PWS Annual Report 2010-2011

“We receive many gifts in our lifetime, and the grandest gift of all is a Waldorf education.”—Emilie Dyson, Waldorf Graduate and Eleanor Roosevelt Medal Recipient

Laying the Foundation to Realize our Vision

Pasadena Waldorf School 2010–2011 Annual ReportOur Stories

“Waldorf has shaped me in so many ways it is difficult to even write. Waldorf had a life and color about it that no other school has had for me…The art, creativity, and atmosphere are truly indescribable and have everything to do with the person I am today. Thank you for the best 10 years of my life.”—PWS Alum, 20 year old, from Alumni Café Memory Book

Our Stories

The use of stories in the Waldorf curriculum begins in early childhood and extends into the upper grades. Stories are a powerful means of communicating and understanding; they can lead into a night of dreams, allow us to feel the experiences of another, and widen our horizons. With stories, we imagine and create our world.

Our school is rich with the gift of stories. United by the shared knowledge that Waldorf education will serve both our children and the world, we come together to create Our Pasadena Waldorf Story.

This annual report is an acknowledgement of all of our beautiful storytellers—parents, students, faculty, staff, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, and our many special friends. Together we have woven an incredible story, with many chapters yet to unfold.

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“I fell in love with Waldorf education when my first son was a toddler. I like that children stay together as a class for 8 years, and grow with the same teacher. Most of all, I love that the curriculum fosters a love for learning, respect for others and nature, and knowledge of other cultures and civilizations from an early age.”—Mariana Stern, PWS Parent and USC Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine

“Looking back on my scholastic career, the majority of the experiences that have made me who I am are from PWS…I will send my kids here.”—PWS Alum, 22 year old, from Alumni Café Memory Book

“Watching [my brothers-in-law, both Waldorf Alumni] throughout the years inspired me to learn more about why Waldorf works. The Waldorf graduates that I’ve met show such confidence in who they are and what they stand for. They possess something, which isn’t tangible, but it definitely is a spark for life. And it is exciting to see where these young adults will go in the future. I feel blessed that I’m able to provide the same education for my daughter.”—Jesse Zamarripa, Parent Council Representative

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Pasadena Waldorf School was founded in 1979 thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Los Angeles attorney Paul Livadary, who held the conviction that Waldorf education represents the richest educational experience available. Operating out of rented church classrooms, the school began its first grade with one strong and guiding teacher and eight students. The school grew rapidly, and through a generous and miraculous gift from Mrs. Paquita Lick Machris, the school bought the William A. Scripps family estate in Altadena. Today, Pasadena Waldorf School has grown into a strong, vibrant community with an average enrollment of 238 students, a parent-child program, preschool, two kindergartens, and eight grades. With the upcoming opening of Pasadena Waldorf High School in 2012, the 2010–2011 school year has been both an exciting and challenging one as we lay the foundation for our growth and expansion.

Our School“What every parent would wish as the best for his or her children, Waldorf Education provides. The fullest development of intelligent, imaginative, self-confident and caring persons is the aim of Waldorf Education. This aim is solidly grounded in a comprehensive view of human development, in an intellectually and culturally rich curriculum, and in the presence of knowledgeable, caring human beings at every stage of the child’s education.”—Douglas Sloan, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University

Pasadena Waldorf School is proud to be part of a powerful educational movement with over 90 years of experience, and nearly 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide. In the Fall of 2012, Pasadena Waldorf High School will become the 40th Waldorf high school in North America.


From Our Mission and Educational Philosophy Pasadena Waldorf School recognizes the spiritual nature of the human being and presents a Waldorf curriculum designed to cultivate the child’s unfolding and awakening capacities, based on Rudolf Steiner’s view of child development. We educate each child to embrace the wonder and challenge of the world while achieving academic proficiency. We nurture each child’s imagination while educating the intellect and encouraging the development of a healthy body and social life. We teach so that each child might become a confident, capable person with integrity and a sense of social and environmental responsibility. We educate students to arrive at concepts through imaginative, artistic, and experiential activities. We embrace the opportunities afforded by our beautiful campus, the nearby San Gabriel Mountains, and Southern California’s wealth of landscapes and cultures.

Our Mission

Pasadena Waldorf School offers a developmental, experiential education in which the arts are fully integrated into the curriculum, and intellectual challenge is fostered through human connection and relationship.

“Steiner was very ahead of his time. What he recognized about learning in the early 1900’s is gradually being substantiated by new discoveries in brain research. The need for each individual to recreate his own meaning, mind-body relationships, and the involvement of the emotions, play a critical role in truly effective learning. Waldorf education has been working with these principles for more than eighty years.”—Dr. Gabriele Rico, Waldorf Graduate, Professor of English and Creative Arts, San Jose State University

“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings, who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives” —Rudolf Steiner


Every day, teachers arrive at Pasadena Waldorf School energized to open windows into the known and the yet-to-be-known for their eager students. Standing at the door, they shake each student’s hand, looking into his or her eyes to perceive what is to be found there this day. They sing, recite, move, tell stories that illuminate English, history, geography. They shed light on the mysteries of mathematics, geometry, algebra, science; they lead the students’ music, language, handwork studies. They warmly greet young children and their parents in the early childhood yards, or watchfully stand by as the older students play ball, climb, run at recess. They treasure lost teeth, comfort injured limbs, mediate disputes, soothe bruised souls. At the end of the school day, they shake their young charges’ hands again, looking into their eyes and wishing them a good night as the students go off to ponder what they have taken in that day.

Then, every Wednesday for another two hours, ten of these teachers join two dedicated staff members to meet as the College of Teachers, taking on additional responsibilities for the school’s pedagogy and curriculum. We study together, supervise admission of students, schedule classes, manage transitions between programs, hire and oversee qualified, competent teachers who are also passionate about working with children through the Waldorf curriculum. In 2010-11, while we engaged in detailed preparations to open a high school in September, 2012, we also launched a pilot intern program where young people from area secondary schools came to PWS, honing skills to prepare them for their chosen professions. We participated in a number of school-wide projects, completed our educational program with folk dancing classes until we can find a eurythmist (a priority for us), oversaw second grade assessments, and implemented a block schedule for our Spanish and Japanese language classes in grades 7 and 8. In the professional development arena, we completed six faculty evaluations and one peer visit, and saw a number of our teachers off to workshops and conferences.

