CAMAS MONTESSORI SCHOOL SUPPORT/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering at our school is one of the best ways to connect with your child’s daily world and help our community thrive. When you give your time, you get to meet other local families, work alongside our dedicated staff, and show our students that their education is a shared team effort. It is a wonderful opportunity to build lasting friendships, share your unique talents, and create a warm, welcoming environment where every family feels a sense of belonging.
Your involvement also provides crucial support that directly enhances our school programs and lightens the load for teachers. Whether you are helping in the classroom, prepping materials, or assisting with special events, your hands-on help keeps our activities running smoothly. While volunteering is completely optional, we highly encourage you to join us in making this school year a vibrant and memorable experience for all our children.
Here are just some of the ways you can help:
- Laundry: take home classroom towels/rags to wash and dry them. The children can fold them at school.
- Library books: select 15-20 children’s book from the library to put in classroom book corner.
- Listen to Readers: Come to the school in the mornings once a week (or more) to listen to children read to you. We will provide instructions.
- Pet assistance: provide food and/or litter as requested.
- Technical/Computer help: help with school website, internet, etc.
- Social Media: post events and articles on social media w/office approval.
- Substitute: Help in the classroom as an assistant if a staff member is sick.
- Handy Person: Repairing classroom furniture/items, replace light fixtures/ handyman stuff.
- Fresh flowers: Each classroom has a Flower Arranging exercise for the children and occasionally we need a bunch of flowers for it.
- Fresh veggies: Each classroom has a Food Preparation exercise for the children and occasionally we need some long carrots or cucumbers for peeling.
- Sewing classroom materials: Sometimes a classroom needs small cloths made or new aprons or even plastic card envelopes.
- Assist with Morning Drop-off procedure. Help staff walk children from drop-off to their classroom from 8:15-8:30am.
- Provide classroom materials as specified by teacher. A teacher may need some dishes, trays, or other type of classroom lessons.
- Help setting up for naps 12:00-12:30. Help assistant set up cots in nap room.
- Special Events:
- Mother’s Day Tea: Dads that can help set up/clean up
- Graduation: 4 year old parents willing to help with our Kindergarten Graduating Class
- Carnival: Once a year, on the last day of school between 8:00-12:00. Help with set up, decorations, occupy a booth, cleaning up. The school has a format for the chairperson to follow.
FUNDRAISERS/EVENTS:
Since we are a non-profit, fundraising keeps tuition lower for all families. Below are a few of the annual events and how you can be involved in keeping our tuition lower. Tuition increases are kept at a minimum depending on what fundraising brings in. Tuition alone does not cover expenses.
- Fun Run: in September or October, the children race around a ¼ mile area (park or track) for 30 minutes to earn pledged money to bring special cultural performances to our school through a program called Young Audiences.
- Montessori Services Fundraiser: October/November. Organize catalogs, order forms, pick up, sort and delivery.
- Parent Board: Our Parent Board is made up of volunteers from our school that will get together about once a month to discuss school events and help plan for them (Pumpkin patch in the fall, Zoo trip in the Spring, etc.)
- Fundraising Committee: This group is responsible for organizing events to raise money for school-related items such as classroom materials, playground items, classroom furniture, or improvement projects.
- Montessori Executive Board: This group meets quarterly to ensure the continued success of the school. Members are expected to serve no less than 2 years. Responsible for financial decisions regarding the school.
As you can see our school has many opportunities for you to be involved. Have an idea that isn’t listed here? We’d love to hear it! Please reach out to your child’s teacher or our administrator.