Slide 1

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 2

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 3

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 4

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 5

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 6

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 7

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 8

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 9

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 10

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 11

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 12

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 13

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 14

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 15

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 16

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 17

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 18

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 19

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 20

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 21

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 22

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 23

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 24

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 25

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 26

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 27

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 28

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 29

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 30

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 31

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 32

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 33

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 34

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 35

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 36

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 37

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 38

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 39

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 40

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!


Slide 41

The International Community School, Amman
Parents and Staff Association (PSA)

Annual General Meeting, 29 September 2013

AGM Agenda

The purpose of this meeting is to :

1.

Receive and approve the report of the activities of the PSA for the
past year

2.

Receive and approve the financial report of the Treasurer for the past
year and adopt the accounts for the same period, and

3.

Receive nominations and elect parent members for the new PSA
Executive Committee for 2013 / 2014

Current members of the PSA Executive Committee (EC)
elected in September 2012:










Susmita Dastidar
Lorraine Karmi
Marie Hoyez
Isabel Moss
Hanna Manneh
Sue Gifford
Amwaj Abu Hamda
Kameel Saliba
Erika Harper

Chair
Vice Chair
First Secretary
Second Secretary / member of the Charity Committee
Treasurer
Chair of the Charity Committee
EC member & member of the Charity Committee
EC member
EC member

The Principal, Mr. John Bastable, is the Honorary President of the PSA

PSA activities 2012/13
Bonfire Night on November 2nd, 2012

400 people attended the Bonfire night organized by the PSA. The student Council

took care of the first ever
organized.

Haunted House. A Best Outfit Competition was also

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10 , 2013

Yvette de Kreij, the Food Fair
coordinator was thanked by
the Chairman and received
her dream gift!

Craft stalls and students boot
sale for Ghana Project

ICS students ready for the
Costume Parade

The 29th annual ICS Food Fair was attended by about 3,500 people.
This year again, a net income of about JD 41,822 was raised !!

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 28th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Scandinavian stall

German stall

Costume Parade

PSA activities 2012/2013
The 29th Annual Food Fair on May 10, 2013

Thai stall

Children’s games

PSA activities 2012/2013
Summer Cocktail Party on May 31st, 2013

The PSA Summer Party was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel
and attended by both parents and staff members

PSA activities 2012/2013
End of Year BBQ Party on 20th June 2013

The PSA BBQ Party was attended by 300 ICS community members. The DJ, bouncy castles, 150
kg of meat and ice-cream were all offered by the PSA , while parents and staff contributed to
salads and sweets. A Best Hat competition was held , an art exhibition, books stalls, and garage
boot sale were on as well.

PSA activities 2012/13
Coffee Morning on 23rd September 2013

The PSA held a Coffee Morning on 23 September 2013 in order to
welcome new and returning parents and staff. Coffee and cakes were
offered by the PSA to a happy crowd!

PSA activities 2012/2013

Other Events Supported by the PSA
1. Contribution towards BSME Games
2. MAMAMIA Play in Jan.2013:
Refreshments catered by the PSA :
Arabic sweets, petits fours & drinks
3. Book week – Marguerite Van
Galdermalsen who wrote “Married to a
Bedouin”
4. Primary school Pajama night: cookies,
and refreshments for parents in the
library
5. ICS Art Exhibition in June 2013
6. Organisation of a lecture by Bassem
Farraj about energy during GREEN
WEEK
7. Welcome Pack CD offered to new ICS
families and staff

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Smile In A Box January 2013
Starting the New Year with a Smile!
The ICS annual Smile in a Box
campaign took place in
January 2013. Students,
parents and staff from ICS
collected, decorated and
filled 400 shoeboxes with
toys, gifts and hygiene
products. The boxes were
delivered by ICS students
from across the school. This
year’s boxes went to four
schools; Khawla Bint Al Awar,
Husban, Manyshyyet Husban
and Sayadat Al Salam. As
ever, the boxes lived up to
their name and really did
bring a smile to the faces of
those who received them.

We would like to thank our sponsors “The Group”,
Hammoudeh, and the Children’s Museum as well as all the
volunteers who helped to sort the boxes.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
The Cancer Campaign – From the Lowest to the
Highest Point on Earth for Cancer

This year ICS took part in a special project to raise awareness of the affects of cancer and to
raise funds to help those suffering from the disease. We did this by supporting 20
prominent Jordanians who walked from the Dead Sea to the base camp of Everest. We
bought promotional bracelets for all the students and collected donations.

