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.
Assist the Librarian
Love books? Volunteer by assisting the librarians in the Lower, Middle or High School libraries.
MORE DETAILS: Lower School library volunteers are needed to assist with classes. Volunteers check books in and out, assist students with book location and shelve books. Volunteer for a couple of hours once a week. Grandparents welcome!
Assist in the School Offices
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 or helping with mailings throughout the year.
Fall Family Picnic (September 17, 2011)
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 1, 2011)
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 1, 2011)
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. (Current eighth-grade parents are exempt from this opportunity).
Family Fun Run/Walk (October 8, 2011)
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 18, 2011)
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. Volunteers may then watch the extremely creative Thanksgiving Day skits and turkey calls...if you have not volunteered for this event before, don't miss out. It is the only way as a parent you will see it, and it is truly unique. Don't forget to bring your own pie server.
Grandparents’ Day
(November 21, 2010, for Middle or High School)
(November 22, 2010, for Lower School)
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!
Plant Sales Fundraiser (December or 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. Pick-up is usually in the Middle School.
Laughing Cavalier (January 21, 2012)
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.
5th Grade Scholar Challenge! (February 11, 2012)
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 4, 2012)
Help is needed with planning, coordinating volunteers, set up or staffing this annual community event. Area 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 from noon to 3 p.m. Volunteers will have plenty of time to explore each camp represented, too.
Spring Book Fair (April 17-19, 2012)
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.
More Details: Each spring Canterbury holds a wonderful book fair for our families and the community. Volunteers help select the hundreds of books, activities and games sold at the fair. Individuals interested in being on the selection committee for the 2012 Spring Book Fair are invited to a meeting in late September (TBA). You will learn more about the book fair at this meeting, and all categories of books will be assigned. Categories are divided by grade level and types of books, such as historical fiction, sports, easy readers, etc.
Big Dig Garage Sale (May 4-5, 2012)
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 days. Be in the know about what great finds are at the sale.
Cavalier Open (May 21, 2012)
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 the Mini Cav Open, (held May 20) a family putting tournament, also need volunteers. Help with organizing the event, mailings, prizes or sponsorships and meet a lot of people along the way.
Spring Luncheon (May 31, 2012)
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.
SCRIP Sales/Distribution
Help at the SCRIP store.