Parent Participation
Engage in Your Child’s Early Education
MVNS places emphasis on whole family education, and provides an immersive learning experience for children and adults alike. Parents will find the school to be a hands-on workshop where they are given the rare gift of joining their child in a social-learning context.
The unique opportunity to observe the diverse ways in which children learn and grow furthers parents’ understanding of their own child’s unique developmental profile, and the complexity of human development overall. Learning from children beyond your own provides a unique perspective that enriches parenting and teaching skills. Through regular participation and under the guidance of skilled educators, parents learn to support all the children in our community through their successes, transitions, relationships, emotions, and, at times, challenging behavior.
Parent Participation at MVNS
Families partner with teachers to enrich the school environment, as a means of honoring and further developing the learning interests and developmental needs of each child. Actively supporting the mission and vision of MVNS enhances children’s educational experiences and reinforces families’ sense of community and commitment to one another.
Parents are assigned a weekly morning workday (up to 4 hours per week) for the year. With up to 4 parents-teachers present each day, we collaborate to prepare for and tidy up learning invitations, fostering an engaging and supportive environment for all the children in our community.
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During your time, you might find yourself supervising outdoor play, guiding an art exploration, and learning to support children through problem-solving. The Director and teacher are readily available to offer guidance and support.
Monthly Meetings
Mandatory monthly meetings convene on the 1st Monday of every month to discuss the school and plan the upcoming month. These membership meetings are community building events, parent education events, and business items about the day-to-day running of the school.Several times a year we host guest speakers (e.g. Taylor Ross) as part of our parent education, topics of interest to parents with young children are offered to support our work at school with our children and at home.
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Committee Positions
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Parents contribute their skills by holding a committee position dedicated to a certain topic, such as fundraising, finance, marketing, and community events.
Maintenance
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Fundraising
Parents participate in all the little things that make a community school possible, such as “Maintenance Days” and fundraising events.Engaging families in maintaining and enhancing the school aids in keeping tuition low and cultivates community bonds.
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