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2007 annual report

Bringing the World to New England’s Classrooms

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January 10

Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, leads a book group for teachers and draws a crowd to a discussion of his efforts to build schools in re-mote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

January 23

Modern Vietnam and Cambodia seminar series begins, Primary Source’s first major program on Southeast Asia.

March 29

A one-day Mexico workshop for elementary educators examines history, culture, and geography from a scholarly and classroom perspective.

July 11

Teachers on the Ghana: History, Culture, and Daily Life study tour visit historic sites and connect with educators in schools throughout Ghana.

October 17

Former Cape Verde President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro launches the 2007-2008 public event series at Primary Source.

November 13

Primary Source hosts a screen-ing of New Year Baby with direc-tor Socheata Poeuv, whose film tells the story of her family’s escape from Cambodia during the reign of the Khmer Rouge.

April 14-21

Primary Source’s first United States study tour, Making Freedom, explores New England and New York’s African American history.

April 25

Teachers Leading the Way, a global education conference hosted by Primary Source and Global Education Massachu-setts is held at UMASS Boston.

May 17

Primary Source receives the Goldman Sachs Foundation Prize for Excellence in Interna-tional Education on behalf of the state of Massachusetts.

2007: Bringing the World to New England’s Classrooms

We are witnessing a rapid increase of interest in global education. A consensus is developing among educators, business leaders and policy-makers that America needs our students to become competent global citizens. Public opinion polls, state mandates, and even recent presidential debates have highlighted the need to prepare students for the interconnected world of the 21st century. For almost twenty years, Primary Source has responded to this challenge by educating teachers who are shaping the next generation’s worldview—inspiring K-12 students to learn and care about other cultures, respect other viewpoints, and become critical thinkers in the global arena. A new generation is entering a global realm where the world is getting smaller, more interdependent, and increasingly more complicated. Primary Source’s vital, unique, and timely programs for educators support the sophisticated teaching and learning needed to address the demands of a global age. Our courses and study tours transform teachers’ understanding of other cultures, helping to develop 21st century classrooms infused with global content and a more nuanced worldview. This report illustrates ways that we have partnered with schools and districts throughout New England in 2007. This year, we provided graduate courses, study tours, and in-school workshops to nearly 1800 teachers, who in turn have reached more than 150,000 students. We are pleased to share the results of a successful year, including the launch of our Latin America program; our partnership with the Lowell Public Schools to provide programming on Vietnam and Cambodia; six study tours that brought teachers to China, Japan, and Ghana; and our receipt of the Goldman Sachs Award for Excellence in International Education on behalf of the state of Massachusetts. Through these stories, I hope you gain insight into how Primary Source has been both innovative and responsive to the changing demographics of New England schools and their students. We are deeply grateful to our donors for sup-porting this work, which has enabled many teachers and students to reach across great cultural divides to embrace other peoples and cultures. I invite you to enter the world of Primary Source through this Annual Report—to experience our work, and feel the profound difference your interest and support makes in today’s K-12 classrooms.

Kathleen M. EnnisExecutive Director

Kathleen M. Ennis, Executive Director

Primary Source Board of Directors

Gerald CampbellBuzz Birnbaum

Elizabeth Lewis GoodmanNannette Braucher

Katherine FickClaudette Hunt

Susan JudyElaine McKinnon

Daniel MouhotMary Newmann

Ashley PettusJohn Stauffer

Anne WattMatthew Zalosh

Advisory BoardSteven Cohen

Gloria FoxJudith Frampton

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. James O. Horton

Lois E. HortonHonorable Julian Houston

Willard R. JohnsonPeggy McIntoshDeborah Meier

Fernando ReimersAnna RoelofsDiane Tabor

Ezra VogelJohn R. Watt

Shiping Zheng

Responding to Student and Community NeedsLowell, Massachusetts is home to the second largest Cambodian community in the United States. Students of Southeast Asian descent represent twenty-nine percent of the Lowell Public Schools population. Yet they and their fellow students are not systematically exposed to curriculum that incorporates their home culture and the Cambodian immigrant experience in the United States.

