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Headmaster’s Report

Canadian Academy is a school with a strong reputation and a long history that continually works to transform itself into a better school. Part of this transformation includes the building of our new Early Learning and Activities

Center (see page 10). Strategic planning is another important initiative under discussion this fall at Canadian Academy. Across the span of three glorious, blue sky October days (an auspicious sign), Dr. Steve Barone, one of the worldʼs

leading experts on strategic planning for schools, presented his model of strategic planning to members of our community. He met with students, faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees, parents and friends to propose a new way of thinking about the future of our school. This model of planning may be familiar to some of you, but schools more typically follow operational models of planning that tend to be short term, focused on improvement of present practices, partial in scope and limited by current resources.

Strategic planning is different in that it begins with desired outcomes, or put more vividly, it begins with the dreams of what we want to be. It is defi ned by Dr. Barone as, “A process by which a human system discerns its core values, declares its long term core purpose, and designs the means to achieve that purpose.”Planning of this type looks out farther into the future (up to ten years), allows for the possibility of signifi cant change, involves the whole system of the school and is driven by shared vision and values.

By way of illustration, Dr. Barone shared one memorable story. During his workshops, he sometimes uses a visioning exercise in which he asks a participant to close his eyes and imagine an ideal home. Where would it be? What is the setting like? What do you see when you stand before the house and look toward the front? Dr. Barone carries on with these questions, becoming increasingly detailed by asking for the “dreamer” to give him a tour through the house. In the end the point is clear: we can and we do imagine our desired future. We may not know how to get there, but we know what we want. Years after one of his workshops was over, Dr. Barone received an email from the same person who had walked him through her ideal home. The email read, “Steve, you owe me $420,000.” The woman now lives in her ideal home.

The process in general involves:1) preparation, which Canadian Academy would continue to do through the course of this school year;2) planning for change, which is a year during which a number of committees of volunteers from all corners of our community work to draft the core values, mission, strategic objectives, strategies (action plans) and delimiters (agreement on what we will not do); 3) implementation, which is when plans are actually carried out; and 4) learning and adjusting, which is an annual evaluation of how the work is progressing that leads to adjustment of the action plans.

“The future is to be created. Begin with what you want,” concludes Dr. Barone. “A strategic plan is a “The future is to be created. Begin with what you want,” concludes Dr. Barone. “A strategic plan is a “The future is to be created. Begin with what you want,”written picture of the desired future and the path to take to get there.” He points out that the future will come one way or the other, but if we donʼt plan to arrive at a desired place, we will still arrive somewhere.

You will notice that the planning is inclusive and comprehensive. By inclusive, Dr. Barone means that all points of view, all stakeholders, are invited to participate in the process of setting the course of the school. The Core Planning Team, as he calls it, would include faculty, staff, administrators, parents, the Board of Trustees, students, alumni, and friends.

Strategic Planning: Let’s dream together about Canadian Academy’s desired future

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The Review is published by the Development and Alumni Relations Offi ce for alumni, parents, students, faculty and friends of Canadian Academy. Please send letters or news items to the Development and Alumni Relations Offi ce. If you have moved, or are planning on moving, please let us know your new address.

Fred Wesson Headmaster

Charles Kite Assistant Headmaster

Kelsey ClevelandDirector of Development

and Alumni Relations

Gerad CarrierHigh School Principal

Michael ColaianniMiddle School Principal

Matthew FlinchumElementary School Principal

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Headmasterʼs Report .......Headmasterʼs Report .......Headmasterʼs Report 2Highlights ........................ 4Class of 2006................... 6Donation summary .......... 8Thank you donors ........... 8Thank you PTA ...............Thank you PTA ...............Thank you PTA 9Facilities update .............. 10Third Culture Kids .......... 11Lisa Cullen ʻ88 ................ 12Alumni Offi ce update ...... 13Class representatives ....... 13Gatherings at CA .............Gatherings at CA .............Gatherings at CA 14 Pre-war years reunion ..... 15NYC gathering ............... 151974-1976 reunion .......... 16Class of 1991 reunion ..... 17Class of 1996, 2001......... 18Class of 2002 reunion ..... 19Alumni Mailbox .............. 20Giving opportunities ....... 26

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Should the decision be made by the Board of Trustees to proceed with Dr. Baroneʼs planning model, it is expected that he would return at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year to facilitate a three-day planning retreat. The Board of Trustees has the authority and responsibility to decide if this planning model will be undertaken and, once the plan is drafted, whether it will be implemented, but at key moments in the process the results will be shared with the entire school community and feedback will be invited. Even if you are not able to volunteer to be on a committee that is actually drafting the plan, you will have the opportunity to have your voice heard.

There is more to explain than space allows, but in sum this process has the potential to make a fi ne school like Canadian Academy not just a better school, but a great one. Many planning documents too often have a short life, but a plan that is rooted in the entire community and one that has gathered the best ideas from many sources is a plan that has the chance to accomplish such a transformation. It takes energy, commitment and time to make lasting, meaningful changes in a school, and I believe that we are a community that can rise to this challenge. I look forward to sharing with you how this initiative is proceeding in future issues.

Sincerely,

Fred WessonHeadmaster

“A strategic plan is a written picture of the desired future and the path to take to get there” Dr. Steve Barone (left) pictured with Fred Wesson

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Highlights of Canadian Academy’s 92nd year

Author Karen Levine's presentation on August 29 of the true story behind her award winning book, Hana's Suitcase, captivated our fi fth grade and Middle

School students. This international bestselling book is a remarkable true story about two Jewish children living in Czechoslovakia and describes what happened to them when their country was occupied by the Nazis in 1939. It is also the story of some Japanese children in the present, and how their teacher, Fumiko Ishioka, helped them to solve a mystery—the mystery of Hana Brady, whose name was painted on an old battered suitcase from Auschwitz. The suitcase was empty; there were no clues as to who Hana Brady was or what might have happened to her, but the Japanese students and their teacher kept asking. What their teacher learns from Hana's suitcase is a story of terrible sadness and great joy. Levine's presentation captivated the emotions and imaginations of everyone in the theatre. Levine was joined by Fumiko Ishioka, who brought the actual suitcase (pictured with students). Students were eager to ask Levine to autograph our library's sixty copies of her book, an assigned reading text for fi fth grade students. This presentation was made possible by the Canadian Consulate, Osaka.

In October, as part of Poetry Month, poet and puppeteer Kevin Kammeraad presented his poetry and music to all elementary students and then worked in-depth with each grade level on reading, writing, and performing poetry. In November, the International Theatre Company London presented Macbeth. In December, Tom McDonough, a pianist and arranger with the Glen Miller Orchestra, met with CA music students. The fi rst semester ended on a festive note when students enjoyed the Austrian Ballet Company, Tokyoʼs performance of A Christmas Carol. The Yale Alley Cats, an a cappella group of fourteen Yale University students, performed in our theater on May 18 and visited classes during the day (pictured).

Several times throughout the year, the Middle School welcomed special needs children from Yusei Yogo School (pictured at CA) and also visited their school in Kobe .

Caldecott award winning author and illustrator, Allen Say, spent the day at Canadian Academy on May 18, addressing students from kindergarten through Middle School (pictured). As a native of Japan and long-time resident of the United States, Mr. Say often writes on the experience of living between two cultures, especially in his book, Grandfather s̓ Journey. During his presentations to our students, Mr. Say shared his experiences growing up in Japan. He began his career at the early age of twelve as an apprentice to the famous Tokyo cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. Mr. Say moved into the fi eld of book illustration, and eventually wrote and illustrated his own children s̓ books. He showed our students slides to illustrate how his books begin with an idea roughly sketched out, progress to a series of detailed watercolors, and then the writing process begins. The younger students were treated to a series of impromptu drawings. Upper elementary classes were entertained by a recitation of Kamishibai Man, accompanied by slides of the original art. In addition, Mr. Say signed over 200 of his books for his admiring readers.

Special visitors

Every year, school-wide events such as Sports Day, Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research, and the PTA Food and Fun Fair are highlights of the school year. To see photos of these events, please go to http://www.canacad.ac.jp/NE_News_Arch.php.

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Students of all ages performed in concerts presented by the music department and in talent shows and lip synch contests. The Middle School production in April of the

one act play Summer involved 65 students performing dance routines, juggling, playing musical instruments, singing a cappella, and even strutting the latest in teen fashion down the runway as models! The plot involved Middle School students who decide to amuse themselves by setting up a talent show during their summer vacation. The High School presented the comic fable, Fools by Neil Simon, in March (pictured). The play is set in a remote, idyllic Ukranian village, where everyone has been cursed with chronic stupidity for 200 years. Leon Tolchinsky, a young, idealistic school teacher, is hired to break the curse in 24 hours, but if he fails, he, too, will become stupid.

Canadian Academy at a glance in 2005-2006Fred Wesson, headmaster768 students, aged 3-1846 graduating seniorsStudents come from 36 countries including: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India (9%), Indonesia, Iran, Japan (23%), Korea (9%), Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines (5%), Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States (16%), Venezuela, Vietnam and Western Samoa.100 teachers hail from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, and United States.

Go Falcons!

Students travel in Japan and overseas

In the fall, Middle School students traveled in Japan to Awaji Island, Green Echo and Wakasawan. In February, they hit the ski slopes at Zao, Shizukuishi and Hakuba.

Middle School muscians traveled to Beijing for the Association for Music in International Schools Honor Band Festival. High School students traveled to Beijing for orchestra, theater and Model United Nations, Manila for choir (pictured) and soccer, Seoul for volleyball and band, and Shanghai for tennis and baseball.

