DAVID TUT T Y JOY & INNOVATION FUND DONOR REPORT
December 2019
THANK YOU! For four years we have been encouraging our dreamers at Hillfield Strathallan College to take their big ideas to the stars and back. The results have been incredible! We continue to see our students, alongside faculty and staff, collaborate to create great opportunities for innovation and change. Every year, the committee and I marvel at the creativity and careful conceptualizing that go into each application. Reading through each proposal reinforces that we truly are a community where we are developing joyful and engaged students who are striving to live a life of purpose. I am proud to be the Head of College for HSC, and the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund reminds me that our students are the leaders of tomorrow. I personally want to extend my thanks to every donor who supports the David Tutty legacy. I also want to acknowledge and thank every applicant who keeps the memory of this great man present within our community every time they make a submission. Thank you for supporting the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund. Sincerely,
Marc Ayotte Head of College
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TUT TY FUND OVERVIEW As we enter the fourth year of our David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund, we are reminded how a legacy can have a lasting impact. The David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund was established in honour of David Tutty, a beloved member of the community and parent whom we lost in 2014. David Tutty’s family continues to champion his love of learning, and our community has been inspired by his legacy. You can witness this inspiration in the application history, in the students, faculty and staff who are engaged, and in our generous donors who see the positive impact this fund is having on Hillfield Strathallan College. The David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund annually invites all HSC students, faculty and staff to get creative and inspire themselves to be as innovative as possible with their applications. Since the fund’s inception, 49 projects have been approved and have come to life. More than $232,116 has been raised by our generous HSC community since 2015, and more than $31,539 was donated during the 2018–19 fiscal year. Once a year, The David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund committee meets to review the current applicants and each case for support. All decisions are based on applications that are aligned with HSC’s strategic plan and our core principles of “learning with joy and living with purpose” along with supporting materials and their budgets.
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Since the fund’s inception, 49 projects have been approved and have come to life.
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Congratulations on another successful year! During 2018–19, 14 applications were received and 11 were approved.
Congratulations on another successful year! During 2018–19, a total of 14 applications were received and 11 were approved. This year’s applicants were made up of seven faculty and six students. We are proud of this initiative. We see what it means to our HSC family, the positive impact it has on our community and how popular it has become for our students, faculty and staff. We are grateful to our donors who also recognize the impact the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund continues to have. As you can see, the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund continues to be far-reaching within our community and it provides our students, faculty and staff with the opportunity to dive into innovation, creativity and passion. We have highlighted some of the wonderful projects that are in progress within our College. Thank you for your generous support!
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$232,116
More than $232,116 has been raised by our generous HSC community since 2015, and more than $31,539 was donated in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
TUT TY FUND IMPACT The Impact of David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund to date: 2015 Campus Naturalization
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2015 Designwerx
$ 20,000
2015 Dyslexia Awareness
$ 1,000
2015 Field of Dreams
$ 2,500
2015 Garden & Potting Shed
$
2015 International Radio Network
$ 2,000
2015 Launch Pad
$ 10,000
2015 Marimba
$ 5,800
4,000
2,500
2015 Me to We Spirit to Issues Conference $ 3,000
2016 Young & Heaven
$
4,000
2017 Botany Alive – Montessori Club
$
3,408
2017 DeGroote & Page Sound System
$
4,992
2017 Finish Line Arch
$
3,842
2017 HSC Laser Cutter
$ 15,000
2017 Launch Pad Curator
$ 30,000
2017 Math Design Project
$ 2,500
2017 Smile with Every Heart Beat
$ 387
2017 Stitch by Stitch
$ 950
2017 Suits and Boots for
$
Outdoor Learning Space
2015 Outdoor Score Board
$
2015 Solar Panels
$ 10,000
2015 Wigwam Outdoor Classroom
$ 5,000
2016 Have a Heart, Give Girls a Start
$ 30
2016 HSC Drone
$ 2,000
2016 HSC Original Table Renovation
$ 150
2016 HSC Wood Shop Club
$ 2,500
in Early Education
2016 Hummingbird Attraction
$ 1,050
2018 GSA Rainbow Crosswalk
$
4,000
2016 Launch Pad Curator
$ 30,000
2018 Heaven-Young Quad
$
2,500
2016 Leave No Trace
$ 2,000
2016 Learning Beyond Imagination
$ 1,500
2016 Montessori Toddler Playground
$ 15,000
2016 Naturalization Maintenance
$ 650
2016 Orange T-Shirt Campaign
$ 500
2018 Tetherball Courts
$ 300
2016 Osmo Purchases
$ 3,000
2018 VR in the Classroom
$ 5,000
2016 Ping Pong Recreational Initiative
$ 3,196
2018 Willow Landing–Destination
$ 2,500
2016 Worm Chalet
$ 783
2,000
6,476
Kindergarten: Muddy Buddy
2017 World Issues Conference
$ 2,000
2018 A Flower Igloo for Biodiversity