By the Numbers

29 percentage of Lowell Public School students

who are of Southeast Asian descent

48 percentage of Lowell Public School students

whose first language is not English

76 average number of students taught per year

by each Lowell teacher taking a Primary

Source course or study tour

Teachers discuss modern Vietnamese literature in Cambodia and Vietnam: Exploring the Narratives

of Two Nations, a summer institute.

Angkor Dance Troupe performers demonstrate a

traditional Cambodian dance for Lowell educators.

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Students at the Charlotte M. Murkland Elementary School in Lowell celebrate Cambodian New Year with a dance performance.

In order to address the needs of all Lowell students, Primary Source has launched a unique partnership with the Lowell Public Schools to provide programming for teachers on Cambodia and Vietnam, beginning with a spring 2007 seminar series. Primary Source’s programs have provided an interdisciplin-ary approach to the region’s rich history and culture and have encouraged educa-tors to expand their thinking beyond the Vietnam War era. Participating teachers have already brought their newfound knowledge of Southeast Asia into classrooms across Lowell. Deborah Romeo, a language arts and social studies teacher at the E.N. Rogers Middle School, led her seventh graders in an exploration of Cambo-dia through the voices of Cambodian Americans. The students, many of whom are immigrants themselves, interviewed elders in their community about their lives and experiences. “One of the chal-lenges of teaching about Cambodia,” says Romeo, “is to be sure that students understand that Cambodian history and culture are comprised of more than the

atrocities of the Khmer Rouge. I don’t think I would have foreseen this prob-lem if we hadn’t discussed it within the Primary Source course. As a result of the discussion, my unit included con-sistent reflection on what we know now about Cambodian history and culture and revision of some of the kids’ origi-nal thinking.” Romeo also worked with fellow Rogers teacher Kevin Freeman to connect their students to student pen pals in Cambodia through a Peace Corps volunteer. Carol Allen, who teaches English as a Second Language courses at Lowell High School, has also been able to incor-porate the details she learned in Primary Source’s programs into her teaching. “Before taking the summer class on Cambodia and Vietnam, I had very little knowledge about these cultures,” Allen notes. “Now, however, I feel much more comfortable alluding to their geography, history, language, or customs. This course has opened up a whole new avenue of communication between my students and me.”

Angkor Dance Troupe performers demonstrate a

traditional Cambodian dance for Lowell educators.

“Primary Source’s programs have offered the opportunity for teachers to learn about their students’ backgrounds. They’ve become more sensitive to the culture of the students, and their needs -— that’s something we’re missing in the system.” Phala Chea, Director, Parent Information Center, Lowell Public Schools


Connecting Teachers and Students to the WorldTravel has the potential to transform one’s understanding of the world. For more than ten years, Primary Source has brought teachers on study tours to China, where they have developed an apprecia-tion for the country’s modern life and ancient history. As the organization has grown, opportunities to connect educa-tors to people and cultures throughout the world have also expanded. In 2007, teachers traveled with Primary Source to China, Japan, and Ghana, and ex-plored African-American history in New England and New York. One journey, the City and Village in Modern China tour, il-lustrates the profound impact of educa-tional travel. The City and Village tour, led by Primary Source Maine Director Ryan Bradeen, explored the wide disparities in

levels of education, economic develop-ment, and opportunity between urban and rural China. These disparities, as the nineteen teachers on the tour discovered, are at the root of many contemporary struggles within the country including rural migration, environmental degrada-tion, and social unrest. In addition to visiting the economic and political powerhouses of Shanghai and Beijing, teachers lived for four days in the Huang Village of Anhui Province. Huang Village is known internation-ally as the home of the Peabody Essex Museum’s Yin Yu Tang house. The group experienced this village’s distinctive culture by living in rural guesthouses with humble facilities, exploring in and around the village, and working in the fields of local farmers.

Sue Abrams, principal of the Loker Elementary School in Wayland, Massachusetts,

threshes rice in the fields around Huang Village in China’s Anhui province during

City and Village in Modern China, a Primary Source study tour.

Mora Owens, literacy coach for the Cambridge Public

Schools, meets young students in Ghana.


