Interest Educate Relate “To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world.” - Rudolph Steiner Purpose Create Inspire “Receive them in reverence, Educate them with love, Let them go forth in freedom.” 8700 South View Road, Austin, Texas 78737 www.austinwaldorf.org Printed on recycled paper. The Austin Waldorf School has been actively committed to the environment since 1980. Non Discrimination Clause: The Austin Waldorf School is a non-profit educational institution, 501(c)3, that welcomes students of any religion, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin. - Rudolf Steiner 2012-2013 Annual Report B y creating a school environment that balances academic, artistic, and practical disciplines, the Austin Waldorf School cultivates a love of learning, creative thinking, a sympathetic interest in the world, self-confidence, and an abiding moral purpose. “Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who, of themselves, are able to give purpose and direction to their lives.” ~Rudolf Steiner Education that teaches us to From the Administrator Archimedes is said to have remarked of the lever: “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth”. I find it both comforting and exhilarating to keep these words in my heart as I live my life. This attitude aptly encompasses the values of Waldorf education and our mission to instill a similar assertive confidence in the hearts of our students. Leverage is interesting to ponder. There are many ways it can be interpreted in the course of our lives. Sometimes we need the leverage of others, sometimes we are the leverage that others need. It speaks to our ability to interact in the world, to make a difference, to effect change. It speaks to our deeds, to our capacities for observation and compassion and problemsolving. Leverage. Movement. Change. The past year has given the Austin Waldorf School ample opportunity to encounter and work with these ideas, to explore how we need and can cultivate the leverage of our community, how we can respond to the movement of society and the educational landscape, and apply the kind of problem-solving needed to welcome change and innovation. This edition of our Annual Report centers around the theme of human deeds and the work we do with our hands. You will see images of human hands in action, engaged in the unique and wholesome activities that are so much a part of this education. We do not have to look far to see that human deeds and good works become the political, economic, and cultural leverage needed to shift events toward constructive change. Across the planet human beings are applying leverage to make a difference. In the midst of violence and tragedy there is also integrity and love. Human striving can be messy and world events serve to underscore this reality, that human deeds for good or ill are powerful. As professionals and educators we know the role education plays in shaping people and the role people play in shaping our world. Leverage. Movement. Change. Waldorf education from kindergarten through high school draws out and sculpts, stretches and fortifies the most constructive of human capacities. We must be educated to move effectively in the world, to sense the environments around us, to think and to problem-solve. Through this we become ever more human and ever more part of the leverage that moves human events. Waldorf education requires that we pay attention to how we grow and mature. Waldorf educators provide a learning experience geared to each stage of development so that at the end of the school journey young adults can sense their own power, can identify their purpose, and can apply leverage to areas of their lives and the lives of others. Give a Waldorf student a place to stand, and I guarantee the earth will be moved. I hope after reading the pages of this annual report you will be a little more inspired to channel your own inner Archimedes. Yours, Susan Darcy Celebrating thirty four years of educational excellence, the Austin Waldorf School provides a unique education to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. We are accredited through both the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS). Our curriculum is designed to meet each stage of a student’s development from early childhood, through adolescence, into young adulthood. Our programs demonstrate a continued commitment to providing a well-rounded educational experience integrating academic, artistic, and practical disciplines. The faculty at the Austin Waldorf School is dedicated to excellence and artistry in education and many of our teachers have decades of professional experience in their fields. Our parent body is stalwart and generous, and our community life is filled with student performances, festivals, a vibrant Parent Society, and an enriching adult education program. Nestled in the hill country of central Texas on nineteen natural acres, our peaceful campus is graced with native flora and fauna, and our mascot… the roadrunner. 