PTO

The ACST Parent Teacher Organization
Building Community Spirit

Get involved and make some friends! The PTO meets every month.

PTO Mission

The mission of the Parent Teacher Organization of ACST is to build a strong sense of community among ACST’s students, faculty, staff, and families. Our goal is to promote and celebrate our cultural diversity in a forum that brings everybody together.

The PTO is made up of all the faculty, staff, and families of our school. Every parent and teacher can participate by lending some of their experience, time, and energy to help achieve the educational goals of our community and to enrich the schooling experience through social events, fundraisers, and other activities. The PTO is run by a committee of parents and teachers who will periodically seek other volunteers to help with projects throughout the school year.

The PTO supports the ACST community in several complementary ways:

Providing parent volunteers to assist with classroom or grade-level student activities.

Providing new family support through our hospitality program. Regional and Mother Tongue representatives are available to answer your questions about where you live or assist in your native language. Informational coffees and informal gatherings are arranged throughout the school year.

Coordinating social events for students, parents, faculty, and staff, such as picnics, excursion trips, evening dances, holiday celebrations, and lectures. Some of our favorites are the PTO's Halloween celebration, International Day, Spring Fair, and Santa Claus' visit. Let’s have fun!

Offering direct and productive lines of communication among parents, teachers, the school administration, and the school board through open forum meetings, participation in board committee meetings, monthly PTO meetings, and a regular PTO newsletter, The PTO Report (scroll down for back issues).

To learn more, please contact the PTO at pto@acst.intl.tn.

Steering Committee

Thank you to the following parents for volunteering to fill these committee positions for the 2009-2010 school year:

President: Christine Dhane hdhane@planet.tn

Vice President Administration: Meike Boisseau-Ohrdorf

Vice President Events: Molly Mahar thesingers2003@yahoo.com

Communications Coordinator:Theresa Gibson californiagirlsx3@gmail.com

Secretary: Susan Freeman susanjanefreeman@gmail.com

Treasurer: Francoise Czerwinski

Room Parent Vice Presidents:

Elementary Sheila Perks 24 95 06 50 londonsheil@yahoo.com

Upper School Jane Paddock 25 856 377 RJPaddock@hotmail.com

We still need volunteers for the following positions:

Faculty Representatives: One teacher from the upper school.

Room Parents: Assigned to each homeroom class. Act as the communication link between the classroom, the parents and the PTO. They respond to teacher requests to organize activities and make sure as many parents as possible are involved. Please contact one of the Room Parent VPs listed above if you are interested.

Larger View Parents and teachers make the PTO Halloween party fun for all.	Larger View International Day celebrates ACST's cultural diversity.
Larger View The PTO's Spring Fair always makes a splash!	Larger View Parents and teachers kick up their heels the PTO's "Adults Only" party.