https://www.assistscholars.news/blog daily 1.0 2023-03-20 https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/rhodes-scholar-and-assist-alum-gust-gurinait-17-wants-communities-to-have-a-say-in-local-climate-change-initiatives monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/4293d153-45fb-4fa3-9ac2-ac8d8cb8236e/Screenshot+2023-03-20+at+12.50.36+PM.png Blog - Rhodes Scholar and ASSIST Alum Gustė Gurčinaitė ‘17 Wants Communities to Have a Say in Local Climate Change Initiatives - Make it stand out Photo courtesy of Gustė Gurčinaitė. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/student-sutra-chakma-finds-sisterhood-while-studying-art-and-physics-at-miss-halls-school-through-assist monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/569c5236-0742-4ca6-9bd1-77ceba844a8b/Screenshot+2023-01-25+at+12.56.21+PM.png Blog - Student Sutra Chakma Finds Sisterhood While Studying Art And Physics at Miss Hall’s School Through ASSIST - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/1d47cc5a-3c35-4589-90cd-aff7a31610fd/Screenshot+2023-01-25+at+12.56.10+PM.png Blog - Student Sutra Chakma Finds Sisterhood While Studying Art And Physics at Miss Hall’s School Through ASSIST - Make it stand out Sutra Chakma https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/former-un-youth-delegate-and-assist-alum-barbora-kvasnikov-is-dedicated-to-youth-representation-in-climate-policy monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/d7d20890-b1d2-4a4b-be31-23e14f31eed7/Screenshot+2023-01-25+at+12.51.15+PM.png Blog - Former UN Youth Delegate and ASSIST Alum Barbora Kvasničková is Dedicated to Youth Representation in Climate Policy - Make it stand out Barbora Kvasničková https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/e7yh0y2wmcli11rm8k20n07gvcr9t7 monthly 0.5 2022-12-07 https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f-c9smr-k2phs-4f3eg-sd3ex-x9hmp monthly 0.5 2022-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/67e5b160-b813-4b84-847c-d0c8df39ba07/Georgi.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Georgi Dumanov ‘13 - Georgi Dumanov ‘13 Bulgaria, Deerfield Academy My ASSIST year has certainly been one of the most memorable and pivotal ones of my life. I remember arriving at Logan airport for the orientation program not knowing what to expect. My arrival was quite untimely; 3 days later I would have to fly to Estonia to compete at a Taekwondo World Championship. A week after, I said an emotional goodbye to my father at the Talin airport from which I departed for the U.S. once again for the start of my year at Deerfield Academy. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/the-kazickas-family-a-legacy-of-philanthropic-commitment-to-educating-the-next-generation-of-leaders-in-lithuania monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/bd07d2ff-f5f1-4d0a-80ea-5afa89de8ec5/Screenshot+2022-12-06+at+9.58.46+AM.png Blog - The Kazickas Family: A legacy of philanthropic commitment to educating the next generation of leaders in Lithuania - Make it stand out John Kazickas (left) and his father, Dr. Juozas Kazickas (right). https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n-x4chm-s5ssf-kt8xf-y2zn6-rblmh monthly 0.5 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/ad79ac33-ac05-4cf8-a909-3b68523feb60/timothy.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Timothy McIntire, Former ASSIST Board of Directors - Timothy McIntire Former ASSIST Board of Directors I have many abiding memories tied to ASSIST. Among them: Meeting Betsy and Ken Lindfors for the first time, in company with Jack Tyrer, in the early 90's. Then, years later, serving on the search committee that brought Bob and Anne Stanley to lead, serve, and love ASSIST. Jack, who had been my headmaster for a decade as I grew as teacher, coach, and then director at The Asheville School, was central to both events as chairman of ASSIST's board. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f-c9smr-k2phs-4f3eg-sd3ex monthly 0.5 2022-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/45dc8e93-8ea1-4f92-ad4d-7c550252c63e/An+Vo.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: An Vo ‘07 - An Vo ‘07 Vietnam, Brentwood It has now been more than 13 years since my ASSIST experience. Then, I was a 16-year-old girl experiencing the U.S. for the first time, amazed by everything and everyone around her. Now, I'm a mother of two, with more than 30 visas in my passport. I don't even know where to begin to share the magnitude of the impact that one ASSIST year has had on my life. It was so much more than a one-year cultural and educational experience. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n-x4chm-s5ssf-kt8xf-y2zn6 monthly 0.5 2022-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/ea5a031b-835a-4516-9f89-afc0c46bd370/Kris.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Kris Boucher, Former ASSIST Representative, current Orientation Volunteer - Kris Boucher Former ASSIST Representative, current Orientation Volunteer During my many years at Wayland Academy, I saw dozens of ASSIST Scholars pass through, leaving their mark during their ASSIST experience. Each of those students have fit wonderfully into life at our midwestern boarding school. For most, the takeaways and benefits are familiar and expected—wonderful memories, but pretty "standard stuff" when considering the high level of young people who have come to Wayland through ASSIST over the years. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f-c9smr-k2phs-4f3eg monthly 0.5 2022-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/adf69fdb-07ba-4361-9ff1-72785280a71e/Joan.