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Parents

Parents are a vital and active part of The Advent School family. We invite parents to share their skills, talents, and family experiences with their child’s class. Parents in The Advent School community participate as members of the Board of Trustees, as committee members overseeing a variety of school activities and initiatives, and in the planning and orchestrating of school events. Parents frequently accompany children on class field trips.

The Advent School Parents Committee

The mission of the Parents Committee is to strengthen the home/school partnership. Its goals are to support teachers and staff, promote volunteerism within the school community, and facilitate positive communication between the School and parents. The Committee also organizes and supports a number of school social events, including the Parent-Faculty Pot Luck Dinner and the Skating Party.Two parents from each grade serve as Class Parents on the Parents Committee. Parents Committee meetings are held monthly and all Advent parents are encouraged to attend.

Class Parents

Two-to-three parents from each grade are asked to serve as Class Parents. Duties include emailing or telephoning other parents to communicate information about the class or an event at the School. Class Parents also attend monthly Parents Committee meetings.

Programs for parents

The Advent School Parent Education Collaborative – educational forums for parents and community members, held throughout the year.
School Night for Parents – an early fall open house at which parents meet with their child’s teachers and learn about the year’s curriculum.
Math Breakfast– a hands-on exploration of Mathematics with students guiding families through skill work and games.
Curriculum Night – an evening at which the faculty shares curriculum and classroom events for the upcoming year.
Parent-Faculty Pot Luck Dinner – a community dinner for parents and teachers
Writers Workshop Breakfast – a morning classroom event in which children and parents explore written expression.
The Spring Benefit – a school community dinner and auction that raises monies for the School’s financial aid program and special projects.

Special Events

Every academic year has an array of programs celebrating the Advent community.

Winter Concert – a student presentation on the last day of school prior to the December vacation. All parents and friends are welcome.
Grandparents / Grandfriends Day – students host these special people and present a program related to classroom curriculum.
Sixth Grade play – a musical production held each spring, to which everyone in the Advent community, past and present, is invited.
Field Day– a sports event held near the close of school at a nearby field.
Graduation/Closing Day – held at Faneuil Hall on the final day of school, Closing Day includes presentations from all Advent School children. Sixth Graders speak and receive their diplomas before the entire school community.