Lucidus Pulpa wins top award

The National Council of Teachers of English, based in Urbana, Illinois, awarded Canadian Academyʼs literary magazine, Lucidus Pulpa, their organizationʼs highest ranking of “superior” in its 2005 Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary

Magazines. A total of 486 schools entered the competition. Lucidus Pulpa gained this recognition for the magazineʼs outstanding writing, variety of genres, and meticulous editing. In addition, the judges found the magazine s̓ design and graphics to demonstrate a superior level of unifying features and beauty.

Canadian Academy presents numerous music and drama productions

Canadian Academy athletes competed in baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. A highlight of the year was the girlʼs varsity basketball team

(pictured) winning the Asia Pacifi c Activities Conference (APAC) tournament hosted by CA. The team ended the season with a 16-4 winning record, including an 11-1 run from January. The varsity girls soccer team also had a successful season including a second place fi nish at the season-ending APAC tournament in Manila.

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Students learn about the importance of helping others at Canadian Academy. Our community raised money to support victims of natural catastrophes around the world, for cancer research and to sponsor junior and high school students in Thailand. High

School students traveled to Bapatla, India to build houses for Habitat for Humanity. In the local community, students fed the homeless and participated in the Kobe Global Charity Festival and Kobe International Exchange Fair. On campus, students volunteered as ushers, sports managers, teacher aides and peer helpers. The Middle School Eco Club introduced a recycling program at school. About thirty students in Middle School and sixty students in High School qualifi ed to receive the Service Certifi cate Award by completing 30 or more qualifi ed service hours.

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Forty-six seniors graduated from Canadian Academy during the 83rd

Commencement on Sunday, June 4. Commencement is a joyous celebration of diversity and accomplishment that is shared with seniors, faculty, parents, relatives and alumni. The Class of 2006 come from 14 different countries: Austria, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

After the colorful procession of graduates dressed in clothing from their native countries, Rebekah Warner gave the invocation. Next, Headmaster Fred Wesson delivered his fi rst welcome at a Canadian Academy commencement ceremony.

Kiran Thakur, who is now studying

business administration at the University of Southern California, gave the fi rst senior address. She concluded her address by advising classmates: “Whatʼs important is not discussing what you should do in your life, but actually going out and living your life. Every single moment of it. In the wise words of a soon to be alumna of Canadian Academy, Sarah Rutherford, we have to ʻhigh tail it, ̓or we will be left behind in our journey through life. So my challenge to my fellow graduates of the Class of 2006 is to continue living your lives, and if you havenʼt started doing so already, you must start now.”

Following the address, a female trio of Interlude Choir members performed Whistle Down the Wind by Andrew Lloyd Whistle Down the Wind by Andrew Lloyd Whistle Down the WindWebber. Next, a male quartet sang an original composition by faculty member

Congratulations Class of 2006!Michael McHugh entitled When We Were Young.

Nicholas Almasov, who is now attending Stony Brook University, gave the second senior address. He spoke about the ambivalence he and his classmates feel about graduating: “I remember the fi rst thing I wanted to do when I came to high school was to graduate and I know it is the same for you too. There was a time around the end of the fi rst semester this year when all 46 of us hated the same thing, and it was school. There was nothing we wanted more than to get out of here, but now I donʼt know if anyone is so sure. We didnʼt want it when we had it and now we want what we cannot have.” He explains, “What is more valuable in this world than a group of people who care about you so much? I do realize this is supposed to be a celebration, but as I said, I am not so sure we feel that way just yet. It is what we dreamed of all year, but we hate it now. I know this is supposed to mark the day we get released from captivity and into the real world, but I know that once we get there we will just be back to looking for what we already have here.” He closed by asking his classmates: “Donʼt change. Keep what we have. Keep everything you love about the Class of 2006 living. It is the only way we can feel about this day as a celebration and not as a funeral for our friendships.”

After the presentation of the class gift by Nana Noda, who is now attending California State University Long Beach, teacher and Admissions Director Sandra Ota, gave the commencement address. Referring to her “46 children,” Ms. Ota explained how she has “a special fondness and closeness with this group because we have experienced a great deal together” since she has served as an advisor for the Class of 2006 since they were “frightened 8th graders in English class.” She advised the class to: “Keep in mind that friendships are human relationships, and like all human relationships, we must work at them. Make your promises when you leave and keep them. It is not diffi cult these days to stay in touch. Some of us

here can remember when the only form of communication was through a letter written out by hand and posted with the correct stamp. So stay in touch, attend school reunions and make that call. If you do, you will keep those friends. The friends of your youth are special.”

During the presentation of awards, Rebekah Warner, who is now attending Wake Forest University, was declared valedictorian (left) and Matthew Schueller, who is now studying at the University of Evansville, was announced as the salutatorian. After the awarding of diplomas, Matthew Schueller gave the sayonara message (top right).

Canadian Academy wishes the graduates the best of luck and welcomes them as the newest members of the Canadian Academy Alumni Association. Shridevi Bajaj and Takuma Tanaka will serve as class representatives for the Class of 2006 (bottom right).

To see photos of commencement, please go to http://www.canacad.ac.jp/ca_galleries/Commencement2006/.

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Pepperdine University Pitzer College Purdue UniversityUniversity of Queensland, AustraliaUniversity of Redlands University of San Diego University of San FranciscoSan Jose State University Santa Clara University Sheridan College Sophia UniversityUniversity of South Carolina University of Southern CaliforniaStanford UniversitySt. Olaf College Stony Brook UniversitySuffolk UniversityUniversity of Sussex University of Sydney University of Tampa University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of TorontoValparaiso University University of VirginiaWake Forest UniversityWaseda UniversityUniversity of Washington Washington University in St. Louis University of Western Ontario Westminster College University of Windsor Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute York University (Graduates will attend the colleges in bold.).)

University of Hawaii at ManoaHawaii Pacifi c University Hochschule für Musik Basel Iowa State University Ithaca College King College Kingʼs College LondonKwansei Gakuin University Lake Forest College Lancaster University University of Leeds Lehigh University University of Leicester Loughborough University Macalester College Manhattanville CollegeMarquette University University of Massachusetts, Amherst McGill UniversityMcMaster University University of Miami University of MichiganMiddlebury College Millikin University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities New York UniversityState University of New York at Buffalo Northeastern University Northwestern UniversityUniversity of North Texas Oberlin College Occidental College University of the Pacifi c Pennsylvania State University, Erie: Behrend College Pennsylvania State, University Park

College acceptances for the Class of 2006

Front: Sarah Moore IB, Erina Morgan IB, Taeka Haraguchi IB, Kiran Thakur IB, Mark Krikke, Matthew Schueller IB, Sarah Rutherford IB, Rebekah Warner IB, Alison Oppenheimer IB, Nicholas Almasov IB, Emilie Pacaud-Watanabe IB, Nana Noda.Second: Takuma Tanaka IB, Christopher Briner IB, Marykate OʼMalley IB, Mona Sobhani IB, Erika Isaza Ohashi IB, Yumi Nishino IB, Riikimaaria Rochel IB, Stephanie Ishigami, Masaki Sekine, Ken Fujii, Masashi Kurata, Yoshitaka Ishihara. Third: Christopher Roche, Kenji Herbert IB, Soniya Potnis, Patricia De Silva, Mai Funaki, Yuri Yoshioka, Denise Kaw IB, Shridevi Bajaj IB, Kyoko Yamada, Eri Ito, Akane Lee. Back: Sonya Maeda, Yu Mizutani, Akhil Wadhwa IB, Nicholas Brackenbury IB, Anthony Hardman IB, Kenji Ikeo, Yuhei Yasui IB, Mitsuhiro Yoshida IB, Gen Del Raye IB, Koichiro Tsuji, Safi na Lavji. (Bold indicates Diploma of Distinction. IB indicates International Baccalaureate diploma candidate.)

American UniversityAston UniversityAuburn UniversityBabson CollegeUniversity of Bath Baruch College of the CUNY Bentley CollegeBerkeley College of NYCBerklee College of MusicUniversity of Birmingham Boston University International University Bremen University of British Columbia University of California at Irvine California Lutheran University California State University, Long Beach Calvin College Cardiff University Carleton CollegeCarnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Cedarville UniversityClark University Davidson CollegeDickinson College University of DurhamUniversity of Edinburgh Emmanuel College University of EvansvilleFarnborough College of Technology Florida Institute of Technology George Mason University George Washington University Grove City College University of GuelphGustavus Adolphus College

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2005-2006 donation summary

Annual Fund Early Learning andActivities Center Total

Unrestricted gifts ¥3,647,132 ¥3,647,132

Activities Center ¥4,111,067 Corporate support ¥33,294,000 ¥37,405,067

Scholarship Fund ¥1,188,393 ¥1,188,393

Other restricted ¥55,705 ¥55,705

Total ¥9,002,297 ¥33,294,000 ¥42,296,297

The growth and success of Canadian Academy is dependent on the many dedicated and caring friends who have generously given of their time, talent and money since the school was established in 1913. In 2005-2006, Canadian Academy received ¥42,296,297

(approximately U.S. $384,000), a 32% increase in the amount donated the previous fi scal year. Donations benefi t students by meeting the areas of highest institutional need, offering fi nancial aid to qualifi ed students who otherwise could not afford to attend the school and by helping to fund the construction of the Early Learning and Activities Center. It is because of the donors listed below — and others before them — that Canadian Academy continues to realize its mission of challenging students to academic and personal excellence as caring, responsible citizens. We would especially like to highlight and thank our repeat supporters, indicated by an *, who represent 68% of donors in 2005-2006. Thank you to everyone for contributing to Canadian Academy. Your generous donations will support students where they learn, play, study and perform both now and in the future.

