IMPACT of GIVING
2017 - 2018
St Catherine’s, Bramley
Welcome to The Impact of Giving Report Together with my fellow Governors, I am deeply committed to the advancement of St Catherine’s and your daughter’s fulfilment of her potential. We are charged with a great responsibility in securing and stewarding philanthropic support across the generations to ensure St Catherine’s remains at the forefront of education. Private philanthropy provided the resources to establish St Catherine’s in 1885 and continues to make a significant difference to the School, contributing to the creation of the Chapel, the Centenary Building, the John Palmer Centre and the wonderful Anniversary Halls. Governors, parents, alumnae, staff, girls and friends of St Catherine’s have made their mark and contributed to making St Catherine’s the unique School of which we are all very proud. Between 2008 and 2012 £2.1m in gifts to the Anniversary Halls have enriched the girls’ drama, music and sports performance immeasurably and have provided a best-of-breed, multidisciplinary educational facility. In 2017 we launched our vision to Create the Future at St Catherine’s and our ambitious fundraising campaign aims to raise £3m in support of further development. Girls are already enjoying lessons in the newly equipped Prep School Wonder Lab opened by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE in 2018. A spirit of enquiry, investigation and experimentation will be encouraged in The CATalyst – a new science, maths and digital learning space in the heart of the Senior School. Our girls already live and work in a global, complex and highly technological world and this project will be key to preparing them for success in their chosen careers. Critically important too are imagination, creative thinking and problem-solving and these will be nurtured in the Art & MakerSpace – an extension to the John Palmer Centre. We are committed to preparing our pupils for the future and in the summer building of The 6, a new modern boarding accommodation and a vibrant social space for the whole sixth form where the girls will develop their independence in preparation for life after school, will begin. I am proud of the progress we have made and the difference we are making collectively on all fronts. Your generosity, with gifts totalling £1.1m to date, together with the School’s carefully managed finances and loans, will enable us to invest £23.5m in St Catherine’s School between 2018 and 2022. I wish to offer my sincere thanks to all those who have donated. I have every confidence that we can reach our fundraising goal. Your collective generosity, including that provided by our very active prep and senior school PTAs, continues to transform the School and demonstrates your belief in our pupils and the achievements of St Catherine’s. You are making a real difference to the educational opportunities of St Catherine’s girls today and in generations to come. Thank you.
Albert Alonzo Parent of alumnae of 2004 & 2006 Chair, Development Committee
Development Committee Governors Albert Alonzo Former Parent John Blauth Former Parent Karen Farrell Former Parent Peter Martin Former Parent and Chairman of the Board of Governors Dr Janet McGowan Alumna (1970) Jonathan Tippett Chair of Finance Committee Denis Ulyet Chair of the Estates and Buildings Committee
‘ Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’ William Butler Yeats
From the Director of Development Your support is enabling the realisation of a bold vision. Welcome to our first Impact of Giving Report. The St Catherine’s School community has achieved so much through philanthropy and it is my pleasure to report to you our key achievements over the past year. A culture of parental support over the decades has enabled St Catherine’s School to offer pupils the chance to succeed and flourish. Whilst parents can of course expect fees to provide an excellent standard of education, your generous gifts to the School allow us to invest in the School’s facilities and the girls’ educational opportunities. We have held a range of engagement events and information sessions – at Speech Day, Open Mornings, Grandparents Day and on Foundation Day. We have invited parents and alumnae to events, drop-in sessions and individual briefings to learn more about Development, our Campaigns and the positive impact they will have on the education of our girls. We’ve celebrated the opening of the Prep School Wonderlab and taken parents and girls on a Virtual Reality tour of The 6 on Speech Day. This was enjoyed by many as they desperately tried to maintain their balance with headsets on as they explored the huge Common Room, visited bedrooms and discovered the upper floor snugs! A walk-through film is now available on the website, as is a wealth of information about the Create the Future vision. We invite the community to get in touch at any time and would be delighted to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you for your splendid support – we know and appreciate that families and alumnae have different capacities to contribute and are thrilled that so many have chosen to invest in the power of education and specifically a St Catherine’s education. Many families commented that their giving was in response to the nurturing and empowering spirit of St Catherine’s and how it has made, or is making, a positive impact on the education and personal development of their daughters. Our alumnae often refer to the wonderful start in life that St Catherine’s gave them and the self-confidence and social conscience that the School instilled in their character. A gift to St Catherine’s changes lives and its impact continues for many decades.
