who are
compassionate, inquisitive individuals and leaders.
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Siobhan Donati, Head Teacher
What kind of person does Upper Elementary make, and how
do we do it?
Maria Montessori said, “It is the child who makes the man,
and no man exists who was not made by the child he once
was.” To say that Upper Elementary “makes” a certain type of
individual would be highly presumptuous of us. We humbly
offer the child a prepared environment, rich in possibilities,
with a high level of expectation where each child can reach
his or her fullest potential. We offer an environment that balances freedoms and responsibility. As a result, we observe
Upper El students explore and demonstrate leadership qualities throughout their Chiaravalle experience. It is especially
notable when a fifth year gives a lesson to a fourth year on
how to divide by a two-digit divisor using test tubes. Even
Fourth years take on a leadership role when teaching another
students how to perform a classroom job that he or she has
done before, or when he or she respectfully brings an issue to
the group. These leadership qualities can also be observed
around the Chiaravalle community. Upper El students can
be seen leading toddlers in the building from carpool in the
mornings, reading with first year reading buddies in the afternoon, and leading sun salutations with Kinders. This leadership is often accompanied by grace, courtesy and patience.
Upper El students are compassionate. They enjoy learning
about the world around them and how, through action, they
can effect change. We offer a variety of service learning opportunities, from bundling diapers for families in need to
collecting items for sheltered stray animals. Upper El encourages a culture of helping those in need; anyone can help another. Students are often overheard saying, “I can help you
with that!” This is also a time when the students begin to
think deeply and are able to discuss larger issues, like what
it means to be true to yourself. Upper El students are able
to have these discussions while listening to each other and
respecting each other’s differences and opinions.
My daughter is thriving at
Chiaravalle. This is her second
year in Molly’s 3-6 classroom
and it has been so neat to
watch her take on more
responsibilities, hear
her talk about giving
presentations, and
see her grow into this
sensitive period of
language. Montessori
education has given her the
tools to work independently
and to follow her interests. I love
that the teachers are constantly
observing and helping her in her
development.
Kate Dugan
Parent;
PhD Candidate
Northwestern University
Lastly, Upper El students are inquisitive. They want to know about everything outside of their own, immediate
environments. We offer the freedom
to research topics of interest, and the
opportunity to present findings to the
group. They want to figure the world out
for themselves. The Montessori curriculum, especially in math and geometry,
does not simply give the child the abstract rules for academic concepts. The
children are encouraged to explore,
analyze, and synthesize their own rule,
and they test those rules in different circumstances. An example of this is learning how to multiply fractions. Teachers
show students many equation examples
with the materials, guide them to look
for patterns, and then leave them to explore. A student once exclaimed, “I am
on the cusp of discovery,” just before
realizing she had discovered the multiplying fractions rule on her own. Within
the Upper El classroom is a wide array of
materials at varying levels that the students can discover when they are ready,
or ask for a presentation when their interest is peaked.
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Theresa Sparlin, Head Teacher
What makes a Chiaravalle graduate? After years of deliberate investment and
principled Montessori practice, what
emerges? Our “portrait of a graduate”
is one we hold dear. Middle School students craft their Chiaravalle portrait and
the mosaic of our Chiaravalle community each and every day.
A Chiaravalle Middle School student is
an enthusiastic, lifelong learner whose
academic achievements reflect the best
of his or her abilities. Our Middle School
students work steadily through their two
years setting long and short term goals
related to math and language arts,
study skills, projects, personal health,
and self-reflection goals. Passionately
Upper El is a wondrous journey filled focused students collaborate with their
with dramatic physical development, peers to conduct science experiments
a drive for complete independence, a incorporating multiple intelligence moburgeoning concern for society, and in- dalities into social and natural world
creased movement toward abstraction. group presentations. Striving for excel-
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lence, they advocate for their learning styles and find empowerment through their academic mastery of complicated algebraic equations, geometry proofs, or the document-based
persuasive essay. Chiaravalle Middle School graduates are
academically prepared to maximize their potential.
Socially responsible, a Chiaravalle Middle School student
embraces opportunities to reach out to others. Routinely
and selflessly middle school commits to cooking and serving
food at Hilda’s Place. Middle school students enjoy eating
lunch with kinders and pre-schoolers and assisting with social
groups, role-playing grace and courtesy for the classroom.
Middle school students volunteered at Save our Starving
Children, Bernie’s Book Bank, The Talking Farm, Adopt-aBeach, and Growing Power as part of their “urban-Erdkinder” experience. The Chiaravalle Middle Schooler applies service learning experiences to heart and hand.
With self-direction and assured competence, a Chiaravalle
Middle School student demonstrates the willingness to persevere in the face of obstacles and unfamiliar tasks. Middle
schoolers plan, shop and prepare meals and activities at
Ronora, our Erdkinder experience, two times a year. Middle
Schoolers think globally, contemplate deeply, acting as globally conscious citizens as they participate in Model United
Nations. Accomplished, poised and confident, Chiaravalle
students are ready to make a difference in the world.