Key: * — Repeat donorFF — former facultyʻxx — Class year

Anonymous (5)Class of 2005Fred Alsdorf ʻ62*Mark Ashida ʻ73Florian Baier ʻ08Ellen Cary Bearn ʻ73*Richard & Holly Becker*Barbara Moran Brickett ʻ42*Richard & Kate ʻ67 Brueggemann*Gerad & Rhonda Carrier*Cordell Caudron ʻ60*Kevin & Yuko Chambers*Gordon A. Chapman ʻ43*Ravi & Bitasta Chaturvedi*T.T. Chen ʻ67* (In memory of Candy Kamm ʻ68 & Barr Ashcraft)Mr. & Mrs. Sooho Cho*Dan Bosshardt & Kelsey Cleveland*Art ClubSteven Walker/Noreen Croyle FamilyJohn ʻ69 & Lanet Cunningham*Motoko Taniguchi Deane ʻ67*Jacquelyn Elliott*P. Joseph Farrell & Pamela J. Montgomery*Dave & Jane Ferguson*Jerome Fugami*Joseph Gani ʻpre-war*Elahé Katirai Ghadimi ʻ72*Jane Reagan Greenberg ʻ72*Neil Griffi thsBrian & Margaret Harris*Harris Family*Richard Henick ʻ84

Heidi L. Holladay*Wen Huang ʻ68Emiri Ikeda ʻ85*Tsuneo Inui*Susan F. (Bascom) Jeter ʻ71 (In memory of Gilbert E. Bascom)Paul Wagenaar & Karen Jewett*Kassamali family*Louise Goldberg Kerner ʻ68*Yon Bong & Jinyoomi Lee Kim*Masao KinoshitaCharles Kite*Franklin & Martha Kuhlman FF*Joy Kwon ʻ10*Serge & Kuni Labrecque*Denise McArtin Lewis ʻ80Kurt & Barbara Lucas*Jaclynn MacDavid & Saiko Mayhew*Yoshihiko Miki*Noboru Minamoto ʻ71*Eikou & Ilse Mizutani*Joe MonksWilliam & Ann Moore*Col. Kenneth E. Moorhead FF*Seila Mori ʻ11*Darrick & Atsuko Mosser*Haruya NakaiAkiko Nitta Newcomb ʻ78*Frank & Anne Nicastro*Patrick & Maryanne OʼMalley*Shakil & Sae Ohara*Sandy Ota*

Nichols & Bell-Lowther FamilyBecca Pierce*Lauren Pollock*Procter & Gamble Far East, Inc.*Karin PrzygockiRamadan Family*Takashi SakuraiSanno FamilyMarie Schneider*Ben Shaman*Takahashi Shimizu*Greg Smith ʻ88*W.S. Forster*Tom Stanley ʻ64Bob Steffey ʻ60*Kumiko Matsumura Suzuki ʻ78*Masaaki & Kana Takami*Kenji TerashimaJoy ThomasAkihiro Ueda*Ted Van Doorn ʻ40*The Vest Family*Melanie Vrba & Brian McEwan*Glen Walmsley ʻ37Fay Mohney Ward ʻ39*Fred & Amy WessonMartha Herndon Williamson ʻ61*Ella Lury Wiswell ʻ26*Masashi & Yukiko Yamada

This table and donor list below refl ect cash received between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006 and does not include pledged commitments.

Thank you 2005-2006 donors!

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Board of Trustees Ben Shaman, ChairRick Brueggemann

Vice Chair and TreasurerDonna Tatsuki

SecretaryBrian HarrisNariko Hirai ʻ83Tsuneo InuiWilliam Moore Imad RamadanFred Wesson

Our community generously contributes their time, talent and energy as well as their money to Canadian Academy. We would like to express our gratitude to all of those individuals who generously gave of themselves for the benefi t of the school. The hours

these individuals spent serving the school could be valued at millions of yen. To all of our volunteers, too numerous to list here, thank you for the difference you make to our community!

Gifts of time and talent

2005-2006 school yearBoard Council William Moore, ChairHide AidaKate Brueggemann ʻ67Sujata ChaudhariJill FukaeMichael GrubelMary Javeri ʻ67Charles KiteAna-Maria Leonhardt ʻ56Lisa Qua HiansenNoriko TomodaChristine VosJulia Warner

Educational Policy Committee Nariko Hirai ʻ83, ChairFred Alsdorf ʻ62Richard BeckerGerad CarrierMichael ColaianniMatthew FlinchumUma GhogarTherese KrikkeMomo PodolskyMarie SchneiderAndrea Strobach TellbuescherDonna TatsukiFred WessonAkiko Yamaguchi

Thank you to the 2005-2006 PTA Executive Committee: Nancy Bahner (President), Denise Baker, Holly Becker, Taeko Barrow, Gerad Carrier, Vitti Chaturvedi, Sarah Daly, Carmel Dietz, Yoko Fernandes, Pam Fuller, Amy Gardner,

Uma Ghoghar, Linda Harrell, Izumi Komori, YK Lee, Barry Mernin, Monique Metselaar, Fumiko Momii, Nancy Nemeth, Cora Nolasco, Kristin Shawd, Hugh Stanfi eld, Julia Warner, and Fred Wesson.

The PTA annual budget of ¥5,645,000 included funds for numerous projects and items, one of these being the PTA̓ s annual lasting gift to the school. This year our lasting gift of ¥1,125,000 was used to purchase seventeen mobile display boards for use throughout the school. We also supported the following from our annual budget: CA Activity calendars, New Faculty/Teacher Welcome, Welcome Back BBQ, Sports Day, Fall Gala, APAC Hospitality, refreshments for school events, KISS, professional groups (The International Theatre Company London and Austrian Ballet Company, Tokyo), visiting authors, Freedom from Chemical Dependency Program, elementary school fi eld trips, Scouting, and The PTA Outstanding Graduate Award. Special funding requests were also reviewed and we supported the following: purchased recycling bins for the newly formed Middle School Eco Club, matched funds with the Middle School Student Body Council for sports equipment for use during free time, and purchased frames to display student art work. Our annual Food and Fun Fair, the PTA̓ s largest fund raiser of the year, was once again a big success and netted ¥2,891,908.

Donations and gifts-in-kind are an invaluable means of support for our students, school and PTA. Thank you to the following companies and individuals: Abbott, Alcotrade Trust Inc., American Airlines, AU LIMO French Bistro, CHIC, China Peteʼs, Create Inc., Eli Lilly Japan K. K., Foreign Buyers ̓Club, Galaxy Travel, Marie Rose Hajjar, Hakuba Hotel TERRY, Hanjin Shipping, Clara Herberg, Ikebana International, Marcy Johnson, Jupiter International Corporation, Kaspar Pearl Co., Ltd., Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Kobe Coral Company, Labo Pianta Co., Ltd., Jim Lee, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, MOVIX, Cathy Murata, Nestlé Japan Group, Okura Hotel, Organon, OZ Travel, Persian Palace, Philippine Consulate, Planners International, Ltd., Price Club, Procter & Gamble Far East, Inc., Raja Restaurant, Rico Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Rokko Chiropractic & Wellness Center, Veronique Saita, Sandvik K. K., Kristin Shawd, Shioya Tochi Co., Ltd., Singapore Airlines, Starbucks, Andrea Strobach, Taiwan Trade Center (Osaka), Tempur Japan, Ten Ten Restaurant, Thai Airways International PCL., Tiger Corporation, TNT Computer, and Cheng Tien Wu.

Thank you PTA and supporters!

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Inside the

Early Learning and Activities Center

This view of the North elevation shows the bridge connecting our current building to the new facility. The bottom fl oor of the building houses the Early Learning classrooms. Notice how the wall facing the street incorporates a profi le of mountains with the window representing the sky. The lower side of the second fl oor houses the theater while the taller part contains the gymnasium.

The Early Learning and Activities Center is approaching the fi nal stages of planning with construction slated to start in January 2007.

Project elements Estimate How will it be paid for?

Property ¥355 million (U.S. $2.9 million)

The Board of Trustees paid for the Norwegian School property using reserve funds accumulated from the annual Building and Development Fee.

Early Learning and Activities Center building Construction and installed equipment (e.g. heating and air conditioning)

Price ceiling: ¥1.4 billion(U.S. $11.7 million)

Construction: ¥1.03 billionInstalled equipment: ¥219 million

The costs, based on negotiations during the planning phase with Takenaka Corporation and Scott Davis, will be fi nanced with a combination of current reserves and low interest loans from the Development Bank of Japan. Loans will be repaid using future Building and Development fees, not via an increase in tuition. As a cost saving measure, the Board and Takenaka are considering applying to a Japanese governmental organization, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), who could reimburse up to 50% of the cost of green initiatives envisioned for the building, such as electric generating solar panels.

Basic furnishings ¥7 to 10 millionThe Board of Trustees has budgeted for basic furnishings (such as desks, chairs, bookshelves, cabinets etc.) that will be everyday necessities in the new facility.

Special purchases Gymnasium: electronic score boards, climbing wall, heavy-duty curtain to divide the gym, volleyball and badminton nets and standardsTheater: platforms and risers for special performances or ensembles, portable makeup stations, projection systems and a large projection screenClassrooms: water and sand tables, age appropriate playground equipment, puppet theaters, standing mirrors and a letter/shape cutting machine

To be determined and depends on community support

Individuals and companies will be invited to consider making donations to support the costs of these special purchases. We will create a list of special purchase items and their estimated costs. The support of our community will enable us to purchase the equipment that our faculty suggested as best serving the needs of our students.