$ 200
2018 Buddy Benches–Outdoors
$ 1,000
2018 Building Physical Literacy
$
21,760
Indigenous Gardens
2018 Living Wall
$ 2,000
2018 Natural Empathy
$ 3,197
2018 Outdoor Instructional
$
2,500
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MONTESSORI EDUCATION
NATURAL EMPATHY Demonstrating personalized authentic learning
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Rhys, a child who is highly connected to nature, spoke about a tree behind the Montessori that has exposed roots and compacted soil. He discussed how this is not good for the overall health of the tree and that we needed to help it. Rhys brought in two bags of dirt to put over the roots of the tree to help it over the winter. Rhys and his teacher discussed how else we could help our trees and how to help the students enjoy all that they give us, without damaging them. It was concluded that if there were a covering over the exposed roots and the soil, the tree would be safer. Rhys thought to build platforms under the tree, around the trunk. This would protect the roots from being dug up, stop the compacting of the soil and provide the children with a comfortable place to work, rest and learn without damaging the trees. At the time of application, Rhys had already begun to raise funds to support the initiative. At the Montessori Harvest Night, Rhys sold cookies that he made, at school and home, to support the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund and, he hoped, his project idea. He created posters to advertise what he was selling and posters to illustrate the vision for the platform. As a result, he raised $45 which has since been donated to the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund. Rhys also visited the Launch Pad where he created 3-D digital images of the platform. Prior to his application, he began another fundraising initiative with his school classmates. Rhys brought in parsley seeds, which, using the grow trolley from last year’s David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund, he grew and sold to parents in time for Christmas at the 2018 Montessori Christmas Tea. This initiative truly demonstrates personalized authentic learning. The project has helped Rhys follow his interest and learn to take a project further while connecting to his love of nature. The Natural Empathy project also connects to the concept of wellness. The platforms help the wellness of the trees and they help the students’ wellness by providing comfortable places to enjoy the shade and to work and relax.
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This year, our school, with the help of the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund, was able to build circular decks around three of the trees outside of our Montessori building. The decks under the trees not only protect the roots and allow the trees to grow, but they are also fun! We now have seats to sit and play on and we can also use them to enjoy our outside environment or eat a snack! They have sure brought a lot of joy to HSC students! RHYS PLENDERLEITH, M8
The platforms around the trees have been such a gift! Having a space to sit in the shade, off the wet grass, has been eagerly embraced by the children. It calls to them as a gathering place and area for relaxing. Lying down and staring into the branches through to the sky enables you to feel incredibly connected to nature and the tree. Protecting the root system and slowing the soil erosion provides a sense of relief and hope that we can keep the trees safe. We hope to have them for many years to come. We would like to have all of the trees with platforms! I even witnessed guests to our property visiting for a soccer tournament sitting with chairs under the trees for shade on a hot summer day. Everyone is appreciating their presence! ERICA FRASER, MONTESSORI FACULTY
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JUNIOR EDUCATION
GRADE 2 PLANT PROJECT An authentic application of science and math skills
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To learn about empathy, compassion and community, herbs were placed on students’ desks, but as time passed the plants started to die. This upset the class, so we set out to figure out why the plants died and what we needed to do to allow our herbs and plants to thrive indoors.
To begin to learn about plants and what they need to survive, we visited the Grade 3 classrooms. We learned a great deal about the parts of plants, and our plants stayed in their plant clinic to see if they would do better. We invited a plant expert in from the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), who taught us how to help our plants thrive. We wrote persuasive letters to ask for funds to purchase a light, pots, soil and a tool to measure pH, water and light for our plants. We changed the soil and started collecting data and measuring our plants. We found that they were improving. We realized that we needed to find a way to suspend the light we bought over the plants, so in the launch pad we designed light stands. With the help of an expert, we voted on the best design and built a life-sized model to suspend our light. We continued to monitor our plants after the light was installed and they continued to thrive! After such success in our classroom, we wanted to expand our project and continue to grow plants indoors. We learned about aquaponics and hydroponics with Mr. Hannah and wrote an application to the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund to install a living plant wall in the Junior School. The grant was approved and our final stage of this project will be planting a living wall. The final products are a plant stand to suspend a grow light above the plants and a living wall to be installed in the main hallway of the Junior School.
