VolunteerSpot loves to highlight the
good works of our users around the country. Our spotlight today shines
on Marguerite Kennedy, Principal of Gavilan Hills Academy in Gilroy, CA.
What's your role at Gavilan Hills Academy?
I am the owner/principal of a small private school (K-8, 40 students) just south of Silicon Valley in California. We provide a variety of educational and life experiences for our students. Along with high academic standards we also offer a variety of classes, including sewing, violin, cooking, and chess while involving our students in hands-on learning experiences.
What are you organizing with VolunteerSpot?
We started using VolunteerSpot for our garden this year with fabulous success. In past years we had a problem getting parents to consistently volunteer to help. Now, with the VolunteerSpot calendar system, we got our garden ready and planted the earliest ever.
What’s one piece of advice you have for parent volunteers out there?
Use VolunteerSpot! It gets the message out to all parents and ensures they show up by sending reminders. I don’t have to remember to remind parents when they pick up their children or ask for help each day as I speak with parents.
Why did you decide to use VolunteerSpot?
We heard of it through one of our parents and it was very easy to get started.
Anything else you’d like our readers to know about your school and parent volunteering?
Our school is successful for many reasons, but one is the dedication of our parents to help when needed for projects such as the garden, field trips, celebration days, etc. One way we keep our tuition at a reasonable level is by having involved parents.
We salute Marguerite Kennedy and all the volunteer heroes out there everyday working for our kids, our schools and our communities! If you're using VolunteerSpot, write and tell us about what you're doing, and give us a chance to shine our Volunteer Spotlight on you!! Just email us at [email protected].