Timothy Nolan, social studies teacher at the R.J. Grey Junior High School in

Acton-Boxborough, teaches English to middle school students at Beijing’s

Dandelion School.

Teachers learn about the history of enslaved Africans at Philipsburg Manor on the

Making Freedom: African American History in New England and New York study tour.

Why Do U.S. Students Need to

Learn About China?

China’s economy is quickly becoming one of the largest

in the world, and its financial future is closely tied to that

of the United States. Business leaders are looking for U.S.

students with the knowledge and skills to thrive in a global

economy in which China is assuming a leading role. Bill

Judy, Regional Manager for AIG WorldSource, offers a job

posting for the not-too-distant future that illustrates the

new demand for globally competent graduates:

“Applicant must speak Mandarin and be willing to travel.

Knowledge of global economics and international mar-

keting essential. Must be able to interact effectively and

lead a multi-cultural team. Excellent presentation skills

necessary. Absolutely must have knowledge of mobile

technology.”

Through school partnerships and high quality teacher

education programs, Primary Source works to ensure that

students develop a deep understanding of China’s history,

culture, and people.


Primary Source ensures that students are well educated about international geography, peoples, cultures, and languages so that they may thrive in our changing nation and world. Through partnerships with schools, Primary Source provides teachers with the resources they need to incorporate international perspectives into the classroom. In 2007, Primary Source’s partner schools and school districts throughout New England have worked to expand students’ understanding of the world through a variety of innovative projects.

Partnering With Schools to Expand Students’ Perspectives

Teachers discuss geography and history during Aspiring to Liberty:

Middle Eastern Identities and Conflicts in Context, a summer institute.

Emmett Price, professor of music and African-American

studies at Northeastern University, leads an in-school

workshop on the history of jazz.


Belmont will soon be enrolling high school students in “Global Politics,” a new course that encourages students to study the political philosophies of differ-ent countries and apply the ideas to the modern international issues they face. In the 2008-2009 school year, Belmont will host a student delegation from Suzhou, China and send its own student delega-tion to visit Suzhou.

Brockton has developed a strong Manda-rin Chinese program during the past two years. At the high school, 130 students will be enrolled in Mandarin language programs and at Gilmore Academy, a middle school with a global focus, 270 students will be taking Mandarin. Brock-ton has also instituted the International Baccalaureate program at the high school and at Gilmore Academy.

Brimmer and May School has added two new geography and culture courses and enriched its Lower School social studies program in an effort to broaden curricu-lum to improve global awareness.

Burlington High School has introduced a Global Studies Certificate Program, designed to foster students’ interest in the larger world beyond the confines of Mas-sachusetts and the United States, with a focus on becoming members of the global community. Students who participate in this program will be recognized for building knowledge that is essential for making a contribution to a global society.

Carlisle’s teachers have taken their learn-ing experiences from Primary Source and integrated new concepts into the curricu-lum, giving a global perspective to their work. The district has recently introduced an elementary Spanish program as well

2007 Highlights of School and District Global Education Initiatives

Emmett Price, professor of music and African-American

studies at Northeastern University, leads an in-school

workshop on the history of jazz.

Educators collaborate during American Identities: The Shaping of American Culture from

World War II to the Present, a summer institute.


as a middle school Chinese program. Carlisle’s 2007 winter concert, which highlighted African music, helped to raise money for a school in Africa visited by a teacher on Primary Source’s Ghana study tour.

Dover-Sherborn’s English and Social Studies departments have launched an interdisciplinary unit based on Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea, which will include a school-wide reading program and visiting speakers who will address international issues related to the book’s theme. The district has recently concluded a three-year Mandarin language pilot program and will soon offer Chinese as a permanent language option for students.

Lincoln-Sudbury teachers are taking a closer look at Africa, China, Japan and Latin America through Primary Source’s programs. In-depth professional devel-opment workshops in Lincoln-Sudbury have examined China in the context of

the 2008 Olympics as well as modern-day Ghana.

Needham High School has launched a Global Competence Program, designed to foster students’ global awareness and provide graduates with the essential skills for participating in and contribut-ing to an increasingly globalized society. Program components include foreign travel, language, community service, and a culminating research project.