Altogether we raised 6,200JD’s. In return the ICS Flag was flown at base camp!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Winter Warmer

This was a new venture for the PSA which proved to be so successful that we hope to extend it this
year. The PSA provided five families with a gas heater, two gas bottles and a variety of basic food stuffs.
This was run in conjunction with Community Service and Secondary School students were involved in all
aspects of the campaign. As you can see, it wasn’t always as easy as it sounds!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
New legs for Maram Mohammed
Maram developed gangrene in her
legs when she was two years old.
Unfortunately the disease spread and
she had to have most of her legs
amputated. When we met her she
needed new artificial legs, as her old
legs were damaged and , even worse,
were causing ulcers on what
remained of her legs.
The PSA organised a consultation
with a specialist doctor and for her to
be fitted with two new legs. This
means that she is no longer
housebound and can go to school!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
ICS Summer Camp Scholarships
Another successful new
venture which we hope
to repeat in the coming
year. ICS offered four
places to students from
a local government
school, Princess Haya to
join the ICS Camp.
The four students in
question had such a
good time they asked if
they can join next year!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Art Exhibition and Donation to the Hussein Society
Jordan For Training & Inclusion

The Annual Art exhibition raises money for the Hussein Centre. The PSA
provided coffee and biscuits during the exhibition. We also donated money to
the cause.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
Playground built at Khawla Bint Al Azwar School for Girls

Enjoying the new playground

The finished mural

Khawla Bint Al Azawar is a government girls school in Naour. It is an unusual
school as it also houses a disabled unit which is visited weekly by students
from the ICS Community Service programme . This year the students led a
project, funded by the PSA, to provide new playground equipment as the old
equipment was in a dangerous state of disrepair. The PSA also paid for
classrooms and corridors to be repainted.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
International Day for the Disabled
Fair at Sayadat Al Salem

The ICS Community Service group were asked to provide the decorations
for the Fair, as well as all of the games. This was funded by the PSA. As you
can see, it was great fun!

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013
House Renovations

The PSA renovated two houses last year for needy families in Naour. Both required
new windows and roof repairs. One house, belonging to Abdul Hamid ,also
needed a fan. Both families were pleased with the results.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Whiteboards for Princess Haya School

The PSA purchased 8 Whiteboards plus pens and erasers for the
Princess Haya School, Naour. This means that we have provided
whiteboards for all the classrooms over the past two school years.

PSA Charity Activities 2012/2013

Tawjihi Scholarships

The PSA provided Tawjihi Scholarships for 10 girls from Khawla Bint Al
Azwar. Without them, the students would be unable to complete their
education.

PSA Financials 2012/13

PSA Financials 2012/2013

PSA Funds Allocation

PSA running
budget
20%

Charitable
donations
40%

School
'Wish List'
40%

PSA Financials 2012/2013
The PSA EC took over a budget of JD 49,112 in September 2012:
PSA running
budget

School
wish list

Charity
account

Total
JOD

Opening balance in
Sept 2012

9,669

18,885

20,558

49,112

Net amount spent
from allocated budget

7,278

18,885

17,906

44,069

Balance in Sept 2013

2,391

2,652

5,043

Food Fair funds 2013

8,364

16,729

16,729

41,822

Budget available for
PSA activities 2013/14

10,755

16,729

19,381

46,865

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
1. PSA Running Budget

Opening Balance Sept 2012

9,669

Election day Food
Bonfire
Student Council Soft drinks
BSME
Chalk Talk

1,000.000
916.400

9,669.000
9,551.000
9,898.000
10,048.000
9,048.000
8,131.600

Reading Night-Catering
Jordan Times Ad for food fair
Chalk Talk
May Ball
BBQ party in June
Banners and Flyers
Chairs bought for food fair

100.000
844.000
1,276.000
1,449.400
1,614.048
157.600
300.000

8,031.600
7,187.600
5,911.600
4,462.300
2,848.250
2,690.650
2,390.650

118.000
347.000
150.000

Balance End of Sept 2013

2,390.650

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2. PSA Wish List Budget
Food Fair 2012 Income
Material bought

18,885
18,885

The academic and administration staff
requested and received the following material:
1) Library book trays + shelves + books.
2) Contribution towards the new Drama hall:
curtains and benches.
3) Contribution towards 10 new computer
desks + 10 new desk tops.
4) Contribution towards Six Form furniture.
5) Contribution towards shading over
playground.
6) Fridge for staff room.
7) Contribution towards Equipment for Food
Technology.