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Joan O’Brien, Former ASSIST Board Member, Former Associate Director of Admissions St. Andrew’s School - Joan O’Brien Former ASSIST Board Member, Former Associate Director of Admissions St. Andrew’s School I joined the ASSIST Board about 1980. Paul Sanderson, ASSIST's founder, had a dream to unite German and American students following the two World Wars. Paul’s dream was well-developed; the funds needed to support his enterprise were not. A board of directors was formed to raise money and increase the number of secondary schools willing to offer full financial aid to bright German students. There was a lot of heated discussion, but all based on a common goal: figuring out how to make ASSIST work. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n-x4chm-s5ssf-kt8xf monthly 0.5 2022-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/4f7a6928-c2f1-44eb-856d-80bf4253303b/Abdi.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Abdisamad Aadan ‘14 - Abdisamad Aadan ‘14 Somalia, Masters School To a four-year-old kid in a refugee camp in a desert, nothing is more important than playing in the sand with his friends. I was just that kid, until my aunt had told me about our eminent relocation to Hargeisa. “Things have become normal in Hargeisa Hadhwanaag (the city with the great shade), and we can now go home and lead a normal life,” she told me. While “normal” did not have much of a meaning in my vocabulary at the time, my instinct knew that my life at the camp was far from normal, and I was elated by the possibility of moving to Hargeisa and enjoying the great shades of its trees. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f-c9smr-k2phs monthly 0.5 2022-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/c08b5ba4-1451-4d13-95f8-9dfcdeec6cd0/Diane+Proctor.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Diane Proctor, Former ASSIST Board Member, Former English Teacher at Middlesex School - Diane Proctor Former ASSIST Board Member, Former English Teacher at Middlesex School The date was January 17, 1991. Ken and Betsy Lindfors, Ferdie Wandelt, and I were enjoying a lovely dinner at the home of the American Consul stationed in Köln, Germany. It followed a vigorous day of interviews at the Amerika Haus, where we were absorbed in meeting myriad impressive students. We had already anticipated that the scholarship choices would be difficult, as there were so many multi-lingual, musically talented, and athletically strong German students. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n-x4chm-s5ssf monthly 0.5 2022-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/c4735fba-a06b-4d79-92b8-0e71d47d191a/G+Pattersono.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: George Patterson ‘94, ASSIST Board of Directors - George Patterson ‘94 Australia, Northfield Mount Hermon & ASSIST Board of Directors In the second half of my final year of high school at Melbourne Grammar School, my parents and I began discussing alternatives for a so-called GAP year. For those unfamiliar with the term, it is essentially a year-off between high school and university during which many Australians would travel to and/or work in the UK. Almost thirty years later, my mum still explains the rationale for my GAP year as "George was too young for his class and needed to grow up!” https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f-c9smr monthly 0.5 2022-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/2b4f6bc3-bb94-49fb-8a20-0831e5b1fa31/Pia.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Pia Bungarten ‘75 - Pia Bungarten ‘75 Germany, Suffield Academy My life became connected with ASSIST in 1974. All my ASSIST-related experiences and memories now form a big and beautiful mosaic. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n-x4chm monthly 0.5 2022-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/207112a5-02d0-4f13-bdbe-ab49e16d42b8/David+Brown.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: David (Kirk) Brown, Former ASSIST Representative, Christ School - David (Kirk) Brown Former ASSIST Representative, Christ School Never has the mission of ASSIST seemed more timely or urgent. What a wonderful model for hospitality and global understanding too often missing in this age of growing nationalism! https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4-22t8f monthly 0.5 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/08e012c5-df3a-46e2-be1c-6ab465c9e9aa/Basak.png Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Basak Oztahtaci ‘12 - Basak Oztahtaci ‘12 Turkey, Ethel Walker School Eight years ago, I sat down at ASSIST's New Scholar Orientation and heard the line "I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” It was my first time hearing that line from Robert Frost, and it stayed with me. That was the beginning of an amazing journey. Whenever I'm about to begin a new chapter in life, I still hear myself repeating that sentence internally. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/remembering-kenneth-lindfors-1935-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/d3c37a9e-3b09-49e9-9400-f972d0df013b/Ken+Lindfors+and+wife.png Blog - Remembering Kenneth Lindfors (1935-2022) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl-32t4n monthly 0.5 2022-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/cb17327d-ddb9-4904-a29a-6366e37cc0b5/Louisa+Zendt.