In the words of Maria Montessori, “There is in the soul of a
child an impenetrable secret that is gradually revealed as it
develops.” A Chiaravalle middle school students/graduates
reveal themselves as empowered individuals, self-reflective
learners, resulting in a masterpiece of responsible, compassionate people of integrity.
I like that the teachers at
Chiaravalle can give us freedom
with some stuff, but not other stuff,
because you have to prove you are
responsible to use it. For example, computers in Upper El:
You have to be responsible with them to keep the freedom.
So I like that we have freedom with some stuff and that we
are responsible enough to use it.
Matthew Agnew
Student, 5th grade
FINANCE
REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT
FY14
Revenue
$4,704,636.82
89.73%
Fees/Other Misc Income/Interest
$126,272.68
2.41%
Fundraising*
$212,142.78
4.05%
Endowment Revenue
$200,000.00
3.81%
Total Revenue
$5,243,052.28
100.00%
Personnel
Tuition
Expenses
$3,454,995.75
68.37%
Tuition Assistance
$573,944.30
11.36%
Program
$367,181.32
7.27%
Facility
$246,852.07
4.89%
Debt Service
$204,563.22
4.05%
Other (Insurance, Marketing, Development, Admission, Office)
$205,640.54
4.07%
$5,053,177.20
100.00%
Total Expenses
CAPEX Contribution
$100,000.00
$89,875.08
*Fundraising
Annual Giving Contributions
$113,843.00
Paddle Raise
$30,000.00
Fundraising, Events
$68,299.78
Fundraising Revenue
$212,142.78
A fully audited financial statement for the 2014-15 fiscal year will be available at www.chiaravalle.org in November 2015
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR CHIARAVALLE: PHASES I AND II
$3,546,227 IN DONATIONS AND PLEDGES AS OF MAY 31, 2015
Thanks to the leadership of our board and the generosity of our community, Chiaravalle has secured a permanent home and fulfilled our dream of a
new space designed to support our dynamic programming. This decade-long effort would not be possible without the energy and generosity of many
dedicated supporters. We’re grateful to those who have contributed to both phases and who have really stretched to make this dream a reality for Chiaravalle. This listing recognizes all donors who made this incredible transformation possible, starting in 2009 with Phase I: Foundation to purchase our
building from the City of Evanston and continuing today with Phase II: Transformation to fund the construction of The North Wing.
Phase I: Foundation began in 2009 as a 5-year campaign to purchase and renovate our facility, establish a faculty endowment and strengthen our programming. The campaign raised $1.65 million. This accomplishment laid the foundation for an even stronger future.
Phase II: Transformation began in 2014 as a second 5-year effort. Donors to this campaign came together to make The North Wing a reality for Chiaravalle. Fundraising efforts are still underway as construction progresses toward the goal of $2 million. This tremendous support allows Chiaravalle to create a space built on our values and philosophy that facilitates greater learning, lets our community gather and share, fosters creativity and confidence,
underscores the connection of mind and body, and respects and invites a connection to nature. Opening in Fall 2015, The North Wing will be complete
in time for Chiaravalle’s 50th anniversary year.
All gifts to the Campaign for Chiaravalle are unrestricted and will be used for capital, endowment, and programmatic purposes as designated by the
school’s Board of Trustees. Denotes members of The 425 Society which regocnizes donors who have made contributions to both Phase I and
Phase II of the Campaign for Chiaravalle.
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
$200,000 - $450,000
Joseph Brennan and
Leslie Shad $100,000 - $199,999
Dennis and Gretchen Eck
Susan and Rich Gallun
Lucinda Fox and John
Mancini Jill and David Greer Jenn and Scott Gwilliam Sharon and John Watrous
The Williamson-Johnson Family
Mark Ouweleen and
Sarah Harding The Holmes-Anderson Family The Matthei-Schmidt Family Michael and Angela Quattrocki
The Rosenthal Family
Shabnum and Sunil Sanghvi Chiaravalle Montessori · 425 Dempster Street Evanston, IL 60201 · 847.864.2190 · www.chiaravalle.org
$50,000 - $99,999
Jake and Shondi Nickell
Alexandra Piper and
Jon Seed Jes and Leesa Sherborne
Matt and Farah Swaim
Hiry and Mary Beth West
MAJOR GIFTS
$25,000 - $49,999
Larry Anderson, In Memory
of Dawn Holt Anderson
John and Daphne Cunningham
Kent and Liz Dauten
Alex and Maria Hoffman
Rodrigo and Pam Levy
Sean and Kristie O’Neill
Jim and Sheila O’Neill
$10,000 - 24,999
Mary Kay Halston and
Scott Barton
Rick Boynton and Criss
Henderson
Ronald and Debi Buzil
The DeMet/Farriss Family
Fred and Kimberly Rafilson
Tonia and Chad Salsbery
Sant’Anna-Skites Family
Art Thompson and Sarah
Eck-Thompson
Edwin Wu and Schnabel Samson
Anonymous
Our daughter is about to
enter college as a selfconfident, poised and
eager young scholar, fully
curious to discover what the
world holds. Plus, her high school
teachers have loved how she learns. We attribute all
of that, in large part, to her nine years of Montessori
education.
