Volunteers are the bridge between
school and community

An important part of Curlew School’s mission is to recruit and place parent and community volunteers in our school. We know that members of our community have many unique life experiences, skills, and talents to share with our students to enhance their education.

Listed below are the areas where our volunteers most commonly work. If one or more of these areas interests you, please fill out and return the Curlew School Volunteer Questionnaire. or call Laurel Scott, our volunteer coordinator, to discuss how to begin volunteering at Curlew School. She is also interested in discussing any additional ideas you might have regarding how to assist the educational goals of Curlew School.

 Volunteer Opportunities at Curlew School: 

General Classroom Assistant
Classroom volunteers work in partnership with a classroom teacher and provide help as needed. Typical duties include helping individual students or small groups with reading, math, or other work that is challenging to them, reading with students, correcting papers, assisting with class projects, and providing other assistance to the teacher as requested. 

Clerical Assistant 
Clerical assistants offer help to teachers and staff with clerical chores like copying, filing, and/or mailroom assistance. 

Library Assistant 
Library assistants work with the school librarian reshelving books and helping students find and check out library materials and use the various library resources. 

Elementary Recess Assistant 
Recess assistants join our school staff to monitor after-lunch recess time, organize group activities, or play jump-rope, 4-square or other games with our elementary students.

Tutoring/Mentor Program 
Tutors work alongside a staff person after school assisting students who are behind in their work or who need a little extra instruction. Mentors provide extra guidance to a student who feels s/he could benefit from more direct involvement with a caring adult. Because of the more personal nature of the student/mentor relationship, specific prior approval by the administration and the student’s parent or guardian is required. 

Extra-curricular Volunteer 
If you are interested in volunteering your time on an occasional basis, add your name to our list of individuals who can provide assistance during special classroom or school events like field trips, school science fair, bookfairs, classroom celebrations, etc. 

Speakers’ Bureau 
If you have something unique to present to a class, please call our volunteer coordinator to arrange a speaking engagement. Our students need to know what it takes to succeed in the world beyond high school. Whether you work as a doctor, mechanic, engineer, road-grader, accountant, saw filer, or lawyer, sharing information about your job with our students can help them make the connection between school and work. Learning about a unique cultural, travel or other interesting life experience can help them better understand the world they will encounter outside of Curlew. Likewise, demonstrating a special skill with our students can enhance and enrich their educational experience.