College members take on these tasks with enthusiastic commitment to the school, to all who work and learn here, to the parents, to all others who support the learning in myriad ways. Our daily meditations are not only for ourselves and our students, but for the entire school, for all Waldorf schools everywhere, indeed, for the whole world, that by this gesture, something good might come, not just in the present, but especially in the future. This is our task, and it is no small undertaking. But, we do it willingly, with dedication and profound gratitude to everyone who shares in this quest.

—Karen Livingston for the College of Teachers

2010–2011 College of TeachersKaren Livingston, ChairDennis BaierDennis DemanettSue DemanettSam GlazeCarolyn LeachBlair ManzkeAleide MurrayHoward PaullPeggy ReillyKathy Rinden

College of Teachers


A long time ago, in the 1980’s, when my wife Blair (PWS teacher, class of 2011) and I were bicoastal dating we would get together for long weekends. During one of those weekends in New York Blair wanted to visit the local Waldorf School. I didn’t know what she was talking about, but tagged along. A year or so later, we had visited over a dozen Waldorf Schools, including New York, Chicago, Santa Barbara, Mendocino, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Boulder, Hawaii, Freeport Maine, New Hampshire, Santa Fe, Saratoga Springs, Vermont, London and Geneva—what an amazing experience. My Waldorf journey, with an as yet unimagined future, had begun.

This past year as Board Chair was both productive and challenging. The Board identified and prioritized the needs of the School. We took on these challenges and worked with the College and Administration, managing the resources necessary to accomplish what needed to be done.

Master Site Plan. After years of moving forward without a master plan for our campus, the Board of Trustees initiated a long-range master site plan for our campus. A sub-committee was established, comprised of the Board Chair, the Administrator, and the Business Manager. Goals were established and selection criteria were put together, aiding the process of identifying an experienced architectural firm that best met our needs. A dozen firms were identified, quickly narrowed to three with full presentations, office visits and proposal reviews. After considerable discussion and debate, a final unanimous selection was made. The firm of Harley Ellis Devereaux was retained to shepherd us through this challenging and ever-so-important initiative. Initial interviews with key members of the community were conducted in April and May, and our first Community Workshop was held in early June. The master site-planning project is exciting and important. We are blessed with a team of talented, professional individuals who are dedicated to making our site plans not only successful, but a reality. I thank one and all involved for their time, talents and contributions.

Computer System and Database Upgrade. Though not as glamorous or visible as other initiatives, upgrading our computer system, including, hardware, software and networking was critical to our long-term growth and financial well being. A sub-committee was established, comprised of Board members, staff and parents to sort through all the challenges and possibilities. A new database software system was identified, negotiated and purchased in the Fall. The software is in place, the hardware upgrades have been made, and on-going training and maintenance has been implemented. The fruits of all these efforts will benefit us all. High School. The Board has worked closely with the College, Administrative Staff and the High School Committee to plan, negotiate and manage the many challenges of opening our High School in September 2012. The Board has offered its full support in the negotiation for the purchase of the Mendocino Property, along with the challenges of budgeting and funding what will be the School’s greatest undertaking to date. As Board Chair, I thank the High School Committee, the College, staff and the entire community for all your support as we move towards the high school opening in September 2012. Capital Campaign. The School has never undertaken a Capital Campaign. But given the plans and initiatives we had underway, the Board voted unanimously to move forward with our first campaign, targeted to raise funds for launching the High School as well as critical repairs and improvements for the Mariposa Campus. Under the stewardship of Melissa Puls and Gildart Jackson, we have worked very closely with our outside consultants, Changing Our World, planning and developing a campaign. As of June 30, 2011, we secured $3.75 million in gifts and pledges. Melissa and Gildart, with the support of several other dedicated parents and alumni, have met with key donors, and grant-making foundations, securing their generous pledges. This is a three to five-year process, reaching our goal by the time our High School graduates its first class. Imagine that!

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Strategic Plan. The current PWS Long Range Plan was published in June 2007. Translating our long range plan into a strategic plan will provide the necessary information and tools to make better, more insightful decisions, both short and long-term. Put simply, strategic planning identifies where PWS wants to be at some point in the future and how it is going to get there. Strategic planning includes: • takingabroadlookaroundatwhat’sgoingonoutsidethePWSCommunityandhowitmightaffect

the School; • takingahardlookatwhat’sgoingoninsidetheCommunity,includingitsstrengths,weaknesses,

opportunities and threats; • establishinggoalstoaccomplishoverthenextthreeyears;and • identifyinghowthosegoalswillbereached. In December, a Strategic Planning Group was formed, including the Board and College Chairs, the Administrator and a parent with years of school planning and management expertise. The SPG has met weekly, working closely with an outside consultant to help sort through all the issues and concerns. One of the first challenges SPG took on was looking into the communications issues and challenges facing the School. Another outside consultant was retained to help us deal specifically with these communications and governance issues. Worksessions were held in May and June with the Board, College, Faculty, Staff and Parents. Concurrently, a strategic planning survey was conducted over the summer. More than 130 responses were received out of a total of 500 Community members—a phenomenal response! These findings along with the communications recommendations will be folded into the Strategic Plan with a final presentation and recommendations scheduled for 2012.

These are the five major initiatives that the Board took on this year. Much has been accomplished. On behalf of the PWS Board of Trustees, I thank all those who have contributed their time, talents and expertise. It has been an honor serving this School and this Community.

—Ronald R. Manzke, Chair

Board of Trustees (Continued)

2010-2011 Board of Trustees MembersRonald R. Manzke, chairGladys Alvarado, Ex Officio Parent Council Chair Dennis Baier, Ex Officio Business Manager Dan BalderramaDaniel BrousseauJohn DaleSusan DemingAlison DickeyRaina Fulton, Chief Financial OfficerGinger GelberCarolyn Leach, Ex Officio Administrator Karen Livingston, Ex Officio College of Teachers ChairTanya MinkRichard NovakSue ShakespeareSteven Williams


This past school year, Director of Development Melissa Puls and I had the great pleasure of individual meetings with families new to our school. Over tea and coffee, we became better acquainted with these parents transitioning into the Pasadena Waldorf School community. Invariably, the topic of how they had discovered PWS came up, and we heard about their journey toward enrolling their child at the school. For some, it was love at first sight during a Look In or an Open House. Others carefully researched and toured all the scholastic offerings in the area before determining an inspired Waldorf education was the right choice for their child. Almost everyone wistfully said they regretted not having a Waldorf education themselves. (The variation on that came from the lucky few who said they had had the great fortune of attending a Waldorf school, and they always knew they wanted the same education for their own children.)