Mark Drozd
Parent; Partner and Executive Creative Director
Gail and Mark Drozd
Todd Furney and
Mariana Romano
The Groothuis Family
Rob Hansen and Kristi Piccolo
Cindy Hogan
Michael Klearman and
Saralyn Sacks
Russell Lane and Nina Donnelly
Michelle and Shane Larson
Eileen Madden
Danny and Jen O’Shaughnessy
The Reed-Campbell Family
Jeannette and Reid Schar
Charles Mangum and
Rachel Story
The Thomas Family
Paul and Melanie Wright
Ellen Salk
Nick and Nancy Giampietro
Dan Hinkle and Lauren
Myers-Hinkle
Chris Jones and Gillian
Darlow
Brian and Sarah Marshall
Eddie and Bonnie Maslana
Stephanie Michel
Tom and Kathy Romano
Kathleen and Karl Scheidt
Alex and Nicole Schneider
Bob Sorensen and Yolanda
Vanderlaan
Sarah Torri and Paul Swinand
Nancy Syburg
COMMUNITY GIFTS
$5,000 - $9,999
Carlin and Julie Adrianopoli
Stephanie and Jay Anderson
Will Berndt and Shima Roy
Julie Chenevert and
Chris Brandt
Peter and Stephanie Clemson
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Frank and Amy Tu
Mary Pierson, Laura and
Jack Pierson Wadden
$2,500 - $4,999
Katharine Baker and Tilden Katz,
In Honor of Karen Laner
Ryan and Kristen Bowie
Matthew and Melissa Clary
Jeff and Kim Cohen
Gregg and Heather Collins
Matthew and Margret Duvall
Gabrielle and Peter Edgerton
$1,000 - $2,499
The Barnett Family
Jeff and Kim Bell
Patrick and Carrie Charles
Tzaras and Sarah Christon
Margaret and Michael
Cunningham
Kristine and Kyr Gaganidze Caitlin Fitz and Seth Green
Anubhav and Mita Goel
Zahlman and Susan Greenwood
Jeffrey and Catherine Haden
$500 - $999
Chris and Mary Anderson
Suzy Avril and Remy
Dercksen, In Memory of
Charlotte Craig Avril
Josh and Erin Barney
The Bouleanu Family
Don and Marilyn Brocopp
William and Barbara Welke
The Wortmann Family
The Zematis Family
Thomas and Renee Zipprich
David and Ramona Frederickson
Alby and Tracy Gallun
Steve and Cara Herman
Robert A. and Shirley J. Jones
Foundation, On Behalf of
the Iseman / Jones Family
Charles Adler and Lucy
Jeong-Adler
Christopher Jobson and
Megan Stielstra
Amy and Jason Kaye
The Mills-Kuncel Family
Allen Rein and Ann Hudson
Beth Caldwell and Mario
Santiago
Jonathan and Jennifer Stern
Art and Judy Thompson
Lisa Amoroso and Phillip Tracy
Gretchen and Michael
Wooldridge
Anonymous
Chris and Johanna Hatzopoulos
The Ilko Family
Sebastian and Blythe Kazmierczak
The Lavoie Family
Thomas and Cindy Lillig
Kenda and Robert Lovecchio
Mark and Sarah Marinacci,
In Honor of Lucy, Frances,
and Elizabeth Marinacci
Lou and Brenda Mizel
Carol Mullins
The Muriel Family
The Nelson Family
Avi and Tresa Neurohr
The Pappas Family
Tom and Jane Pilsbury
David Putzel and Anna Nichols
Jeff and Beth Scales, In Honor
of Molly Williams, Dorothy
Schmid, Kathy Noone,
and All 3-6 Teachers
Chris Schmidt and Erin
Rowell Schmidt
Peter and Linda Seed
The Senior Family
John Sherborne
Victoria A. Sherborne
Tom Springer and Robyn
McCloud-Springer
Thomas and Ruth Welsh
Tom and Melanie Wendt
Bob and Carol Wooldridge
William and Helen Chenevert
Matt and Kari Doty
The David Graham Foundation
The Guo Family, In Honor
of Francesca Tappi
and Debi Lincoln
David and Julie Karnes
Lizzy and Justin Kreindler
Karen Laner
John Leduc and Laura Litten
Allan and Kathleen Lombardo
Don Bora and Connie Bickford
Ivan Madera and Olya Havell
Jide and Uzo Nzelibe
Scott, Keiler, and Xia Roberts
Kuan and Donna Su
Baris and Esra Tasdelen
Evan and Jen Terry
Bob and Libby Wolfe
Chia and Nan Wu
Chae Yi and Amalia Malos
$250 - $499
Amjad and Liz Al-Dajani
Eugen and Sofia Burau
Alex and Siobhan Donati
Rafael Duque and Yael Siman
Janet Fox, In Honor of
Lucinda Fox
$249 AND BELOW
Rose Adamczyk
In Memory of Matthew
Adamczyk, Sr. (3)
In Memory of Matthew
Adamczyk, Jr.