Pippa Carte Development Director
In Support of Giving “I would never have got to Liverpool University without St Catherine’s. My potential was drawn out and I was encouraged to believe in myself.” Andrea, Class of 2012, now studying Medicine. “Ever since I used my first Bunsen burner in the Prep School I have been excited by science. As I start my BSc in Biomedical Sciences I am thinking of all those girls who will be inspired by being able to learn in The CATalyst – a space dedicated to science. I’m sure the combination of their energy together with specialist resources will send many more women out into the world of science. I can’t wait to visit.” Alice, Year of 2017, Biomedical Sciences Student, Exeter University “My daughter is a boarder. She has made impressive improvements, from academic to personal development since she came to St Catherine’s in 2013. In these, I see the great efforts of the School. As an overseas parent, I choose the more practical means of adding to these efforts – a recurring donation though humble, to St Catherine’s.” Mr W, Parent “I support the Bursary Fund, so that St Catherine’s can help more girls have an outstanding educational experience.” Mr S, Parent “I feel St Catherine’s is part of my DNA. I’m pleased to be able to give back. I know other young women will benefit too from my incredible School. It’s been great reconnecting with old friends and teachers through the Association and feeling part of School once again.” Mrs B, Alumna Year of 1974
‘ An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.’ Benjamin Franklin
Create the Future Your commitment to the Create The Future Campaign has already been remarkable. At the time of writing Governors, staff, parents, alumnae and friends have contributed over £1.1m to the campaign. Some have chosen to mark their contribution by sponsoring and naming specific rooms, a science laboratory or a bedroom in The 6. Others have decided to remain anonymous either indefinitely or until their daughters have reached the end of their school career. Others have given in memory of a relative or friend. Thanks to a gift from a St Catherine’s family, the Prep School now has a wellequipped, bright and inspiring Wonder Lab which, having been opened by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, is proving hugely popular with girls and staff alike. Thank you for your support.
Create the Future
£601, 098
The 6
£224,908
The CATalyst
£237,375
Art & MakerSpace
£37,500
When you pay for your daughter’s education, each payment of fees gives her access to inspirational teaching and the amazing facilities of St Catherine’s School for a defined period of time. Each and every day of that period our daughters benefit from the long history of benefactors that stretch from the school’s founders through to those parents who invested in the Centenary Building, and more recently in the Anniversary Halls. Those benefactors did more than just pass through the school, ‘renting’ the facilities for a short period of time – they invested - and in the process became more committed, engaged and aligned with the ethos and history of the institution. They became more like ‘owner’s’ by helping to build up the assets of the school. It’s fine to just pass through the school, but if you have the ability to do more than that, then I think it could be argued that there is a moral obligation to do so, to follow others in continuing to contribute to the pool of assets that makes St Catherine’s so special. A St Catherine’s parent and donor to the Create the Future Campaign
Annual Fund Gifts to The Annual Fund allow us to enhance the educational experience for all girls. Your support enriches the teaching at St Catherine’s through the addition of exceptional educational equipment and improvements to the learning environment. Your support in 2017 - 18 has made this possible: nA dding data loggers to classrooms for use in Physics experiments nF unding an Artist In Residence for a term to inspire creativity and produce an inclusive art installation involving staff, girls and alumnae nR enewing licenses for digital learning language software nH elping Prep School girls learn about lifecycles by watching ducklings hatch nA llowing girls to explore human anatomy by using new Virtuali Tees in the Wonderlab nF acilitating storytelling and supported the development of emotional intelligence through the Mrs Wordsmith programme nC reating the ‘Brain Box’, a large shed full of maths games and equipment
Bursary Fund We remain committed to widening access at St Catherine’s. Our Bursary programme remains a priority alongside the capital investment planned. We are most grateful to those who choose to give bright girls with ability and potential the opportunity of a St Catherine’s education. Not only have you changed a girl’s life chances, but you have also helped create a more diverse and richer School community.
Gifts from Wills We have received £25,000 in legacy gifts this year. We remain indebted to the generous contributions of alumnae, staff and friends who choose to give in this way to secure the School’s future. We’ve been delighted to plant trees in the School grounds acknowledging their gifts.
Girls shining bright thanks to Bursary support “ St Catherine’s gave me everything I have now. It taught me how to learn and how to think. My potential was drawn out and I was encouraged to believe in myself.” Andrea, Year of 2012, Now studying Medicine at Liverpool University
The Gift of Education If you were at St Catherine’s or you daughter is currently enjoying the school, you can give another girl the chance to: nb e inspired by exceptional teachers n fi nd and develop her own interests nb elieve in her own ability n f ulfil her potential.