2012-2013 Annual Report 1 High School: Educating the Hands The Core of Conceptualization Waldorf education, often characterized as an education of the head, heart and hands, can be contrasted with contemporary educational approaches that focus primarily on the head. Education that leaves aside the heart and the hands not only misses crucial aspects of the human experience, but also ignores how knowledge is acquired and retained. This threefold experience is akin to the craftsmanship path of apprentice, journeyman and master, for the ability to bring one’s own idea to fruition is one fundamental aim of Waldorf education. Originating in the creative play of the kindergarten and early grades, the process of the acquisition of knowledge continues in the middle and high school in a wide range of academic subjects. All begins with inspiration. The apprentice begins with an imitation of the actions of the master. First doing, then knowing. The journeyman emulates the passion of the master for the particular craft, which provides for the perfection of form shaped by a particular idea. First experiencing then reflecting. The master begins with an inspiration and employs the tools of the trade to bring this idea to satisfying completion. The cultivation of the imagination, essential for innovation and invention, originates in the arts and crafts and lays the path for creative thinking in mathematics, science, the humanities and languages. In blacksmithing comes the understanding of the properties of metal, which, when studied in a science block, brings a richer, more long-lasting experience. The patterns woven in a small rug bring order and coherence to disparate elements. The tapestry of history can then be assembled through the development of abstract thinking. The emergence of a recognizable form hidden in the clay or stone through a process of careful refinement cultivates the craft of writing from raw inspiration and idea to the clarification and support accomplished in both poem and essay. Thinking is a dynamic activity. Success or failure depends on the learning of the tools, using what inspires us and achieving the discipline to pursue an idea to completion. Through our hands we make manifest the ideas that come through our imagination whether in the investigation of a thesis, the elegant solution to a problem in calculus, the illustration of a concept or the crafting of a programmatic sequence for a robotics sequence. Academic, artistic, and practical learning in “By the time they reach us at the college level, Waldorf students possess the eye of a discoverer with the compassionate heart of a reformer, which, when joined to a task, can change the planet.” - Arthur Zajonic, Professor of Physics, Amherst 2012-2013 Annual Report 2/3 The Grades Love of learning that inspires us to “With my hands, I can do anything!” This is the fruit of a practical arts curriculum throughout the eight years of the Waldorf grade school. Waldorf education requires engagement and physical participation. The sheer scope of activities is impressive and includes: writing, drawing, painting, modeling, knitting, sewing, playing a musical instrument, wood working, gardening, blacksmithing, and chores. Through the development of manual skill and directed activity, a Waldorf student engages with the material world, bringing some new expression into being and stimulating a relationship to learning that is built upon in each subsequent year. It can be powerful to reflect upon the work that humans do with their hands and the Waldorf curriculum provides this opportunity at every grade level from a second grade story that describes how the saints dedicated their hands to selfless service to others, through the farming and gardening and building activities that anchor the third grade lessons, and the middle school lessons including botany, mechanics, astronomy, geometry, physics, anatomy and the industrial revolution. These are only a few examples of the way the Waldorf curriculum meets the developmental stage of the students and requires them to reflect, to engage, and to participate in their learning experience, with wonderful results. The