Dorothy Schmid and John Agnew
The Allmart Family
Roberto and Rosana Amato
Erik Andersen and Robyn Tanny
Oliver Bruce Anderson, In Honor
of Sophie and Clare Anderson
Cecelia Wallin and
Alejandro Añón
In Memory of Icelia Archer
Ellen Badofsky
In Memory of Helen
“Honey” Banker
The Bennett Family
Shenaya Bhote-Siegel
Beth Black and Keith Gillette
Benjamin Blustein and
Virginia Bell
Mary Broeckling
Alex and Stacey Burke
Mary Beth Burns
Al Hennagir and Jen
Frost Hennagir
Helena Kaltezas
George and Marti Lannert
Jim Lyons
Dori Mendoza, In Memory
of David Mendoza
Stanley Parzen and
Lynne Raimondo
William and Lynn Raspe
Rodney and Deidre Robinson
Winfredo and Rosita Samson
The Sennott Family
Suzanne and Garry Shumaker
Theresa Sparlin
Mic Yariv, In Honor of Brian, Sarah,
Graham, and Ainsley Marshall
Isaias and Yue Chen Cairampoma
Todd Clark and Geeta
Maker-Clark
Geri Cunningham
Christine Dunford and
Daniel Cunningham
Lilly Draganic
Clare Heath and Joel Emerick
Mark and Frankie Ersfeld
Katie and Aaron Fink
The Forsman Family
Andre and Teresa Fortunska
Amanda Foster
Joseph Franchere and M.
Alison Eisendrath
Bob Lew and Marion Franck
Rita Geer, In Honor of
Matthew Agnew
Elise Geiger
Laura Granros
Merrilyn Gronau
John and Joann Hallenbeck
Tonya Jennings
Jonathan Howells and
Lauri Olivier
Paul and Karrie Jeffris
N. Joel and Margaret Johnson
Carolyn Keats
In Honor of Sister Mary Motz
In Memory of Joseph Levato
Mary Levato
Ann Lousin
Mindy Mackenzie
In Memory of James Springer
Stephen Maslana
Phillip Maslana
Jason Maslana
In Memory of Micaela Mendoza
Seda and Gokhan Memik
Sabahete Metovic
The Miceli Family
Hillel and Rachel Morris
Curt Mueller and
Jennifer Stephan
In Memory of Robert F.
Munson, Sr. and
Frances Munson
Mark and Nancy Myers
Cary Nathenson and
Katrin Voelkner
Caroline Nation, In Memory
of Ernie and Aaron Frank
In Memory of David Nelson
Robert and Kathy Noone
Kirstin Nordhaus
John Okon and Jennifer Giles
Mehrtash Olson and Sarah Rogers
Randy Palmer and Cindy Fey
Shannon LC Cate and CL Cole
Angela Burkhart-Pierce, In
Memory of Carie Burkhart
Felicia Platzke
Jose Muenala and Suzanne Reed
Michael and Laura Romisher
Jacob and Sarah Roth
Casey Scherrer
John Schmid, In Honor of
Matthew Agnew
Jane Schmid, In Honor of
Matthew Agnew
Paul and Patty Seufzer
Andria Shyjka and Brett Coolidge
Christopher and Danielle Siebert
Kate Dugan
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Lawrence Smith and
Rachel Duda Smith
Tracey Steffora
Dan Stolar and Lauren Cathcart
Mark Styslinger and
Cynthia Rawson
Caitlin Terry
Adrienne Thomas
Nick Thomas
Stephen and Karen Thompson
Citlali Lopez-Ortiz
Paul and Emily Tzur
Christopher Voight
Andre Walker and
Francesca Tappi
Chris Wallace and Darcie
Price-Wallace
Charles Wattles and
Rosemary Willey
Dale and Karen Weaver
MATCHING GIFT EMPLOYERS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS
AbbVie Inc. Employee
Giving Campaign
Bank of America Matching
Gifts Program
Chenevert Photography
Goldman Sachs and Co
Google Matching Gift Program
Greatlakes Architectural
Millworks LLC
Huron Consulting Group
IBM
JC Penney Matching Gift Program
Kraft Foods Matching
Gift Program
MB Financial
GRANTMAKERS
Illinois Clean Energy
Community Foundation
Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
Raymond and Mary Ann Wexler
Molly Williams
The Witmer Family
Diane Wolff-Klammer
Carol Zsolnay
Anonymous (2)
The Mondelez International
Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Vanguard Charitable
CHIARAVALLE ANNUAL FUND 2013-2014
Chiaravalle is forever grateful to the families and friends listed on the following pages. Due to this outstanding generosity, the school attracts the
best Montessori teachers, offers financial aid to families who need it, and maintains the low student to teacher ratios that ensure every student
receives individualized attention. We’re also very appreciative of those parents who contribute time and talent by volunteering at the school. This
involvement is part of what makes us who we are, a place for the whole family.