Sharing stories builds connections, and the brilliance of Waldorf education is that it arises out of human relationships—our relationships with others, with the natural world, and with ourselves. While each of us has a story of our journey to PWS, we are all here because of the primal human desire for connection. We only have to look into the enraptured faces of our students to see the teachers’ words meeting that basic need. The members of our community—children and adults alike—have embarked on an exploration of what it means to be human, and how we can become our best selves.

This annual report not only celebrates another gift-filled year at Pasadena Waldorf School, it honors our stories.

—Carolyn Leach, Administrator

Our Administrator


Work toward opening our high school continued with strength and enthusiasm in 2010–11. With community support growing, parent education and outreach became a main focus of the High School Committee. Outreach to our own families and to feeder schools was the topic of many meetings and conversations throughout the year among faculty, staff, our Finance Committee, Development Committee, Board of Trustees and College of Teachers. The study of other Waldorf high schools and other area high schools helped hone our mission, vision, tuition structure, program, school website, brochures and application packets, and approach to teacher recruitment.

PWS continued its work with Betty Staley, our High School advisor, this year. Our high school vision, curriculum, and admissions standards were written and approved by the College of Teachers in 2009, and in the fall of 2010, Betty introduced the curriculum to the first four classes of our high school.

Following the decision to target the fall of 2012 to open our high school, one of the most immediate and pressing tasks was to procure a site that adequately serves our program. A thorough and far-reaching site search was conducted, resulting in an exciting opportunity. We were led back to the very same Altadena property on which the school was housed in 1985—508 Mendocino Street. It was truly remarkable to find this property that benefits not only the high school, but also the entire school. After receiving a very generous donation of $3 million and negotiating the price down from $5 million, PWS purchased this property for $3.8 million and entered into escrow*.

Douglas Gerwin, a nationally-known high school advisor, came to PWS in the spring to help us advance our high school work, meeting with our Business Manager to look at budget, our College of Teachers to talk about shifts that occur in the lower school when opening a high school, and our Development and Capital Campaign Committees to inspire them and answer questions about why a high school is so important in Waldorf education.

The High School Committee is grateful for the growing support of building our high school. We look forward to the 2011-12 school year when we will be focusing on our admissions process, student recruitment, hiring high school faculty, and preparing the high school site.

—Jennifer Tse, Director of High School Administration

Our New High School

*This has become an extended escrow, and in the interim we have leased space at William Carey International University to open our high school by Fall 2012.

2010-2011 High School CommitteeJohn Dale, ChairSusan BirneyDaniel BrousseauWendy CampbellSue DemanettSusan DemingGinger GelberSamuel GlazeChristine Haslett Carolyn LeachBo MadrugaJennifer Tse


”By the time they reach us at the college and university level, Waldorf students are grounded broadly and deeply and have a remarkable enthusiasm for learning. Such students possess the eye of a discoverer and the compassionate heart of a reformer, which, when joined to a task, can change the planet.”—Dr. Arthur Zajonc, Associate Professor of Physics, Amherst College

The Parent Council was grateful to have classes represented by generous, caring, and committed parents for the 2010–2011 school year. This year’s work was to bring new ideas to the parent body, focus on resolving old challenges, support parents in learning about the fantastic journey of a Waldorf education, and provide learning opportunities about initiatives recently undertaken by the school. The Parent Council met once each month and had open discussions on various relevant topics, were presented with reports from other PWS Groups, planned and reviewed parent education and community building events, and welcomed non-Parent Council parents to join the discussions. As President Theodore Roosevelt said, “…the best prize life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

In the Fall, Parent Council hosted back-to-school gatherings including Coffee on the Lawn and the popular Hoe Down. In the Winter, we collaborated with the Board’s Enrollment Committee to co-sponsor this year’s Open House, a parent education and outreach event. In the Spring, Parent Council once again hosted the Dad’s Hike, bringing families from various classes together in the outdoors for good times and good food, as well as hosting a Simplicity Parenting Workshop and Lecture with Kim John Payne, and an end-of-the-year “Coffee and Gratitude” gathering to celebrate the many gifts of service given by our community through the year.

Thank you Parent Council Representatives, for the love and commitment you offered to this community. Through your participation, the Parent Council continues to be an effective conduit for the health and well being of our school. We also wish to thank the Board of Trustees, the College of Teachers, and the PWS Faculty and Staff for supporting the efforts and goals of the Parent Council. And of course, thank you to every PWS Parent for your enthusiasm, service, and support, which you selflessly give to our school.

We are a community strengthened by every individual’s participation!

—Peter Listro and Gladys Alvarado, Parent Council Co-Chairs

Parent Council

“Like a lot of us [parents], our first experience with PWS was the Elves’ Faire…. What caught us was something intangible—something more fundamental. It was the feeling of community. That was what cinched it for us. The campus, the wonderful faculty, and the Waldorf curriculum were all icing on the cake. It made me realize that this place is so much greater than the sum of its parts. At times, I’m a bit jealous that I’m not the one attending PWS. Though in a way I am, and in a way, I think we all are.” —Peter Listro “I did not know if it was the ideal education for my daughter, I just felt it. There are some things that the mind doesn’t know but the heart does, and this was one of them. The difference in this type of education is that first you can feel it through your soul, then you know it through your senses and then it lives within your intellect—Education from the inside out. Paulina and I embarked on this wonderful journey together seven years ago and it seems like yesterday. I don’t know who has learned the most, my daughter or me. Waldorf education, more than simply another form of education, is a philosophy; you have to live it in order to understand it.” —Gladys Alvarado

2010-2011 Parent CouncilPeter Listro and Gladys Alvarado, Co-ChairsJennifer PittMichelle MondiaRose DessaintLucas JaninMaryBeth ShortPeter WinterstellerAlexandra WinterstellerRebecca GendryMariana SternElizabeth CrockettPilar GoedersBrian CoronaRuby MooreMatt AshfordBruce GelberAdrienne Bell-Cors 10 Pasadena Waldorf School 2010–2011 Annual Report


Looking back at the 2010–2011 school year, I am grateful for this community and all that it stands for. In the midst of these unsettling and uncertain economic times, it is all the more clear to me that we do indeed have our priorities right regarding children and education. And those right priorities are surrounded by the passion and dedication of teachers, parents, staff members, and alumni who astound me each and every day with their commitment to Waldorf education and to supporting this school. The spirit of philanthropy is extraordinary. To work in support of Pasadena Waldorf School and its mission is the commonality that we all share. We give of our time and resources because we are educating children for the future. We are nurturing the imagination in our children today so that they may become the thinkers for tomorrow. We are educating for hope, peace, truth, and uprightness. With enthusiasm and commitment, the members of the 2010–2011 Development Committee have had another successful year raising funds to support every student and the work of our teachers. Thanks to the unfailing support of PWS parents, alumni parents, alumni, faculty, and staff, the Annual Gift, Elves’ Faire, Spring Gala, and the Produce Collective all rose to new heights and enjoyed great success. Working towards the launch of Pasadena Waldorf High School, we have come together as a community to realize a vision for the future. During this Quiet Phase of our first Capital Campaign, our committee has been working to raise the necessary funds to improve our Mariposa site as well as support the high school program and a property to house the high school. Thanks to the leadership of major donors and the commitment of our volunteer committee, we are off to a promising start. Thank you PWS Community, for your support of all development efforts. Every gift really does make a world of difference.