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Leading researcher on TCKs, Dr. Ann Baker Cottrell, visits CA

Dr. Ann Baker Cottrell, sociology professor emeritus from San

Diego State University, spoke to the CA community about her research on Third Culture Kids (TCKs). TCKs are children who have spent a signifi cant portion of their developmental years outside his or her passport country because of a parentʼs employment abroad. Together with Dr. Ruth Hill Useem, who fi rst coined the term Third Culture Kids, Dr. Cottrell interviewed about 700 North American adults with TCK childhoods. The study included fourteen CA alumni from missionary or business families. She explained that she started the research, “because so much of the discussion about TCKs centers on diffi culties, especially of re-entry to the passport country. This exploratory study was designed to fi nd a bit more about Adult TCKs (ATCKs) and to see if it is really as bad as it may sound. It isnʼt.”

In the research on ATCKs, participants were asked where they feel most at home and where they belong. When asked about home, Dr. Cottrell explains, “ʻeverywhere and nowhere ̓is a phrase that resonates with most TCKs.” Other common responses included “where my family is” and “where I am foreign.” When asked where they belong, Dr. Cottrell explains that despite feeling extremely marginalized initially, TCKs “become comfortable but most never feel entirely one with that nationality/culture.” Over the course of her research, Dr. Cottrell has found that, “learning of the term ʻTCK ̓brings great comfort and self-understanding to ATCKs as they can feel validated for having a name for what they are.” Dr. Cottrell encourages ATCKs to fi nd a “tribe” of fellow expatriates through international school alumni associations or other TCK groups.

Overall, the ATCKs studied are very successful academically and in their occupations. This is due in great part to the excellent education received at international schools and being surrounded by excellent role models for achievement in the third culture. According to Cottrell, “One of the most noteworthy characteristics of ATCKs

is their extraordinary educational achievement; 81% in our study had at least a bachelorʼs degree compared to 21% of the U.S. population over age 25 at the same time. An astounding 11% of this sample had completed a doctoral level degree and more were in Ph.D. programs.” Not surprisingly, many chose to study something with an international focus such as international relations, area studies, anthropology or foreign languages. Others chose majors such as teaching, business, economics, and nursing because they might lead to work abroad in the future. In her discussion about education, Dr. Cottrell concluded, “Finally, nearly one-third did some of their post-secondary education outside the U.S. This is extraordinary for the mid to late 20th century.”

Dr. Cottrell explained that ATCKs also maintained a high level of achievement in their careers with positions involving expertise, leadership and independence. According to Dr. Cottrell, “the largest group (39%) were in some kind of human service environment – in educational, medical, social service or religious settings” while “another quarter in our study worked in business and fi nance.” She noted, “A majority (72%) reported some international dimension in their work history” and asked the audience to “imagine how high the fi gure for internationally focused careers would be if we had included ATCKs living outside the U.S. at the time of the study.” In addition to the international dimension in their educational and professional lives, the research found that “most of these ATCKs (70%) expressed a desire to maintain a defi nite international dimension in their lives. They fi nd ways to do this in community and volunteer roles.

By fi nding statements in which over half agreed, the research led to a general portrait of ATCKs: 1) “ATCKs are internationally experienced and continue their international involvement.” Although 90% report having more understanding and awareness of other cultures, most also felt that their cross-cultural knowledge and skills are underutilized. ATCKs keep informed about the places they have lived,

have an interest in visiting those countries again and an interest in living abroad again. Dr. Cottrell states, “ I suspect that a study of ATCKs done today would reveal an even higher level of international involvement because there are increasing opportunities.” 2) “ATCKs are adaptable and relate easily to a diversity of people.” The research found that “more than eight out of ten say that they can relate to anyone, regardless of differences such as race, ethnicity, religion, or nationality.” 3) “ATCKs are helpers and problem solvers.” 4) “ATCKs feel different but not isolated” due to their broader, more global identity.

Dr. Cottrell concluded her talk with three important points. “First, in contrast to the reentry literature that reports TCKs feeling adrift, isolated, and alienated, these respondents as a whole do not express alienation. Their feeling of difference from other Americans stems from their awareness of, interest in, and desire to be connected to the larger world community. Second, ATCKs feel enriched by their third culture childhood. A majority agrees that, overall, such a childhood has been benefi cial in their relationships with parents, siblings, spouse, and children, as well as in social relationships, work, and higher education. Summing it up, more than three-quarters concluded that, overall, they are satisfi ed with the way their life has unfolded. Finally, and perhaps most important, these ATCKs, who have been geographically mobile and have been socialized to participate in a diversity of cultural settings, give us insights in the lifestyle and world view most appropriate to the next century — one that not only tolerates but celebrates diversity, one that is fl exible and tolerant of ambiguity.”

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It all began in 2003 when I was assigned to write an article for Time magazine, where I work, about funeral trends among baby boomers. The assignment had little to do with Jessica Mitford and her classic 1963 exposé of the funeral industry, The American Way of Death. My editor—a boomer herself—was instead interested in the personalized and often-wacky ways Americans were reinventing the rites and rituals of death. Nascar coffi ns! “Green” burials! Diamonds made of human remains!

I didnʼt want this assignment. I was 32 at the time. I had been to maybe two funerals in my life. The fact is most people my age just donʼt think about death that much. Weʼre busy. Weʼve got mortgages to pay and dinner to make and American Idol to fall asleep watching.

But I was curious. I wanted to know: What kind of person turns a loved one into jewelry? Whatʼs it like to watch an artifi cial reef mixed with the cremated remains of your parent sunk to the bottom of the sea? How exactly is a modern mummy made? Where would I fi nd a festival celebrating a frozen corpse? Whatʼs the proper etiquette at a funeral involving animal sacrifi ce? Who would become a funeral director today—and why?

Soon after the article appeared, I got a call from a publisher asking me to turn it into a book. At fi rst, I scoffed. Then I got pregnant. I blame my change of heart on hormones: I fi gured I would have a baby, and then write a book during maternity leave. I could report while she napped. This never seemed like a good idea to anybody but me.

But for the most part, thatʼs what happened. Mika slept through the coffi n race at the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Nederland, Colo. She played in the tall grass at the eco-friendly biodegradable-burial cemetery in Westminster, S.C. Her very fi rst trip was to the national undertakers ̓convention in Nashville, Tenn.

The tour became a personal one when I lost two family members: my grandfather in Kochi, and an American cousin in Paris. My grandfatherʼs Buddhist services were elaborate and highly scripted, which affi rmed my enthusiasm for the kind of personalized, intimate ceremonies I was writing about. But when my mother was diagnosed in November 2005 with Stage 4 cancer, I questioned my blithe conviction. If I lost her, would I have it in me to throw a party?

On the day I learned the extent of my motherʼs cancer, I fl ew from my home in New Jersey to Washington, D.C., to cover the funeral of another familyʼs beloved matriarch. It was a party, yes, with empanadas and tango dancing and laughter. But before that there was a full funeral mass at which the womanʼs daughters and granddaughters stood in the pews and simply sobbed. They did not deny themselves their grief, but they chose not to deny themselves a celebration, either.

It occurs to me: the celebration is an antidote to the extreme and sudden loneliness many of us envision as death. We want to gather all the people who loved us and knew us and maybe even admired us to accompany us one last time.

As I conclude this tour, my mother is in treatment. She is fi ghting with the ferocity with which she loves us, and we are hoarse with cheering. Searching for the fun in funeral, I found the if in life. The people I met along the way knew of the if. But in the passionate and disparate ways they memorialized their dead, I saw that Euripides was right: Never that which is shall die.

If—when—I lose someone I love, I hope I can remember that.

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen ʻ88 (née Reilly) is a staff writer for Time and author of Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death (HarperCollins, 2006). She joined the magazine in 2001 as a Tokyo correspondent. Cullen received an International Reporting Project fellowship to Japan in 2000, where she studied the changing role of women. She has previously worked as an editor or reporter at Money, Financial Planning, The Resident, Ladies ̓Home Journal and Adweek. She has contributed articles to The New York Times and Bon Appétit, among other publications. She is a graduate of Rutgers College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Chris, their daughter Mika (pictured above with Lisa) and their basset hound, Hoover. Contact her at lisa.cullen@gmail.com or through her web site, www.lisacullen.com.

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen ‘88 on crashing funerals for her fi rst book

Photo credit: Mark Edward Chesnut

What do you wear to crash a funeral? This was a dilemma I can honestly say I never anticipated. Itʼs 2004, I had just had a baby,

and I was writing a book about death. To research this book I would have to attend some funerals uninvited, in the process of which I would prefer not to commit some unforgivable funeral-fashion “donʼt”. As I stood before my closet hunting for clothing relatively free of dog hair and spit-up, I asked myself, not for the last time: How did I fi nd myself here?

If someone had told me back when I graduated from CA in 1988 that my fi rst book would involve funeral crashing, I would have pitched myself over the cliff in full cheerleading gear from the gym to Mihara fi eld. But here I am with a just-published book called Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death.

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To Canadian Academy Alumni

It has been my privilege to serve as the Director of Alumni Relations at Canadian Academy since August 2001. I will be stepping down from the position in December 2006 in anticipation

of the birth of my fi rst child in February. During my time at CA, I have had the pleasure of meeting over 650 alumni ranging from the Class of 1926 to the Class of 2006 and corresponding with many more. Meeting alumni around the globe at gatherings, reunions and informal events in Bangkok, Boston, Calgary, Honolulu, Kobe, London, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Paul and Sydney, I heard stories of your times at CA and the important role that CA has played in your lives, and learned about your lives after leaving CA, including your joys and sorrows. Thank you for welcoming me into your special community and allowing me to get to know you.

