PURPOSE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
PURPOSE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Objective
Enrich and enhance student learning. Enable teachers to offer more individual attention to their students. Provide individuals an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities within the school. Promote and strengthen the partnership between families, community and the school.
Why volunteer?
Volunteering is an opportunity for you to show students:
Your interest in their school life. Your commitment to the community. Your belief that education is a partnership between community and school. Your belief that learning is a lifelong process.
Personal benefits of volunteering:
Experience the satisfaction of helping people. Develop new skills. Meet new and interesting people. Develop new friendships. Share time and talent. Receive recognition and appreciation from staff and students. Add to resume and build collaboration skills.
Student benefits
Students will see a clear relationship between families, community and school. Students will develop a feeling that school is important because theysee their families and community showing an interest and becominginvolved. Students self-confidence improves when they notice the interest andinvolvement their families and community have in their education. Students are able to share their strengths and talents. Statistics prove that student achievement is higher when caring adultsare involved in school activities.
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