“ St Catherine’s has helped me build on my potential and opened my eyes to future opportunities. It has provided an incredible stepping-stone for me.” Mari-Liis, Year of 2015, Now studying English Literature at Durham University
Giving an education to a girl with real potential but without financial means: nc hanges her life and her life chances nc reates a more diverse School community nc ontributes to the long-term social mobility of a family nc hanges the world as educated women take their place in society.
Help us Create the Future We need to raise £3m from the School community. Your philanthropic generosity, in addition to reserves income and loan finance, will enable us to Create the Future for St Catherine’s girls today and tomorrow. The faster we raise the money, the quicker the dream becomes reality.
The CATalyst will replace the current 1960s West Block building where science, maths and home economics are currently taught. Sciences, maths and digital learning will find a new home in the heart of the school and collaborative working and debate will flourish in shared lab spaces. It is our vision that The CATalyst will have an impact beyond school too as we work with local partner schools to support science teaching at Prep and Senior level. We are planning a Community Lab, STEM Residentials and Science Camps while looking to collaborate with businesses in the Surrey Research Park and University of Surrey on these programmes. The Art and MakerSpace will combine Art, Photography, DT, Ceramics, Textiles and History of Art in a single enhanced and enlarged space. This will enable us to adapt the muchloved John Palmer Centre to create new rooms for teaching and creative exploration as well as a versatile new gallery space. Textiles will join the other Creative Arts in new bright studios. We will extend the photographic studio, incorporating Apple Mac and IT tools for digital design, and provide a dedicated modern studio for Sixth Form students.
We have launched The 6 Campaign to create a vibrant boarding house and a social space where all Sixth Form girls can relax. We will replace our outdated boarding accommodation in The Barbara Platt building with a bright new space made up of generous boarding rooms, modern bathroom facilities and a spacious common room for The 6 community. The 6 will bring together day girls and boarders and be a complementary space to the Speech Hall Library which the girls enjoy for their quiet, academic study.
The future begins here
Providing an inspirational space to meet the aspirations of our bright girls to become the coders, engineers and geneticists of the future, The CATalyst will be dedicated to science, technology, maths, digital learning and independent research.
Summary of your generosity
SOURCE OF GIFTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY
2%
15%
Trusts
7%
Prep School Parents
Governors/ Staff and Friends
39%
Senior School Parents
23%
Alumnae
6%
Past Parents
8%
Prep and Senior School Parents
VALUE OF GIFTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY
4%
Governors/Staff and Friends
Alumnae
1%
Trusts
Prep School Parents
34%
0.5%
Senior School Parents
Past Parents
£337,500
52.5%
Prep and Senior School Parents
5%
Summary of your generosity
3%
As we share with you this, our first Impact Report, we would like to thank all donors who have supported our campaigns over the past four years.
Donor Roll
Donors 2017-18 Create the Future Mr and Mrs Beabey The Carte Farthing Family The Chan Family Alison Graham The Harlow Family Brigadier Matthew Lowe - Governor The Martin Family The Pink Family The Wong Family The Waller Family Mr and Mrs P Yung and 6 anonymous donors
Mr and Mrs Mallin-Jones In Memory of Dr V J Cowie and 4 anonymous donors The Art & MakerSpace Karen, Helena and Isabella Farrell The Panter Family
The 6 Ms Naomi Bartholomew Mrs Alice Phillips Mr and Mrs Appleton Mrs Fiona Haywood The Hobday Family The Oyeleye Family Veronica Povey Simon Roberts Mr P Wong and Ms L Chen Ms Deannie Yew and 3 anonymous donors
The Bursary Fund Mr and Mrs Bache Ms Naomi Bartholomew Mr and Mrs S Cater Mrs Elizabeth Chalwin Mrs M Courage Mrs Penny Crouch Mr B Epshtein and Mrs T Epshteyn Mrs Rita Farrer Mrs D Gauvain Mr and Mrs Tracy Glenn Mr J Hayward Ms S Knights QC Mr and Mrs R MacGregor Miss V Povey Mrs A Pymble Mrs Christine Silver Mr J Tippett Mrs Gillian Wood Ms Deannie Yew and an anonymous donor
The Catalyst The Ballard Family Dr D M F Brown Dr and Mrs Michael Jordan
The Annual Fund Ms Pippa Carte Mrs A Crowe Mr J Martin
Mrs Ula Oakley Mrs E Parkman Mrs Alice Phillips R J Pierce Mrs R Raymond Mr and Mrs Tauwhere The Hardship Fund K Marthaler An anonymous donor Our thanks to the Prep and Senior School PTA The PTA are generous in their philanthropy on the part of the whole School community. Funds raised at social activities are reinvested in the School. In 2017-18, the Prep PTA kindly contributed to the Hardship Fund and the Senior School PTA generously gave to the Honours Boards acknowledging leavers degree results and to the Digital Archives. In addition to these contributions specifically to Development activities, the PTA have made other valuable contributions to School life.
