Community
Cypress School of San Francisco is a community of families and teachers from a broad range of cultures, nationalities, family structures, languages, and economic backgrounds.
We strive to be a community where each child and family is included, valued, and represented, and where each participant is actively invited to contribute ideas, opinions, questions, and values.
Parents are given an opportunity to closely observe and learn from and with their children with support and guidance from experienced teachers. Learning, teaching, and parenting are enriched and transformed as a result of this unique setting, partnership, and experiences. Within each classroom, there is also the volunteer-based role of a Room Parent which serves as the liaison between, and partner with, their child’s class, teachers, and school administration.
Parents can also make a difference in the broader Cypress School community by participating actively in the Parent Association (PA), which is committed to developing and strengthening the family-school partnership, and building a strong community to enhance the experience of all children. Additionally, the Parents’ Association is a valuable resource for all parents because they help coordinate activities that enrich the overall CHS environment and community.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
We hold an image of the child, the teacher, and the parent as competent and active participants in learning and creating the culture of our school. Parents are invited to act as partners in the classroom, working alongside the teachers during the school year.
All Cypress School parents are members of the Parents’ Association, though each individual parent can make the choice to contribute additionally by joining the PA’s Executive Committee and leading a specific committee among the following:
C.I.V.I.C. - Citizenship, Identities, Values, Inclusion, Cultures
Teacher Appreciation
Celebration Events - Fall Festival, Spring Fling, Summer Picnic
Library + Books
Photography
Hospitality
Garden
Partnerships + Merchandise
Big Party
Room Parents
Community In Action: Parent and Teacher Education Events
The Collaboratory is a resource for the interchange of ideas and innovation in early childhood education, where parents and educators observe, reflect, dialogue, document, and interpret children’s thinking and learning.