Project involved collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.
Students learned about measurement, data collection, structures, persuasive writing and science.
An expert from RBG showed students how to grow plants indoors and a grandfather taught us how to build a plant stand using power tools and safety equipment.
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MIDDLE AND EARLY EDUCATION
BUILDING PHYSICAL LITERACY Innovative, creative and sound physical learning opportunities
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The goal for Building Physical Literacy in Middle and Early Education is to continue to provide innovative, creative and pedagogically sound physical learning opportunities that foster the love of movement in students so that they may become lifelong competent and confident movers.
Over the past couple of years, Hillfield Strathallan College has initiated the Physical Literacy Framework to enhance the physical literacy of all students. One of the outcomes of this framework, especially in Middle and Early Education, is to continue to provide innovative, creative and pedagogically sound physical learning opportunities that foster the love of movement in students so that they may become lifelong competent and confident movers. These two reimagined spaces will provide students with the opportunity to experience learning in new and meaningful ways that move away from the traditional teachings of the past and provide opportunities to build the foundations of physical literacy in multiple environments. Whether students are dreaming of climbing Mount Everest or hopping over Rainforest lily pads, this project supports these creative movement opportunities while building a diverse movement repertoire that includes air and resurfaced ground. This diversity allows students to identify their strengths in different physical environments and be more self-directed when making choices about participating. Providing more choice and diversity allows for more participation, which increases students’ competence and confidence to try new activities as they transition from one grade to another. These two spaces foster a community approach to developing physical literacy, as all four schools will be able to access and share these spaces. We are excited to see the curricular and co-curricular opportunities students will engage in as programming continues to solidify and extend the physical literacy experience at HSC.
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SENIOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-WIDE EDUCATION
LGBTQ RAINBOW CROSSWALK A symbol of inclusivity, support and acceptance for all
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The Rainbow Crosswalk is a symbol of inclusivity, support and acceptance for all students, faculty, staff, families and visitors to HSC. It is a bold statement that represents the growing need for safe spaces in our school systems and beyond, and is one that is a clear statement that supports LGBTQ2S students, faculty and their families.
Rainbow crosswalks are more than symbols; they remind us to look in all directions. These crosswalks have become a symbol of the LGBTQ community and a way for towns and cities to show support and acceptance of the diverse people living in them. The HSC Rainbow Crosswalk allows HSC to join a global initiative that spreads love and inclusivity. In the past year, cities across Ontario have been adapting this movement into visible areas of their communities, and by doing so, HSC has become part of a movement to develop creative spaces in our schools and public spaces. The HSC Rainbow Crosswalk serves as a daily reminder that HSC is a safe space for all students. Being placed in a visible area, the crosswalk is seen by students and families on a regular basis. Knowing that you are arriving at a safe space every day means a positive start towards your emotional wellness. By joining the rainbow crosswalk movement, HSC has joined other high-profile members of our community in spreading positivity and inclusivity. This project was spearheaded by the 2018–19 Gay Straight Alliance, a service group of HSC students.
