The program of Parent Volunteering serves two important purposes at GAIS. First of all, it is a means to involve all parents in the educational experience of their children and take an active interest in the development of the school. Secondly, it helps the school reduce its costs and keep the tuition at a lower level, thus making the school more accessible to a larger number of families. To this end, all parents that have signed up for the self-payer rate are required to do certain tasks every year. These tasks are:
Traffic duty at least 2 times per school year
Participation in one volunteer committee or task
The following are brief descriptions of the various committees and teams that parents can volunteer for. For more information please contact the
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School Events Committee: This committee organizes a number of important school and social events during the year. This committee will be comprised of sub-committees to organize the Beach Party, November Fundraiser, St. Martin’s Parade, Holiday Festival, Easter Picnic and Summer Fest.
Book Fair Teams: German and English books are offered twice a year and a percentage of the sales goes to our School. Members of these teams work on both organizing and running the fairs.
Facilities Committee: This committee keeps our school in shape. Coordinates projects to maintain and improve school facilities. Ideal if you have a hand for repairs yourself and know what needs to be done if things fall apart.
Fundraising Committee: Organize fundraising activities incl. the Annual Auction Fundraiser.
Hospitality Team: The Members of the Hospitality Team are responsible for providing and setting up refreshments for various school functions such as the Members Meetings (3 times/year) and Open Houses (2 times/year).
IT Team: The IT Team plans for and supports the school’s IT infrastructure (network, hardware and software) for classrooms and office.
Library Committee: Help in the library with shelving books and assisting students during their library visiting hours.
Marketing/PR Committee: This Committee organizes work on advertisement and promotional material for the school. This committee writes press releases as needed and contacts the relevant media for promotion as needed. A background in graphic design would be highly preferred in this committee.
New Family Support Team: This team is composed of returning school families and will be paired with new families entering the school. The purpose is to provide direct support and information to new families entering the school to enable a smooth transition. More specifically, the support team would be expected to meet with the new families at school for monthly play dates and/or coffee and one social event per semester (for example Oktoberfest, St. Martin’s parade).
Preschool Fair Committee: For those interested in representing the school at local preschool fairs held throughout the year. Team members will be provided with the dates of the fairs and materials for the booth and will be partnered with experienced staff in attending the fair.
Preschool Helper Committee: This committee needs 3 people per group for the following tasks, please choose one: - 1 Laundry Person: Take home laundry every Friday and bring it back Monday - 1 Toy washer: Take home a box of toys every week or every other week and wash the toys over the weekend - 1 Classroom Helper: Help with chores in the classroom. Stay about 30 min./week or 1 hour every other week in the morning to help with chores, such as sharpening pencils, fill paint, sort art work, etc.
Speakers Series Team: In collaboration with GAIS teachers, members in this team organize a series of speaker events having as a common theme the social and emotional development of the child.
Vorschule Laundry Team: Team members will take home and wash towels etc. on the weekends.
Yearbook Team: Our yearly production to capture the moments of the last school year, with contributions of teachers, parents and our kids.
