Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers can contribute hours at a variety of times and in several ways, such as:
- Weekdays on campus (monitoring drop off and pickup, assisting in a classroom, mentoring on Fridays, completing office administrative work, supervising in the health room, etc.),
- Weeknights on campus (evening school maintenance or volunteering at events),
- Weekends on campus (monthly campus work parties),
- Throughout the year on and off campus.
To see volunteer opportunities, log in to ParentSquare, then click Volunteer Opportunities to see immediate volunteer or donation opportunities:
To sign up to bring donations or RSVP for an event, click on Sign Ups & RSVPs on the left menu.
Look for events to participate in!
For instructions on how to find volunteer opportunities, please click here.
There are several ways to find volunteer opportunities:
- ParentSquare Groups: Check out the ParentSquare website for academy-wide opportunities, and event volunteer needs. Some volunteer opportunities that require a specific number of volunteers or time slots to be filled will have links to sign-ups on this website.
- Classroom: Communicate with your scholar’s teacher to determine needs and arrange times.
- Urgent Needs: Emails will go out to families when an urgent need for volunteers occurs.
- Surveys: Parents may be asked to complete a survey so that they may be contacted regarding specific expertise related needs.
- Volunteer Project Ideas: If you have an area of expertise and would like to contribute products or services through a volunteer project please contact our Site Secretary at info@johnadamsacademy.com in advance to coordinate your project. (For example, constructing something for the academy, designing software, etc.)
Because volunteers are needed throughout the year and community building is a continuous process, volunteer hour contributions are best divided evenly between the Fall and Spring semesters. This best meets the ongoing needs of our community while helping to prevent front loading or end-of-year need when activities run high.
Did you know…
Contributing only 1 hour per week from the first week of school through to the last, will total 38 hours of volunteer contribution!
Remember, volunteering at the John Adams Academy community builds a culture of greatness and models our abundance mentality. Families can keep contributing to John Adams Academy scholars and community even after the 40-hour request has been reached!
While we appreciate the commitment and willingness of John Adams Academy families who have young children, bringing young children with you while volunteering can distract from instruction and poses a safety hazard. Please know that John Adams Academy cannot assume liability in these situations. Therefore, John Adams Academy asks that parents do not to bring along children or babies when serving. There are many other ways parents can volunteer their time if arranging for childcare is not possible. Parents can organize off-site arrangements or playdates that can be supported through the ParentSquare functionality. We will recognize hours for parents who watch children for this purpose, so other can volunteer at the Academy.
For your convenience, family volunteer hours can be contributed by a parent, grandparent or other adult family member.
For additional opportunities contact the outreach department at outreach@johnadamsacademy.org or reach out to your teachers directly.