Sharon has adapted its elementary, middle, and high school curricula to reflect current world issues, including an increased emphasis on the Middle East, Latin America, Japan and China. Two new electives, “World Religions” and “Current Events in the World Today,” have been added to the high school course offerings. Sharon also began a formal exchange program with a high school in Xi’an, China.

2007 Highlights of School and District Global Education Initiatives (continued)

James Green, professor of history and Brazilian studies at Brown University, provides an introduction

to Brazil during Taste of Brazil: History, Politics, and Culture, a Primary Source workshop.


Shrewsbury received the AIG World-Source/Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies (MIIS) Award for Excellence in International Education at the April 2007 MIIS Conference. Shrewsbury has also added global educa-tion courses to its high school curriculum, expanded its middle school Mandarin language program, and has included the study of Japan at the elementary school level.

Watertown middle and high school students, accompanied by several teach-ers and administrators, will soon travel to China through the Pathways to China program, following intensive summer courses on the country’s culture and history.

Weston has integrated a global perspec-tive into its curriculum through exchang-es, travel and participation in Primary Source programs. In 2008, a group of

Weston teachers and administrators will travel to southwest Uganda to volunteer in the home schools of seven Ugandan teachers who visited Weston in 2007.

Whitman-Hanson is currently hosting a Chinese guest teacher who has worked in each of the district’s schools, led the elementary summer enrichment pro-gram, and taught Mandarin and Chinese culture at the high school. A Whitman-Hanson educator is currently teaching in Suzhou, China as part of the U.S.-China Teacher Exchange.

Winchester is proud to partner with the Dandelion School in Beijing, an effort spearheaded by social studies department head Margie Harvey with support from Primary Source. The district has also been able to offer a China Studies elective for high school students.

Hingham High School teacher Jason Xidias explores Middle Eastern

food during the Aspiring to Liberty summer institute.


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Susan & William Judy

Daniel Mouhot & Franco Mormondo

Ashley Pettus & Charles Cherington

Emilie Welles

Leader $1000-$1999

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Susan Abrams

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Carol Allen

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Prilla Smith Brackett

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Susan Duncan

T. Jane Dwyer

Brenda Engel

Julia Ervin

Marsha & Arthur Fallon

Dana Feingold

Laurie Fenton

Kevin Freeman

Judi Freeman

Daniel Fritz

Pam Frorer

Primary Source is pleased to acknowledge the many individuals and institutions that awarded grants or supported the Primary Source Fund during 2007.

In addition to financial support, Primary Source’s mission is also made possible by a variety of in-kind contributions and contributed services. To learn

more about opportunities to financially support education for global understanding, please contact Kathy Ennis, Executive Director at 617-923-9933 x 14

or [email protected]. To make a gift on-line, go to www.primarysource.org and click Give to Primary Source. Thank you.

We apologize for errors or omissions from this list. Please contact us to let us know about incorrect information.

