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Benefits of Volunteering At Your Child’s School

Apr 30 2019

Benefits of Volunteering At Your Child’s School

My daughters have been very fortunate to attend an elementary school which offers a parent participation program. This type of alternative education program emphasizes parent involvement with classroom learning, whether it be to accompany students on a field trip, prepare classroom materials at home prior to the teacher’s lesson, or to read with a small group of students. The idea is that students who receive support from multiple adults will have a more enriched learning experience.

How to Volunteer at School

Even if your children are not in a specific parent participation program, you can still volunteer in your child’s school. There are many benefits for you and your children when you seek out opportunities and get involved with your child’s education. Here’s my top 10!

10 Reasons to Help

  1. Your children will know you are interested in their everyday experiences.
  2. They will know you invest your time in their day.
  3. Since you are involved in supporting their classroom environment, they will take their learning more seriously.
  4. Your children will know that you support and love them.
  5. You’ll send the message that education is important.
  6. Your children will be proud to have you around their classmates.
  7. You’ll be familiar with your child’s surroundings and feel comfortable approaching the teacher or principal for help for your child, whether for academic or social needs.
  8. You will be clued-in on the social climate of your child’s world, and be more prepared to help your child navigate social situations.
  9. Parents form lasting friendships with the other parents who help at the school.
  10. Your involvement and contributions will have a direct hand in shaping the school’s culture.

Go on, get involved! Your children will value the time you spend at their school and as a classroom volunteer.

Jaime

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: #parenting teens, parent leaders, parent leadership, parent participating schools, parent volunteers at school, Parenting, school volunteers, volunteering, volunteering at school

Comments

  1. Michele A McDevitt says

    May 1, 2019 at 9:52 am

    Very good advice! Grandparents & other relatives are usually welcomed, also!

    • Mary Ann Burke, Parenting says

      May 1, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      Thank you, Michele, for your ongoing support of our blogs. We agree that schools really encourage grandparents, extended family, and friends to share in the learning experiences of their cherished children. Our grandchildren’s school fully embraces this practice by featuring a family and friends visit day the Friday before each Mother’s Day. The event is incredibly successful and hundreds of relatives and friends visit the children on this special day. The children feel special as well as the guests. Warm regards, Mary Ann

    • Mary Ann Burke, Parenting says

      May 1, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      Thank you, Michele, for your ongoing support of our blogs. We agree that schools really encourage grandparents, extended family, and friends to share in the learning experiences of their cherished children. Our grandchildren’s school fully embraces this practice by featuring a family and friends visit day the Friday before each Mother’s Day. The event is incredibly successful and hundreds of relatives and friends visit the children on this special day. The children feel special as well as the guests. Warm regards, Mary Ann

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