Working together with you or on your behalf to establish ways to help keep our alumni community connected to each other and to the school as you move all over the world has been a challenging job. CA maintains an alumni database to keep track of where and what alumni are up to and a great effort has been made to improve the database and locate more alumni. I am pleased to report that the number of alumni with mailing addresses in our records has increased by 45% and the number of alumni with e-mail addresses by 180%! In order to learn more about our alumni community and help facilitate networking, we now collect information about your lives after CA such as your education and career. The education information helps graduating seniors connect with alumni at universities and colleges that they are thinking of attending. Please add, update or complete your alumni record in the online directory at <www.canacad.ac.jp/Alm_OnDir.php>.

The class representative network, comprised of 74 alumni volunteers who provide a link between their class and CA, plays a key role in our alumni association. Representatives keep track of their classmates, distribute monthly e-mail updates from the Alumni Offi ce to their class and help to organize class reunions. Since the establishment of the network in 2001, the number of class reunions has greatly increased as you can notice when you read the various articles in the Canadian Academy Review. In addition to the class representative network, regional volunteers organize annual alumni gatherings in New York and Boston. The Alumni Offi ce assists volunteers with organizing reunions and also initiates alumni gatherings. For information on upcoming class and regional reunions, please go to <www.canacad.ac.jp/Alm_Reunions.php>.

One of the priorities of the Alumni Offi ce has been to increase and improve communications with our alumni community to help them connect with each other and with the school. First and foremost, we encourage and welcome visits from alumni. Several alumni have even volunteered as guest speakers at the school. We have also made efforts to improve our website, which serves as one the main means of sharing information with alumni and keeping everyone connected. The site includes an online alumni directory, news about upcoming reunions, news from alumni, an online version of the Canadian Academy Review, the school song, and list of class representatives. We now publish monthly updates from the Alumni Offi ce, which are forwarded by the class representatives and also posted online. The Canadian Academy Review, sent to alumni and parents twice a year, has grown from a 4-6 page publication to a 20+ page color publication. We encourage you to send us your news, photos and story ideas.

After all the progress we have made, it is important to keep up the momentum and success of the alumni relations effort at CA. I am very pleased to report that Fred Alsdorf ʻ62, who attended CA from 1954 -1962 and has taught at CA since 1976, will transition into leading the alumni relations effort in January 2007 (pictured below with Kelsey Cleveland next to the original CA cornerstone). We have come a long way, but there is a lot more work to be done. Fortunately, the alumni relations effort could not be in more capable hands! You will hear more from him in the coming months.

With warmest regards,

Kelsey Cleveland

2006: Shridevi Bajaj, Takuma Tanaka2005: Maria Cho, Namita Lal, Hironori Maeda, Lovina Sachdev2004: Anishi Jhaveri, Min Joo Lee, Mai Nitta, Blake Pierce2003: Rie Wang, Jovan Yamagishi 2002: Arpana Bothra, Anupam Kumar2001: Ashok Pillai, Moritz Plischke2000: Stephanie Arndt, Tara Wakely1999: Kwang Joon Kim1998: Sarah Kashani, Kaoru Yamaguchi 1997: Richa Kumar 1996: Maria Yakura 1995: Pitch Ruanglek 1994: Alex Young 1993: Naomi Halewood, Charles Hill 1992: Hani Debs, Scott Prebola 1991: Caitlin Broderick, Kamal Ramani 1990: Sheri Shamdasani Sen1989: Peter Shane 1988: Greg Smith 1987: Lisa Eby Coscia 1986: Andrew Meehan Migita 1985: Jackie Dadlani, Yuki Sugimura Robinson 1984: Kojiro Dan, Naoko Tani Fukuchi, Seiji Okamura, Marie Liang Ryo 1983: John Jun Hirai 1982: Johanna Leonhardt Hirota 1981: Debbie Bergh 1980: Karin Johansson Tims 1979: Garet Gluck 1978: David Emanuel 1977: Judy Joyce Calcote, Steve McArtin 1976: Pauline Kamitsuna Baldwin 1975: Beverly Cunningham Washichek, Phil Friesen 1974: Celia Oyler, Joel Likins 1973: Ellen Cary Bearn1972: Joan Griswold, Ann Parsons Scheleen 1971: Paul Dulfer 1970: Greg Maxey 1969: John Cunningham 1968: Representative needed!1967: Stanley Flewelling, Jackie Matthews 1966: Mark Ericson 1965: Mike Fay, Stanley Wayne 1964: Cookie Jarmain Smith-Otani 1963: John Gillespie 1962: Rita Raj 1961: Karen Cole Lockwood 1960: Robert Steffey 1959: Sharon Herrgott 1958: Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner 1957: Representative needed!Pre-war: David Bach

To contact the representatives, please go to <www.canacad.ac.jp/Alm_Reps.php>.

Classrepresentatives

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Alumni panel speaks to seniorsTen members of the Class of 2005 spoke to the Class of

2006 about the transition from Canadian Academy to life at university. The transition meeting takes place before the graduation rehearsal. The alumni panel answered questions from the seniors and spoke about the fi rst year at university.

Panelists — Front: Namita Lal (Babson College), Maria Cho (Washington University in St. Louis), Hiroki Sasamoto(California Lutheran University), Middle: Chie Tadaki (University of Michigan), Saki Nishi (Oberlin College), Monica Qua Hiansen (Barnard College), Kate Ottaviano (Wesleyan University), Masanori Yamaoka (Whittier College), Back: Tomoko Hirotani (Pennsylvania State University), and Tim Andersen (Carnegie Mellon University).

Gatherings at Canadian Academy

Over 50 alumni, former and current faculty gathered at Canadian Academy on Saturday, May 13 for a fi lm viewing and reception. After introducting Headmaster, Fred Wesson, the event started with a showing of the new Canadian Academy promotional

video: A Week at Canadian Academy. We then viewed our main feature, a documentary by Seiji Okamura ʻ84 entitled, Canadian Academy Chronicle: Images from Nagamine. After the fi lms, attendees enjoyed a reception in the Atrium and a tour of the school. To see a photo gallery of the reception, go to http://www.canacad.ac.jp/ca_galleries/Kobe2006/. Despite the rainy weather, many also went to cheer on the alumni team play the boys varsity soccer team in the annual game. (This year the teams tied 4-4.) To view a photo gallery of the game, go to http://www.canacad.ac.jp/ca_galleries/alumnisoccer2006/. The following alumni, ranging from the Class of 1956 to Class of 2005, attended the fi lm viewing: Ana Maria Leonhardt ʻ56, Nick Teele ʻ62, Charles Ohmori ʻ70, Joei Sai ʻ78, Naoki Urano ʻ78, Ailan Lin ʻ79, Midori Yamamoto ʻ79, Shuji Matsumoto ʻ80, Juliet Crane-Cory ʻ81, Kenichi Inagaki ʻ81, Motoko Kondo ʻ81, Chandru Mahtani ʻ81, Akihiko Usagida ʻ81, Christine Yamamoto Tsujimoto ʻ81, Harumi Tanabe Yabuoka ʻ82, Margaret Yamamoto ʻ82, Nariko Kim Hirai ʻ83, Kojiro Dan ʻ84, Seiji Okamura ʻ84, Tilo Zimmerman ʻ86, Jay Burke ʻ87, Emi Go ʻ87, Lisa Shirato ʻ87, Scott Prebola ʻ92, Shojiro Tokushima ʻ95, Manesh Gulrajani ʻ96, Maria Yakura ʻ96, Emily Kudo ʻ98, Kaoru Yamaguchi ʻ98, Emmanuel de Luca ʻ99, Ojiro Tokushima ʻ99, Isaac Watanabe ʻ99, Hironori Maeda ʻ05, and Hiroki Sasamoto ʻ05. Faculty included: David Burke, Kelsey Cleveland, Leela Devavaram, Keith Guthrie, Keiko Guthrie, Robert Hengal, Darrick Mosser, Sandy Ota, Fred Wesson, Amy Wesson, and David Willis.

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By Florence Metcalf ʻ40

In April, a fi ve-day reunion of pre-World War II CA-ites was held in Hume, VA, about an hourʼs drive due west of Washington, DC, at the Bachʼs 250-acre Valhalla Horse Farm. There were eight CA alumni present: the hosts, Austin

ʻ37 and Christine Bach; Ted ʻ40 and Alicia Van Doorn from Belvedere, CA; Roger ʻ40 and Carol Hackett from Ann Arbor, MI; Frances Nichols Chapman ʻ40 from Charlotte, NC; Florence Whiting Metcalf ʻ40 from Bellevue, WA; Lardner ʻ46 and Mollie Moore from Black Mountain, NC; Nick ʻ46 and Vera Shlyapin from San Mateo, CA; and from Ottawa, ON Canada Bill ʻ44 and Fran Outerbridge. You can see we came from the four corners of the continent!

Our CA group occupied the 200-year old Manor House at Fairfi eld, surrounded by the rolling hills of historical Virginia, grazing cattle and wooden fences. At Austin and Christineʼs spacious home nearby, we spent most of the time reminiscing bygone days of pre-World War II Japan and enjoying Christineʼs exceptional cooking. Outside Christineʼs fi fteen or so horses grazed under the fl owering dogwood trees.

The highlight of the reunion was a banquet at the National Republican Club of Capitol Hill, compliments of Austin and Christine and their son, Bill. (The Senators were on leave so the remaining staff and gourmet chefs treated us royally!) En route back to Hume, a stop was made at the recently completed World War II Memorial. I think we all experienced a few moments of silence remembering CA WWII friends no longer with us. Our Class of 1940 is the last class of this era. The fi nal night, of course, had to be a “sushi bash” at a nearby Japanese restaurant!