LEADER AND PACESETTER
David and Jill Greer**
SUSTAINER
Julie Matthei*
BENEFACTOR
Tilden Katz and Kathy Baker*
The Barnett Family
Jeff and Kim Bell
Henderson*
Joseph Brennan and
Leslie Shad**
Tzaras and Sarah Christon*
PATRON
Will Berndt and Shima Roy
The Blustein/Bell Family
Mark and Monique Cashion
The Charles Family
George DeMet and Tiffany Farriss
Margaret M. Eisendrath (G)*
Susan and Rich Gallun**
The Groothuis Family
Xiao Guo and Dan Hao
Jenn and Scott Gwilliam**
Ted Anderson and
Megan Holmes-Anderson*
John Mancini and Lucinda Fox**
Jacob and Shondi Nickell
Shabnum and Sunil Sanghvi**
Sarah Schmidt*
The Duvall Family*
John and Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Todd Furney and
Mariana Romano*
Matthew and Annie Harris
Stephanie Nash Hart
and Paul B. Hart
Steve and Cara Herman*
Daniel Hinkle and
Lauren Myers-Hinkle
Maria and Alex Hoffman**
Matthew Johnson and
Keri Ambrosio
Matt Johnson and
Amanda Williamson
Shane and Michelle Larson
Sean and Kristie O’Neill**
Regina Sant’Anna and
Doug Skites
Jim Mavros and Maura Shea*
Jes and Leesa Sherborne*
Charles Mangum and
Rachel Story*
Robert and Sheila Hanford*
Leo and Kristin Henikoff
The Lynch Family
Jim and Sheila O’Neill
Wonyoung Jo and Jinkuen Park
Adam and Sue Sabow
The Salsbery Family
Karl and Kathleen Scheidt
Chris and Erin Schmidt
Alden and Kristen Senior
Pamela Smith (G)*
Nancy Syburg**
Carolyn Thomas (G)
The Tu Family*
The Wortmann Family
The Zematis Family*
Anonymous (2)
Richard and Trish Thomas
Eck-Thompson*
Hiry and Mary Beth West*
Denoting those who consistently support Chiaravalle year after year, as well as grandparents: *5+ Years Consecutive Giving **10+ Years Consecutive Giving (G) Grandparent Donors
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SPONSOR
Dorothy Schmid and
John Agnew*
The Al-Dajani Family
Cecelia Wallin and
Alejandro Añón
Jack Bishop and Margot Hodgson
Dominic and Ira Boomgarden
Ellen Bouleanu*
The Chenevert-Brandt Family*
Don and Marilyn Brocopp (G)
Mary Broeckling
Richard and Caroline Bullock
Mary Beth Burns
Martin Cabrera and Kim Steffen
Greta and Andrew Connor*
Suzy Avril and Remy Dercksen*
Jane Dickie
Tim and Amy Ditchman
KEY
Pacesetter
Leader
Sustainer
Advocate
Benefactor
Patron
Promoter
Sponsor
$10,000 - $23,000
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999
$ 2,500 - $ 4,999
$ 1,500 - $ 2,499
$ 1,100 - $ 1,499
$ 500 - $ 1,099
$ 250 - $ 499
$ 1 - $ 249
The Donati Family
Matt Doty
Lilly Draganic
Peter and Gabi Edgerton
The Heath/Emerick Family*
Josh Fischman and Polly Clark
Seth Green and Caitlin Fitz
The Forsman Family
Amanda Foster
Scott Foutz and Edie Rubinowitz
Alison Eisendrath*
Elise Geiger
Anu and Mita Sanghavi Goel
Laura Granros and
Francisco Azeredo
Zahlman and Susan Greenwood*
The Piccolo/Hansen Family*
Richard and Jeanne Hay (G)
The Hennagir Family
Jonathan Howells and
Lauri Olivier
Ryan and Megan Hunt
Brad and Jennifer Ilko
Carrie Iseman and Kelly Jones
Karrie and Paul Jeffris
Jeong-Adler
Chris Jobson and Megan Stielstra
The Jones/Darlow Family
Marielle Schmidt
George and Helena Kaltezas**
The Khuri Family
Ellen King and Michal Yariv
Kemper Kirkpatrick and
Treacy Greer
Lizzy and Justin Kreindler*
Janice LacKey
Karen Laner**
George and Marti Lannert
Marti Lannert
Jean Marc Lavoie
Duritahara and Neelima Lele
Mary Levato*
Tom Lillig and Cindy Ivanac-Lillig
The Lillis Family
Kathleen Lombardo*
The Ma Family
Kyle MacArthur and
Allison Maguire
Don Bora and Connie Bickford*
Bonnie and Ed Maslana**
The Dynamite Superman Family
The McIntosh-Lombardo Family*
Mark and Frankie Ersfeld*
The Mills/Kuncel Family
Kapil Mishra and Pratikshya
Bohra-Mishra
John Modelski and
Petronela Anica
Curt Mueller and Jennifer
Stephan*
The Muriel Family
Andrew and Kristi Naidech
David and Jennifer Nelson*
John and Lisa Nicolson*
Kathy and Bob Noone
Michael and Joyce Noser
Jamie Olah
Mehrtash Olson and Sarah Rogers
Constatine and Genevieve
Pappas*
The Pilsbury Family
Felicia Platzke
David Putzel and Anna Nichols
Laura Wade and Steve Ramsdell*
William and Lynn Raspe*
Steve Reed and Jessica Campbell
Allen Rein and Ann Hudson*
Cheryl Beachler and Joe Rizzo
Scott and Keiler Roberts
Tom and Kathy Romano (G)
Beth Caldwell and
Mario Santiago*
Jeff and Beth Scales
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey
Douglas Sennott
John Sherborne (G)
Julie and David Singer
The Sipkin-Chenn Family
Lawrence and Rachel Smith
Dylan Smith and Deb
