Curiosity Shop
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Program Description: Curiosity Shop is an after school program that allows students to register for one or two classes - typically the program runs during the month of October. The class is meant to introduce students to a topic or subject that they might not otherwise be exposed to or to a subject they simply can’t get enough of. The classes are meant to picque their “curiosity”.
Funding: This program is not a fund generating program, it is offered by PTA volunteers as a cash-in/cash-out program.
Program Dates: The classes have historically been offered during the month of October. Typically the shop will run three Wednesday, Thursdays or Fridays in a row avoiding any holidays or half-days.
Volunteer Needs:
- 1 Chairperson – responsible for the recruitment of volunteers; distribute flyers and forms; register students, make deposits, track expenses, track daily permission slips, oversee team of volunteers, and responsible for the safety of the students.
- 1 or 2 Co-Chairpersons – assist Chair as needed and attend class dates to assist with arrival and dismissal.
- 10 – 15 Class Leaders – these are volunteers who teach the classes based on their own skills or special interest. They can develop their own class and lesson plans (the PTA will fully fund the class).
- 20 – 30 Class Assistants – these volunteers help the Class Leader during lesson time to ensure the class is running smoothly and monitor student behavior.
Time Commitment:
- Chairperson – you will need to commit a 2 month span of time. During the first month you will be involved in pre-planning and you should be prepared to spend about 20 hours during the first month. During the 2nd month you should attend all class dates and plan on spending 10-15 hours.
- Co-Chairperson – involvement is based on needs of the chairperson, but you should plan on attending all or most class dates. Help is particularly needed when class registrants are arriving and departing.
- Class-Leaders – you will need to volunteer just one hour of your time to teach the class, plus any prep time that is needed to plan and purchase supplies.
- Class Assistants – you can volunteer one hour of your time to assist with one class date or you can step up to assist with two or three dates.
Skills Needed: The chair should have an understanding of budgeting, word processing, excel a must (can be easily learned), detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
Meeting and Planning Schedule: Chairs and co-chairs should meet in person to pre-plan and divide up responsibilities. The rest of the coordination can be done via email and phone calls. Class-leaders and Class Assistants will receive communicate via email.
Primary Files and Forms that will be helpful in running the program:
Class Descriptions and Registration Form for 2010-11
Other Forms and Files that may come in handy:
