The Canterbury Board of Trustees has declared this the "Year of the Volunteer." It is easy to get involved at school, no matter what your schedule. If you can spare one hour or four, we appreciate your time. Volunteering is a great way for your child to see leadership and service in action. Grandparents are welcome to volunteer, too.
Following are just some of the volunteer opportunities available. Each classroom and grade level also has a list from donating food items to helping with sewing projects to being a mystery reader to chaperoning an event.
Carpool
Assist students during arrival from cars to the Early Childhood/Lower/Middle School entrances. Volunteers usually help at least one time each week.
Friends of the Faculty
Donate food and snacks for conference days, faculty education days and other special days as needed; assist with the Faculty/Staff Recognition Luncheon in June.
Hearing and Vision Screening
Assist the school nurse as needed.
Lunchroom
Serve food, collect money and clean tables, one lunch shift, every third week. This is a fun way to meet new people and see your child during the school day.
Lower School Plant, Flower and Vegetable Show (September)
Help set-up display area or help with tear down. Students tour the show in the NOG all day.
Lower/Middle School Health Emphasis Week (Fall)
Provide healthy snacks for students as they learn about the importance of exercise and nutrition.
Lower School Jingle Bell Boutique (December)
Wrap gifts during designated wrapping days, set-up or work sale day. Help students shop for the holidays and pick out gifts for their loved ones.
Lower School Sock Hop (January)
Be on the planning committee, help decorate or help during this ’50s themed event that includes a dance and hula hoop contest. Both the kids and their parents are invited to dress in '50s attire for this fabulous night of rock -n- roll that takes place in the Middle School gym.
Dads' Events (March)
Help with set up or serve breakfast or dinner to the students and their dads at these special events. Set up may take place the afternoon before the event.
Lower School Musical (May)
Assist with costumes, sell tickets, do make-up, take photo orders, be a grade representative.
Lower/Middle School Visual Arts Exhibit (June)
Set up or tear down; help the art teachers transform the Middle School gym into an amazing gallery filled with hundreds of sculptures, paintings and artwork.
Lower School Field Day (June)
Help staff games as the students learn teamwork and bond with this fun end-of year activity.
Lower/Middle School Science Fair (February)
General help and set up for the science fair which includes more than 100 exhibits that are judged throughout the school day (students in grades 4, 7-8 required to participate). See the young scientists in action!
Middle School Touch of Class (February)
Set up or tear down and help serve at this special luncheon for all Middle School students. This is a great way meet other parents and to see the students all gussied up in suits and dresses for the school day.
Middle/High School Chaperons
Assist teachers in supervising a special event, party or trip.
High School Class Trips/Activities
Assist in planning a class trip or activity.
Cavalier Clothing Company
Take a shift at the booth helping with spirit wear and physical education clothing orders and sales at Back-to-School Nights, conference days and other events through the school year. It is a great way to see what the newest spirit wear items are and to meet a lot of parents.
Lili’s Garden
This colorful garden is located outside the Early Childhood area and plays an important part in the outdoor exploration of the students. Help is needed with weeding, mulching and plant care.
Library Volunteer
Love books? Volunteer by assisting the librarians in the Lower, Middle or High School library.
Office Volunteer
The school offices and the admission/development and publications office can use help answering the phones, with mailings and other projects as needed.
The Canterbury Fund (fall)
Help is needed in the development office during this annual giving campaign, including making phone calls in the fall and helping with mailings throughout the year.
School Picture Day (September)
How do you get more than 900 students to smile for their photos? With a lot of help, it happens. Volunteer to assist the photographer, help with grooming and keeping the kids organized on picture day.
Fall Family Picnic (September)
Set during a day full of High School sports activities during homecoming weekend, the picnic is a great place to meet families from all school divisions. Help is needed with set-up and staffing.
Fall Clean-up (October)
This is a great way for the entire family to pitch in and help with outdoor projects around the school. Bring your own hammer, shovel, gloves and rake.
Canterbury Scholar and Malone Scholars Competitions (October)
Current area eighth graders compete for merit scholarships for High School. Volunteers will greet students and their parents, help with set up, clean up or serve light refreshments.
Family Fun Run/Walk (October)
This event helps participants feel healthier while at the same time helping with the issue of hunger in our community through donations of canned food. Help is needed with set-up and staffing for this huge community event that benefits the Associated Churches Food Bank.
Thanksgiving Feast (November)
The Thanksgiving Feast is an amazing yearly tradition of bonding among the students and teachers as all school divisions mix together at the Covington campus to form 30 unique families. They create skits, make-up turkey calls and work on a service project. Volunteers are needed to help with cutting pies, delivering them to the classrooms and with serving.
Grandparents’ Day (November)
Help organize, be a greeter, or clean-up for this wonderful day when grandparents get to go to school with their grandchildren...and they don't just observe. You might even see a grandparent taking a test!
Poinsettia Sale (December)/
Geranium Sale (May)
Parents don't have to go far to find some beautiful plants. And the purchase benefits activities at the High School. Help is needed with ordering, sorting and labeling plants for distribution.
Laughing Cavalier (February)
Volunteers are needed throughout the year to help plan this elegant fundraiser which features dinner, auctions, dancing, friendship and fun. Help with planning, soliciting auction items or set-up/tear down.
Fifth Grade Scholar Challenge! (February)
Help with set-up, serve light refreshments and greet the fifth-grade students and their parents at the Middle School for this merit-based scholarship opportunity. All area fifth graders are invited to take the challenge.
Summer Camp Fair (March)
Set up and help staff this annual community event, where families have the opportunity to speak directly with more than 30 camp representatives from Indiana and surrounding states. The event takes place in the Middle School gym. Volunteers will have plenty of time to explore each camp represented, too.
Spring Book Fair (April)
It's a marketplace of books, artwork and culture that the whole school and the community enjoys. Volunteers are needed in October/November to help select the books, games and activity kits that will be sold during the book fair. Volunteers also are needed to decorate, help with set up, tear down and staffing the sale in April.
Big Dig Garage Sale (May)
This is the Parent Association’s biggest fundraiser for the school. Help is needed throughout the school year on collection days. Help on moving day, sort and price items the week leading up to the sale or work the sale day. Be in the know about what great finds are at the sale
Cavalier Open (May)
An 18-hole Florida scramble and tailgate are the focus of this event which supports Canterbury School athletics in every division. Other events such as a family putting tournament may also be planned. Help with organizing the event, mailings, prizes and sponsorships and meet a lot of people along the way.
Spring Luncheon
(June)
Each spring parents, grandparents and friends are invited to a special luncheon celebrating the arts at Canterbury School. Volunteers are needed to help with set up and to staff the luncheon, which takes place in the transformed Middle School gym during the Visual Arts Exhibit highlighting Lower and Middle School artwork and the Children's Choir.