PHILLIPS ACADEMY OUTREACH PROGRAM REPORT
2020 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS OUR MISSION Andover Bread Loaf (ABL) promotes literacy and educational revitalization through the lens of social justice in the most under-resourced communities and school systems around the world, particularly in U.S. urban areas and public schools.
WHO WE SERVE ABL collaborates with youth, adults, educators, and local activists to support grassroots, democratic social action movements that enable people to transform themselves, their communities, and their educational systems.
WHAT WE DO
After 33 years, one might think there would be little room for Andover Bread Loaf to evolve. Yet in 2019–2020, in response to the pandemic and racial justice protests, ABL grew in exciting new ways.
LEADERSHIP—Beginning in fall 2019, almost all of ABL’s K–12 programming was implemented entirely by youth writing leaders.
PANDEMIC RESPONSE—Within two weeks of the COVID-19 shutdown in March, ABL developed and began to run compelling virtual programming. Youth leadership of these programs immediately became a top priority.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING—ABL’s quick pivot was made possible in part by established year-round communication among network members. Youth and adults alike were relieved to discover the same cherished safe spaces online that they had come to expect in person.
BLACK LIVES MATTER—ABL’s response to the BLM movement and the ongoing crisis related to racism in this country reflects its long-term commitment to deconstructing oppression. A renewed
Through interactive programs that teach writing, creative
focus on self-care—also vital during the pandemic—was coupled with virtual group discussion and
self-expression, and the arts, ABL ignites a passion
writing workshops focused on identity and social justice.
for learning and empowers youth, educators, and civic organizers to create spaces for emancipatory education and community wellness both inside and outside of schools.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT—Yaneris Collado, ABL’s network coordinator, offered new professional development programs to youth leaders—much like the kind routinely attended by teachers. This enabled youth leaders to be prepared, confident, and effective in their virtual programming.
Visit andover.edu/abl to hear directly from our scholars about ABL and its impact on their lives.
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virtual summer programs
SLICE OF BREAD LOAF (grades 2–5) RISING LOAVES (grades 6–7) LAWRENCE STUDENT WRITERS WORKSHOP (grades 8–12) ABL LIBRARY WRITING AND ARTS CAMP (grades 6–12) ABL WRITING WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS
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ABL alumni (4 from Lawrence) were enrolled this past year in the Bread Loaf School of English master’s program on full fellowships
LOU BERNIERI Director
ABL’s programs this spring and summer directly addressed the traumas that the pandemic and racial conflict created for our youth and adults. Being virtual allowed
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us to involve more young people— normally, we don’t see them except during vacations. But going virtual, coupled with an increased focus on developing youth leaders, meant we’ve been able to increase the number of youth running
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ABL is active in countries: United States, Haiti, El Salvador, India, and Pakistan
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network partner locations worldwide
programs.” An English instructor, coach, and administrator at Phillips Academy since 1977, Bernieri founded Andover Bread Loaf in 1987 as a site of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network, established by Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. In 2016, Middlebury College recognized Bernieri’s work with an honorary doctorate in humane letters.
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active partner institutions in ABL’s Lawrence Collective
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educators participated in ABL’s virtual summer workshops
“ABL made me a better writer and also a better speaker. ABL supports people of
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color on their journey to self-love and selfacceptance, and that facilitates healthy
conversations outside the ABL platform. My
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REFLECTIONS
middle school didn’t have a lot of children of color, so hearing powerful voices from women of color has had a lasting impact on me.” Omosefe, a junior at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, is helping spearhead the ABL/NextGen
Lawrence native Jackie Schierembergg discovered ABL as a shy third-grader who just needed the right outlet—and some encouragement—to shine.
Masks Project. She’s also an advisory board member for Middlebury’s Next Generation Leadership Project.
“ABL allowed me to say what I wanted to without judgment. I was able to develop social skills, find my voice, and make lasting friendships,” says the 2019 UMass Lowell public health graduate. Schierembergg was
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recently named director of health initiatives for the ABL/NextGen Alliance, a role she says opens doors for
family is growing
her to teach youth in Lawrence and elsewhere the skills needed to develop health programs. “Health topics merged with literacy and activity is a strong combination that can motivate younger generations to make a change in their communities,” she says. Schierembergg is also helping coordinate the nascent Masks Project (see next page), a joint ABL/NextGen campaign that combines teaching the importance of wearing
and getting stronger thanks to our Writing
ISABEL PÉREZ-MARTÍN ABL Writing Leader
masks during the pandemic with writing together online. This summer, she was a virtual writing leader for Rising Loaves and was pleased to find that the participants were fully engaged. And she’s excited to report
Leader Program. We empower students and work together to create
a safe space for 4th- through 6th-grade public
that this year, for the first time, Rising Loaves will host workshops throughout the school year.
school students in Caimito, meeting every
“I’m able to give back to my community while combining my passions of writing and health care. ABL has
person meeting time, it brought us closer as a
yet again given me a platform to use my voice and influence younger ones the same way I was influenced.”
community. We meet more frequently and truly
Focused on developing youth as civic activists and social justice leaders, Middlebury College’s Next Generation Leadership Project—aka NextGen—is a national youth network of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network. Schierembergg is also a recovery specialist at Lowell’s Megan House Foundation, which assists young women in treatment for substance use disorder.
week. Though the pandemic limited our in-
explore ABL writing in depth.” Pérez-Martín is a senior at Commonwealth-Parkville School, an independent school in San Juan. She’s in her second year with ABL.