CA ʻneath Maya San was totally destroyed in the devastation of WWII, with the exception of the front steps and a section of the foundation, where, believe it or not, the corner stone Canadian Academy AD 1922 remained intact. (This cornerstone is at the Rokko Island campus now.) CA was not ready to give up, and we who graduated over sixty years ago know the legacy and fi rm foundation on which CA was originally built.

Our number is dwindling, but we intend to continue our gatherings as long as we are able. We may be getting older, but these reunions are better medicine than any doctor can prescribe!

Reunion of pre-war CA-ites held in Virginia

Front row: Austin Bach ʻ37, Roger Hacket ʻ40. Second row: Lardner Moore ʻ46, Frances Nichols Chapman ʻ40. Third row: Nick Shlyapin ʻ46, Florence Whiting Metcalf ʻ40, Ted Van Doorn ʻ40.Back row: Bill Outerbridge ʻ44.

“Our number is dwindling, but we

intend to continue our gatherings

as long as we are able. We may be

getting older, but these reunions are

better medicine than any doctor can

prescribe!”

The annual New York City alumni gathering took place on May 13 at Azusa Restaurant. Over twenty people attended including 12 alumni ranging from the Class of 1959 to the Class of 1989. Alumni attendees included: David Boyle ʼ66, Robert Elder ʼ77,

John Gillespie ʼ63, Susan Goldberg ʼ64, Irwin Gotlieb ʼ65, Nick Hartmann ʼ89, Paul Hutchinson ʼ78, Denise McArtin Lewis ʼ80, Guri Monsen McKinnell ʼ61, Cookie Jarmain Otani-Smith ʼ64, Ann Harbin Pate ʼ59, and Stan Wayne ʼ65. Thank you John Gillespie ʻ63 and Guri Monsen McKinnell ʼ61 for organizing the dinner.

John Gillespie ʼ63 wrote: “Something about our shared CA/Japan experience is always with us and gives our gatherings deeper meaning, Iʼm pretty sure, than the average high school reunion. It was a pleasure to have all of you there and to meet several of you for the fi rst time. Next year, we will plan to have the dinner at our “regular” time, the third week of May. So, save the date: May 19, 2007.”

Annual New York City alumni gathering

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Classes of 1974, 1975 & 1976 gather in Las Vegas

Front row: Megumi Barberi ʻ76, Tim Carrick ʻ75, Phil Friesen ʻ75. Second row: Kraig Griffi ths ʻ76, Dave Knisely ʻ75, Joanne Hyder ʻ75, Beverly Cunningham Washichek ʻ75, Laily Mumtazi-Sims ʻ74. Third row: Heller Rathbone ʻ74, Naomi Lively Mihara ʻ74, Steve Carver ʻ74, Mark (Ron) Hinchman ʻ75, Teri Troxell Embrey ʻ74, Celia Oyler ʻ74, Marcy McKeown Deltondo ʻ74. Fourth row: Don Kaneshige ʻ74, Karl Nix ʻ75, John Alkire ʻ74, Joel Likins ʻ74. Back row: Claire Oyler Ryder ʻ76, Tom Pumilia ʻ76, Alan Trombetta ʻ74, Joan Hamway Sitt ʻ75, Noriko Gamblin ʻ74, Louise Rickard ʻ75, Mark Carver ʻ76, Mark Thompson ʻ74, Mary Cunningham Ducor ʻ73. Also, in attendance, but not pictured were: Ken Kodama ʻ74, Luke Gillespie ʻ75, Debbie Parsons Kramer ʻ76, Patricia Brady Bullman ʻ76, Cellin Gluck ʻ76, and Ichiro Sekimitsu ʻ75.

“The reunion was totally magical — especially since this was the fi rst one for the Class of 1974.”“The reunion was totally magical — especially since this was the fi rst one for the Class of 1974.”“ Joel Likins ʻ74“It was great to meet not just our classmates, but alumni from other classes as well! We had alumni from the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii), England, and Japan!” Beverly Cunningham Washicheck ʼ75

By Luke Gillespie ʻ75

From July 23-27, the CA Classes of 1974, 1975, and 1976 held a joint reunion in Las Vegas. We had a wonderful time meeting old classmates, some for the fi rst time since graduation. Using a suite in the Imperial Palace Hotel as our general headquarters,

we spent a lot of time chatting, laughing, looking at old annuals and photographs, and catching up on our lives. On Sunday, a few took in the “Tribute to the Beatles” show, while others continued to visit in our CA suite. Some went to the casinos, but if gambling in Vegas is not your idea of a fun time, there are many other things to do. Several of us visited Hoover Dam, the Red Rock Canyon Conservation area and other sites during the afternoons—all are within an hourʼs drive from the main strip. The main reunion dinner was held on Monday evening at the Osaka Bistro restaurant, where the above photo was taken. Several classmates left on Tuesday while others remained for a couple of days. On Tuesday, many of us ate at Habibʼs (a Persian restaurant recommended by Laily), and on Wednesday, we ate at Bonito Michoacan (a Mexican restaurant).

As Joel and Beverly comment above, this reunion was magical and included more classmates from far away places than previous reunions from our classes. The passage of time dissolved in our smiles and expressions as we reminisced about our CA years. It was almost as if we had just graduated and we were back in high school, teasing each other, yet we could feel the passage of time as we shared our lifeʼs experiences with each other. Time stands still when one is having so much fun, yet it moves along so fast when we think about what has happened in our lives, including the joys and sorrows we have all experienced individually and with our families.

For those of you who have yet to attend a CA reunion, I know that we would all encourage you to attend one in the future. Learning about your classmates and catching up on their lives is truly a rewarding and enriching experience. We all share a global nomadic awareness and we treasure the ties to our common past in Japan, regardless of what journeys our lives have taken since leaving CA.

Special thanks must go to class representative Joel Likins ʻ74 for bringing CA literature, annuals, and photographs from the past; to class representative Bev Cunningham Washichek ʻ75 for bringing CA literature, Japanese snacks, and preparing dozens of water bottles with CA Reunion stickers (what a cool thing that was); and to class representative Phil Friesen ʻ75 for his continued updates of our addresses (email and home) and phone numbers.

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Class of 1991 15-year reunion in New York City

Twenty-one members of the Class of 1991 traveled to New York City from near and far (Australia, Germany, Norway, Northern Mariana Islands and United Kingdom) to celebrate their 15-year reunion. Attendees included: Justin Boyette, Caitlin

Broderick, Lisa Bruggemann with husband Derek, Tom Callaghan, Leah Colson, Anna Eilert, James Fiduccia, Shinya Fujimoto, Christoph Haertel, Berit Jorgensen, Boris Jost with wife Myriam, Erika Kingetsu with husband Greg, Reena Mathrani McCarthy with husband Brian, Sarah Newport, Kamal Ramani, Kenny Reilly, Emma Okano-Roberts, Mai Russell, Fred Shane, Sherry Tenorio with husband Patrick, and Justine Walker.

Kamal Ramani writes, “Our reunion was a blast. We started off on Friday, September 3, at a rooftop garden bar in midtown Manhattan. Class of 1991 alums gulped down bubbly and beer and spent the evening catching up very quickly. Thunderstorms spoiled our Saturday daytime plans of a picnic in Central Park, but a large group met instead for an excellent Dim Sum lunch. At night, we gathered once again for nothing other than Japanese food. Sapporo beer was poured and good sushi was served as several new faces joined from that night on. Sunday afternoon was spent at a pier overlooking the New York harbor with the Statue of Liberty. Dinner followed at an Indian restaurant where all we Kobe-ites felt at home! I think the following quotes and photos say the rest. Thanks, CA!”

What can I say, it was an amazing reunion and I am soooooooooo glad I could be part of it. How good it was to see you all again, and to get to know those whom I didn t̓ really know at CA. I am struck by the sheer diversity of our class and, at the same time, by the “genki” spirit that everyone brought to the reunion. What great people! Anna Eilert

It was so cool and unreal to see the people that were there for grades K-3. I really enjoyed catching up with people and sharing some laughs. It was also great meeting the people who started after me and hearing about their experiences. James Fidducia

Had a great time! A big arigatou to those who helped organize and also fund this reunion! Hontoni arigatou and otsukare sama deshita!! Justine Walker

Everyone - Hopefully the success of this reunion will drive us to do these more regularly – at least every 5 years?? – and will tempt those who missed out to make it next time.Lisa Brueggemann

There have been many mornings over the past few years that I have been drinking a glass of wine and looking out over the vineyards and wondered where my friends from CA were. Thanks to the efforts of many of you and in particular Sherry, Kamal, and Erika, I now know where many of my friends are. Justin Boyette

Thank you to class representative Kamal Ramani (center), Sherry Tenorio (left) and Erika Kingestu (right) for organizing the reunion.

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Class of 1996 10-year reunion in New York City

The class of 2001 held their fi rst reunion at “One Little West 12th” in New York City on July 22, 2006. Thank you to class representatives Moritz Plishcke and Ashok Pillai for organizing the reunion. Attendees included: Front row: Yosuke

Yoshikawa, Anil Mamtami, Casey Crossland, Tomoe Yamaguchi. Back row: Alex Namkung, Rob McDonald, Fabian Monsalve, Jason Wimmert, Moritz Plishcke, Ashok Pillai, Deepti Ramakrishnan. Not pictured: Reshma Ramani. Moritz Plishcke writes, “The reunion was great and it was amazing to see everybody after fi ve years. Time has certainly passed quickly!! Looking back, I think we were all reminded what a great school Canadian Academy really is and how it changed and affected each and every one of us. It certainly opened many doors for me and it is so satisfying to have that common bond and pride about CA with people for a lifetime. I canʼt wait for my 10-year reunion.”

