Explorer families are asked to volunteer one hour per month to support community activities. Participation in the community supports a wide range of activities on campus further educating the whole child and bringing our community together.
Options for community volunteering can be classroom-specific (i.e. Cooking, Science, Music, PE, Classroom Coordinator, or Field Trip Coordinator) OR school-wide (i.e. Project Cornerstone, Art, Lunch-Time Activities, Academic Events, Social Events, Carnival, etc.)
All of the Teams have a direct impact on our program. Below is a list of community volunteering opportunities you could explore.
- Academic Events
- After-School Activities
- Classroom Coordinators
- Cooking
- Destination Imagination
- Field Trip Coordinators
- Fundraising Team
- Garden Team
- Gardening Maintenance Team
- Girl Scouts
- Lunch Team
- Math Olympiad Team
- Physical Education Team
- Project Cornerstone Team
- Recycling Team
- Science Team
- Traffic Safety Team
Special Activities and Event Leads
Specific events and activities will be organized by a parent who has chosen to champion and organize this event or activity for the school. The Event Lead will team up with a Board member to recruit volunteers and plan resources. Two community members can choose to be co-leads as well.
- Box Tops Lead (Collect and send in box tops monthly)
- Earth Day Lead (Organize Earth Day events)
- Holiday Craft Fair Lead (Organize vendors and plan Holiday Craft Fair)
- Newsletter Lead (One newsletter per month)
- Otter-pop Sales Lead (12:30 on Teacher Learning Days)
- Movie Night Lead (Organize movie night for the school)
- Multicultural Festival Lead (Organize the "nation booths" and volunteers for this event)
- Family Dance Lead (Organize activities for two family dances)
- Teacher Appreciation Lead (Organize Teacher Appreciation activities)
- Social Events Team (Organize school social events)
- Social Media Lead (Maintaining weekly social media posts regarding school activities)
- Summer Camping Trip Lead (Organize summer camping trip)
- Walk-a-Thon Lead (Organize annual Walk-a-Thon)
- Website Lead (Maintain UptoUs website)