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Parents interested in enrolling their child in the Crescenta-Canada Cooperative Nursery School program should know that parental involvement is a crucial component of the nursery school's goals and objectives. Mothers and Fathers participate as teachers aids. The amount of time required depends upon the program chosen. In the Tuesday-Thursday program the parent will work about once a month. In the Monday-Wednesday-Friday program the parent will work about every three weeks. On their work day, the parent helpers arrive by 8:30 and leave about 12:15pm.
In addition to teachers aide duties, each family will be assigned a yearly "Committee Job". These jobs are quite varied and consist of anything from repairing dolls, editing the school's newspaper, coordinating social events, typing, bulletin boards, etc.
One benefit of this extensive parent participation is that such involvement has been shown to be positively related to a child's success in school. When a child sees his/her parents in the classroom it reinforces the importance of education. Parents are educators too and they add a new dimension to the classroom and enrich school life. Parents are also an important resource for a teacher in discovering how to best reach a child.
When helping in the classroom parents get to observe firsthand their child's triumphs and joys in what is often their first structured social situation and first formal school experience.
Of course, it's a lot of fun too!
MEETINGS
A state licensing requirement of a cooperative nursery school is to provide parent education to its membership. Our parent education is provided to our membership through speakers at our monthly Parent Meetings. There are seven such meetings throughout the school year, and two workshops (one in September prior to the start of school, and one in January, prior to the semester change). Mandatory attendance is required at six of the scheduled meetings/workshops.
About the School | What is a Co-Op? | Parent's Role | Programs and Tuition | Photo Gallery