curriculum becomes more sophisticated at each grade level and the fundamental connection to the role of the human being in life and in the advancements of humanity across all academic and artistic and practical subject areas is cultivated. Confidence in one’s abilities to work in the world is not the only benefit from this hands-on education. Nearly one hundred years after the founding of the first Waldorf School, current brain research corroborates a relationship between fine motor activity and brain cell development. In other words, the hands mold the brain; we are what we do. In a world that increasingly allows one to limit the activity of the hands to the push of a button or the touch of a screen, Waldorf education’s focus on manual endeavor encourages the students to explore the fullness of who they are through their work in the world. Through the activity of one’s hands, whether it be to labor, to build, to greet, to heal, or to serve, one creates not only the world but oneself as well. “I look into the world wherein there shines the sun….” – Rudolf Steiner 2012-2013 Annual Report 4/5 The Kindergarten “Hands are for helping” are often the words spoken to Kindergarten children by their loving teachers. The children are amazed at what they can accomplish with their own hands throughout the daily rhythmic schedule provided in the Kindergarten classroom. In this early childhood setting many opportunities are provided for children to be involved in meaningful activities, such as baking bread, gardening, cleaning or cooking. It also includes the opportunity of learning how to accomplish simple activities such as tying shoes, washing and folding napkins. Through imitation the children watch as the teacher carefully demonstrates an activity with mindful intention and attention to detail. Waldorf education builds on the child’s innate ability to imitate, to repeat what they have observed, and provides opportunities to explore and develop other skills including small motor dexterity, proprioceptive abilities and eye hand coordination, while enhancing brain development. Something deep and undeniable occurs on the social level through this interchange. Firstly, the children share the process of what they have learned with another child, who is delighted at the opportunity to learn from their classmate. Secondly, this sharing act builds confidence within the child who is “teaching” and allows him/her to exhibit caring consideration for the other child. Early childhood learning takes place in real time when one child is helping another child master the process that is being shared. This is life experience. This is formative learning on three important levels related to the human being; Head, Heart and Hands. The child is acquiring knowledge through life examples and then modeling that behavior to assist those in his/ her environment. In our Waldorf kindergartens, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with children in a warm home-like environment that truly honors the physical ability of the human hand, a hand that extends itself towards the future with the gesture of loving kindness. Baking Song Play The Natural & Music World Rhythm “The advent of Waldorf schools was, in my opinion, the greatest contribution to world peace of the century.” - Willy Brandt, Former Chancellor of West Germany & Seasons Sense of Handwork 2012-2013 Annual Report 6/7 Left to right: Sophia Zaia, Bethany Reed, Ariana Zaia, Susan Darcy Alumni Award for Transformation of the World Through Action Beginning this year, the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America inaugurated the annual Alumni Award for Transformation of the World Through Action. The award honors those who have actively and effectively changed the world, hearts and minds, and lightened the burden of human beings through compassion in some clear way. We chose three of our fantastic graduates as recipients and representatives of the community here at the Austin Waldorf School: Bethany Reed, Sophia and Ariana Zaia. These three inspiring individuals started changing the world long before becoming alumni. Bethany Reed, class of 2011, secured a donation of $5,000 for the National Rain Forest Alliance (NRFA) when she was only in middle school. Bethany went on to participate in the Global Youth Peace Summit (GYPS) for three consecutive years, gathering USA, refugee, immigrant, and international youth ages 13-18 for a week devoted to community building and leadership development. Since graduating, she continues to work as a Young Artist in Service for the Amala