TASIS Dorado Report on Progress & Philanthropy 2022-2023

STATE OF THE SCHOOL REPORT ON PROGRESS AND PHILANTHROPY 2022 2023

JULY 2022 TO JUNE 2023

I want to express my deep gratitude to each of you for your unwavering commitment, invaluable contributions of time and resources, and steadfast support that have significantly enriched our institution. Your active participation and philanthropic initiatives have led to remarkable milestones this year. I am delighted to announce that, thanks to two historic gifts, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) construction is nearing completion and will be ready for students this fall alongside the Wellness & Athletic Center (WAC). With their innovative programming, these cutting-edge buildings stand as a testament to our shared vision for academic excellence and holistic development.

The CITL, fostering a culture of inquiry, experimentation, and collaboration, will propel our talented students and faculty toward forward-thinking educational practices. This transformative center will enhance faculty expertise through comprehensive professional development, reflective teaching practices, and the advancement of pedagogical approaches.

Simultaneously, the Wellness & Athletic Center will allow our students to develop leadership skills while promoting discipline, teamwork, resilience, sportsmanship, and humility. Moreover, it will serve as a vibrant community gathering space, inviting all members to embrace a healthy lifestyle focused on social interactions, nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being.

As we reflect on the extraordinary achievements of the past year, we recognize the power of our collective efforts and the enduring impact we have on the lives of our students. Your ongoing support ensures that TASIS Dorado remains a challenging yet nurturing environment, fostering our students’ physical, intellectual, and emotional growth.

Looking ahead, we are excited to engage the broader community in our continued efforts. We invite your support in achieving our strategic objectives, which include a deep commitment to providing highly competitive compensation for our faculty and staff, expanding financial aid for faculty and families in need, and extending our efforts to offer need-based scholarships to high-achieving applicants from surrounding communities.

Thank you for investing in the growth and development of TASIS Dorado. Your contributions have a tangible and lasting impact on the lives of our students and the overall learning environment. We remain steadfast in nurturing their academic and personal wellbeing and eagerly anticipate future opportunities in the coming year.

With gratitude,

Deborah K. Monroe Head of School

OUR MISSION

TASIS Dorado challenges and nurtures students to pursue academic and personal excellence so that they become engaged global citizens and innovative, selfless leaders.

OUR VISION

TASIS Dorado aspires to be a world-class school that transforms students’ lives through love of learning, beauty, truth, goodness and wisdom.

OUR VALUES

TASIS Dorado instills in its students the values of courage, kindness, integrity, humility and a commitment to building community.

uilding a Legacy

A Timeline of leading in education, Innovation & Progress

Two-story student center HUB, home to the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and Dining Hall, opens to school community

Once again, Enrique Rivera Ferraiuoli

the

Liliana Dávila Perea ’22 becomes TD’s third U.S. Presidential Scholar for Puerto Rico

Opening of renovated Dining Hall (formerly known as the Cafeteria)

‘21 wins Bronze at

International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Russia (remotely)

TD joins the Global Online Academy, an elite consortium of the highest rated private schools in the world allowing Upper School students to amplify passiondriven learning through unique electives

José Puig Camacho ’23 becomes TD’s fourth U.S. Presidential Scholar for Puerto Rico

State-of-the-art Wellness & Athletics Center opens its doors after a record-breaking capital campaign

TASIS Dorado’s supporters gathered at our annual Celebration of Giving reception on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.

Federico Stubbe, Jr., P’25, ’27, ’31, President of the Board of Directors, provided an update on construction, including the Wellness & Athletics Center, playground facilities, and a new restaurant for the Sabanera neighborhood.

Later, Deborah Monroe, P’28, ’28, Head of School, shared plans for the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), a dynamic and collaborative environment on the second floor of the HUB. The CITL will inspire the TASIS Dorado community to learn together, exchange ideas, and creatively problem-solve through innovative educational practices.