—Melissa Puls, Director of Development

Director of Development

2010-2011 Development CommitteeGinger Gelber,

Chair Matt Ashford,

Alumni ChairGretchen Bailey,

Gala Chair Jonathan Brody,

Green Team Liaison Melanie Burgess,

Elves’ Faire Auction Chair

Noreen Cruz, Communications

Susan Deming, Board Liaison

Alison Dickey, Auctions

Evelyn Halus, Special Gala Projects

Gildart Jackson, Annual Gift

Kristin Leachman, Leadership Outreach

Ron Manzke, Board of Trustees Chair

Lisa McDaniel, Development Coordinator

Johanna Metzger, Gala Co-Chair

Michelle Mondia, Corporate Outreach & Grants

“Perhaps the ultimate allure of a Waldorf education is this: The sense one gets from walking into a Waldorf school that this, at last, is a place that has its priorities right regarding children and education.”— Jeremy Schlosberg, from his article “The Waldorf Way,” Family Life Magazine


This past year I have been wearing two fundraising hats for the school—one for the Annual Gift and another for the Capital Campaign. I have been humbled and inspired by the generosity and the spirit of giving that lives and grows in our community. The Annual Gift is a sum of money gifted by the community to the school that covers the Operations Budget costs not covered by tuition, and it is the greatest amount that the school makes through fundraising each year. This past year we exceeded our goal of $140,000, raising an astounding $161,277 with 90% of our parents and 100% of our Board of Trustees, College of Teachers, faculty and staff participating. This year we framed the Annual Gift within a wider discussion of the Joy of Giving and I had the privilege of visiting each of the PWS classrooms where I witnessed personal stories of giving that were so powerful and moving. The Capital Campaign is just in its beginnings, the quiet phase of our work, and a huge and exciting undertaking as we lay the foundation for the future. It is definitely the largest campaign we’ve ever embarked on and will result in the completion of our school with the opening of our high school in Fall 2012. Eventually we will be asking all families to give to the Capital Campaign in addition to the Annual Gift and I hope you will. Thank you all for your generous, joyous gifts. I am so grateful to the families of this amazing community.

—Gildart Jackson, 2010–2011 Annual Gift & Capital Campaign Chair, father of Rory (3rd) & Piper (K)

Annual Gift and Capital Campaign

Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School 2010-2011 CommitteeGildart Jackson, Chair Tanya Mink, Vice Chair Charlie Chiara Alison Dickey Karen Livingston Ron Manzke Ruby Moore Sue Shakespeare


Wet Yet Triumphant—Elves’ Faire 2010 I have never been more proud of our PWS community than at Saturday’s Elves’ Faire. Conditions may have been soggy, but the acclaimed PWS warmth prevailed, and we treated over 2700 guests to a day filled with magic. Everywhere I turned, I witnessed parents, students, alumni, teachers, staff, and friends throwing themselves into the spirit of the Faire despite the personal discomfort brought about by the weather. —Carolyn Leach, Administrator

Amazing Parents... Great Faire!

On a rainy day, with the parents, staff, and faculty who were here before 10:00 a.m., we had nearly 3,000 people at our magical Elves’ Faire. This is a testament to the strength of our community. The parents of PWS created a day filled with magic, love, imagination, family fun, and creativity that everyone wants to be a part of. Despite the rain, we raised $54,000. Large numbers of families were introduced to our school for the first time and the Waldorf Room had a steady stream of visitors. This is a blessing that many schools would love to have! The Alumni Room was filled with alumni and alumni parents who brought powerful stories of the significance of this education in their lives. Business at the Wishing Well was up and the 8th grade Bazaar was a great success in raising money towards their class trip and deeds of service. According to Volunteer Chair Marybeth Short and co-chair Selina Ray, we had an astonishing 97% participation among our parents. As we locked up the campus late that night, exhausted and happy, we reflected again on the scope of the work that had just taken place and were filled with gratitude. There is no other event like this that we know of for families. Like an oasis in the middle of Los Angeles, the reflection of our community shines brightly out. —Lisa McDaniel, Elves’ Faire Chair

Our Elves’ Faire


2010-2011 Elves’ Faire Committee Chairs Faire Coordinator Lisa McDaniel Ad Sales and Sponsorship Michelle Mondia Alisa Hamad Alumni Café Melissa Puls Sue Demanett (featured speaker) Angel Room Allison Keeney Maria Smith Arts & Crafts Lisa Kavanaugh Elizabeth Richey

Business Manager/Ticket Sales Dennis Baier Kirstin Davis Characters Bridget Phillips Decorations Joya Salas Doll Room Karine Dermenjyan Paula Norman (Knitting) Ginger Gelber Elves’ Faire Program Arjuna Soriano Eighth Grade Bazaar Shannon Brousseau Entertainment Ivy Reynolds Face Painting Jennifer West Faeries’ Feast Jennifer Shepard Pamela Forrest Games and Prizes Zach Mathews (Games) Donna Herlihy (Prizes) Good Old Fashioned Elves’ Faire Raising Gretchen Bailey Graphics and Printing Chris Ghantous Green Team/Trash (Zero Waste Team!) Jonathan Brody High School Booth Jennifer Tse Jack Frost Bake Shoppe Sera Pelle Nancy Herron

King Arthur’s Market Roxanne & Ed Spear Kat Mavrantonis & Denzil Meyers Alan Jergens Susan Kehoe Lemonade Stand Rene Chiara Photo Booth Jennifer PittPixie Party Michelle Goode Nicole Schiller Prize Drawing Heidi Rose Robbins Puppet Shows Kathy Rinden Security Mike Puls Silent Auction Melanie Burgess Alison Dickey Bill Leustig (Technology) Mark Dinan (Technology) Signage: Chalkboards and Schedules Jennifer Gould Signage: Banners Jeff & Bridget Phillips Tea Garden Gretchen Bailey Volunteer Coordinator Marybeth Short Selina Ray Volunteer Check Off Parent Council Representatives Waldorf Room Diane LaSalle Wishing Well Ginger Gelber Kaki Wall Pockets Coordinator Kamala Norris Table Dressing Heng Ou Development Committee Chair Ginger Gelber Director of Development Melissa Puls


Starry-Eyed Gratitude

What a beautiful night overflowing with the spirit of our community. This was Pasadena Waldorf School’s 9th Gala. Nine years ago, we were raising money to launch our Poppy Preschool and the building that now houses the two kindergartens and the Parent-Child Program. Now in 2011, we were raising money for the fulfillment of a dream: the completion of our school with the launch of our high school in Fall 2012. We made over $50,000. In addition to supporting our high school, we raised important funds for tuition assistance and our educational programs.

We laughed, we cried, and most of all, we were filled with gratitude for the work, participation, and creativity of our parent community. Because of each of you, and because of our generous community, this was an incredible night.

I believe in the dream... I believe in the Pasadena Waldorf Spring Gala Team! A Starry Night... What a wonderful community delight! All that were there and all that could not be there but supported the Spring Gala this year.... many thanks! I felt the dream and the spirit. What fun, what talent, passion and grace. I love this school and I love our community! We can do it and we did! From the bottom of my heart I have true gratitude to you all!

—Gretchen Bailey, Spring Gala Chair

Money we raised at the 2010-2011 Spring GalaSilent and Live Auction: $50,000Wish List Items: $10,500Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund: $200050/50 Split: $9800 (with $10,000 going to the Spiritual Care Program at Huntington Hospital)

2010–2011 Spring Gala CommitteeGretchen Bailey, Gala Chair Blake Bailey, Entertainment Chair Jeffrey Bernstein, Musical Co-Chair Noreen Cruz, Communications Chair Kristin Davis, Brick Fundraising Chair Mark Dinan, Bidder Logistics Co-Chair Evelyn Halus, Musical Co-Chair Bill Leustig, Bidder Logistics Co-Chair Gildart Jackson, Entertainment Co-Chair Youssif Kamal, Entertainment Co-Chair Lisa McDaniel, Development Coordinator Johanna Metzger, Gala Co-Chair Michelle Mondia, Sponsorship Chair Din Morris, Decorations Co-Chair Melissa Puls, Director of Development Joya Salas, Decorations Co-Chair Jennifer Shepard, Food Chair Peter West, Entertainment Co-Chair

Our Spring Gala

“Having recently attended the Spring Gala, I was reminded of the importance of all of the work that everyone at the school strives for day in and day out with such inspiring dedication. I felt so honored to be a part of something that has touched the lives of my children in such a profound way. Giving them gifts that they will draw upon throughout their lives.” —Ruby Moore, Parent


“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill

Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund

“I feel so blessed... and every day observe the sunshine in my child’s eagerness to learn, and to use her imagination. We could not have had this experience without your valued and generous support.” —Mother of a Grade 3 Kwame K. Gordon Memorial Scholarship Recipient

“...This year has been an unexpectedly difficult year for my family financially and emotionally... the bright spot has been our experience here at PWS... Here our youngest child... as a direct result of your generosity, has been able to freely be a child.” — Mother of a Grade 2 Kwame K. Gordon Memorial Scholarship Recipient

This year we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Kwame K. Gordon Memorial fund by announcing its evolution into the Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund. The original fund is now expanding to serve more children for more years by reaching out to a greater community. The Alumni fund will continue to embody the original focus of the Kwame K. Gordon Memorial, which is to celebrate life and to express gratitude for blessings received. Thanks to the generosity of our extended community, our past memorials raised a total of $15,000 helping four students to attend Pasadena Waldorf School. This year through the Spring Gala, Richard Gordon’s efforts, and a mailing, we received $5600 towards the fund. Thank you to all who have given.


PWS Produce Collective delivers over 4 tons of healthy fruits and vegetables to the community! Looking back at the past year, the PWS Green Committee would like to thank all the families and friends of the school for making the first year of the PWS Produce Collective program a great success. Over 900 boxes have been ordered since the program began in the fall of 2010, and over 8,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables have been happily consumed. The benefits of the program have been numerous. Our community is eating healthy, locally grown, organic produce, supporting local farmers, and reducing our carbon footprint in obtaining foods. In the school’s kitchen, chef Julio Toruno has been preparing tasty and nutritious snacks daily for our children. Our amazing distribution partner, Equitable Roots, who depends on the income generated from the produce collective, supplied healthy, safe organic produce markets to people of modest means at the WORKS nonprofit affordable housing and community sites around Los Angeles. And lastly, because of you, the PWS Produce Collective has raised over $3000 to support the school’s sustainability programs! The PWS Green Team would also like to thank the many parent volunteers who donated their time every Thursday, with a special thanks to Nami Olgin, who tirelessly managed the volunteer shifts and spent countless hours distributing produce boxes every week. Thank you Nami; you are amazing! Looking ahead to the 2011-12 school year, we would love even more families, friends, and neighbors of the school to become involved with this wonderful program.

—Jonathan Brody, Green Committee Chair

2010-2011 Green CommitteeJon Brody, ChairRebecca GendryNami Olgin, Volunteer CoordinatorMaggie Mahboubian Annaliese McDonaldCarl Bronson Jessica Bronson Jochen SchenkJosie Maran

Our Produce Collective


Pasadena Walfdorf School continuously strives to maintain a healthy tuition assistance program, welcoming students from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. There were 211 Preschool through Grade 8 students enrolled during the 2010-2011 school year, and of that number 64% were receiving some form of aid.

Tuition Assistance Students Assisted Dollar Value of AssistanceTuition Assistance 72 $372,185Staff/Faculty Discount & Remission 22 $230,236Sibling Discount 35 $25,767Number of Students Helped by one or more types of aid: 129 Total Aid: $628,188

Sharing Our Resources

Financial Report

2011 Revenue(Unaudited)

Tuition net$2,983,317

Other$921,580

CharitableGiving

$917,623 AdministrationSalaries

& Benefits$871,968

Teachers Salaries

& Benefits$1,770,358

Managementand General

$781,883

Fundraising Expenses$189,434

2011 Expenses(Unaudited)

2,011 2,010 2009 2,008 2,007 2,006 2,005 Unaudited Audited Audited Audited AuditedREVENUETuition net 2,983,317 2,915,082 2,475,646 2,446,722 2,212,043 2,133,951 2,079,834 Charitable Giving 917,623 518,224 271,985 550,663 318,193 570,508 284,191 Other 921,580 62,961 473,442 347,275 638,858 493,962 362,778 Total Revenue 4,822,520 3,496,267 3,221,073 3,344,660 3,169,094 3,198,421 2,726,803 EXPENSES/OPERATING EXPENSES Teachers Salaries & Benefits 1,770,358 1,519,998 1,511,363 2,256,498 2,215,509 2,142,839 1,959,804 Admin. Salaries and Benefits 871,968 748,655 744,403 Management and general 781,883 795,343 779,385 731,457 918,780 828,399 711,710 Fundraising expenses 189,434 4,185 11,800 3,311 77,760 68,217 38,235 Total Expenses 3,613,643 3,068,181 3,046,951 2,991,266 3,212,049 3,039,455 2,709,749