Tuerkheimer*
Theresa Sparlin
McCloud-Springer*
Tracey Steffora
Suzanne and Henry Stolar (G)
Mark Styslinger and
Cynthia Rawson*
Kuan and Donna Su
Stephen and Karen Thompson**
Phillip and Joyce Ungar
The Waldron Family
Andre Walker and
Francesca Tappi
Chris Wallace and Darcie
Price-Wallace
Bob and Libby Wolfe*
The Wolff-Klammer Family
Michael and Gretchen
Wooldridge*
The Malos-Yi Family
Anonymous (3)
Paul and Melanie Wright*
Ed Wu and Schnabel Samson
Harry and Michele Zander*
Anonymous
EMPLOYER MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTORS
Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan
AbbVie
IBM
Piper Jaffray
Polk Bros. Foundation
SUPPORT THE FUND FOR CHIARAVALLE
Chiaravalle makes dynamic learning experiences
possible by staying committed to what matters:
• exceptional faculty
• a high ration of teachers to students, plus
additional support staff and specialists
• tuition assistance programs
• a prepared environment that facilitates each child’s
learning process
• and dynamic programming that sparks curiosity and
supports self discovery
Tuition revenue doesn’t cover the costs of these
commitments, so we rely on the generosity of our
community to make up the difference. All gifts to the
Fund for Chiaravalle directly support these initiatives,
and are fully tax-deductible.
Support the Fund for Chiaravalle today by visiting our
website, www.chiaravalle.org, and clicking on Donate
Graphic Design for the Annual Report donated by
The Brand Box: www.the-brand-box.com
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ANNUAL BENEFIT EVENT 2013-14
FUND A NEED, SPONSORSHIP, TEACHER TICKET FUND, CLASSROOM RESOURCES
The annual Spring Benefit is an important event that builds community and raises much-needed funding to support those things that make Chiaravalle who we are: outstanding faculty, a robust Tuition Assistance Program, dynamic programs and thoughtful learning environments.
The 2013-2014 Benefit, “The Last Dance,” was a whimsical Parents’ Prom to send off the old school gymnasium before North Wing construction
began. The following lists those donors who contributed charitably to Chiaravalle through the event.
INDIVIDUALS
Rose Adamczyk in Memory
of Matt Adamczyk, Jr.
Tilden Katz and Kathy Baker
Henderson
Julie Chenevert and Chris Brandt
Craig and Jenny Forsman
Todd Furney and
Mariana Romano
Richard and Susan Gallun
Laura Granros
COMPANIES
Bulley and Andrews, LLC
Faegre Baker Daniels
Zahlman and Susan Greenwood
David and Jill Greer
Becca and Derek Groothuis
Jenn and Scott Gwilliam
Jeffrey Hansen and Julie Matija
Paul Hart and Stephanie
Nash Hart
Myers-Hinkle
Alex and Maria Hoffman
Cindy Hogan
Ryan and Megan Hunt
Kyle MacArthur and
Allison Maguire
Don Bora and Connie Bickford
John Mancini and Lucinda Fox
Eddie and Bonnie Maslana
Julie Matthei and Sarah Schmidt
Bryan Mills and Alexis Kuncel
Mike Muriel and Donna
Richards Muriel
David and Jennifer Nelson
Maurice Nelson
Michael and Angela Quattrocki
William and Lynn Raspe
Peter and Dawn Samaris
Shabnum and Sunil Sanghvi
Doug Skites
Beth Caldwell and Mario Santiago
Maura Shea and Jim Mavros
Jes and Leesa Sherborne
Garry and Suzanne Shumaker
Charles Mangum and
Rachel Story
Nancy Syburg
Dick and Trish Thomas
Stephen and Karen Thompson
Eck-Thompson
Frank and Amy Tu
Bob and Libby Wolfe
Wooldridge
Paul and Melanie Wright
Ed Wu and Schnabel Samson
Scott and Sarah Zematis
Zach Zises and Vanessa Filley
First Bank and Trust
The Third Teacher + by
Cannon Design
Northern Trust
FUND FOR CHIARAVALLE 2014-15
In 2014-15, Chiaravalle launched a new approach to fundraising with the Fund for Chiaravalle. The school is committed to having exceptional teachers and staff; maintaining a low ratio of students to teachers, specialists and staff; providing tuition assistance Programs to families who need it; and
offering dynamic programming in aprepared environment.
Staying committed to these values means Chiaravalle’s expenses exceed tuition revenue. The school relies on the generosity of parents to make up
the difference. A family’s participation in all annual fundraising activities counts toward this goal. Donors are recognized in the list below by total giving, not necessarily tax-deductible, during the 2014-15 school year through charitable donations, Benefit Event donations and spending, and other
fundraising project purchases such as the All School Art Project, Memory Book and Book Bucks.
