Please see below for detailed descriptions of all volunteer opportunities.
Classroom Parent
Coordinated by: VP Parent Support (joachim.petzold@germanschoolct.org)
Note: In their role, classroom parents have to be reachable by teachers, parents and admin team members via email and phone, and need to commit to timely communication.
Activity Description:
- Introduces self to class at beginning of semester and gets class list of all children and sends out to parents.
- Acts as liaison and communicates between the principal, teacher and parents.
- Assists teacher in the classroom and/or in preparation for classroom work or other class events.
- Communicates and sends out list to class parents for “Pausentisch” (recess table) once a semester as assigned.
- Actively communicates all matters related to the class and contacts parents in case of school cancellations or other important events.
- Attends all parent support meetings.
- Organizes year-end gifts for teacher.
- Helps with preparations for school events such as Christmas, “Fasching” (carnival) and “Laternenbasteln” (lantern crafting).
Timing:
- This is a year-round volunteer position.
Prerequisites:
- None – fun loving person that likes to be part of kids activities
Event Organizer
Coordinated by: Event Coordinator (joachim.petzold@germanschoolct.org)
Activity Description:
- Coordinates event activities with event organizers and teachers
- Participates in the management of school events, including:
- Open House
- Steubenparade
- Nikolaustag
- Laternenbasteln / Laternenumzug
- Weihnachtsfeier
- Fasching
- Poetry Contest / Abschlussfeier
- Manages assigned event activities.
Timing:
- This is a year-round volunteer position.
Prerequisites:
- None – fun loving person!
Volunteer sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a9a72ca0f49-door1