Betzy García, P’25, P’28, Chair of Institutional Advancement, revealed successes from 2021-22 fundraising efforts. To conclude, Gildren Bengoa, P’12, ’14, ’15, Director of Institutional Advancement, and Shaliz Afshar, P’33, ’35, parent volunteer, outlined future ways to support TASIS Dorado.

Overall, the event was a smashing success engaging over 100 community members while raising $700,000 to support the Capital Campaign for the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL).

DESERVING PRIORITIES

TASIS DORADO FUND

Contributions to the TASIS Dorado Fund, our school’s annual fund, serve as unrestricted gifts that are critical to the success of our program and pave the way to meet institutional demands throughout the year. The fund received $237,182, which supports pressing needs beyond planned operations, making way for new opportunities, program expansion, and unexpected challenges.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT & MENTOR TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM

TASIS Dorado received unprecedented support totaling $2,016,000 for professional development, program enhancement, and the newly established Mentor Teacher Exchange Program, which includes plans for a two-story townhouse village modeled after the Sabanera architecture on nearby campus grounds. These funds will transform faculty and staff professional development, support teacher and student exchange opportunities, and elevate WAC and CITL programming.

SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID

Each year, TASIS Dorado awards full-tuition scholarships for our secondary program through the Maritere Matosantos Scholarship Fund, which creates opportunities for deserving students of all different socioeconomic situations to join our community. This year, $240,500 was donated to support the tuition of 11 students in their educational journey.

An additional $25,000 was donated to Financial Aid, which directly impacts our efforts to support current TASIS Dorado students experiencing financial hardship.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Each year, TASIS Dorado receives support for various needs, including the school’s Athletics Department, Bee Project, Disaster Relief Fund, Model UN, Performing Arts, and other future initiatives. This year, these areas received $166,300, which helped support growth and improvement across these deserving needs.

Record-Breaking Success Across Two Capital Campaigns

The academic year 2023-24 marks a monumental year as TASIS Dorado unveils two state-of-the-art facilities, our Wellness & Athletics Center (WAC) and Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL). Expected to open in Fall 2023, the much anticipated WAC & CITL are the direct result of a focused vision and commitment of the Board of Directors, Senior Leadership Team, and our generous community supporters coupled with two impressive capital campaigns.

Wellness & Athletics Center

Since 2018, the start of the Capital Campaign, our donors have raised

$ 5,329,593 in support of the Wellness & Athletics Center. A total of $346,250 was raised in 2022-23. Thank you for your unwavering support!

Recognizing that health and wellness represent forms of excellence fully connected to students’ intellectual lives, the Wellness & Athletics Center will fulfill student-athletes’ needs while serving the broader school community. The airconditioned WAC will sport newly equipped spaces such as an indoor gymnasium featuring basketball, volleyball, and futsal courts, a Toro Verde-sponsored rock climbing wall, a fitness center, a wellness resource lounge, and a culinary classroom for students to exercise, relax, and engage in physical and wellness activities. External improvements include new turf for soccer, track & field facilities, beach volleyball and beach tennis courts, and two playgrounds.

Under the guidance of a new Director of Wellness & Athletics, the center will build upon TASIS Dorado’s current programs, including pre-season workouts, year-round training, strength and conditioning, expanded coaching staff, and additional clubs, extracurriculars, and programs across all school levels, including dance, table tennis, and spike ball.

The Wellness program will undergo an expanded curriculum focused on emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual balance. The culinary arts classroom will foster nutritional exploration and programming. School counselors’ offices will invite students to gather and converse in a safe and comfortable environment. Multipurpose spaces will facilitate active programs such as yoga, pilates, and dance.