PACESESTTER
Jill and David Greer**
Jenn and Scott Gwilliam**
LEADER
Tilden Katz and Kathy Baker*
Joseph Brennan and
Leslie Shad**
Becca and Derek Groothuis
SUSTAINER
Tzaras and Sarah Christon
Gail and Mark Drozd
Craig and Jenny Forsman
ADVOCATE
Jessica and Rey Andujar-Redman
Henderson
KEY
John Mancini and Lucinda Fox**
Sharon and John Watrous
Alex and Maria Hoffman**
Matthew Johnson and
Amanda Williamson
Sarah Schmidt
Charles Mangum and
Rachel Story*
Eck-Thompson*
Todd Furney and Mariana
Romano*
Richard and Susan Gallun
Brad and Jennifer Ilko
Mark and Sarah Marinacci
Chad and Tonia Salsbery
Shabnum and Sunil Sanghvi
Frank and Amy Tu
The Wright Family*
Edwin Wu and Schnabel Samson
Scott and Sarah Zematis
Kyr and Kris Gaganidze
Xiao Guo and Dan Hao
Matthew and Annie Harris
Ted Anderson and Megan
Holmes-Anderson*
Jeong-Adler
Michelle and Shane Larson
Eileen Madden
Pacesetter
Leader
Sustainer
Advocate
Benefactor
Patron
Promoter
Sponsor
$10,000 - $23,000
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999
$ 2,500 - $ 4,999
$ 1,500 - $ 2,499
$ 1,100 - $ 1,499
$ 500 - $ 1,099
$ 250 - $ 499
$ 1 - $ 249
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Mike Muriel and Donna
Richards Muriel
BENEFACTOR
Jeff and Kim Bell
Michael and Amy Boone
Julie Chenevert and Chris Brandt
Gretchen and Dennis Eck
Bryn Wagner Hanson
and David Hanson
PATRON
Rose Adamczyk
The Barnett Family
Martin Cabrera and Kim Steffen
Patrick and Carrie Charles*
Peter and Gabi Edgerton
Laura Granros and
Francisco Azeredo
Jack and Tucker Harris (G)
Al Hennagir and Jen
Frost Hennagir*
PROMOTER
Dorothy Schmid and
John Agnew**
John Avril
Richard and Caroline Bullock
Susan Avril and Remy Dercksen*
Gene and Joan Dieden
Dominic and Stacey Rossi
Doug Skites
Bill Schick and Julie Bond
Jes and Leesa Sherborne
Hiry and Mary Beth West
Zach Zises and Vanessa Filley
Paul Hart and Stephanie
Nash Hart
Myers-Hinkle
Amy and Jason Kaye
Jim and Sheila O’Neill*
Kristie and Sean O’Neill**
Adam and Sue Sabow
Karl and Kathleen Scheidt
Maura Shea and Jim Mavros
Garry and Suzanne Shumaker
Sean and Karen Swidler
Nancy Syburg**
Dick and Trish Thomas
Randy and Emily Wexler
Craig and Jill Wortmann*
Chae Yi and Amalia Malos
Anonymous
Cindy Hogan
Chris Jobson and Megan Stielstra
Chris Jones and Gillian Darlow
Helena Kaltezas**
Geoff and Tess McGrath
Bryan Mills and Alexis Kuncel
David and Jennifer Nelson*
Jide and Uzo Nzelibe
Constantine and
Genevieve Pappas
Allen Rein and Ann Hudson*
Robert and Melissa Rooth
Peter and Dawn Samaris
Beth Caldwell and
Mario Santiago*
Jeff and Beth Scales
Chris Schmidt and Erin
Rowell Schmidt
Alexandra Piper and Jon Seed
Mary and Charles Shea (G)
Kuan and Donna Su
Evan and Jen Terry
William Wadden and
Mary Pierson
Matt Martin and Charlotta Weaver
John and Fran Wiechart
Joshua Kellar and Emily Withrow
Robert and Carol Wooldridge
Anonymous (2)
Lilly Draganic
Seth Green and Caitlin Fitz
Alison Eisendrath
Freimuth Family
Anu and Mita Goel
Zahlman and Susan Greenwood*
Ryan and Megan Hunt
Ed and Kiera Madden
Miller Family
Joe Miller and Jill Bowman
Stephen and Naomi Schiff Myers
Martin and Minya Nance
Robert and Kathy Noone
Stanley Parzen and
Lynne Raimondo
Michael and Angela Quattrocki
Jacob and Sarah Roth
Alden and Kristen Senior
Theresa Sparlin
McCloud-Springer*
SPONSOR
Cathy Beck
Andrew and Julie Bernstein
Benjamin Blustein and
Virginia Bell
Don Bora and Connie Bickford*
Ellen Bouleanu*
Ronald and Nancy Brown
Alex and Stacey Burke
Isaias and Yue Chen Cairampoma
George Cheeren and
Joyce Kalleekal
William and Helen Chenevert
Daniel and Catherine Cho
Patrick and JoAnn Chowaniec
Todd Clark and Geeta
Maker-Clark
Sabrina Townsend and
Nathaniel Clark
Jeff and Kim Cohen
Greta and Andrew Connor*
Sean Duffy and Lidia
Wachowska, In Memory
of Mary Therese Duffy
Rafael Duque and Yael
Siman, In Honor of The
Teachers at Chiaravalle
Clare Heath and Joel Emerick*
