imberton - Kimberton Waldorf School

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