Volunteer
Are you interested in volunteering at Oak Farm Montessori School? We have numerous ways our parents, grandparents, alumni, and community members can become involved with students and the school. If any of the following areas are of interest to you, or you have an idea of your own, please reach out to our Community Relations Liaison, Nicole Lowe, at [email protected].
After School Club Leader
Do you have a talent you would love to teach our youth? We are always looking for club instructors for our after school club programming. We offer four six week sessions of clubs throughout the school year. This position can be volunteer or paid. Ideas include, but are not limited to, chess, fitness, photography, knitting, basic sewing, basket weaving, craft clubs, soccer, basketball and more. Clubs meet for one hour, once a week, for six weeks for the following age groups: Primary (ages 3- 6), Lower Elementary (grades 1 - 3), and Upper Elementary (grades 4 - 6).
Campus Gardening
If you love the outdoors, we have a spot for you! Our EcoLiteracy Coordinator, Gena Grobarek, maintains all the gardens on campus with the help of students and volunteers. Offer your support to help weed the rain garden, the community food garden, or help plant one of the gardens under construction with students. Our gardens offer many lessons on healthy food options, the plant life cycle, and environmental stewardship.
Library Volunteer
Our campus is home to six decentralized libraries, yes each building has an age appropriate library of their own. With only one school librarian, who also teaches classes, it can be difficult to maintain book organization across campus. Join us any day/time of the week to help sort returned books, restock book shelves, and possibly even read to our youngest students.
Burn Squad Volunteer
Are you interested in learning how to maintain healthy prairies and helping restore the Oak Farm Montessori School campus with native plantings? To become a member of the burn squad, you will need to complete 2 hours of instruction, and perform a practice burn on campus. OFMS has numerous prairie burns throughout the year that you can volunteer to observe or participate in once you are trained.
Totally Terrific Task Tuesday
Every first and third Thursday of the month we host a volunteer work session at the Victorian Farmhouse from 8:30 - 11:30am. Come together to support the teachers by helping with classroom projects ranging from cutting, laminating, making booklets, running copies, and more. All are welcome!