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Louisa Zendt, ASSIST Board of Directors, Appointed 2016 - Louisa Zendt ASSIST Board of Directors, Appointed 2016 In my role of Dean of Admissions at two boarding schools between 1992 and 2018, I have been the delighted recipient of the “happy folder” that arrives at the end of February with the presentation of our upcoming year’s ASSIST Scholar. As the folder is passed around the office, the admission team members make their way directly to the most telling page in the file. The family photo collage and the personal essay are always the most popular go-to pages. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2-49xx4 monthly 0.5 2022-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/8f87727d-a1ba-45de-ad45-aeb9962245e9/John+Buxton.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: John Buxton, Former Head of School, The Culver Academies - John Buxton Former Head of School, The Culver Academies I met Sandy Sanderson when I was a young admissions director at St. Paul’s. Listening to him explain his dream of building an organization that might make world politics more rational and relation-ship based convinced me. I wanted to support his vision. Sandy’s big picture, win-win approach was both innocent and compelling, unencumbered by all the objections and warnings that could have derailed such a plan in the midst of all the financial challenges private schools faced in the 1970’s. Sandy was the perfect architect and marketer for this exciting new concept he called ASSIST. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr-y95xl monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/97b61cca-489b-498a-b2e1-82a771f34a6e/alfons+pics.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Alfons Gunnemann ‘73 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/ad68f0c4-d08c-4dd7-8293-560df8a899dc/Alfons.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Alfons Gunnemann ‘73 - Alfons Gunnemann ‘73 Germany, St. Andrew's School, P' '06, '08‚ '11 The ASSIST year abroad has fundamentally shaped the way each alumni in our family – Charlotte (2010), Julius (2008), Frederic (2006) and myself, Alfons (1972/73) – thinks about the world today. I am humbled to be able to share our story for this wonderful organizations’ 50th anniversary today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/b4272805-de93-42a8-8d83-a56341f13625/another.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Alfons Gunnemann ‘73 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/9ecf8928-ad83-45be-94af-c41e7ee6537c/alfons+running.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Alfons Gunnemann ‘73 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd-5bzt2 monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/df7e23f5-bc4b-448c-af74-53f6eb8239a5/Kate+ASSIST.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Kate Meenan-Waugh, Former Director of the Center for International Education at Washington International School - Kate Meenan-Waugh Former Director of the Center for International Education at Washington International School What better way to spend a spring day than with a 90-count crew of ASSIST scholars, fellow students and staff from their schools—and some of the brightest, most engaging college professors around? With topics ranging from “Jazz Diplomacy of the 1960’s and 70’s” to “Should We Attack North Korea?” to “The Role Water and Geography plays in Middle Eastern Diplomacy,” everyone present had something to learn, discuss and think about. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a-mtnnr monthly 0.5 2022-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/0f5bd1f3-677b-4d0b-810c-07eb30a7a53b/Cecilie.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Cécilie Rohwedder-Horvath ‘85 - Cécilie Rohwedder-Horvath ‘85 Germany, Orme School My ASSIST adventure began thirty-five years ago this fall, when I arrived at the Orme School in Arizona. Located in the desert, off the interstate between Phoenix and Flagstaff and four miles down an unpaved cattle trail, the place could not have been more different from my teenage life in a leafy suburb on the River Rhine in Duesseldorf, Germany. At Orme, some students wore cowboy hats. Rodeo was a school sport. My U.S. History class was held in an old adobe building, once the schoolhouse for kids from surrounding ranches. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg-974kd monthly 0.5 2022-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/9061e917-0506-44df-9d92-edd7dca7a6ce/Ingrid.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Ingrid Savage, ASSIST Board of Directors & Parent of Alum '89 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/b78f1f96-9432-42af-8b9d-a05733587004/Ingrid+Savage.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Ingrid Savage, ASSIST Board of Directors & Parent of Alum '89 - Ingrid Savage ASSIST Board of Directors & Parent of Alum '89 I guess my destiny to be involved in International student opportunities began during my childhood when my parents exposed our young family to “the big wide world” just after the end of World War II. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-9pc4a monthly 0.5 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/089d6869-4da1-4890-ae48-8eadc2589bae/Yi-Ming.png Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Yi-Ming Yang ‘86 - Yi-Ming Yang ‘86 China, Taft School It has just occurred to me, as I sit here recollecting my memories of ASSIST for its 50th Anniversary, that I am at the same age – I just turned 50. A rather interesting oversight on my part, I thought, that I failed to realize the coincidence until now. It is probably because we celebrate the 50th of an organization as a crowning achievement with unbridled pride and joy, while we tend to look back on our lives as individuals at the 50th with a melancholic taste of the bittersweet. There is an old Chinese saying, “The 50th birthday is the time to know your fate.” To me, this is a journey as much about getting to know the world as about getting to know myself. And as fate would have it, it started with ASSIST. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7-gnylg monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/fa2abc0a-ea78-4108-8e67-2f30a3d8fd37/George+Semler.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: George Semler, ASSIST Country Coordinator for Spain - George Semler ASSIST Country Coordinator for Spain When Sandy (ASSIST founder Paul G. Sanderson) came to town I was always reminded of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Not the grim Grimm Brothers version of the legend in which the magical, patchwork piper marches the children off to their doom, but a happy story in which the fantastic flautist spirits the kids away on a wonderful life-changing adventure. One thing for sure: it was always magic. I would set up a plethora of important meetings, they would all fall through, and new and better meetings would somehow always materialize. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc monthly 0.5 2022-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/8e328c5d-b24b-43e0-8dee-f246a70681ea/Mireia.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Mireia Giné ‘92 - Mireia Giné ‘92 Spain, Baylor School The day that George Semler confirmed that I had won the ASSIST scholarship, I jumped for joy: I was going to the USA at 17 years old, really looking forward to leaving Barcelona, breaking out of my shell, and becoming independent from my parents! https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/two-assist-scholars-take-action-against-the-global-climate-crisis monthly 0.5 2022-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/5b61423d-09aa-4a8f-be32-f136a3c0fec9/Screen+Shot+2022-07-22+at+9.33.12+AM.png Blog - Two ASSIST Scholars Take Action Against the Global Climate Crisis. - Make it stand out Anna Madlener https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/189ad63e-b050-40d3-8087-8aa3e392fd10/Screen+Shot+2022-07-22+at+9.34.25+AM.png Blog - Two ASSIST Scholars Take Action Against the Global Climate Crisis. - Make it stand out Andrea Manrique Yus https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka-73rd7 monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/c433ee7c-83a3-44fc-8599-c6c178f026b0/ASSIST+Axel.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Axel Arheden ‘08 - Axel Arheden '08 Sweden, Community School of Naples When I look back at my life, I recall a few experiences that had a significant impact on me and shaped me as a person. These are the experiences I will never forget, because they gave me something special to bring with me on my journey through life. My ASSIST year in Naples, Florida was one of these formative experiences. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-OoHhI monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/adfb787d-6798-44db-84b0-29dc233ed38b/ASSIST+Marriage.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Rita and Attila: The ASSIST Marriage (Class of ‘93) - Rita and Attila Hungary, Kent Denver Country Day School and Williston Northampton School ASSIST gave us more than a wonderful year in the US: it widened our horizons, we made new friends and an American family, we mastered the English language, and I received a direction to pursue at university. But it was all colored by one other result that we can truly say changed our lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/dacc5bca-8aff-43e4-97fa-c3890d9c34d2/ASSIST+kids.png Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Rita and Attila: The ASSIST Marriage (Class of ‘93) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc-g8mh7-7d2sc-596ty monthly 0.5 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/384bd715-1a82-4240-975b-2503450a9b4e/Brian+Morgan.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Brian Morgan, Former Heads of Schools, ASSIST Orientation staff volunteer (2012-2018) - Brian Morgan Former Heads of Schools, ASSIST Orientation staff volunteer (2012-2018) I have had the privilege of serving as Head at two very different, but equally unique boarding schools in New England. In short, I enjoyed the presence of ASSIST Scholars in my schools for a total of sixteen years. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn-jjjka monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/ca3c3ca2-20b9-4e7d-8808-8d60a611140f/margot.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Dr. Margot Kaessmann ‘75 - Dr. Margot Kaessmann '12 Germany, The Hotchkiss School https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors-hasgc monthly 0.5 2022-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/75a06984-79cd-405e-8a98-73fef542b93d/Andrew+Wooden.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Andrew Wooden, Board of Directors - Andrew Wooden Chair, ASSIST Board of Directors, Appointed 2002 I was admission director of Choate Rosemary Hall in the winter of 1989, and Betsy and Ken Lindfors were on my calendar for a visit. Earlier that year, I had decided to withdraw Choate from ASSIST membership because we had different strategic initiatives for our financial aid dollars. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92-33hfn monthly 0.5 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/f0c28e78-002e-4513-904e-ad3e93f2a6ac/1988262a-4736-4ccf-ab47-ea595ebf6f2b-8aa_Doronpic.jpeg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Doron Shapir ‘12 - Doron Shapir '12 Israel, Loomis Chaffee School My name is Doron Shapir. I am a member of the ASSIST Class of 2011-2012, and I came from my home in Haifa, Israel, to spend my ASSIST year at Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut. That ASSIST year impacted the entire course of my life. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-petra-stankovi-16 monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/2f8bfefe-4f57-4379-8150-20696e8a380e/ad28e99b-2abe-4a5d-9cbc-bc365e70c347-Petra.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Petra Stanković '16 - Petra Stanković '16 Serbia, Western Reserve Academy We danced during the midnight hour with an indigo sky above during ASSIST's 50th Anniversary Celebration in Berlin. Amateur or professional, everyone had their unique rhythm and gestures, and everyone moved their extremities as if the party had no end. Despite the variety of dancing skills, nationalities, and career paths, we were one big family whose members shared ambitions and ingenious ideas. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-judit-hegedus-92 monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/839fbfb9-2a12-4920-ae92-4950a2556585/04577df1-38cd-4f13-9a55-17157d740b9a-Judit-Hegedus.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Judit Hegedus '92 - Judit Hegedus '92 Hungary, Deerfield Academy One day in Hungary in the 1980's, I was looking through a book about America. The book was filled with beautiful pictures, and one of them depicted a small town in New England in the fall, with the vibrant colors of the foliage framing a white-steepled church. One day, I would like to be in a place like this, I thought. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-catherine-tinsley-board-of-directors monthly 0.5 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/49e8e903-801f-4591-a818-b54478e585bb/00a1cbe3-c264-4d10-9634-fdd59c8e9d88-Catherine+Tinsley.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Catherine Tinsley, Board of Directors - Catherine Tinsley ASSIST Board of Directors: Host Family, Schools, and Representatives Committee What is my ASSIST story? I am not an ASSIST alumna, parent, school representative, teacher or host parent. Why am I a supporter of ASSIST? It all comes down to the people. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years monthly 0.5 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/82cb74a7-5800-4b6e-958d-1173a725a9b1/26ad79ef-0cf1-4de1-bafc-64c6514f9b13-tomdoer.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Tom Doar, Former Head of School - Tom Doar Former Head of School, North Shore Country Day I have spent over 25 years in various roles at North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, IL. The last 16 of those years, I've served as Head of School. North Shore has many distinguishing characteristics, not the least of which is that it is an ASSIST School. At North Shore, ASSIST has been a difference-maker—for students and families as well as for the faculty and staff. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-tobias-ragge-93 monthly 0.5 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/00ee0993-4ea6-4b81-b33d-971c9924cfe0/HRS_TobiasRagge_2021.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Tobias Ragge '93 - Tobias Ragge '93 Germany, Indian Springs School I was fifteen years of age when my mom told me she wanted me to spend a year at a US high school. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-tura-cottingham-host-family-06 monthly 0.5 2022-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/efd56e07-57c8-400b-a674-47f3af5ed821/56174a45-0a56-4e22-bd14-9a280040e7e9-Tura.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Tura Cottingham, Host Family '06 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/50-stories-for-50-years-rita-93-and-attila-93 monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/1651694388849-H5EMZ0TN59ZIVTKG9SMR/70b200d5-a42e-4875-8c52-2181518c6a5c-couple.jpg Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Rita ’93 and Attila ’93 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/1651694390698-6GR56KZSEL0HONSAY980/d92133c8-c79e-421a-9c82-792c8b80b78f-ritafamily.png Blog - 50 Stories for 50 Years: Rita ’93 and Attila ’93 https://www.assistscholars.news/blog/stories-from-poland-during-the-war-in-ukraine monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/ec31ec07-b37a-4419-895d-75c498337eb3/277703407_709273496739723_9166024223169441806_n.jpg Blog - Stories from Poland during the War in Ukraine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62044d0103ed5553947f0f96/a0fdbba5-13f7-4b5a-96c6-bf44e3684458/Unknown.jpg Blog - Stories from Poland during the War in Ukraine - Make it stand out Joanna Martyni-Orenowicz P '11, P '15, Country Coordinator "The situation is very tense. I delivered many goods to be distributed among those in need from Ukraine. The woman who used to care for my mother is Ukrainian. She now works for a different family, but we have stayed in touch. She is having very hard time as her son who was working in a Polish factory for 2 years decided to go back and fight for his country. I comfort her as much as I can and hope he survives in good shape. 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