Class of 2001 5-year reunion in New York City

The class of 1996 celebrated their ten-year reunion in New York on June 17-18, 2006. Attendees included: Front row: Kelly Zeissner, Maria Yakura, Michelle Sammons, Chris Emanuel. Back row: Kevin Shapiro, Cary Witschonke Germann,

Ben Grenier, Minna Ala-Jaaski, Lisa Onaga, Ariel Soiffer. Ariel Soiffer. Ariel Soiffer Kelly Zeissner writes, “We all met for dinner on Saturday night at a Japanese restaurant called Typhoon Lounge in the The Village. A lot of food was devoured, many drinks were consumed and a lot of laughs were had (especially due to Ben Grenierʼs wonderful stories). It was great to see everyone and meet signifi cant others and spouses. It was wonderful that we were all able to meet in New York, having traveled far from such places as Finland (Minna Ala-Jaaski), Japan (Maria Yakura), and Switzerland (Cary Witschonke Germann); it was a true representation of the spirit of CA. The next day we regrouped for brunch at Essex in the Lower East Side. Five hours — and four or fi ve Bloody Marys or Mimosas — later we said our goodbyes. It felt short but sweet and I hope we can do it again soon.” Thank you to class representative Maria Yakura for organizing the reunion.

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Class of 2002 4-year reunion in NYC & Kobe

The class of 2002 celebrated their four-year reunion with gatherings in New York and Kobe. The class submitted the collage above feeling that it expresses their reunion better than words. Thank you to class representative Arpana Bothra and Yuko Narita for

organizing the Kobe gatherings. Thank you to class representative Anupam Kumar and Aneesh Varma for organizing the New York reunion.

Arpana Bothra writes, "Catching up with friends we grew up with has its own sort of comfort. This year we managed to have various Class of 2002 gatherings around the world. We invited students who left our class without graduating from CA, and also encouraged our former CA classmates to bring college friends along. It was great catching up with everyone and fi nding out what parts of the world friends will be moving to as we all head out into the real world."

Alumni pictured attending the Kobe gathering include: Arpana Bothra, Minal Chotirmall, Sahil Doshi, Jung Kim, Julia Komorniki, Yuko Narita, Jun Stinson, Gopal Thakral, and Nicholas Wöhrle.

Alumni pictured in New York include: Hidemi Chin, Kasia Iwakoshi, Aarti Jhaveri, Emily Kitamura, (Emily) Joni Klinger, Anupam Kumar, Maiko Shimazaki, Ai Sumida ʻ01, Hanakoko Takahashi, Brian Van Wagener ʻ00, David Van Wagener and Aneesh Varma. (Not pictured: Reshma Ramani ʻ01.)

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Alumni Mailbox: Where are they now?

Joseph Gani writes, “Professor Joseph Gani is retired, and is now an honory visiting fellow in the Mathematical Sciences Institute of the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He still recalls the old school in Nada-ku, which he attended for four years in the 1930ʼs, and strongly supports the schoolʼs current efforts.”

Daniel Ribble, who attended CA from 1963-1964 and 1967-1969, enjoyed his fi rst visit back to CA. He lives with his wife and two children in Kochi, where he teaches English at Kochi Medical School. In his spare time, he plays and teaches shakuhachi. He took the “shihan menkyo” in 2000. His father, Richard B. Ribble, taught New Testament classes at CA in the late 1960ʼs.

Pre-war

1974

1970ʼs and 1980ʼs

“My name is Mark Hasselback and I am the grandson of your 1922-1930 Academy principal, Graham Tench. My mother died recently and in the process of going through her estate, I have come across a number of photographs relating to her early life, including my grandfatherʼs time in Kobe. There is a handwriting on the reverse (my motherʼs) which reads as follows: The Tench Residence on the Top of Cliff, Kobe, Japan while teaching and then as Principal of Canadian Academy Kobe 1915-1930.”

Randy Johnson ʻ80 reconnected with Canadian Academy during a visit to Kobe to give a seminar on Port Island. He is an associate professor at the University of Texas. After leaving CA, he graduated from Georgetown University, earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University, did his post doc at Harvard and has been in Texas for the last 10 years. His sister, Sonya Johnson ʻ79, lives in California.

Seiji Okamura ʻ84 writes, “I had a rare opportunity to work with two senpai from CA at the same time on a horror anthology Trapped Ashes. The movie is scheduled to be released next spring. Pictured: Seiji Okamura ʻ84, Blake Crawford ʻ81, Sean S. Cunningham (Director of the episode “Jibaku”) and Cellin Gluck ʻ76.”

A little CA gathering took place in Kobe on August 13, since Yasuhiro Kuwata ʻ80, son of former General Affairs Manager at CA, Yoshihide Kuwata, was back in Kobe. The group stopped by Charlieʼs to hear the musical performer from the proms in the 1970ʼs and 1980. Top: Kojiro Dan ʻ84, Yasuhiro Kuwata ʻ80, Joei Erika Sai ʻ78, Naoki Urano ʻ79, Ailan Lin ʻ79. Bottom: Midori Yamamoto ʻ79, Toshinobu Fujii ʻ79, Manna Takeda Fujii ʻ80, Motoko Kondo ʻ81, Hiroko Hanamitsu ʻ80

Sangita Biniwale-Pradhan ʻ85 writes, “I gave birth to our baby boy on June 14, 2006 at 15:05 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC. We named him Devin B. Pradhan. He weighs 9 lbs. 3 oz. He is 20 ins. in length and doing really well.”

IN MEMORIAMDavid Woodsworth ʻ35 writes, “This is to inform you of the death of my sister Mary Woodsworth Bews ʻ31. She died in Victoria British Columbia, at the age of 93. Born in Tokyo in 1913, she started school at CA in 1919, so she was one of the really early pupils. CA was then located in the “old grey school ʻneath Maya-san”, only a couple of hundred yards up the hill from Kwansei Gakuin, where we lived. Our father, Harold Woodsworth, was one of the founders of CA, and was President of the schoolʼs Board for several years in the early ʻ20ʼs, so CA was always like a second home. Mary graduated from CA Grade 12 in 1931 and started at Queenʼs University, Kingston, Ontario, in that year. In 1937 she married Dr. Donald Bews, a recently graduated doctor. They then went to Karuizawa, where Don was the doctor in charge, and after two years he was named medical director of the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, which was then, of course, part of the Japanese empire. The approach of war in the Pacifi c forced them to leave Taipei late in 1940 and they returned to Canada, where Don became a medical offi cer in the Canadian Army. For many years they lived in Montreal. Mary became a teacher, and then a professor of education at McGill University. After some years of retirement, they moved to Victoria.”

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Carlee ʻ96 and Kim ʻ06 Howell visited CA on the fi rst day of school on August 24, 2006. Carlee writes, “There were some familiar faces, the hallways smelled the same, the classrooms, gym and CA fi eld brought back a fl ood of memories, and the cafeteria lunches tantalized our tastebuds. It was great to be back! Kim is off on a new adventure, attending her fi rst year at the University of Victoria in Canada. Carlee, after a year of backpacking around Australia and New Zealand, will continue as an Event Planner in Whistler, BC. The Howell family attended CA from 1986-1998. We would love to hear from you! khowellv@hotmail.com, chpig@hotmail.com”

Tsutomu Yoneoka ʻ81 writes, “A CA gathering at Yoshiki Akazawaʼs house in Palos Verdes Estates, California took place on July 31. Attendees included: Cary Koop Gluck ʻ77, Yvonne Miura Shibata ʻ78, Garet Gluck ʻ79, Yoshiki Akazawa ʻ80, Azusa Ishimi Yamaguchi ʻ81, Tsutomu Yoneoka ʻ81, Christine Yamamoto Tsujimoto ʻ81, Yuto Tsujimoto ʻ10, Emika Tsujimoto ʻ13, Kouichi Ito ʻ83, and Tomoko Akazawa ʻ85, plus family members for a total of 18 people. We had food (barbecue) and drinks by the pool and had great time talking.”

Ae Suh Kimura ʻ98 writes, “After working for Merrill Lynch in Tokyo for a little over 3 years, I got married to Tomoaki Kimura last October in Oahu, Hawaii. Other CA alumni including Kenneth Kobori ʻ98, Vinesh Motwani ʻ98, Dylan Nagaoka ʻ99, and Richard Weston ʻ98 attended my wedding. I quit Merrill Lynch, as I am now pregnant, expecting to give birth to a baby boy in the summer. I still live in Tokyo, Japan.”

Kaoru Yamaguchi ʻ98 writes, “A group of alumni met on June 7 at a restaurant in Ebisu. The people that were present were: David Boyle ʻ66, Noboru (Jimmy) Minamoto ʻ71, Kaoru Yamaguchi ʻ98, Michael Capati ʻ93, Justin Thauwald (nephew of Stanley Howard ʻ71) and Renu Relan ʻ97. Jimmy, Mike, Renu and I have been meeting several times for dinner (since last year), but since Mike is moving to LA with his family for work, we wanted to have a ʻfarewell dinner ̓for him. We had a great time and it was also very helpful to have Jimmy and David advise us on job hunting!”

1996 and 2006

1997

Hiroko Tabuchi visited CA in May. She writes, “Iʼve been back in Japan for three years now. I work as a reporter for the Associated Press in Tokyo covering mostly local news. Iʼd love to get back in touch with more class of 97 graduates...Kazumi, Takayuki, where are you?”