Foundation, bringing art to underserved communities, offering free art classes at HOPE Famers Market on Sunday mornings, painting a mural for the children’s shelter in East Austin, and offering free art installations to businesses around Austin as a gesture of peace and community building. Currently, Bethany has joined Americorps for ten months of service doing disaster relief through FEMA in the USA. We admire her dedication and verve as she brings her skills of service and care to the world. Sisters Ariana and Sophia Zaia, classes 2012 and 2013 respectively, committed to making a difference in the lives of others by working energetically with the Casa Hogar de la Luna in Oaxaca, Mexico. A home for children whose single mothers cannot financially support them, Casa Hogar de la Luna became a formal non-profit organization in 2007. Ariana and Sophia launched a campaign to raise money to help expand the home and take care of its critical facility needs. Ariana acts as the founder and co-director while her sister, Sophia, who joined the work as part of her Austin Waldorf School senior project, is now co-director and project manager. These sisters have united the global community in support of children who have no homes. Having demonstrated and continuing to demonstrate how all individuals can make change in the world, these women excel at setting small and large goals, cultivating compassion, and perpetuating the Austin Waldorf School’s spirit of selflessness. This kind of dedication and activism is not unique among Austin Waldorf School graduates. We celebrate all those in our Waldorf community and their service to the world. Photos Left to right: Alex Kirkilis (‘03) and Susan Darcy; Paul Widmer (‘03); Oliver Olderog (‘04) with Kellie Hoisington and Ron & Joan Olderog; Allison James(‘03) with Mom. Pictured below, left to right : Lee Kaufman, Zahra Petri, Paul Widmer, Jacob Rhodes & guest, Julia (Karisch) Jonas, Dylan Mankey & guest. Welcome to the New Alumni Association We are proud to announce the inauguration of the Austin Waldorf School Alumni Association! The profound experience had here on our beautiful campus shouldn’t end with graduation. Instead, we hope to continue bringing our alumni together year after year in celebration of our shared love of this school community. The Alumni Association aims to be one that facilitates class reunions, an annual alumni picnic, and other alumni events throughout the year – look forward to reuniting with past peers, parents, faculty, and staff! Connecting “Being personally acquainted with a number of Waldorf students, I can say that they come closer to realizing their own potentials than practically Graduating Class of 2012-2013 Class of 2013 Matriculation and Post High School Plans The class of 2013 received estimated merit scholarships and grants in excess of two million dollars. Out of State: Erin Cozart: Colorado University – Boulder (CO) Christopher DuBose: Hope College (MI) Kenji Inoue: Purdue University (IN) Dalton Phillips: Clark University (MA) Onique Sanchez: New Mexico Military Institute for the Merchant Marine Academy (NM) Marilyn Schwartz: George Washington University (DC) Molly Steimle: Oberlin College (OH) Dana Wells-Barrett: Northeastern University (MA) Molly Wilson: Agnes Scott College (GA) In State: Jonathan Aguirrie: Austin Community College (TX) Victor Garate: University of Dallas (TX) Ian Green: University of Texas, Austin (TX) Jeremy Harrienger: Texas A&M University (TX) Chandler Himmel: Austin Community College (TX) Bailey Lipscomb: University of Dallas (TX) Emma McNamara: Sewanee-University of the South (TX) Adri Slaton: Undecided Wendy Snowden: Austin Community College (TX) Forrestt White: Undecided Caroline Williamson: University of Texas, San Antonio (TX) John Winkler: University of Texas, Austin (TX) Sophia Zaia: Swarthmore College (PA) anyone I know.” - Joseph Weizenbaum, Professor, MIT 2012-2013 Annual Report 8/9 Top to bottom: Volunteering at a school in Khujand, Tajikistan; Community Service at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center; Giving back to our local communty. Transforming Ourselves Through Service Why do our Waldorf students have such a strong altruistic streak? There are many aspects of truth, beauty and goodness in our curriculum and in our community that contribute, of course, but one that stands out in particular is our emphasis on service. From the early cultivation of the healthy social fabric of the class in the grade school, through the focus on chivalry and honor in the middle school, continuing through the individual