Parents at Grace Church School
Grace Church School is a community, a large family of parents, children, and staff. We cherish our parents and invite them to join in the life of the school. In every classroom, parents form a wonderful continuum between school and home. They come to play music or to read a book their child loves; they help three-year-olds bake bread and four- and five-year-olds write in their journals. They help celebrate their own cultures and demonstrate their particular skills. We believe that enthusiastic, involved parents can help their children delight in their first school experience.
Parent volunteers form an integral part of the successful running of the school. Class parents coordinate pot-luck dinners and class events during the year. Many parents help out at special moments such as Thanksgiving and Chinese New Year, or in certain areas such as in the School library, on school photo day, or during food and toy drives. Parents organize and run at least three fundraisers every year: a festive holiday book and toy fair in December; a bake sale table for the Grace Church fair in February; and a spring event such as a carnival or dinner & auction.
The Grace Church School Advisory Board, composed of parents, representatives of Grace Church and members of the community, works with the School Director to advise her on the operational and financial aspects of the school. It also plays a vital role in fund-raising and in managing specific projects such as the recent construction of a library for the school.
The community at Grace Church School is strong. There are friendships made here, during these unique moments of young childhood, both between children and between parents that last many years beyond Grace Church School. Many school activities would not happen without parent volunteers. Thank you to all of you who have volunteered in the past and to those who will volunteer this year.