2007 Gift Report


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Claire Fusaro

Ruth Gilbert-Whitner

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Rita Green

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Margaret & Tobin Harvey

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Sima Kirsztajn

Courtney Korng

Deborah Kramer

Kowith Kret

Stephanie Leonard

Carolyn Levens

Nancy Lilien

Deborah Linder

Susan Lind-Sinanian

Alphonse Litz

Kathy Lobo

Roberta Logan

Sandra Lovett

Susan Lum

Jane Lundquist

Mark Lyons

Ione Malloy

Cheryl Maloney

Lorin Maloney

Charlotte Mason

Doug Matthews

Anne McDermott & Andrew Higgins

Kate McDermott

Peggy McIntosh

Elaine McKinnon

Katherine Merseth

Richard Miller

Blanche Milligan

Sheila Moran

Linda Morse

Katherine Moss

Cynthia Nartonis

Julie Newport

Hanh Nguyen

Linda Noonan

Vera Nordal

Jessica Ohly

Sandra Olansky

Nina Olff

Karen Paterson

Arthur Patton-Hock

John Pote

Marcy Prager

Steven Ratiner

Julie Richter

Kerri Rodenbush

Deborah Romeo

Faye & Charlie Rupp

Joseph Russo

Renee Sack

Helen Schlichte

Laurie Schmidt

Edward Schuller

Kelly Scott

Barbara Scotto

Sally Sveda

Myra Tattenbaum

Joyce Teggart

Susan Thanas

Andrew Thompson

Karen & Tom Thomsen

Chris Tsang

Jonathan Turrisi

Rebecca Vose

Alice Wadden

Kirsten Walker

Patricia Wall

Gail Lemily Wiggins

Peter Wilson

Charles Wyzanski

James & Nyia Yannatos

Kimberly Young

Lai Ying Yu

Joseph Zellner

Foundations and Other Supporters

Bank of America Perpetual Trust for Charitable Giving

Freeman Foundation

Harvard Asia Center

Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

Hung and Jill Cheng Charitable Trust

The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

League of Women Voters Rhode Island Education Fund

Longview Foundation

Lunder Foundation

Maine Community Foundation

Maine Humanities Council

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities

Massachusetts Historical Society

Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University

Stratford Foundation

Theodore Edson Parker Foundation

United States Department of Education

United States-Japan Foundation

Wang Foundation

Wellspring Foundation

William and Joan Alfond Foundation

Primary Source is pleased to announce new partnerships with the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the China – United States Exchange Foundation.


2007 Financial ReportPrimary Source succeeded financially in 2007 through strong performance in winning grants, combined with attention to expenses.

The organization generated a modest operating surplus of $18,381.

The Freeman Foundation has generously agreed to contribute funds for two more years, although at a lower rate than in the past.

Primary Source will attempt to augment this funding through a combination of other grants, increased fundraising, and program income.

Primary Source now has a growing endowment thanks to the generosity of its supporters. This is now invested in accordance with our

long term-Investment Policy.

2007 Financial Statements $ %

Revenue by Category

Grants 1,345,729 57.5

Program and Partnership Income 553,494 23.6

Contracts* 302,587 12.9

Contributions 80,701 3.4

Investments and Other Income 62,756 2.6

Total Operating Revenue $2,345,267 100.0

Expenditures by Program

Study Tours 530,024 25.2

Professional Development Programs 757,123 36.1

Program Research and Development 259,441 12.4

Library 156,978 7.5

General Administration 299,120 14.2

Development 97,427 4.6

Total Expenses 2,100,113 100.0

Financial Position

Net Income 18,381 0.9

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 2,042,229 100.0

Net Assets, End of Year

Unrestricted 862,853 41.9

Temporarily Restricted 1,082,354 52.5

Permanently Restricted 115,403 5.6

Total End of Year Net Assets 2,062,610 100.0

*Includes Government Grants, Corporate and University Contracts

Note: The accompanying figures and charts are all derived from the organization’s audited

financial statements. As an IRS 501(c)(3) public charity, Primary Source seeks to maintain

the highest standards of financial reporting and transparency. We are guided by policies and

procedures informed by the need for appropriate checks and balances and also have an an-

nual, independent audit which seeks to ensure compliance with the appropriate regulatory

agencies and generally accepted accounting principles. Detailed information is available upon

request from the finance office: [email protected]

57%

24%

13%

3% 3%

Revenue by Category

Grants

Program and Partnership Income

Contracts

Contributions

Investments and Other Income

Expenditures by Program

Professional Development Programs

Study Tours

General Administration

Program Research

Library

Development

37%

25%

14%

12%

7%6%


Supporting Global EducationWe gratefully acknowledge the gifts we received this year and the gener-osity of our donors. Gifts to the Primary Source Fund and the Founders Endowment are critically important to the ongoing work of Primary Source and ensure a sound financial future for the organization. We are buoyed by the generosity of your gifts and the commitment they signal to us of the enthusiasm and passion of our donors for the mission of Primary Source. To make a gift to the Fund, please visit www.primarysource.org and click on Give to Primary Source. To support the growing Founders Endowment, note this designation on your check or select the endowment box on the on-line giving form. To discuss giving opportunities, please contact Kathy Ennis, Executive Director at [email protected], or 617-923-9933 x14.


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