community service requirement in the high school, and culminating in two weeks of work experience in a service context in 11th grade and a group service project during the 12th grade class trip, hands-on service opportunities engage our students in the world. This healthy interest in local and global community draws their attention away from preoccupation with sensuality, drugs, or violence, helps them appreciate the value and humanity of others, and gives them skills to be effective in doing good. Interest in and engagement with the world helps adolescents avoid self-centered behaviors and attitudes, and unites them with a world outside themselves and helps them connect with the needs and life situations of others. This can be a very healthy distraction during a time of intense physical and emotional development. We seek to draw our students out of their narrow social worlds by the service opportunities they encounter in the Austin Waldorf School curriculum. In the 11th grade, students are required to spend two weeks engaged in service professions, from kindergarten teacher to doctor to social worker. Some students also choose service-oriented senior projects. Many return from these experiences with a new appreciation for the culture of those they helped. Two particular recent examples come to mind. One was from the presentation of Zachary Rosanova’s (Class of 2011) senior project, a service trip to Latin America, in which he remarked on the priority the young people he worked with placed on the relationships in their families, rather than their material goods or lack of them. Another was a conversation had with an 11th grader (Jessica Brown L’Hoste, class of 2014) after she returned from working in a jobs program for women who had been in prison. She was impressed, she said, by the fact that, although these young women had made mistakes, they were not so different from the rest of us. The experience of coming back together in the spirit of service on the senior trip seals the process – students emerge empowered to be collaborative, effective workers who value and honor the humanity of the people they are inspired to help. As these young people leave the loving home of their youth, their proud high school teachers can honestly recommend them as individuals who have the moral compass to choose wisely how to contribute to their community and to the world. through deeds of At left: Grand Opening of “The House of Joy and Happiness”, Austin Waldorf School’s sister school in Cambodia. 2012-2013 Annual Report 10/11 From The Development Director From The Board President Development, at its core, focuses on building fundamental relationships and strengthening the sense of community. The Austin Waldorf School has a long history of supporting the programs that make this school a place that both welcomes and fosters the growth of independent and inspiring minds. As we look to the future, we are excited to cultivate the Development Department into an inclusive program through which every family can participate in the joy of giving. Our foremost goal is to grow the Annual Fund, attaining 100% parent and board participation each year. The Annual Fund enhances educational opportunities for our students, increases financial aid for deserving families, and supports our talented and enthusiastic faculty. The success of the Annual Fund is built one gift at a time and depends on the dedication of us all. With the aim of reaching out to our community as a whole, we are also launching the Austin Waldorf School Alumni Association beginning in 2013. By reconnecting with our alumni, we hope to solidify our community beyond the beautiful nineteen acres of our campus and begin a tradition of coming together year after year. As we embark on establishing new programs and rebuilding old ones, we want to thank you for your generosity to the Austin Waldorf School. I am eager to get to know this community even more and to help this wonderful school flourish. I am humbled and excited to serve our community as the Austin Waldorf School Board President. The outgoing president, Don Becker, and his leadership team deserve a heartfelt thank you and congratulations for a job well done. For those who do not know me, I would describe myself as an active mother of two and a former educator and school principal. Since joining the Waldorf community in 2007 I have come to know the profound impact that the school, its teachers, the facility and the Waldorf curriculum has upon children and parents. The Board of Trustees has built up strong capital reserves, the physical