1998Sarah Schmidt-Lee writes, “Well, after four years in beautiful Vancouver, my husband Barrett and I are loading stuff in a U-haul today to make a drive across the continent. We are moving to a small town in upstate New York, where I will be the pastor of a Presbyterian church, and Barrett will be looking into non-profi t human services options. We are looking forward to less traffi c,

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Send us your news!Please send us your news (graduations, babies, weddings, career changes, interesting stories etc.) so that we can share it with your fellow alumni. Photos are highly encouraged.

Yoshinori Hayashi ʻ97 writes, “I got married on March 11, to a lovely lady I met when I worked for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo.” Front: Miho Yanagihashi (NYU), James Tomizawa ʻ97 (attended CA for two years/St. Maryʼs/NYU), Eric Brueggemann ʻ97, and Kanae Kawasaki Brueggemann ʻ97. Back: Randy Havens (St. Maryʼs/ NYU friend), Naohiko Ihara ʻ97, Akihiro Yamaguchi ʻ97, Kana Amaki ʻ97, Yoshinori Hayashi ʻ97 and his wife Yuki, Shekhar Shah ʻ97, Kavita Shah, Manisha Motwani ʻ97. Not pictured: Ryosuki Aoki ʻ98.

more trees, and a river in our backyard. I start work on July 2, and will offi cially be ordained (for anyone who keeps track of such religious rites) on July 23. In less offi cial news, in addition to knitting and crocheting, I have begun to spin yarn (using wool, alpaca, angora, etc.) If youʼre interested in seeing photos of recent fi ber arts creations, check out my page on Flickr.com under the name ʻschmidtlyʼ.”

2001Takayo Kajino writes, “Since I did not attend the CA Class of 2001 Reunion in NYC, I thought that I would update my life here. I just graduated from The University of Virginia - Charlottesville this past May with a BA in Psychology and an MT in Special Education. I was enrolled in the BA/MT program offered through the Curry School of Education. I completed my teaching associateship last fall at Ruckersville Elementary School in a second grade self-contained classroom (LD/EBD) where I had 15 students and several monitors. Without a doubt, it was truly one of the greatest experiences of my life. Despite my degree in teaching, I decided to take a couple of years off to participate in the College Guide Program via The University of Virginia. This program is offered to fourth year students as a ʻgap-year (or two) ̓through the Center of Undergraduate Excellence at UVA. I will be in Warren County for the school year 2006 -2007 and most likely return to Albemarle High School for the school year 2007-2008. After this experience, I hope to return/begin my teaching

2002

2003 and 2005

career as a special education teacher – perhaps preferably at an international school.”

Sarisa Suvarnasuddhi writes, “Hey everyone! Itʼs been a while. Not sure if you remember me. I was at CA from grade 3-6, then I left for Thailand. At CA you probably knew me as Varaporn or Var. I changed my fi rst name to Sarisa in 2000, so sorry if there is any confusion. Anyways, just wanted to let you know that Iʼm going to be studying post-grad at the University of Nottingham, England this fall so if there are any members of the class of 2002 around England please email me at dashofpepper@hotmail.com.”

Otis Cary ʼ39, who attended CA from 1932-1936 and later served on the Board of Trustees from 1962-1982, died of pneumonia on April 14, 2006 in Oakland. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dr. Alice S. Cary; three daughters: Beth Cary ʻ67, Ann Cary ʻ68 and Ellen Cary Bearn ʻ73; one son, Frank Cary ʻ72; and fi ve grandchildren.

Professor Cary played a signifi cant and unique role in Japan-U.S. relations through his books, commentary in the Japanese mass media, his infl uence as a Professor of American Studies at Doshisha University for over four decades, as a mentor and director of Amherst House at Doshisha for 32 years, and in his role as a navy linguist during World War II.

Professor Cary, who belonged to a third generation missionary family that settled in Japan in 1878, was born on October 20, 1921 in Otaru, Hokkaido. After attending CA for sixth through ninth grade, he completed high school at Deerfi eld Academy in 1939. He then went to Amherst College, which had ties with Japan through their exchange program with Doshisha University, graduating in 1943. He received his masterʼs at Yale.

When America entered World War II, Cary trained to become an interrogator in the United States Navy. His deep understanding of Japan enabled him to persuade POWs to overcome their shame and see themselves as patriots who now had a duty to help rebuild a strong democracy.

During the early months of the occupation, Cary became acquainted with Prince Takamatsu, Emperor Hirohitoʼs youngest brother. He startled the prince by referring to the emperor as the princeʼs big brother to help him view his brother as a mortal, not a deity. He suggested that the Prince urge the emperor to show a more human side by traveling among the people, getting to know his subjects, and release informal photos of the imperial family. The emperor, and all his successors, began to do that.

In 1947, during the Allied occupation, Otis joined the faculty of Doshisha as a representative of Amherst College. He was awarded Japanʼs Order of Sacred Treasure, Third Class, in 1987. In 1991, he helped launch Doshishaʼs graduate school of American Studies, the fi rst of its kind in Asia. He left Japan and retired in Oakland in 1996.

(Compiled with information from his family and articles that appeared in the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle.)

A life remembered: Otis Cary ‘39

Megan ʻ03 and Karen Hine ʻ05 visited CA in May during a month long visit to Japan. Megan is studying anthropology at the University of Waterloo. Karen is a student at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Annual Fund Unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund will provide the school with the fl exibility to meet the areas of highest institutional need, such as competitive faculty salaries, student scholarships, and maintenance of facilities and grounds. Tuition only covers up to 89% of the actual cost of educating a student at Canadian Academy. The remaining 11% of our budget comes from Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, the United States, Annual Fund donations and other grants. All gifts, no matter what the size, are important to the school. Your support enables us to challenge students to academic and personal excellence as caring, responsible citizens.

Restricted Gifts Restricted gifts are given with the understanding that they be used to address specifi c designated needs of Canadian Academy. In 2005-2006, restricted gifts supported the Early Learning and Activities Center Fund, Canadian Academy Scholarship Fund, Averbeck Memorial Music Scholarship Fund and Gloucester House dormitory.

The Early Learning and Activites Center Fund fi nancially supports the construction and furnishing of the new facility. For more information on the project, please go to page 10.

The Canadian Academy Scholarship Fund helps provide fi nancial aid for qualifi ed students who otherwise would not be able to attend Canadian Academy. Currently, we provide ¥35-¥40 million a year in fi nancial aid to support current students. Recipients receive fi nancial assistance to cover between 10-30% of the cost of tuition. If we increase the amount of money available for fi nancial assistance, we can help additional students attend Canadian Academy.

The Averbeck Memorial Music Scholarship Fund was founded in 1991 in loving memory of Mario and Manuel Averbeck. The fund supports Canadian Academy music students through scholarships, workshops and tuition for musical instruction. The fund grows through audience donations at concerts, a U.S. dollar check writing service that the music department provides through the counseling offi ce, and fees received when our student musicians perform in the community. Donations to the fund are most welcomed.

Corporate Matching Gifts In the United States, over 500 companies participate in corporate matching gift programs where they match (or in some cases double or triple) contributions made by their employees to charitable organizations. Check with your Human Resources department to learn if your company offers a matching gift program. If it does, it is a wonderful opportunity to increase your support to Canadian Academy.

Gifts-in-Kind Gifts-in-kind are non-cash donations such as services or equipment. If you are considering contributing a gift-in-kind, please contact the Development Offi ce.

Opportunities to support CA How to contribute Japanese yen: Contributions in yen can be given directly to Canadian Academy or sent via bank transfer to: Account # 3033586 at the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Rokko Island Sub Branch.

* Canadian Academy has been granted the “Tokutei Koeki Zoshin Hojin” (Special Public Organization) status. For individuals, the maximum tax deductibility formula is (Income x 30%) - ¥5,000 or less. For corporations, the maximum tax deductibility formula is (capital x 0.25 + income) or less.

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U.S. dollar checks: Contributions in U.S. dollars can be made by sending a check payable to “Canadian Academy” mailed to Canadian Academy, 4-1 Koyo-cho Naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 JAPAN.

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For more information, please contact the Development Offi ce by e-mail <development@mail.canacad.ac.jp> or telephone 81-(0)78-857-3911.

MissionInspired by a heritage of service, our multicultural community challenges students to academic and personal excellence as caring, responsible citizens.

PhilosophyCanadian Academy aims to foster the optimum development of each student s̓ capabilities by providing a high standard of education in the English language. This will prepare the students for higher educational achievement, leading mainly to study at North American and European universities.

Founded upon Christian concepts, Canadian Academy primarily serves the international community. However, the school is open to students of all nationalities and religions who can meet its admission standards and benefi t from the style of education it provides.

Canadian Academy aims to evoke within each student a consciousness of the value of all life, an ethical response to society, a concern with ultimate questions, and a joy in acquiring knowledge that will continue throughout life.

Learning Expectations It is our expectation that students exiting Canadian Academy will acquire an appropriate balance of content knowledge and process skills that will serve them well in leading a full and meaningful life in a rapidly changing world. The students will use our educational program to demonstrate:Analytical and creative thinking by developing and applying a variety of resources to identify, assess, integrate, and use a basic core of knowledge. Self-directed learning by setting priorities, establishing goals, and taking responsibility in pursuing and evaluating those goals. Effective communicating by exchanging and expressing ideas in a variety of forms. Quality work which refl ects creativity, artistry, quality, high standards, pride, and the use of appropriate technologies. Collaborative work by using effective group skills to manage interpersonal relationships within diverse settings. Good character through self refl ection and the developing of choices, attitudes and habits that are benefi cial to self, society and Good character through self refl ection and the developing of choices, attitudes and habits that are benefi cial to self, society and Good characterenvironment.