The Chapel Fund of 2015- 16
Mr Raymond Noel Dunn Barbara Edwards Madeleine Edwards Megan, Sian and Mimi Edwards Rosie Evans The Eve Family The Fleming Family Mrs Wendy Faulkner (née Henshaw) Geoff and Katriona Field Fran Flammiger The Fooks Family Mrs Frankie Gane Mr and Mrs James Garthwaite Frances Garvey The George Family Avril Gilbert (née Kitson) Mrs Jennifer Gillies Alicia Glenn Francesca Glenn Frances Goff Philippa Goff The Goodchild Family Jenny Grayson Linda, Rebecca and Victoria Green Mrs Miranda Greenway Rosemary Gunther Sue Hall Mrs Jane Hampshire (née Griffith) Anthony Harris Susan Harvey Hart Dr and Mrs Rob Hawtin Miss Helena Hayward The Haywood Family
Donor Roll
In Memory of Mrs Kerry AgarHynd, the LIII families of 2016 Vic Alexander Mrs Gillian Allen Anne Angus Helen Auty - In Memory of Jane Hornsby (née Davis) Caragh and Lucia Bennet Carol Ayton Revd Frances Bach Mr and Mrs Bagley Miss Bartholomew Mr and Mrs Bateman Beth Bathurst Audrey Bayliss Marjory Bayliss Mrs Patricia Bento Miss Philippa Berry Simone Berry Annabelle Blake Miss J C M Bolton Mr and Mrs Boyes Deborah Bowen Bramley Village Fete Association 2015 Mrs Jenny Bristow (née Newman) Mr David Brown Nan Brown In Memory of Reverend John Bryn-Thomas (Eucharistic Chaplain, 2011-2012) Heather Bryn-Thomas Mrs Louise Buckley
Mrs Jill Buist (née Wylie) The Burne Family Angelique Burns Davina Byrne Mrs Carla Camp – In Memory of Miss Plint (Staff 1920-1948) Mr Murray Campbell Pippa Carte The Carte Family The Cassar Family The Cater Family Liz Chalwin N J Chatfield (1965 ES-U Scholar) Kay Chaventré Rosemary and Richard Christophers In Memory of Sarah Clayton Jill Cochrane Judy Corben Netty Creswell The Crouch Family Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chan Mr and Mrs Corrie Gill David Jacki Deakin The DeVilliers Family Gill Denyer Mr and Mrs Dibsdall Mrs Gill Dockray Victoria Douglas Annabel Drazin In Memory of Mr L Drew (Head of Chemistry 1989-99) Mr Drummond In Memory of
Donor Roll
Graham Healy The Hermitage Family Anna Hetherington The Horan Family
Kate McDowell Izzy McLean Revd Benji McNair Scott The McMonigall Family
Susan Shorthose Christine Silver Anne Simpson Ros Smallwood
Mrs denise Househam The Hudson Family The Hume Family Dr Anne Hunter Patricia James Mrs Clare Jarrett Peter Johnson – In Memory of Janet Johnson Liberty and Saskia Jones Dr and Mrs Jordan Anne, Peter, Naomi and Lydia Joshua Hazel Kelly Sam Kelly Sheila Kelsall Jane Kemball Michelle Kruger (née wheeler) Camilla Lamont Anne Lee Ruth Lee Elizabeth Wyand and Marianne Leung (néeYang) Karen Leung Mrs J Lever Helen Liu and Regina Liu Jean Long Jill Lye Miss C. Massey Beth Macculloch Jane Macgillivray Mrs Tessa Manktelow Janet March Deborah Markham Megan Martin Mrs Ann Maughan
Kirsty Meredith Grace Miller The Moore Family Imogen Morgan and Family Lady Marion Morris Lorinda Munro-Faure Mrs Aggie Murch Mrs Josephine Ng Mrs A Nikitina Mrs Janet Nixon Mr and Mrs J Nixon The Normand Family Emily Nott Mrs Ula Oakley The Panter Family Mrs Margaret Parry (née Umpleby) Robert Patterson Mrs Alice Phillips The Pilkington Family Deirdre Poldervaart (née Harris) Mrs Lowri Potts Mrs Beryl Rawkins The Reina Family Morgan Roberts Dr G Robson Caroline Rose Mrs Rowe Isabelle Russell and Mrs Jane Russell Hettie Sainsbury Frances Scott Mr and Mrs Richard Seaborne Jane Shenfield Mr and Mrs A Short