Excess of Revenue Over Expenses 1,208,877 428,086 174,122 353,394 (42,955) 158,966 17,054


2010-2011 Annual Gift Donors Alicia & Jason AdamsKatherine Wall & Eric AdkinsClay Allen & Elizabeth CollinsGladys AlvaradoNoreen Cruz & Paul ArenasAlice & Michael ArlenMatt & Christina AshfordColette Caggiano & Paul AsimowBeth & Dennis BaierMichael BaierGretchen & Blake BaileyRosa & Dan BalderramaIvy Reynolds & Chris BarkoffJoy & John BeatyErin & Dan BeldyLorena BernalSusan & Bill BirneyLisa McDaniel & Max BozemanKristin Leachman & Kurt BrabbeeHolly & Jonathan BrodyJessica & Carl BronsonBronstruction, Inc.Shannon & Daniel Brousseau Katrina Burchfield &

Kennedy BrownErin & Thomas Bunkley IIIMelanie & David BurgessAnnika Bushman Laura CabralWendy & Dwight CampbellLilia Lopez & Cesar CazaresDina Chakalian & David AmadoGloria & Richard ChangStephanie ChenCharles & Rene Chiara

Brian CoronaRose & John DaleKirstin & Collin DavisNina Hachigian & Joe DayDawson & Cam deLeonSue & Dennis Demanett Susan DemingMaura & Mark DinanJose FloresMichelle Foxx Raina FultonKarine Dermenjyan &

Grant GaloyanStephanie Wing & Michael GarciaGinger & Bruce GelberRebecca & Sebastien GendryRenee GilorminiMari & Sam Glaze Pilar & John GoedersTeresita GomezBarbara GonzalesKatie & Hector GonalezJennifer & Tony GouldAdrienne Wilde & Bradley Greer Hillary & Kim HaEvelyn Halus & Thomas GriepMurry Hammond & Grey DeLisleClark HansenJoiline Hardman & Richard NovakLisa HarrisChristine & Mark HaslettHeidi Robbins &

Andrew HeffernanNaomi & Richard HellerHanh Le & Lars HensDonna Herlihy

Nancy & Rollin HerronYoshio & Akemi Homma Intertec FoundationMelora & Gildart JacksonRose Dessaint & Lucas JaninAlan JergensDorothea Hamilton-John &

Shane John Michaela KeatingW.M. Keck FoundationAllison & Frank KeeneyChristine Bolle-Kim &

Douglas KimHiromi KoyanagiLinda Schulman and Jim KraussInes & Wolfgang KringJanet & Norm LabradorHeather LambertDiane LaSalleBill Leustig & Ania KubikEllen Levy John & Colette LichtwardtKaryn McCarthy &

Leslie LindemanCatherine Butler & Peter ListroKaren LivingstonJohanna Metzger & Alex LopezEden Lopez Steve Siegrist & Renee LoteneroKelly Salloum & Richard LundquistSusan & John MadrugaBlair & Ron ManzkeBriana & Mark MarkeseJoanna Holbek-Mathews &

Zachary MathewsKat Mavrantonis & Denzil Meyers

Ale & John McAnultyLouise McAllister Kirsten Everberg &

Alex McDowellSusan MichaelsMichelle & Brett MillerHeather MilletteTanya Mink Aimee & Mike MitchellTerry & Ron MooreJoya Salas & Din MorrisJennifer Pitt & Andy MuellerAleide & Joe Murray Jennette & Morgan NevilleJulie NewtonMaggie Mahboubian-Noorani &

Morris NooraniPaula & Tim NormanNami & Kirk OlginDebbie & Tom Ong Dianna Villasenor & Sean O’SheaHeng Ou Howard PaullSera PelleNicole Schiller & Paul PetruniaChrista & Eric PfleegerBridget & Jeff PhillipsLeda Ramos & Mario PriettoCarolyn Leach & Richard ProcterMelissa & Michael PulsKelly QuinnLaura Evans & Douglas RawlesLydia Kennard & Sammi ReevesAlison Dickey & John C. ReillyPeggy ReillyElizabeth L. Richey

Kathy RindenRoll International Charitable

GivingSue & Terry ShakespeareAdrienne Bell-Cors & Ron ShapiroMarnie Weber & Jim ShawMarybeth & John ShortEric SimonsonMaria & Guillermo SmithRebecca & John SofioMichelle Mondia &

Arjuna Soriano Roxanne and Edward SpearKavita Anand & Joe StanekLeslie & Jeff SuhyKathy & Mark TanabeKaryn TaylorGina TervalonMichelle Goode &

Bradley ThordarsonJulio TorunoJennifer & Ray TseHoward TsernovJona Bergland & Robert BaileyUnihealth Foundation Aleide MurrayMiriam VanountsJodi Lether & Igor VoyevodinFelicia & Ken WallaceVicki & Loren WallisLavonne WardBonnie Gavel & Josh WelshJennifer Griesz & Peter West Lys & James WilcoxJennifer & Marty WillhiteRose Corrigan & Steven Williams

Our Donors


Alexandra & Peter WinterstellarYin WuAnna & Jesse ZamarripaPaige & Richard Ziehler-MartinZoic, Inc.

Alumni Tuition AssistanceDonorsAlicia and Jason AdamsGilda AlvarezCatherine and Matthew AtwongDennis BaierB.A. BattisteBillie BealGretchen and Blake BaileyJoseph and Loyce BraunCharleen Brown Melanie and David BurgessLinda Fanning and John CiofaloRene and Charles ChiaraDenise Emanuel ClemenTanya Mink and James CollierPilar GoedersJ. GordonRichard GordonDiane HardinLisa HarrisCarmen Hayward-StetsonValerie HillCarolyn HimmelfarbDeborah and Skip HudsonMary Collins and Martin KerselsRobert LeePriscila Leon-DidionEllen and Phillip LevyKaren and Larry Livingston

Candace MatsonDebbie and Tom OngFelix OronaYette OtisChrista and Eric PfleegerCarolyn Leach and

Richard ProcterMelissa and Michael PulsKelly QuinnAlison Dickey and John C. ReillyBeverly and Robert SonnerJoseph StanekKazi Pitelka and John SteinmetzValerie Stridiron

Elves’ Faire In-Kind DonorsA Child’s Dream Come TrueA Stitch In Time NeedleworkAni AbramianArt’s Delicatessen RestaurantChristina AshfordPaul AsimowBahooka Ribs & GrogJona BaileyFred BalderramaBaller Hardware and

Baller Art WareBrenda BarnetsonCardio Barre—Eagle RockAlexandra BecketErin BeldyCynthia BennettMarcela BordesChanel BoutakidisTerri BowmanPaul Brogan

Jessica BronsonShannon BrousseauKennedy BrownErin BunkleyMelanie BurgessBurrito ExpressCatherine Butler & Peter ListroRalph ChakalianCheesecake FactoryRene ChiaraChildren’s Book WorldChiropractic Health CenterLisa ColeConor FitzpatrickLaura CoyleCrockett FamilyNina CroweNoreen CruzJohn DaleKirstin & Collin DavisCam de LeonSusan DemingKarine DermenjianPatricia DiazMark DinanLaura EvansFace Painting and Body Artistry

by KarinaJanie FainGinger GelberSebastien GendryRebecca GendryGinger GelberPilar GoedersFelisha GonzalesRosa Gonzales

Mary GonzalezJennifer GouldGrass Roots Natural Market &

KitchenGreen Street RestaurantJanet GreyNina HachigianEvelyn HalusLisa HarrisKelley HartChristine & Mark HaslettAndrew HeffernanNaomi HellerNancy HerronThien HoJoanna Holbek-MathewsImprov HollywoodGildart JacksonLucas JaninJonatan DamianKarina KallusNatalie KalustianLisa KavanaughFrank KeeneySusan Kehoe-Jergens, M.A.,LMFTHahn LeCarolyn LeachKristin LeachmanVernon LeeLeigh Jerrard, Greywater CorpsBill LeustigRandy LevineGina LongLos Gringos LocosJosie MaranJosie Maran Cosmetics

Briana MarkeseJennifer MatthewsAle McAnultyAnnaliese McDonaldJock McDonaldMargot McDonoughLaura MeissenburgJohanna MetzgerDenzil MeyersMichelle MillerLinda MillerTosca MinottoMichelle MondiaTerry & Ron MooreIvo NakovJennette NevilleJoe O’NeillPasadena Japanese Culture

CenterKendo DojoPasadena PlayhouseMarlene PassaroRuben PerezPamela PhillipsPie ‘N BurgerMike PulsBrian PutermanMeg QuinnAbel RamirezLeda RamosIvy ReynoldsKendall RoclordMichelle RoschJoya SalasKelly Salloum-LundquistSammi Reeves

Our Donors (Continued)


Vicki SchillerSue ShakespeareRon ShapiroVal SklarMaria SmithRebecca SofioMariana SternLeslie SuhyTender TreasuresSheila Swift Kathy Tanabe Trader Joe’sJodi VoyevodinKaki WallKendrick WallaceFelicia WallaceVicki WallisMarnie WeberWee SolesWeir Dolls and CraftsJosh WelshJames WilcoxAustin WildeJose ZamarripaRichard Ziehler-MartinJeff Zimmitti

Spring Gala In-Kind DonorsAgave Landscape Design Anne Phillips Beaty Bee Thinking Blue Water Kayaking Bravo Salon Carl Bronson Brookside Golf Course Casa Del Mar

Rene Chiara Charles Chiara Dale Chihuly John Ciofalo Scotty Claus Clear Stream Films Common Circle Education Brian Corona Christine Craven Susan Deming Cynthia Desser Eagle Rock of the Arts Angelique Encarnucion Equitable Roots Sarah Fleming Patrick Garcia Geffen Playhouse Katie Gonzalez Hector Gonzalez Robert Guzman Hillary Ha Nina Hachigian and Joe Day Evelyn Halus Dorothea Hamilton Melora Hardin Andrew Heffernan Joanna Holbeck-Mathews Dale Johnson Make-Up Martin Kersels Kirk’s Urban Bees Carolyn Leach LG Designs Lost & Found Renee Lotenero Briana & Mark Markese Zach Mathews

Annaliese McDonald Heather Millette Mohawk Bend Michelle Mondia Ron & Terry Moore Ruby Moore Osmosis Day Spa Pasadena Play House Sera Pelle Petal Holistic Skin Care Christa Renee Pfleeger Jennifer Pitt Renaissance Mamas/Jules Blaine Ivy Reynolds Riginals Children’s Boutique Heidi Rose Robbins Roll Foundation Nicole Schiller Terry & Sue Shakespeare Jim Shaw Arjuna Soriano Story Bank Video Produc- tions Summer Kids Sunset Printing Bradley Thordarsen Butch Vig Felicia & Ken Wallace Janet & Troy Weiss Wes’s Pets & Feed Jennifer & Peter West Yoga House


Next Steps for Our GraduatesSouth Pasadena High (2)Peace and Justice InstituteImmaculate Heart High SchoolMayfield Senior School (3)Alverno High SchoolLa Salle High School (5)Flintridge Preparatory School (2)The Waverly School (2)Hart High SchoolMidland SchoolLos Angeles County High School for the ArtsHomeschool

Congratulations to our 2011 Grade 8 graduates.

PWS Class of 2011Sebastian BrousseauJak DeRobertisCasey GibsonShaina GouldChelsea HellerElizabeth KeeneyGiulia KringTierra LeustigAimee McAnultyOonagh McDowellCameron MittlemanSkyler NivonAlex PalazzoRowan ProcterJack SeneyCarmela SmithPurnima StanekJordan SwidenbankRiley WallisHarry Wilde GreerRory Ziehler-Martin

Our Graduating Class

”The Waldorf curriculum teaches us to fight for what we believe in and to defend what we know to be right.” —Mosemarie Boyd, Waldorf graduate, President and CEO, American Women Presidents, a national political action committee


Class TeachersHoward Paull, Grade 1 Class TeacherCésar Cázares, Grade 2 Class TeacherPeggy Reilly, Grade 3 Class TeacherAleide Murray, Grade 4 Class TeacherDennis Demanett, Grade 5

Class TeacherEllen Levy, Grade 6 Class TeacherSamuel Glaze, Grade 7 Class TeacherBlair Manzke, Grade 8 Class Teacher