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care for our most vulnerable and traumatized students and teachers.”
THE MASKS PROJECT—ABL youth, as part of a joint ABL/NextGen campaign, are acting as social media health influencers,
We are grateful to our advisory board members and our many donors, whose generosity and partnership make the ABL program possible. Thank you!
creating a variety of health education tools
ABL ADVISORY BOARD
Foundations
in response to the pandemic. At the Boys &
Michael T. Cahill ’84 (Chair)
Edward S. & Winifred G. Moseley Foundation
Girls Club of Lawrence, they’re handing out
Susanna Rhodes Beckwith ’88, P’18, ’24
bags with masks, stickers, hand sanitizer, and
Sanjiv S. Desai ’89
written information about health protocols. They’re asking recipients to take pictures of themselves with signs saying “I wear my mask for X.” The photos will be shared on social media and sent to local news outlets and the mayor’s office. ABL youth are also planning a public service announcement for social media, as well as ongoing health workshops.
Merrimack Valley People for Peace
Jose A. Dobles ’98
Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English
Ricardo Dobles ’85
Rogers Family Foundation
Keith T. Flaherty, MD, ’89, P’23
Write to Change, Inc.
Elee E. Kraljii Gardiner ’88
Individuals
Cynthia L. Greene ’87 Tucker Levy ’88 John Henry Moulton ’88 Gabriela Poma ’88 Gregory D. Shufro ’87, P’22 Scobie D. Ward ’84 Timothy I. Watt ’89 Sturgis P. Woodberry ’84
Fred L. Adair Jr. ’69 & Catherine A. Steiner-Adair
Heidi H. Ashbaugh, MD, ’02 Harriet Bishop Bakken ’79 & Jon Petter Bakken P’12, ’14, ’16 Susanna Rhodes Beckwith ’88 & Curt Beckwith, MD, P’18, ’24
Samuel C. Butler Jr. ’72 & Susan Jett P’03, ’09 Geoffrey J. Caan ’88 & Elizabeth C. Caan
Matthew Bellico
Michael T. Cahill ’84 & Hilary W. Addington
James R. Bird Jr., PhD, ’67 & Anita MacMillen Bird
Peter M. Capra ’53 & Kathleen M. Capra
Theodore A. & Danielle M. Blaine P’14, ’22
Arnold A. Chacon & Alida Alvarado Chacon P’05, ’14
Tyler P. Bond ’10
Helen E. Chacon ’05
Mae Concemi Bradshaw ’62
Charmaine S. Chan ’89 & Hery Kosasih
Tenley E. Albright, MD & Gerald W. Blakeley Jr. P’88
Amara Moreau Briggs ’91 & Jason C. Briggs
Amy M. Alcorn & Michael I. Rosenfelt P’22
Robert A. Briggs ’82, P’11
Tony & Melinda Cheng P’23
Victoria S. Briggs ’11
Amelia Y. Cheng ’21
Christopher S. Amendano ’13
LaShawnda Brooks
Nicole & John Cherubini
Amy S. Appleton ’79 & William A. Sarraille
Bartlett M. Brush ’67
Min Ho Cho & Young Hee Doh P’19, ’23
Rhea J. Chandran ’19
Laura M. Fitzgerald Clark ’00 & Brian T. Clark, MD, ’00
Jeremy W.Y. Hall & Deborah Hobin Hall P’00, ’06
Daniel C. Murphy ’00 & Alison Vogel
Kathleen Cleary
Jonathan Ross Harrington ’00
Peter G. Myers ’01
Margaret W. Coffin ’03 & Nathan S. Kellogg ’05
Richard B. Harrington ’85
Jennifer M. Nelson, PhD, ’88 & Scott Onstott
Thomas Constable GP’19 Julie M. Crosson, MD, ’84 & Jack Cheng
Steven A. Harrington ’81 & Shirl A. Harrington
Samuel H. & Janet M. Nork P’16
John O. Heard ’64
Harper A. North ’16
Hannah J. Cole Heath ’98 & Tim Heath
Kevin J. O’Brien ’92
Grace E. Curley ’81, P’14, ’20
Patrick M. Holkins ’04 & Jonay Holkins
Constance Drayton Old ’80 & Jonathan Old
Sanjiv S. Desai ’89 & Wendy Levitz
Carly House
Jose A. Dobles ’98
William L. Hudson ’70
William P. O’Meara & Tara R. St. Amand P’22, ’24
Christopher J. Doherty ’74 & Sally Doherty P’10
Oriekose E. Idah ’11
Elizabeth B. Crowley ’94 & John D. McKinnon
Julia E. O’Hern ’01
Sachiko Ozawa ’99 & Samuel Kit Bunn Lai, PhD, ’00
Alexandra M. Donovan ’13
Wayne T. Jervis III ’87 & Heather Toogood Jervis P’22
James K. Dow Jr. P’88
Abigail C. Johnson ’71
Louise Parsons Parry ’90 & Brian Parry
Katherine S. Dow ’55, P’88