Balance End of Sept 2013

0

PSA Financials 2012/2013
3. PSA Charity Budget
Starting balance Sept 2012
Playground Khawla School
White boards Haya school
International Day for the Disabled
Chocolate – Smile in a Box
Winter warmer in Naour
Renovation of house nr. 1
Markers for Haya school
Bracelet – Cancer awareness campaign
Donation to Art Fair
Wish list of Hay Al Shahyed
Smile in a Box sundry expenses
Painting artwork in Khawla school
Renovation of house nr. 2
New legs for Reham
Extra donation to Cancer Foundation
Donation to FFSDP (Lina Mouasher)
ICS summer camp scholarship for 4 children
Summer camp clothes kits for 4 children
Extra fence for playground in Khawla school
Puppets making for Syrian refugees (Sue’s project)
Al Sana Association for special need children
PSA Award Cup for Ibrahim Roman
Tawjihi scholarships

TOTAL SPENT

Balance 29th Sept 2013

20,558
1,150
928
50
120
970
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
1,200
93
1,600
1,200
1,400
2,540
1,000
520
100
450
150
600
35
200

17,906

2, 652

PSA Financials 2012/2013
2013 ICS Food Fair financials

Sponsors
Entrance tickets
Food stalls
Games ticket sales
Raffle ticket sales
Commercial stalls
Soft drinks sales
Crafts stalls
Bottle stall
Auction
Ice cream
Food Fair total gross income
Food Fair expenses

Food Fair 2013 net income

24,900.00
9,256.00
9,921.40
3,125.25
1,908.80
500.00
1,276.00
825.00
335.00
400.00
371.50
52,818.95
- 10,996.75

41,822.20

PSA Financials 2012/2013
PSA Funds Allocation for THIS academic Year 2013 / 2014
PSA running
budget
20%

School
'Wish List'
40%

10,755 JOD
16,729 JOD
Charitable
donations
40%

19,381 JOD

These funds will be wisely managed by the newly elected PSA today, in
full consensus and open cooperation with the school management

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
The current EC members are willing to be part of the PSA Executive Committee this
year :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Susmita Dastidar, parent
Lorraine Karmi, teacher
Sue Gifford, teacher, Charity sub-committee
Kameel Saliba, parent
Hannah Manneh, staff and treasurer

The following persons have decided to run as well :
6. Lina Beaury
7. Arwa Helou Kreis
8. Victoria Davis
9. Badi Sharaiha
10. Sara Hardie
11. Fazeeha Nizam

The Principal, John Bastable, is automatically part of the PSA as Honorary President

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUSMITA STOMAYER DASTIDAR
My name is Susmita Dastidar. We are an
American/Indian family with three children in the
school, in primary and secondary. I was Chair of the
PSA for 2013, and, with a wonderful team, we
organized many events during the year and supported
initiatives put forward by the staff. My biggest success
was the Food Fair, our biggest fundraiser, which made
around 43,000 JDs for the PSA, after expenses. I was
directly involved as sponsorship coordinator and cochair. We introduced some interesting new events,
such as our 'Speaker of the Month' series and
sponsoring local children to our Summer Camp
program. I hope to continue to do as much as possible
for the PSA this year as well.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
LORRAINE KARMI

My name is Lorraine Karmi and I am the vicechair of the PSA. I have enjoyed working at the
ICS for 13 years. I have been on the PSA for
most of that period. I am married with four
grown children all at university and I have
lived in Amman for the past 30 years. I enjoy
organising events such as the bonfire nights,
quiz- and bingo nights, and of course the Food
Fair for which I was the Master of Ceremony
and co-host with Beat FM. I look forward to
working with the new Executive Committee
and I think that together we will create some
great events for all ages. Your ideas are always
welcome.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
SUE GIFFORD
My name is Sue Gifford and my husband and I moved to Jordan
two years ago. We have previously worked in International
schools in 10 different countries. I really believe that a school is
about so much more than academic learning, important though
academic learning is. The PSA helps to provide many of the
other aspects which make a great school and gives
students broad and enriching experiences.
In most school I have worked in I have led Community Service
activities and ICS is no exception. The secondary Community
Service programme now runs twice a week and involves large
numbers of students and teachers. The work of the students is
supported by the PSA and as a member of the PSA Charity
Committee as was able to coordinate the joint efforts of the PSA
and Community Service. I hope to continue this work over the
coming year.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