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS (since inception of the David Tutty Joy and Innovation Fund) Anonymous x8
Erick Feltham & Prof. Pippa Lock
Karrie L. Leach
Eva Riis-Culver
Gino Alborino & Zahra Valani
Filice Family
Michelle Lee
Amanda Rogers
Stephen & Deborah Altmann
Dave Foxcroft & Carolyn Foxcroft ’87
Laurie A. Lewis Zhohui Lyu & Hong Lyu
Brett F D Sampson Senior School Memorial Award
Sima & Mehran Anvari Paul B. Ashenhurst ’63 Ayotte Family Dr. Ed Barnard & Paula Barnard Brianne Barton ’03 & Bianca Barton ’03 Jack Barton & Willow Barton Mitch Bauer & Sara Bauer
Jean Fraser Stevan Gacesa ’92 & Dr. Sheila Singh ’90 Green Thumbs Growing Kids Sylvia Griffin Camila Gutierrez & Family B. Guyatt
Robert Bensen ’99 & Lyndsay Bensen ’99
Hadfield Family
Rosa & Alvi Beraldo
Andrew Hammond ’98 & Nora Nolan Hammond ’98
Anne Bermingham ’82 Nick & Stacy Bontis & Family Jeff Bradshaw ’74 Browview Realty Joan Campbell Taya Cicchetti Connelly Family Dan Corcoran & Susan Corcoran Greg Cote Sandro & Maria D’Ambrosi & Family Darcel Family Adrienne A. Davidson D’Hondt Family Dianne de Freitas Sam & Brenda DiLoreto Gabriele & Ersilia Dinardo David Di Paolo & Lori Di Paolo Doug French Inc. Rod Douglas ’62 Dr. Stephen Dyment & Dr. Heidi Kunze David & Penny Elton Myrna ’56 & Jim Evel ’55 Faggion Family
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Michael & Angela Hamilton
John Hannah Sheila Hannah Heagle Family Marnie Helmy Richard Henderson & Kerry Henderson Lisa M. Higgins Hill-Boutros Family Adrian Hoad-Reddick Danielle Hourigan ’82 HSC Parents’ Guild Frank Huck & Phyllis Braden-Huck J.J. Huffman-Krisza Interguild JFB-ESMN Holdings Corporation Jarrett Johnston & Sheriann Heath-Johnston Stanislaw Jonczyk Kain Family Claire, Tim, Jonathan & Emily Keeley
Aveda & Melissa Mancini Thomas Maradin & Suzanne Holick Lisa & Paul Masliwec Mayer Brown LLP Kaitlyn McLachlan & Mikkel Hansen Tammy & Jim McMillan James McRae & Andrea McRae Reg Meecham & Lisa Meecham Huadong Meng & Yi Qu Family Miceski Evan J. Miller ’21 Dr. April Moore Rashid Moosajee & Femida Moosajee Dr. Nigel Munce & Dr. Emily Ching Myelin & Associates Neibert Family Nemy Family Edoyemi Ogoh & Fidelia Ogoh Ortega Guarne Family Paikin Family Marnie & Larry Paikin James Parsons Amjad Parvez & Kausar Amjad Pearson Family Lou Petrash & Dr. Linda Ullman-Petrash Elizabeth Pillon PJKJ Law Professional Corporation Rhys J. Plenderleith Dr. Ramu Popuri & Dr. Preeti Popuri
Dr. Stephen Kelly & Dr. Lorna Kelly
Priest Family
La Cantina Ristorante
David Richardson
Yuk Wai Lai & Eunice Yip
Dr. Donald Richardson & Angela Richardson
Derwyn J. Sangster ’62 Adela D. Sepe Charlie Sherman ’03 & Alexandra Weaver ’02 Gwynneth and David Simpson ’73 Dr. Hanan Sokar-Todd & Charles Todd Iain Souter & Sherry Phillips Shailau Spivak Peter G. Steel ’75 Mike Summers & Sharon Summers Dr. David Szalay & Sandra DeTina Jacqueline Teggart Steve Tenai Daniel Testa & Yvonne Testa Thomas-Weir Family Geoff Tierney & Kris Tierney Timmer Family Nick Timms Doug Tutty & Lisa Tutty Judith Tutty Jacob VanHelder Ventresca Tutty Family Dora Ventresca * Nancy Wands Martin Ward-Doran & Catherine Minshull Murray ’66 & Barbara Weaver Kim Webster ’76 Welch Family Penny Coyne Welch ’39 * XiaoGeng Xia & Wei Gao Jianjun Xu & Ruying Kang Brenda Zwolak * Deceased
It is thanks to generations of generous donors that HSC is the strong academic institution that it is today. ZAHRA VALANI, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
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THANK YOU Thank you so much for your consideration of an impactful gift to our school. Of course, we are willing to discuss other project options that may be of special interest to you and your family. It is important to us that your gift is meaningful to you and we are delighted to assist you in facilitating this. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you again for your support.
For additional information, please contact: Zahra Valani, CFRE Director of Advancement & Communications 905-389-1367, ext. 162 zahra.valani@hsc.on.ca Rebecca Llewellyn Associate Director, Advancement 905-389-1367, ext. 107 rebecca.llewellyn@hsc.on.ca HSC Advancement and Communications Office Hillfield Strathallan College 299 Fennell Avenue West Hamilton, ON L9C 1G3 www.hsc.on.ca
Charitable registration number: BN 11895 7810 RR0001