Jonathan M. Judson ’02
Beth & Timothy Parsons
O. Nicole Durrett ’17
Miles P. Kaufman ’19
Patricia H. & George H. Edmonds P’79, ’82
Colleen M. Kennedy ’01
Riley M. Edsall ’20
Carley L. Kukk ’19
Joseph W. England ’64
Polly G. LaBarre ’88
Kristin & Nicholas Faivre
Tucker Levy ’88 & Victoria M. Levy
Lauren Falco
Thomas P. Lockerby & Kathleen J. McCrickerd
Marjorie J. Kozloff ’14
Juan E. Segarra III ’68 Nicole K. Shadeed & Sean J. McCarthy Ashish Shetty ’00 Leila Jones Shields ’93 & Nicolas M. Shields Matthew D. Shine ’86 & Lily E. Shine Gregory D. Shufro ’87 & Jen Shufro P’22 Abby J. Shuman, PsyD, ’84 & Dean Eaton Ellen R. Smith ’53 James W. Smithwick ’99 R. Jordan Smyth Jr. ’84 & Shelagh Meehan Smyth
Jonathan C. Peirce ’63
Sylvia L. Thayer ’54 & J. Philip Zaeder P’79, ’83, GP’17, ’18
William & Nancy Penney GP’21 Tessa T. Peterson ’15
James W. Reidy ’86 & Shantelle Reidy P’21
Michael S. MacDougal ’86 & Janice L. MacDougal
Edward A. Rice ’58 & Mary Dondero Rice
Wanda Y. Mann ’90
Brooks C. Robinson ’22
Ann & Richard B. Friedman
William H. & Amanda Marinell
Claudia W. Fiore Rocha ’92
Ignacio Garcia & Rosie B. Garcia P’21
Anne & Scott A. Marino P’19
Suthima M. Rojvirasingh ’20
Carolina E. Marion ’08
Sofia A. Garcia ’21
Samantha F. Marrus ’12
Wilfred J. Romero & Elizabeth Nelson P’12
Elee Kraljii Gardiner ‘88 & Robert Kraljii
Michael W. Morris Jr. ’86 & Kristen A. Morris P’21
Betty C. Gaskins P’90
John Henry Moulton ’88 & Marion F. Moulton
Cynthia L. Greene ’87 & David Jegen
Elisabeth Munro
David L. Ross ’70 Norman H. Rothschild ’86 & Cheng-Mei Liu P’10, ’20 Liu Rothschild ’20 Wendy Bolton Rowland ’60 & Daniel B. Rowland ’58 Jose F. Saenz ’95 & Steffi Saenz
James F. Ventre ’79 & Kristen Reidy Ventre Christopher J. Wade ’08 & Megumi Ishizuka ’08 Nathaniel L. Waters ’95 Juma O. Waugh ’98
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A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH A PUBLIC PURPOSE Phillips Academy’s four educational outreach programs—Andover Bread Loaf, the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers, (MS)2, and PALS—have long
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served as resources for students and teachers locally,
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nationally, and worldwide.
Cindy L. & Gary S. Winemaster P’23 William D. Winemaster III ’23 Sturgis P. Woodberry ’84 & Carolyn Woodberry Torrance B. York ’84 & Gregory T. Walters Anna J. Zimmer ’17
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andover.edu/abl
educational outreach, at 978-749-4523 or
Kalle D.A. Thompson ’99
Edward R. Lovett ’89 & Erin E. Lovett
Richard B. Gorham ’86
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in the city of Lawrence—and far beyond.
Gillian L. Pearlson & Jonathan Z. Pearlson P’21, ’23
Andrew S. Tonelli ’02
Martha Abbruzzese Genieser ’87 & W. Robert Genieser
of youth, educators, and community members
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Miriam Ganem Reeder ’57, P’85, ’88
Joshua C. Frechette ’90 & Trixie Sabundayo
and enhance its transformative work on behalf
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Angela S. Lorenz ’83 & Giovanni Figliomeni P’14
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years. Your generosity enables ABL to sustain
To learn more about supporting ABL, please
Tenley E. Raj ’02 & Vivek Raj
Keith T. Flaherty, MD, ’89 & Mira Kautzky, MD, P’23
powered Andover Bread Loaf for more than 30
Josef J. Tatelbaum ’78 & Grace Wang
Mark P. Timken ’87 & Heather L. Timken
William Faulkner ’09
The support of alumni, parents, and friends has
Cynthia I. Sorensen ’63
Gabriela Poma ’88
Patrick J. & Karen J. Farrell P’08
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE