Impact Report
2025-2026
Thank You.
01 - Gratitude
You make our learning community possible.
Dear WSP Community,
What a joy it was to witness the Class of 2026 deliver their Commencement speeches this June. What a truly remarkable group of young people. Standing before us, each of them spoke with humility and confidence — some reflecting on a teacher who'd pushed them to think for themselves, others on the friendships that carried them through the years, others on the quiet courage it took to become who they are. In their differences, they shared something unmistakable: the curiosity, compassion, and resilience that Waldorf School of the Peninsula cultivates in every child who walks through our doors.
That's the promise of a Waldorf School of the Peninsula education: students who grow up grounded and joyful, with the confidence to meet the future and the heart to help shape it.
None of it happens alone. A healthy school is made possible by a healthy home–school partnership, and in 2025–2026, you leaned in with your time, your talent, and your treasure in more ways than we can fully capture here. This report is our attempt to try anyway: to show you, in real numbers and real stories, what your partnership enabled this year.
Dr. Jon Herzenberg
School Director
Stefan Kloceck
President, Board of Trustees
Christine McQuade Hsu
Assistant School Director of Growth & Engagement
A record-breaking year
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A record-breaking year 〰️
02 - 2025-26 at a Glance
Giving at a glance.
$557,139
WSP Fund total
$140,500
Faculty Excellence & Growth
$742,834
Total raised, 2025-26
100%
Board participation
03 - The Class of 2026
Celebrating the Class of 2026
These are the students your generosity helped to shape.
Where they’re headed…
The Class of 2026 is matriculating at:
What WSP has meant. In their own words.
04 - We ♥ our Volunteers
Many hands make light work.
WSP parents are highly involved. You served as hike and field trip chaperones, brought flowers, provided snacks, gave rides, wrangled spreadsheets, sewed costumes, dressed up at Winter Fair, crafted for the Benefit, cooked, baked, took photos, showed up at outreach events and open houses, and painted backdrops — and so much more.
“What I love most about our WSP Parent community is that everyone cares deeply about our school and is committed to supporting its thriving, in whatever ways we each can. This kind of collective care creates a real sense of belonging and keeps WSP strong for our children as they learn and grow...not just as students, but as whole human beings.”
05 - Quiet Generosity
Some of the most powerful contributions aren't easy to track. They live in the unseen: the carpool ride offered without hesitation, the warm meal dropped off quietly during a family's hard season, the midday text to offer school pick-up.
To every parent, grandparent, and family friend who showed up in these quiet, unwavering ways — thank you.
The power of small gestures.
06 - Grants
We are grateful to the WoodNext Foundation — the philanthropic effort of WSP alum parents Anthony Wood, Roku's founder and CEO, and his wife Susan — for renewing a $50,000 grant to support our Tuition Adjustment program for the 2025–2026 school year, part of their broader mission to advance human progress and remove obstacles to a fulfilling life.
Grant Gratitude.
Thanks to the City of San Jose for granting the Class of 2030 $3,470, which went directly toward rental fees for use of the Montgomery Theater for the staging of their class play.
07 - Leadership
For five years, Vikrant Batra has given WSP his energy, business acumen, and heart — first as Treasurer, then as President of the Board of Trustees. As he steps down this year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the impact he's had on our community.
Celebrating leadership.
“In my experience, Vikrant has been a creative, warm, and innovative leader as well as a consummate advocate of the power of a Waldorf education. He is a main reason I pursued joining WSP and he has been a transformational force in my time here. I feel fortunate that WSP has brought him into my life. ”
The Batra Family. Left to right: Vikrant, Dante (Class of 2026),
Sahar (Class of 2028), and Jennifer
“Vikrant brought the hands-on leadership and energy needed to modernize WSP processes while preserving our core pedagogical values. Vikrant spent so many hours on campus working on committees and meeting with faculty, staff and parents, he could have been mistaken for a full time employee. WSP faculty, staff, and students will experience long-lasting benefits from the many positive changes he led.”
08 - Financials
WSP’s Fiscal Well-being
Every dollar below represents a choice someone made to invest in this community — and this year, those choices added up.
09 - Generosity
Your generosity sustains us.
$742,834
Total raised, 2025-26
In addition to the WSP Fund, your contributions to the Spring Benefit, Winter Fair, Buy-a-Spot events, Fund-a-Needs, and grants made a significant impact.
$557,139
WSP Fund total
Our annual fund is the core of the school’s fundraising efforts, directly supporting the school budget for providing a transformative student experience. Read more about the WSP Fund and supporting WSP.
Gifts Made in Honor & in Memory:
In honor of:
Mrs. Lakshmi Prasad
WSP HS Class of 2019
Three wonderful Holveck grandsons
In memory of:
Donald A. McQuade
Teacher Carol
Ernest Gordon Costello
Matching Gifts
With music, laughter, and an abundance of generosity, our Spring Benefit was a celebration of community, and mission.
Thank you to all who created this magic.
Faculty Excellence & Growth Campaign
Total raised: $140,500
Last spring we launched an ambitious campaign to support our teachers through a significant investment in professional development. You heard the call. Thanks to your support, faculty have begun participating in individual and group trainings across our programs beginning this July.
Our Pedagogical and Administrative leadership are working on plans for further individual and group professional development.
Here are just a few examples of trainings taken or planned for this school year, beginning in July.
All faculty and staff will participate in a comprehensive 2-year training for Social Emotional Learning
All faculty will continue to participate in a series of Educational Support trainings in the next two school years
The Art of Teaching Spanish
Music Faculty Training
Individual mentorship
Cultivating a Waldorf After Care Program
This fund also supports a portion of full Waldorf training for some of our teachers
Rooted in our Mission.
As we look to the horizon, we remain rooted in our mission:
WSP sees humanity's fullest potential and brightest future in every student. Blending the forward-thinking spirit of Silicon Valley with Waldorf’s time-tested principles, we prepare students to lead courageous lives. Each day, students cultivate their capacities to learn, think, and act with purpose.
Your partnership makes this possible. Thank you.