Eva Smith Tyrone Smith Miss G Soper Olivia Stalley Judith Standley Dr and Mrs Stapleton Mrs Felicity Steele Mrs Andrew Steward Mrs Diane Stewart Anne Stortt Lucy, Annabel and Emma Strong The Stunt Family Caroline and Helen Steel Gemma and Katie Taylor Mrs Fiona Thomas The Tiernan Family Mrs Peta Tracey The Turner Family The Vega Family Verity Vinen and Family Anderley Wade The Wakefield Family The Walsh Family Izzy and Catherine Weber Rosemary Webster Miss Wenxin-Ju Toppy Wharton Alastair and Amanda White Alexandra White Grace Whitmarsh Mr and Mrs Rob Wilkinson Dr Elizabeth Wilson Ms Sarah Wilson The Wong Family Vincy Wong
Mrs Annabell Campbell Ms P Carte Mr and Mrs S Cater Mrs Elizabeth Chalwin
Mrs J Petherick Mrs D Poldervaart-Harris Mr and Mrs Price Mrs Alice Phillips
Mr Ian Young Mr and Mrs P Yung
Mr and Mrs K Chan Mr C Chow and Ms E Choi Mr and Mrs Chow Mrs J Cochrane Ms R Coleman Mrs Elizabeth Cook Mr and Mrs Courage Mrs A Crowe Mr and Mrs P Derby Mr and Mrs N Doran Mr B Epshtein and Mrs T Epshteyn Mrs Rita Farrer Mr P Flint Mrs D Gauvain Mr J Graci Mrs C Grant Mr and Mrs P Glenn Ms Sandra Godden Mr and Mrs J Good Mrs V Gough Mrs Catherine Keen Mr A Hawkins Mr J Hayward Mr A Hudson Mrs P Houston Mr C Huxtable Mr and Mrs Large Mrs Anne Lee Mr and Mrs R MacGregor Mr J Martin Mrs Caroline Mason Dr and Mrs C Oh Mr and Mrs C Okoli Mr and Mrs Pak Mrs E Parkman
Mr and Mrs R Price Mrs A Pymble Mrs R Raymond Mrs Katharine Reynolds Mrs Diana Richards Mr P Riddy Mr N Sherlock and Baroness Parminter Mrs L Sargeant Mrs Christine Silver Mrs Felicity Steele Mr and Mrs Tauwhere Mrs Fiona Thomas Mr J Tippett Mr D Vanstone Mr P Wong and Ms L Chen Ms Deannie Yew Mrs Jill Buist Mrs Elizabeth Wright And 26 anonymous donors
We are also grateful for the following support The Bramley Bikers Hazelhurst Trust The ON Organ Fund The Pilgrim Trust The Prep School PTA The Senior School PTA The Surrey Churches Preservation Trust The Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Midleton House Communion Merriman House Communion Musgrave House Donation Stoner House Communion Bramley Parochial Church Council Memories Antiques, Bramley and our 21 anonymous donors
We would like to thank our 2016-17 generous donors for their support Mr and Dr R S Atkins Mr and Mrs Bache Mrs Hazel Barnby Mr and Mrs Bagley Ms Naomi Bartholomew Mr and Mrs S Brooks Dr Helen Bowcock Mrs Wendy Buer Mrs Carla Camp
Please note: We take every care to ensure that donor’s titles and names are reported correctly and that all donors have been appropriately acknowledged, either by name or anonymously if they so wish. Should you note any errors or omissions please accept our sincere apology. Your gift is most certainly appreciated and gratefully received. Please do get in touch to advise us of any concerns so we can correct our records accordingly.
Donor Roll
Mrs Susan Wood (nĂŠe Berry) Mrs Lesley Wormald Gill Wright Nicola Wynne
St Catherine’s, Bramley
Get in touch Pippa Carte, Development Director 00 (44) 1483 899754 pippa.carte@stcatherines.info www.stcatherines.info St. Catherine’s School, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF Reg. Charity No: 1070858 A Company Limited by Guarantee Reg. No: 3596520 DfES No: 936/6004