Impact Report
SAS FOUNDATION
S A S O f f i c e o f A d v a n c e m e n t • 4 0 W o o d l a n d s S t r e e t 4 1 S i n g a p o r e • + 6 5 6 3 6 0 6 3 3 4 • s a s f o u n d a t i o n @ s a s . e d u . s g • s a s . e d u . s g / g i v i n g
4.4%
2.6% STEM
Social-emotional learning
Thank you
5.5% Professional
Academic and experiential learning
development
for making a gift to Singapore American School. You have made a difference.
The SAS Foundation is grateful to our donor community who contributed more than S$3.5 million in gifts between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, to support programs and projects in the 2018-19 school year. As you will read in this report, philanthropy funds day-to-day “extras” as well as strategic, big-picture opportunities. Because of this, philanthropy is vitally important to SAS and allows us to strengthen our position as a world leader in international education. Thank you, again, for your generosity.
28.5%
9.2% Innovative
programs and practices
3.1% DSLOs 1.9% Community
The Impact of Your Giving
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
7.4% Activities and clubs
1.7% Awards and
scholarships
service
38.1% Flexible learning
environments and other capital projects
Support Services Singapore American School provides targeted support so that all of our students can learn at high levels. This level of support comes at a cost, and the support of the donor community allows us to provide the resources necessary to continue to serve students with a wide variety of abilities at SAS. Last year, funding from the SAS Foundation allowed SAS to provide additional targeted curricular resources and support to teachers across all divisions, including support for intensive, small-group, supplementary leveled literacy intervention for students who find reading and writing difficult; an adaptive learning platform for math; books and resources on assessment benchmarks; as well as furnishing new learning support classrooms. Additionally, teachers were resourced to attend relevant conferences, workshops, and trainings in math instruction and literacy interventions.
Professional Development The SAS community champions the power of learning to bring about positive change: the generous support of our donors enables us to extend the transformational benefits of education to our staff. SAS supports our exceptional faculty in their pursuit of excellence by funding their professional development. Last year, giving provided many opportunities. Over 100 instructional assistants participated in three workshops on communication and collaboration, inspiring more effective interactions with their colleagues and students. Foundation funding also addressed the professional development needs of teachers across departments and divisions, including training for teachers in mathematics, dance, Catalyst, advisory, music, learning support, and Advanced Topics as well as providing access to website subscriptions and other professional resources and materials.
Social-Emotional Learning Students learn best when they feel known, cared for, and connected to their school. Last year, gifts to the foundation helped support programs that ensure every student experiences extraordinary care at SAS. Giving funded social-emotional learning opportunities across all divisions: supporting social-emotional training through Rutgers University for nine staff; funding elementary school recreation specialist Byron Aguilar Rodriguez, who worked with students at break time, encouraging participation, movement, and collaboration through play; fostering camaraderie and belonging in the middle school through fun additions including house bandanas, the “Ninja Warrior” obstacle course during field day, and competitions during homebase; and in the high school, continuing to fund advisory, “how to” presentations to parents, and the creation of new events such as UN Day and spirit activities for departing students.
Innovative programs and practices Giving helps support our students as they follow their passions and develop useful and novel ideas. In our makerspaces, philanthropy supported a variety of student-directed maker projects, purchases of emerging technologies, maintenance of existing equipment, and additional tools and supplies for innovative learning. In the high school, makerspace technology upgrades included a precision circular saw bench, an augmented reality platform, and a mobile recording studio. The middle school makerspace received a new, userfriendly laser cutter and 3D printer. Philanthropy also supported us in purchasing materials and resources for all divisions, such as cardboard, cutting equipment, paper, toner and other printing supplies, instructional fees for online tuition, and competition expenses. Gifts also allowed us to service our existing range of 3D printers across divisions.