A MESSAGE FROM Mich AE l F E llin P’24 hEA d MAS t ER

What a difference a year makes! The 2021/2022 school year was remarkable for all the things we joyfully resumed after 18 months of pandemicimposed limitations.

September began tentatively with masking requirements in place, many teams and clubs were held virtually, and lunches were consumed in the classroom. As the year unfolded, so did the sense of normalcy, reminding us of all the small pleasures we’d desperately missed. Communal lunch in the Dining Hall was a highlight. Parents — many of whom had never been on Crescent grounds — had numerous opportunities to gather and socialize at in-person, on-campus events.

Co-curricular activities and other Crescent experiences abounded. We saw record participation in spring athletics. The Arts Department staged three dramatic productions along with the popular LUNA arts extravaganza. We gave our Middle and Upper School graduating students a memorable year-end off-site experience to connect with their brothers as they came to the end of this part of their journey. Our graduating ceremonies for students in Grades 6, 8 and 12 were momentous. The alumni reunion — the first in three years — was the most well-attended in memory. It was truly great to be back.

Remarkably, the philanthropic spirit in our community never wavered despite the challenging times. I am humbled to acknowledge over $6.7 million in charitable contributions in 2021/2022, including over $1.2 million raised through Parent Annual Giving. Much of the funds raised support Student Financial Assistance and the capital projects associated with Crescent’s Master Campus Plan (MCP). We are proud to have welcomed 45 students whose Crescent education was made possible by the financial support available to them. In November, our boys enjoyed the first winter season under the air-supported dome upon our newly-refurbished Innes Field. This MCP Phase I enhancement to our athletic facilities provides more indoor space for phys-ed and recess and allows us to offer more athletics programs, like rugby, soccer and intramural options over the winter season.

With the pandemic in the rearview mirror and so much optimism in our future, I eagerly anticipate what more we can achieve together.

Michael Fellin P’24 Headmaster

Sincere thanks to everyone who included Crescent School in their philanthropic priorities in the last year. There are more than 86,000 registered charities in Canada and we never take your philanthropy for granted — your trust needs to be earned every day.

Thanks to your generosity Crescent received more than $6.7 million in new pledges and outright donations in the fiscal year 2021/2022. This was achieved during a worldwide pandemic, which caused some significant impacts upon the day-to-day learning for our boys, as well as some negative impacts upon the health, employment and financial stability of our Crescent community. No family was immune from the pandemic.

Our Parent Annual Giving program continues to be the envy of the 90+ CAIS independent schools in terms of the percentage of Crescent parents who donate (almost 75% annually) as well as the total cash donations received (more than $1.2M). Thank you!

We also received more than $5.5 million in Major Gift pledges last year. These leadership level commitments, often pledged over a five-year period, enable the School to deliver upon the Boardapproved priorities of our Master Campus Plan and the Endowment in support of Student Financial Assistance. Master Campus Plan priorities including the new Field and Dome installed on Innes Field as well as the artificial turfing of the Formal Garden have been fully funded. The Crescent Endowment has grown to more than $21M toward our goal of $25M by 2026. The Endowment permits us the opportunity to enrol remarkable mission-fit boys from across the GTA to share their significant talents with their Crescent peers when their family financial circumstances would not normally permit them to attend the School. This helps us to deliver on our goal to have Crescent School be more reflective of the Toronto of today.

While this Annual Report summarizes the fundraising progress of the School in 2021/2022, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge some significant staffing changes in the Advancement Office of the School. Crescent welcomed its new Chief Advancement Officer, Jamie Lougheed ‘87, to the team in January 2023, and Kathryn Foster will return to Crescent in February following a year away to become Crescent’s new Director of Development. We bid sincere thanks and farewell to Jill Cannon, Director of Advancement, who will be moving to another Toronto CAIS school following almost 17 years of employment at Crescent. This will also be my final report as I will be retiring from Crescent and the world of work in February 2023 following almost 17 wonderful years here. It has truly been an honour and a privilege for Jill and for me to gain your friendship and trust and to serve the School over the past two decades. We wish Jamie, Kathryn, our Development Committee volunteers, and our generous Crescent community members all good things going forward. Thank you!

Sincerely,

John lynch P’16, ‘18 Executive Director, External Relations

AdvAncement teAm

Jill Cannon P’25, Director of Advancement

Anna Melnychuk, Advancement Services & Database Coordinator

Leslie Pringle, Alumni Relations Officer

Barb Shearer, Advancement & Campaign Officer mArketing And communicAtions teAm

Lynda Torneck, Director of Marketing and Communications

Kristin Foster, Marketing and Communications Specialist

Karenna Boychuck, Graphic Designer and Visual Documentarian enrolment And FinAnciAl Aid teAm

David Shaw, Director of Enrolment and Financial Aid

Hilary Riley, Assistant Director of Enrolment and Financial Aid

Beatrice Lee, Coordinator, Enrolment & Financial Aid

The 2021/2022 year was another success for our Crescent Alumni Executive, of which I had the privilege of chairing for the first time. The Alumni Executive is an outstanding group of committed alumni who volunteer their time to chair and assist in the running and implementation of our varied alumni events and programs. Without their service, we could not offer the programs that we do. Although some Covid restrictions kept us on Zoom, we were able to engage with many of our alumni in person.

Highlights of the 2021/2022 school year include:

• Celebrating and honouring our Alumni Recognition Program winners: j Alumni Excellence Award – Dr. Gabriel Leung ’90 j Young Alumni Excellence Award – Geoff Hewat ’10 j Community Leadership Award – Crescent Alumni Educators h Jeff Barton ’91, Ryan Bell ’98, Griffin Bush ’06, Clark Davis ’02 and Charlie Mills ’99

• Inducting three Alumni on to the Wall of Honour: j Jason “Chilly Gonzales” Beck ’89 – for his outstanding achievements as a musician and his contributions to the musical arts j Dr. Michael Warner ’96 – for his extraordinary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic j Jesse Wente ’92 – for his advocacy and activism for Indigenous rights and First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples

• Successfully hosting two Alumni Speaker Series over Zoom: j Dr. Michael Richert – In partnership with CCBE and the CPA: The Magic of Relationships in Boys Lives; How to Raise a Boy j Jesse Wente ’92 – in partnership with the Alumni Diversity Committee: Unreconciled: Family, Truth and Indigenous Resistance

• Hosting seven Career Spotlights on Zoom for our young alumni and Grade 11 and 12 students

• Resuming in person Alumni Branch Receptions j New York Branch Reception hosted by Mike Donnelly ’88 and David Grant P’14 j UK Branch Reception hosted by Stephen Wyprysky ’04 and David Grant P’14

• Hosting over 300 alumni at our first in-person on campus Alumni Reunion in three years in June 2022

• Continuing to support our newest alumni from the class of 2022 j Inviting Matt Wolfe ’08, Chair of the Mentoring Committee, to engage with the grad class at the Grade 12 Graduation retreat in May 2022

• Increasing engagement by 20% on the Crescent Alumni Network platform with 1,215 alumni on the platform using it to connect with one another

I want to take this opportunity to offer my thanks, on behalf of the Alumni Executive Committee, to the Advancement Office, for their great work and support throughout 2021/2022. In particular, I’d like to thank Jill Cannon and Leslie Pringle, who work tirelessly on our behalf. My first year as the Chair of the Alumni Executive has been exceptional and I look forward to the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Andrew norris ’03 Chair, Crescent Alumni Executive

A lu M ni E x E cutiv E c OMM itt EE 2021/2022

Andrew Norris ’03, Chair

Bruce Burgess ’57 (Dentonia Representative)

Clark Davis ’02 (Staff Liaison)

Tom Dobson ’98

Chris Hatsios ’12

Sean Hoff ’02

Aleem Janmohamed ‘96

Lincoln Mak ’10

Jeff McFarland ’10

Ryley Mehta ‘16

Farhad Shariff ’01

Myles Slocombe ’92 (Chair, Marketing & Communications Committee)

Matt Wolfe ’08

Michael Yan ’05

Secretary: Jill Cannon, P’25, Director of Advancement

Staff Support: Leslie Pringle, Alumni Relations Officer