infrastructure and core teaching team and environment that distinguish the Austin Waldorf School and our graduates in the central Texas community. As the 2013/2014 academic year prepares to launch, the school faculty and board are so eager to engage parents, and of course students, to learn and grow together. I anticipate that the Austin Waldorf School will see the fruits of recent initiatives, such as the roll out and implementation of the school’s next strategic plan, a culmination of a two-year process to guide the school’s growth for the next decade. This plan will touch all aspects of the Austin Waldorf School, including facilities, curriculum and development. “If we do not believe within ourselves this deeply rooted feeling that there is something higher than ourselves, we shall never find the strength to evolve into something higher.” - Rudolf Steiner Holly McDaniel “Waldorf education draws out the best of qualities in young people. While this is not an instant process, the values they learn provide a lifetime platform from which to grow.” - Gilbert Grosvenor, Chairman Emeritus, National Geographic Society (A Nonprofit Corporation) Statements of Financial Position As of June 30, 2013 and 2012 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Investments Accounts receivable Inventories Prepaid expenses Property and equipment (A Nonprofit Corporation) Statements of Activities 2012 497,280 3,034,511 106,170 103,190 94,651 3,994,658 $ 404,771 2,674,660 11,575 110,151 64,944 4,093,555 $ 7,830,460 $ 7,359,656 2013 Changes in unrestricted net assets Support and Revenue: Tuition $ 3,941,559 Contributions 280,441 Student fees 230,642 Summer programs 116,098 Store sales (net of costs of sales of $59,705 and $76,834 respectively) 47,280 Return on investments 12,683 Other revenues 217,687 2012 $ 3,842,073 311,688 233,806 103,163 63,814 4,217 105,805 The Order of All Things Sequence of Events Total assets LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable Accrued expenses Deferred revenue Agency funds held Total liabilities Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted $ 73,206 36,003 807,831 51,530 $ 67,301 52,294 651,257 65,905 968,570 836,757 6,510,615 152,418 198,857 6,143,201 170,841 208,857 Distance Total liabilities and net assets Focus & 2013 $ Austin Waldorf School, Inc., For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 Coordinate Efforts Total net assets Sincerely, Jennifer Evans Plan Forecast Austin Waldorf School, Inc., 6,861,890 6,522,899 $ 7,830,460 $ 7,359,656 Total unrestricted revenues Net assets released from restrictions Total unrestricted revenues and other support 4,846,390 61,347 4,907,737 4,664,566 59,912 4,724,478 3,486,901 958,688 94,734 4,540,323 367,414 3,448,784 960,878 139,940 4,549,602 174,876 31,655 1,269 (51,347) (18,423) 9,891 4,946 (59,912) (45,075) Changes in permanently restricted net assets Contributions Net assets released from restrictions (10,000) Increase (decrease) in permanently restricted net assets (10,000) 10,000 10,000 Expenses Program services General and administrative Fundraising Total expenses Increase in unrestricted net assets & Timing Changes in temporarily restricted net assets Contributions Return on investments Net assets released from restrictions Decrease in temporarily restricted net assets Change in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year 338,991 6,522,899 $ 6,861,890 Balance 2012-2013 Annual Report 139,801 6,383,098 $ 6,522,899 12/13 Thank You to Our Donors $10,000 and Up Callahan & Treece Family Carol K. Engler Jeanne & Van Hoisington Kelli & Van Hoisington Winkler Family $5,000 to $9,999 Sara & Steve Cady Canter Family Evans Family Law Wright Family Foundation $1,000 to $4,999 Anonymous Anonymous Kellie & Clint Bledsoe Anonymous Julie Barsam-Cummings & Matthew Cummings Richard Dampman Denise & Mark Herbert Hernández Reyes Family Karen & David Hoisington Yoshiko & Ryo Inoue Anonymous Mrs. Arthur Jones in honor of Emma McNamara Mark Kernan Claudia & Richard Kunz Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. McNamara The Olivier Family Anonymous Mary Craumer & David Porte Rodgers Family Becky Cavanaugh & Randy Seybold Dana & Roy Shamir Snowhorn Family Erlinda & David VanDelinder The Marcos Family Kelly & Steve Wells Twila & Doug Vogelsass $500 to $999 Sexton-Draker Family Angelika Roquina-Gritzka & Boris Gritzka Shults Family The Garden Design Studio Sherry Blum & Don Becker Joselyn-Bisantz Family Janna & James Cormier Debbie & Patrick Dyson Barbara & Tom Engle Coons and Karimi Family Elissa & Chris Langenegger The