Nancy Sterling
Keith Wakefield
Bob and Libby Wolfe*
Wooldridge
Jean Fera
Katie and Aaron Fink
Mark and Frankie Ersfeld
Nora Freeman
Leonid Greyz and Gillian
Muller-Greyz
Matt Hallinan and Dana Hancock
Robert and Sheila Hanford
Karen Hansen
Jeffrey Hansen and Julie Matija
Rintaro and Eriko Hashizume
Jeanne Marie Hay (G)
Carrie Iseman and Kelly Jones
Paul and Karrie Jeffris
Jennifer Jeffris and Douglas
Hanrahan, In Memory
of James Caldwell
Matthew Johnson and
Keri Ambrosio
Nabil Kahouadji and Sara Carey
David and Julie Karnes
Kemper Kirkpatrick and
Treacy Greer
Adam Krakow and
Aurora McManus
Justin and Lizzy Kreindler*
Karen Laner**
Eric Lat and Anna Somera
Jean Marc Lavoie
Mary Levato*
Kathleen and Allen Lombardo*
Bob and Kenda Lovecchio
Jim Lustig in Honor of David
and Zoe Groothuis (G)
Kyle MacArthur and
Allison Maguire
Marder Family
Eddie and Bonnie Maslana**
Stephen and Jennifer McComb
John McDonald and
Aude Raymond
Sean and Jill McGrath
Peter and Susu Meder
Gokhan and Seda Memik
Brian and Stephanie Miller
Carol Mullins
Venkata Murali and Padma
Ramanathan
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Murrath (G)
Mark and Nancy Myers
Andrew and Kristi Naidech
Caroline Nation
Caitlin Hibdon
Kirstin Nordhaus
Joy O’Connell
John Greene and Sara O’Mara
Jason Pierce
Tom and Jane Pilsbury
William and Lynn Raspe*
Donald and Nita Reed
Michael and Margie Rein (G)
Ari Reinfeld and Sara Jacobson
Scott and Keiler Roberts
Mrunal Salunkhe and
Minette Gill Salunkhe
Paul and Patty Seufzer
Dean and Rene Sheikh
Becky and DJ Silton
Lawrence Smith and
Rachel Duda Smith
Henry and Suzanne Stolar
Nora Taylor
Rachel Teuer
Stephen and Karen Thompson**
Alex Weiner and Dori Rubin
Molly Williams
Shelley and Mike Witkin in
honor of our granddaughter
Avery Faith Swidler (G)
Diane Wolff-Klammer*
Terry Yang
Michele Zander
Harry Zander
Carol Zsolnay
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CORPORATE SPONSORS AND MATCHING GIFT EMPLOYERS
Aon
Bulley and Andrews, LLC
Cannon Design
Doherty, Giannini, Reitz
Construction Inc
First Bank and Trust of Evanston
Hagerty Consulting
Huron Consulting Group
IBM
MB Financial Bank
Northern Trust Company
DIVERSITY ENDOWMENT FUND
Piper Jaffray
West Monroe Partners
The Diversity Endowment Fund enhances the school’s commitment to diversity. Its purpose is to increase the enrollment of under-represented
minorities at our school. Interest from the endowment is used to grant supplementary need-based financial assistance to eligible students.
2013-2014
Margaret Eisendrath
Karen Laner
Marti and George Lannert, In
Honor of Bonnie Maslana,
Juan Zuniga, Diane WolfKlammer, and Dori Mendoza
Courtney Lannert, In Honor
of Marti Lannert
Joe and Kay Madden
Robyn McCloud-Springer and
Tom Springer, In Honor
of The Fourth Floor
Nancy Syburg, In Honor of
The Administrative Team
2014-2015
Allen and Ann Hudson
Karen Laner
Kerry Lannert
Marti Lannert
Bonnie and Eddie Maslana,
In Honor of Nancy, Beth,
Lizzy, Ellen, Robyn, Clare,
Libby, Elise, Diane, JZ, Dori,
Juan, Marti, Pat, Bessy,
Mary, Cindy and Schnabel
Robyn McCloud-Springer
and Tom Springer
Nancy Syburg, In Honor of
The Administrative Team
In Memory of James Caldwell
Kristin Arwood
Clinton Community YMCA
Mark and Gail Drozd
Cindy Hogan
Karen Laner
Nancy Syburg
Terry Yang
Libby Wolfe
Anonymous
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SAVE THE DATE
Be one of the first to explore
our exciting new spaces.
Join us for the grand opening of
the North Wing.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
12:00 pm
Chiaravalle is launching a new website this fall, inspired by
our new look. More stories. More pictures.
Check it all out at www.chiaravalle.org.
Chiaravalle Montessori
425 Dempster Street
Evanston, IL 60201
S A V E T H E D AT E | J O I N U S
October 2 – 3, 2015

CHIARAVALLE MONTESSORI

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