WAC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS OF $25,000+ AND IN-KIND GIFTS

Anonymous

Familia Beltrán

Brown Family

Capone Family

Michael & Joyce Chiou

Cortés Castro Family

CPG Real Estate LLC

Familia Delgado García

Dunn Family

Fernando & Kristina González

Saagar & Megan Gupta

KatherineJames Foundation

Krautmann Family

James & Claudia Lee

Jackson Loomis & Bihua Chen

Méndez Colón Family

Miketich Family

Paul & Marie Napoli

O’Rourke Family

PRISA Group

Peter & Lauren Schiff

Stubbe Family

TASIS Dorado Class of 2020

Vélez Kornitskaya Family

Walters Family

Customized Bricks for the TD Bear Trail

Over 250 supporters secured their customized brick for the TD Bear Trail leading to the main entrance of the Wellness & Athletics Center. The brick sales represent the widespread support of this state-of-the-art facility as it paves the way for future generations.

TD HUB | STUDENT CENTER, DINING HALL & CITL

A new two-story TD HUB student center opened its renovatedand expanded Dining Hall in Spring 2023. The refined space offers a reimagined culinary experience with a communal ambiance filled with abundant natural light complemented by comfortable table seating and a flexible furniture layout encouraging students to gather, eat, and recharge.

The second floor of the HUB, which opened in Fall 2023, will serve as home to the newly established Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL). This dynamic, collaborative environment inspires the TASIS Dorado community to learn together, exchange ideas, and creatively problem-solve. This inspiring space offers eLearning classrooms, virtual teaching pods, a broadcasting studio, a digital

media lab, study zones, group spaces, lounge areas, and a revitalized library.

Combining the expertise of faculty and administrators, professional development workshops, and student support services, the CITL will enrich teaching and learning by encouraging interdisciplinary discussions and inspiring forward-thinking educational practices serving as a portal to share TASIS Dorado with the world.

Since September 2022, donors have raised $2,025,837 in support of the TD HUB, including the Student Center, Dining Hall and CITL. Thank you for your support!

$20,000+ Donations to the CITL Capital Campaign

The academic year 2022-23 will be remembered as remarkable for many reasons, including our community’s philanthropic support for our school. As a direct result of our Board of Directors’ financial commitment and the generosity of visionary donors, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) reached its fundraising goal in record time.

• Anonymous

• Beltrán Lugo Family

• Capone Family

• Michael & Joyce Chiou

• Delgado García Family

• Fernando & Kristina González

• Glenn Greenberg and Linda Vester Foundation

• KatherineJames Foundation

• LW Partners Futuro

• Maritere & Manuel Matosantos

• Steve Mikhov & Inna Golish

• PRISA Group

• The Global Rescue Companies

• Stubbe Family

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

FUTURE LEADERS & FOREVER LEARNERS

The TASIS Dorado Leadership Academy, a Stubbe family legacy, is a program designed to elevate and refine the leadership qualities of selected students in their sophomore and junior years. During the program’s first phase, sophomore members identify strengths, recognize essential goals, and explore and apply design thinking, while establishing a foundation of leadership skills and self-awareness. In the summer between sophomore and junior years, students travel abroad to explore a global issue while leveraging their acquired skills at the Global Leadership Summit in Berlin, Germany. Throughout junior year, students receive career learning opportunities and focus on a capstone project using design-thinking to tackle realworld problems.

During the 2022-23 school year, the Leadership Academy welcomed its second cohort for phase one of the program. Our inaugural group of Academy students demonstrated how they can apply what they have learned and positively impact the community around them. For their capstone projects, members of the junior class cohort designed educational programs for less fortunate students, identified solutions for poorly equipped school facilities, produced infomercials focused on the importance of recycling, and created a certification program for restaurants that commit to environmental sustainability by reducing the usage of single-use plastics.

A memorable highlight for the second year of the Leadership

Academy included a visit from Juan Bendaña, a renowned speaker, trainer, and entrepreneur who speaks to over 100,000 students and adults annually across the globe. During his day at TASIS Dorado, Juan empowered students to grow as leaders, inspire others, and work effectively within a team. Due to the unanimously positive feedback, Juan will work again with our Leadership Academy students throughout the first semester of the 2023-24 school year, including a return to campus in September.

GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY

BRINGING THE WORLD TO TASIS DORADO AND TASIS DORADO TO THE WORLD

2022-23 marked TASIS Dorado’s initial year as a member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), an elite consortium of 130 top-rated private schools that provides accredited upper school courses amplifying passion-driven learning. Unique spaces in the CITL, such as the Virtual and Flex Classrooms and Virtual Teaching Pods, will be instrumental in leveraging this partnership.

This past year, eight students enrolled in various courses, including Neuropsychology, Fiction Writing, Filmmaking, Entrepreneurship in a Global Context, Digital Photography, Medical Problem Solving I, and Geometry. Students reported a unique blend of high-quality teacher feedback, a

strong sense of belonging, diverse perspectives, student-led learning, and personal and academic growth opportunities. Access to these interestbased courses has enabled students to explore their passions, develop essential skills, and better prepare for college.

Looking ahead to 2023-24 enrollment, numbers have more than doubled, with 14 students enrolled in 18 courses including Digital Photography, Geometry, Precalculus, Computer Science I: Computational Thinking, Multivariable Calculus, Number Theory, Problem Solving with Engineering and Design, Branding & Marketing, Architecture, and Developmental Psychology.

DORADO

TASIS DORADO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

TASIS Dorado’s IRONBEAR Challenge & 5K, held from November 1 to 12, 2022, encouraged the community to get active and connect with family while raising funds supporting our TASIS Dorado and Scholarship Funds

The friendly competition brought IRONBEARS together for two inperson events. The in-school Kickoff, held on November 1, offered a hula hoop contest, a balloon pop relay race, and the motivation to get our IRONBEARS moving. Our

CHALLENGE & 5K

TD community came out for a funfilled 5K, Fun Run and family day on November 12 at Dorado Beach Resort to close out the Challenge. Over 350 IRONBEARS, volunteers, faculty, staff, and family pets concluded the challenge by enjoying an afternoon of inflatables, music, games, tasty treats, ice-cold Ocean Lab beer, great company, and the race!

Surpassing all participation and fundraising goals, 425 IRONBEARS raised $148,109 in just 12 days. It was a humbling and impressive experience

to see what can be accomplished when our community bands together. A sincere thank you to all of our IRONBEARS, with special thanks to our student, parent, faculty, and staff volunteers, plus special recognition to our top family donors, the GrzanKhimani Family, Méndez Colón Family, Jackson Loomis & Bihua Chen, and Sumit Sangha & Nancy Sidhu and our top event sponsors, Afshar Family, NUMERO UNO Beach House, Dorado Beach Resort, Patton Hope Foundation, and Powel Family.

Sign-Up PARTIES

This year, TASIS Dorado rolled out our Sign-Up Parties program to enhance community relations, encourage new connections, and raise funds. Sign-up parties are social gatherings hosted by one or more TASIS Dorado families to raise funds for the TASIS Dorado Fund while forging new friendships and making lasting memories that bring our community together for fun & unique experiences. 2022-23 Sign-Up Parties engaged over 125 community members and raised $10,870.

Thank you to all our generous community members for hosting such wonderful experiences.

• Santa Party, hosted by the O’Rourke & Gietl Gauthier Families

• Gingerbread Decorating, hosted by the Osguthorpe Family

• Namaste & Wine, hosted by Gobea Family

• Eastern European Dinner Party, hosted by Vasnetsov Kovenya Family

• Dinner with the Delgado García Family

• PR Ninja Warrior Challenge, hosted by the Agarwal Family

• Boat Trip to Culebra, hosted by the Méndez Colón Family

GIVING AT A GLANCE

$5

MILLION

256

TOTAL DONATIONS RAISED

202

TOTAL DONORS Families, Friends & Community Partners

83% DONATED BY PARENTS

93 FIRST TIME DONORS

11% STUDENT BODY RECEIVES FINANCIAL AID

8% TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET DEDICATED TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT

4% SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID

4% FACULTY & STAFF TUITION REMISSION

GIFT ALLOCATION 2022-2023

3.3% Special Projects

FINANCIAL SUMMARY INCOME & EXPENSES

INCOME EXPENSES

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

INCOME EXPENSES

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

TASIS DORADO LEGACY SOCIETY

The TASIS School in Dorado recognizes the lifetime giving of our loyal supporters through the TASIS Dorado Legacy Society, established in 2022, which honors those who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to TASIS Dorado’s institutional goals.

$500,000+ FINANCIAL OR IN-KIND GIFTS: CPG Real Estate • Familia Delgado García • Glenn Greenberg & Linda Vester Foundation KatherineJames Foundation • Paul & Marie Napoli • PRISA Group • Stubbe Family

MAJOR DONORS SINCE 2018

 $500K+  $100K+  $50K+  $25K+

VISIONARY $500,000+

• Glenn Greenberg & Linda Vester Foundation

• PRISA Group 

• Stubbe Family 

HALL OF FAME

$100,000 - $499,999

• Air Master Group 

• Bravo Family Charitable Foundation 

• Familia Delgado García 

• Fernando & Kristina González 

• KatherineJames Foundation 

• Andrew & Elise Keys 

• Manuel & Maritere Matosantos 

• Trápaga Family 

• The Global Rescue Companies 

AMBASSADOR $50,000 - $99,999

• Capone Family 

• Michael & Joyce Chiou 

• Marble & Tile Group, LLC 

• Steve Mikhov & Inna Golish 

• Miljan Milan & Afife Vidal 

PRESIDENT $25,000 - $49,999

• Robert & Shaliz Afshar 

• Anonymous 

• John Michael Grzan & Namrata Khimani 

• LW Partners Futuro 

• TASIS Dorado Community (Golf Cart Raffle)