KAMEEL SALIBA
My name is Kameel Saliba and
one of my children, Marwan, is in
year 4 at the ICS. I am the school
administrator and used to be on
the Board before that. I like being
involved in the PSA as a parent,
and my position in school allows
me to give full support to the PSA
activities.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates

HANNA MANNEH

Hi, my name is Hanna Manneh. I Am
the Treasurer of the PSA; I work for
the ICS as an accountant. I am
looking forward to working again
with the new PSA members to give
our community, the parents and the
students a good idea about our
school and what it can do for them.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Lina BEAURY
I am a freelance journalist from Colombia.
Married to a Frenchman and we have two
beautiful girls. Théa was born in Costa Rica and
now is in year 5 and Mila who was born in
Canada is right now in year 3.
This is our 4th year in Jordan and we love our
life here. We have lived in amazing countries
like Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Canada, Egypt and Jordan.
I would love to join the PSA because I'm sure
that we can do a lot of good things for the
community, for the school and of course for our
children.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Arwa Helou Khreis
It has been less than a month since we, Khreis family, have joined the ICS
and we are already in love with the school.
I am so grateful for the beautiful environment at our school, my 6 years old
boy Tareq in Year 2, for the first time “in his school life” I hear him saying
“mom, I can’t wait for tomorrow” oh… this meant the world for me as I
have had very difficult time in previous years. As for Faisal, my eldest boy
in Year 5, who is enjoying school like never before comes home every day
with a very positive attitude towards school telling me how much he loves
the school.
This makes me happy and so willing to help and get more involved in any
possible way. I know how much effort is needed to help a non-for-profit
institute, as I have spent more than 10 years of my life working for a nongovernmental non-for-profit organization and I’m still helping as a
volunteer. Through my work I have helped many community-based
activities and events to become projects for the organization supporting its
existence and sustainability. I am also a person who enjoys helping people
a lot and that’s what I do through professional trainings I am involved in.
Becoming one of the PSA committee members will help me continue
working on something that I believe in and love to do; on the other hand, I
know that I can support the work of the committee by sharing my skills
and experience in fundraising and campaigns management.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Victoria Davis
My name is Victoria Davis. We have been 3 years in Jordan and ICS,
having moved from Scotland. We have 2 kids in ICS, Alexander in Y7
and Katerina in Y5. I am a qualified doctor but I have retrained as a
Lecturer in Nutrition when we moved to Scotland. I have been
volunteering at school for reading assessments for a year and a half,
then I provided maternity cover for couple of TAs a year ago. When I
qualified as a CELTA teacher at the beginning of this year I volunteered
for the rest of the last academic year for EAL department both in
Primary and Secondary. I have been running the Russian Stall during
the Food Fair for the past 3 years. I would like to join the PSA to be
able to see what PSA can do for the ICS community and provide my
broad skills to help PSA in their work which helps both ICS children
and the children in the local community.

PSA Elections this 29th September 2013
Candidates
Badi Sharaiha
I am married to my beautiful wife Raghad Ammari
who is enrolled at the ICS and works as Learning
Support Assistant. Wadie, ourson, is also enrolled at
ICS (FS 2C).
I graduated from the Lebanese American University,
majored in Business Administration and minored in
Political Science.
I am a member of CISV (Children International
Summer Village) Jordan.
I believe my contact list will always come in handy –
especially when it’s time to gather sponsors for ICS
events
I am determined to deliver my best to ensure a
better future for Wadie and our future generations.

The PSA Executive Committee
worked tirelessly to deliver on all
planned projects, taking into
considerations different cultures
and
sensibilities,
bringing
individual
expertise
and
experience, while always keeping
in mind the best interests of the
ICS Community and its impact on
the local community.

Many thanks to all the
volunteers, sponsors and
friends who assisted in
making our tenure as
PSA Executive Committee
a successful one.

Thank you for giving us a chance
to help the local community!