Lee Family Anonymous Jane & Hani Talebi Rosera & Steven Tateosian Frank and Colette Willems The Hawkins Family Jody & Jeff Roberts Kenneth Roe and Shawn Slywka Mike Rowhanian and Dana Kmecova Up to $499 Alex & Sean Abbott Danielle Minney & Prashanth Ananth Anders-Charioui Family Kathy Wells & Patterson Barrett Nikki Hudson & Stephen Bell Ann & Brent Bennett Aimee & Steve Blalock Gerre and Lyle Boardman Breshers Family Anonymous Broesche Family Aya Byzatu Tara Bzdok Mary & Murray Callahan Rosa & Armando Carrasco Pamela & Paul Carroll Carrozza Family Deanna Carten Shelley & Wesley Caskey Choudhary Family Adam Clement Family Ann & Baris Colak Cheryl & Eric Cosway Thia & Jeff Coward Linda & Geoff Cox Cozart Family Susan & David Darcy Kyla Hobbs-Darilek & Christopher Darilek Susan & Sanjit Das Emma Lambert & James Davis Julie Demaree Gratitude Carol Denson Kim DeVittorio Jessica & Joe Dunlap Chris Eason Betty Jane & Robert Enno Terri & Richard Everett Kate & Mark Frizzell Carson & Branson Fustes Jennifer Gongaware & Jeff Glass Vanessa Glover Shoshana & Steve Goldstein Alexis Desai & Jamie Graham Patricia & John Daunt Grogan Vilma Guinn Meg Haenn Linda & Andrew Halbreich Marie-Helene & Jacob Harlow The Heilrayne Family Stacy & Kevin Hillegas Sage Hoover Kelly & Corey Horton Chelsea & Ryan Hovenweep The Howell Family The Johnson Family Jennifer, Daniel and Darcy Jones Jones Family Kalk Family Suzanne & Glenn Karisch Delma Kernan Tina DeSaussure & Clement Kichuk Kathryn King Scott Kobayashi Family Anonymous Elisha & R-T Krempetz Theresa Kwilosz Michele & David Laird Susan Lane Gardenscapes Vanessa Gordon Lenz and David Lenz Bridget & Gabe Lewin Carol Jean & Juan Lewis-Zavala Pele Lewis-Zavala The Lindsey Family Lynn & Tim Loomis Annalysa & David Lovos Marek Family Trey Massengale Carol & Eric Mata Anonymous Annual Fund Giving Holly & John McDaniel Ainsley McDonald Kathy & Mike McElveen Dawn & David McLachlen Natasha & Clint McRee Melendez Family Sebastian Mendez Lynn & Brandon Miller Greg Miller Robert Miller Stella Heath Monreal Mary & Kevin Moore The Morin Family Pat & David Mouton The Moyers Marion Muehleise Colleen Sauer & Roger Mueller The Mullican Family Lorna Nash Cinnamon & Chad Nemec Cheryl & Dustin Newcomb The Offermann Family Laura & Erik Olson Papola Family Beth Berman & Martin Parker Abby and Fernando Parra Lindsey Falconer & William Pickens Wendy Biro-Pollard & Gareth Pollard The Prakash Family Heena & Dev Ramachandran Teresa & Steven Ravet Paola & Luis Felipe Rego Anonymous Rivera-Osorio Family Kathy & Scott Rodgers Dana Kmecova & Michael Rowhanian Angela & Jens Schneider Margaret Carter & Steven Schwartz Marla & Mike Sekel Daniel Smith Family Stefanie & Jerry Snowden Retzler and Snyder Family Annie & Mark Soutter The Steinle’s DeVincent and Steinman Family Carol & Doug Stewart Carol & Bill Toole Treviño Ovalle Family Student Support Services The Brown Foundation Anonymous Paul Tunney Martha & Michael Valenza The Velez Family Anonymous The Vouvray Famliy Leah Walker The Weinstock and Brotherton Family Miller and Montoya Family The White-Batallas Family Piper & Robert Williamson Mary & Jim Wilson Winford Family The Youngclaus Limb Family Gifts Thanks to Our Community Joy Support Companies and Matching Gifts Agents for Change American Express Charitable Fund Apple Matching Gifts Program Dell YourCause, LLC Good Search Novalis Branch Company PNC Matching Gift Program Randalls Good Neighbor Program Safeway, Inc. Target Take Charge of Education Texas Instruments Foundation Directed Gifts Blacksmithing Balcones Forge Central Texas Blacksmiths Class Supplies Evans Family Law Growing Compass Initiative Video Project Karen and David Hoisington Evans Family Law Gretchen and Les Canter Financial Aid Kelli and Van Hoisington Note: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information and listings in this report. In the case of any inadvertent errors or omissions, please accept our sincere apologies. We ask that any oversights be brought to the attention of Holly McDaniel, Director of Development at: [email protected]. Endowment Philanthropy Music Department Sylvia and Clay Olivier Music Fest Dawn Rush Dotson Interlinc Mortgage AAN Renttools, Inc. Andrae Law, PLLC Blackerby Violin Shop Sara & Steve Cady Callahans General Store, Inc. Christine & Russell Putnam Crossroads Cattle Co., LTD Karen & Joe Draker Dunagan Jack LLP Evans Family Law Gretchen & Les Canter Meg Haenn Hoisington Investment Management Company Kelli & Van Hoisington Karen & David Hoisington Maudie’s MindShift Technologies Natasha & Clint McRee Mary & Kevin Moore Phillips Insurance Agency Sharon & Brett Rodgers Sunset Canyon Veterinary Clinic, P.C. The Combine Strength & Conditioning, LLC Katherine Wright & William Burdick Wright Foundation Vera Villareal de Marcos & Enrique Marcos Zablah 2012-2013 Annual Report 14/15 “Betsy Hanelius has been a blessing to our daughter and to our family. The joy she takes in being around the students is genuine and her enthusiasm is infectious. Our older daughter is in her third grade class and this is our family’s first experience with a Waldorf education. Betsy’s experience and warmth gives her students and their families the comfort and confidence that we are in the right place for all of us. We are blessed to have Mrs. Hanelius in our lives as an educator and a friend.” Mentor Giving - D. V., Parent “You will not be good teachers if you focus only on what you do and not upon who you are.” - Rudolf Steiner “Mr. Toole’s sense of humor and constant smile bolster the supportive and friendly environment of his classroom. His teaching method, which often includes helpful stories, ensures that all students thoroughly grasp the material and, more importantly, remember it for years to come. Mr. Toole has the unique gift to connect with all students’ learning styles, and his accessible and engaging classes help struggling students understand and enjoy mathematics.” - T. S., Alumnus Experience “Mr. Brockett is patient and students respect him and listen to him… and he is a really good teacher.” - D. S., Student “Mr. Brockett is AWESOME!” - C. P., Student “Carol Stewart? You mean that caring, professional, capable, calm, warm, resourceful, devoted, personable, funny, always welcoming Office Manager?” - J. M., Parent “Dr. Booth is one of the most fascinating people I have ever met. From Zometools to life stories he never fails to entertain while always bringing the point back to the mathematical lesson of the day. His dedication to each student’s success is evident in his passion for teaching and giving to the community.” Gratitude - Z. P., Alumnus Experience “I was lucky enough to have been a student in Betty Jane’s class, and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what a wonderful experience that was. She was there every day waiting to take my hand and greet me with that warm twinkle in her eyes. It fills my heart with happiness, and my eyes with tears of joy, to see her greet my own daughter now. I am struck by the realization that it was her, all those years ago, who recognized and nourished in me the true love of learning that I still feel so strongly today. We are truly blessed to have such a teacher.” Heart - A. S., Parent and Alumnus “Fonda is a gentle and caring teacher, dedicated to sharing with our children the beauty and creativity of working with their hands. She imbues this learning with a calm joy as she brings them the handwork curriculum on a variety of levels - integrating the intellect, a sense of care and practical skills...to create strong human beings ready to meet the world.” Support “Gareth Pollard has taught me the value of working with my hands as well as the value of a terrible pun. He constantly sets the bar higher for friends, fathers, and fellow men, and I hope that one day I can emulate the examples that he leads by.” - Z. C., Alumnus Wisdom - S. C., Parent College of Teachers Board of Trustees Fonda Black David Booth Bob Brockett Ann Coltman Susan Darcy - Ex-Officio Patricia Daunt-Grogan Tina DeSaussure Betty Jane Enno Betsy Hanelius Jacob Harlow Dawn Harrienger Kathy McElveen Robert Miller Enrique Paredes Arthur Pittis Kathy Rodgers Cat Russell Bill Toole - Chair Rosa Vela Sachs Morgan Vierheller Marian Vitucci Don Becker, President Kathryn King, Vice-President Bill Toole, Vice President Jenni Evans, Secretary David Van Delinder, Treasurer Clint Bledsoe Pamela Carroll Susan Darcy Betty Jane Enno Natasha McRee Robert Miller Luis Felipe Rego Chairs Committee AWSNA Affiliations Bill Toole College Chair Betty Jane Enno Kindergarten Betsy Hanelius Grades Kate Moran Grades Cat Russell High School Susan Darcy Administration Fonda Black, Robert Brockett Delegates Susan Darcy, DANA Regional Coordinator Contact us at: [email protected] www.austinwaldorf.org or call 512-288-5942 Photography: Susan Darcy, Van Hoisington, Jr., Holly McDaniel, Natural Impressions Photography, Steve Wolf Contributing Writers: Susan Darcy, Betty Jane Enno, Kathy Rodgers, Cat Russell, Morgan Vierheller Design and Production: Midge Beard, Panacea Studio 2012-2013 Annual Report 16/17
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