CHAMPION

$10,000 - $24,999

• Anonymous 

• Fundación Arturo Somohano

• Familia Beltrán 

• William & Tammy Brindise

• Dunn Family

• Michael Flaherty

• Jonas Grossman & Cari Hamlet

• LAT 18 Risk Services

• Jackson Loomis & Bihua Chen 

• Damian & Gabriella Maldonado

• Ravee & Kathryn Mehta

• Méndez Colón Family 

• Jim & Katie Nelson

• Aaron & Stephanie Osguthorpe

• Andrew & Yvonne Rebak

• Sebastian & Monika Smater

• Anton Wahlman & Julie Ha

• Zachary & Lauren Zeltzer

RED & BLUE CLUB

$5,000 - $9,999

• Enrique & Katherine Alonso

• Calixto Colón Family

• Mike & Angie Ciklin

• Brandon & Amanda Kernan

• Bernardo and Claudia Navarro

• Patton Hope Foundation 

• Greg & Lauren Powel

• Delfin Reyes & Jo Hua Chu Reyes

• David & Danielle Risk

• Jordan Rodgers

• Sumit Sangha & Nancy Sidhu

• Michael & Erica Scott

• Spencer & Alma Sloan

• Stephen & Teresa Smith

• TASIS Dorado Class of 2023

• Matt & Lauren Valiollahi

• Sergey Vasnetsov & Zoya Kovenya 

CAPTAIN’S

$2,500 - $4,999

• Christopher Alcalá & Yesenia Rodríguez Alvarez

• Wei Li & Xu Lai

• Francisco Luzio & Andrea Chávez-Cabello

• TASIS Dorado Class of 2026

• Anthony & Christie Trotta

WELLNESS CIRCLE

$501 - $2,499

• Pavan & Preeti Agarwal

• Luis Borrego & Gisela Rivera

• Angus & Joanna Davis

• En la Meta Running Store

• Todd Gietl & Christina Gauthier

• Christian & Michelle Gobea

• Luis Goveo & Wendy Lounsberry Goveo

• Brent & Katie Grinna

• Richard Higgs & Josellyn Yousef

• Carl McDonald

• Monroe Coleite Family

• Joel & Audrey Murray

• O’Rourke Family 

• Stefano Rizzi & Ada Criado

The TASIS School in Dorado received $5,057,069 from July 2022 to June 2023 to support overall fundraising goals. This year marks a record-breaking period of financial support and facility expansion as TASIS Dorado unveils the new Wellness & Athletics Center, the student TD HUB home to our Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, and a refined and expanded Dining Hall.

• Rafael Rodríguez & Samantha McGue

• Rafael Rodríguez & Lorena Méndez

• Erik Rolón & Lizneri Cartagena

• Joeann González

• Keishla González

• Chrystal González Quiñones

• Cara Grooms

• Gutiérrez Rosales Family

• Karen Guzmán Tovar

• Frances Hernández

• Sylvia Hernández

• Yasémilitt Hernández

• Honorio Martínez Contreras

• Inclán Rodríquez Family

• Nicholas & Emily Istre

• Keith Jensen & Tracy Tallon

• Stacia Julian

• Danny Justiniano

• Maria Justiniano

• Daniel Lammot & Lina Pérez

• Aaron & Julia Leavitt

• Librería Contemporánea

• Logotique, Inc.

• Javier López & Soraya Pérez

• Lucila López

• Lauren Maillian & Robert Palmer

• Melissa Mak

• Lauren McGeever

• José & Jeann Menéndez

• Iván Morales

• Lea Morris

• Carlos Muñiz Cotté & Tamara Pagán

• Sean & Megan Murphy

• Advier Ortega & Mariel Martínez

• Francisco Ortiz

• Alice Pérez

• Raymond Pérez

• Elizabeth Plaza

• Joel Quiñones & Liza Dávila

• Luis Ramos

• Milagros Ramos

• Gisela Rivera

• Jaime Rivera & Sophie Soto

• John & Leslie Rivera

• Hortensia Rivera de Avilés

• Eileen Rodríguez

• Juan Román

• Eric Segarra & Yarelis Vázquez

• Cindymar Serrano

• Hilda Silva

• Jorge & Simone Sotelo

• Katie Stewart

• Rafael Tavares Goshima & Natália Dafne Rocha Mattos

• Andrew & Amanda Techmanski

• Chad Tew

• Christine Todd

• Gloria Torres

• Trigo Family

• Roi & Yael Turok

• Carlos Villalobos

• Minvera Villalobos

• Walters Family 

• Weakley Family

• Nancy Whittum

• Matthew & Heidi Wunschel

IN-KIND DONATIONS

• Air Master Group 

• Bayamón Golf Cart

• Beamina

• Dorado Beach Resort, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

• Dorado Ice & Water

• En La Meta Running Store

• Gatorade

• Magic 97.3

• Marble & Tile Group, LLC 

• Nature Valley

• Ocean Lab Brewing Co.

• Packers Provision/Trafon Group 

• Plaza Cellars

• Power Packs 2 Go

• PRISA Group 

• Sabanera Dorado 

• Social Designs

• Sonnell Transport

• Toro Verde 

• TPC Dorado Beach

DIRECTOR

2022-2023 REPORT PRODUCTION TEAM

DIRECTOR OF

ADVANCEMENT

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

Deborah Monroe

James McCartney

Gildren Bengoa

Dennis Figueroa

Tara McCartney

Michelle Yegros

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

PUBLICATION DESIGN

Michelle Yegros

Maritere Matosantos

Ceciliana Stubbe

Shaliz Afshar

Jessica Beltrán

Geraldine Colón

Betty Martínez

Linda Vester Greenberg

Lindsay Walters