Changing A Life Through A Berkshire Experience

Your generosity directly impacts every student's experience under the Mountain. By contributing to Berkshire's Annual Fund for Financial Aid or making a gift towards the School's endowed scholarships, you provide needed support for Berkshire students. The need for financial aid is particularly critical now as families navigate financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Every $2 million raised in endowment for financial aid allows Berkshire to provide full tuition for one talented and deserving student in perpetuity. All gifts, of any size, will forever change the life of a Berkshire student.  

Meet Scholarship Recipient: 

Thai An Rosario ’22, Massachusetts

Thai An Rosario seeks and embraces the opportunities around her. Her advisor, Nina Bjurlin, shared, "I'm impressed by how Thai An has diligently set out to learn more about herself as a gifted artist and thoughtful environmentalist, and how she has created beautiful friendships in the process." From taking AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language & Culture, and advanced courses in all other subjects this year, Thai An continues to step beyond her comfort zone.

Languages Department Chair Jesús Ibáñez had the pleasure of teaching and working with Thai An in his AP Spanish Language & Culture class, where he discovered her passion for social activism. "She is a compassionate individual who wants to fight to make the world a better place. Thai An believes that in order to create a more equal and inclusive society, we need to listen more to each other and acknowledge that nobody is in possession of the absolute truth," Ibáñez shared.  

Thai An is also involved in the dance program, is an Admission Green Key Head, and is an active leader in the community. "Thai An came into the dance program with energy, confidence, and eagerness to excel in dance," dance teacher Amy Keefer said. "Over the past three years, she has expanded her dance vocabulary and immersed herself in her dance studies, increasing her positive impact on the dance program. She is a natural performer and shines when she gets on stage."

"I am proud that I have managed to take increasingly harder classes each year, still manage to maintain a good GPA, and keep up with my workload." —Thai An Rosario '22