Early Childhood Teachers Adrienne Wilde, Parent-Child TeacherDorothea Hamilton-John, Preschool

Teacher and Preschool Site DirectorKathy Rinden, Rose Kindergarten

(K-I) TeacherRosa Balderrama, Lily Kindergarten

(K-II) Teacher

Subject TeachersMichael Baier, Grades 7 & 8

Physical Education TeacherSue Demanett, Grades 7 & 8

Math and English TeacherJosé Flores, Spanish Teacher and

After-School Sports DirectorMichelle Foxx, Woodworking Teacher,

After-School Care DirectorRenee Gilormini, Recorder

Ensemble TeacherJennifer Gould, Grade 4-8 Games

and Physical Education Teacher, Girls’ Volleyball Coach

Ania Kubik, Handwork TeacherMichaela Keating, String Orchestra

Teacher, Grades 3 and 4 Violin & Viola Teacher

Hiromi Koyanagi, Japanese TeacherKaren Livingston, Vocal Music Teacher

and College of Teachers ChairSusan Michaels, American

Country DanceHeather Millette, Grade 5 Winds

and Middle School Band TeacherJulie Newton, Grades 3 and 4

Cello TeacherRick Noltner, Grades 7 & 8

Reinforcement Math Track Teacher

AssistantsLorena Bernal, Preschool Assistant Laura Cabral, Preschool AssistantChristina Chavez, Rose Kindergarten

AssistantKarine Dermenjyan, Handwork

AssistantBarbara Gonzales, Lower Grades

AssistantCheryl Otte, Grades AssistantYin Wu, Lily Kindergarten Assistant

After-School CareRobbie Ancona, After-School Care

AssistantTanya Aranjo, After-School Care

AssistantDaniel Baker, After-School Care

AssistantMichelle Foxx, After-School Care

DirectorEden Lopez, After-School Care

AssistantMelissa Mancilla , After-School Care

Assistant DirectorMarlon Sente, After-School Care

AssistantEryn Talevich, After-School Care

AssistantJulio Toruno, After-School Care Cook

Administrative StaffDennis Baier

Business ManagerAnnika Bushman

Office AssistantBecky Gafvert

BookkeeperGinger Gelber, Wishing Well

Co-ManagerClark Hansen, Communications and

Outreach CoordinatorMichaela Keating, Operations

CoordinatorDiane LaSalle, Director of EnrollmentCarolyn Leach, AdministratorLisa McDaniel, Development

CoordinatorFrances Mencia, Administrative

AssistantMelissa Puls, Director of DevelopmentManuel Roman, Grounds and

MaintenanceJennifer Tse, Director of High School

AdministrationKaki Wall, Wishing Well Co-ManagerLavonne Ward, Bookkeeper

Our Faculty and Staff

Board Committees2010-2011 Finance CommitteeRaina Fulton, ChairDennis M. Baier,

Business ManagerJona BerglandSam GlazeJohn GoedersLisa HarrisJim KraussMike PulsJohn Zoraster

2010-2011 Tuition Assistance CommitteeRichard Novak, ChairBecky Gafvert, PWS

Bookkeeper

*All other Tuition Assistance members serve anonymously, working to make this education accessible to as many children as possible through their work of reviewing and administering tuition assistance.

2010-2011 Master Site Planning CommitteeRon ManzkeHoward PaullMike PulsJennifer Tse

2010-2011 Administrative Committee Carolyn Leach, Administrator,

College Rep.Steven Williams, Board

MemberMichelle Foxx, Faculty ChairJennifer Gould, Parent Council

Chair

2010-2011 Enrollment CommitteeAlison Dickey, Acting ChairDiane LaSalle, Admissions

CoordinatorCarolyn Leach, AdministratorDorothea Hamilton, Preschool

Site DirectorLisa Kavanaugh

2010-2011 Personnel CommitteeCarolyn Leach, AdministratorRobin ElledgeDoug Rawles

2010-2011 High School CommitteeJohn Dale, ChairSusan BirneyDaniel BrousseauWendy CampbellSue DemanettSusan DemingGinger GelberSamuel GlazeChristine Haslett Carolyn LeachBo MadrugaJennifer Tse

2010-2011 Development CommitteeGinger Gelber,

Chair Matt Ashford,

Alumni ChairGretchen Bailey,

Gala Chair Jonathan Brody,

Green Team Liaison Melanie Burgess,

Elves’ Faire Auction Chair

Noreen Cruz, Communications Susan Deming,

Board Liaison Alison Dickey,

Auctions Evelyn Halus,

Special Gala Projects Gildart Jackson,

Annual Gift Kristin Leachman, Leadership

Outreach Ron Manzke,

Board of Trustees Chair Lisa McDaniel, Development

Coordinator Johanna Metzger,

Gala Co-Chair Michelle Mondia, Corporate

Outreach & Grants



Pasadena Waldorf School is deeply grateful for all gifts to the school. Your giving helps to grow and sustain our school. There are many ways to contribute and all are thankfully accepted. We appreciate all you do for our community and school.

CashCash gifts are deductible for income tax purposes to the full extent allowable by law and may be made with cash, checks, and credit cards. Additionally, credit card gifts can be made online at our PWS website www.pasadenawaldorf.org

Appreciated SecuritiesIf you own stocks or other capital assets that have appreciated in value, a gift of those securities to Pasadena Waldorf School can result in significant tax savings. Transfer information is available upon request.

Memorial or Honorary GiftsMemorial or honorary gifts are given in memory of a friend or family member or in recognition of a graduation, anniversary, or other significant event.

Planned GiftsPWS accepts planned or deferred gifts through life insurance, charitable trusts or bequests. A donor may wish to consider these gifts as a way to reduce estate and inheritance taxes. Please contact the Development Director for more information.

Matching GiftsMany corporations have a matching gift program and have chosen this method to support education at independent schools. Check with your company. Many companies will match dollar-for-dollar, effectively doubling the value of your gift!

Ways to Give

Contact the Development OfficeMelissa Puls, Director of Development209 East Mariposa StreetAltadena, CA [email protected]

www.pasadenawaldof.org209 East Mariposa StreetAltadena, CA 91001Telephone (626) 794-9564Fax (626) 794-4704

Pasadena Waldorf School is a fully-accredited member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

Pasadena Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national/ethnic origin, or sex in the administration of its education and admissions policies, nor in its financial aid and other school administered programs.

“Waldorf School Education is not a pedagogical system but an Art—the Art of awakening what is actually there within the human being.”—Rudolf Steiner

Documents

PWS Annual Report 2010-2011