Welcome to the 2023 - 2024 school year! Thank you for being engaged in your child's school community by enhancing our culture of philanthropy through volunteering and donating. We appreciate you!

If being an engaged volunteer is one of your goals this year, we encourage you to take a look at the opportunities below and the 2023-2024 Calendar. Once you find an area you'd like to be involved in, mark any relevant dates in your calendar and sign up to receive more information in the links below.

Thank you!

Place lunchboxes in the refrigerator after morning drop off.

Outdoor

Play

Learning

Environments



led by the WSM Garden Coordinator Dorian Dugger

The OPLE committee maintains several standing roles and coordinates several projects each academic year including:

• Providing advisory support to School leadership in identifying implementation priorities for the Facilities Plan.

•  Providing advisory support to faculty and School leadership in the planting, use and design of classroom garden/green spaces around patios, i.e. classroom backyards. 

• Coordinating Fall and Spring Garden/Planting Days and biannual Plant Sale

• Managing the school wide composting system

• Facilitating volunteer support as needed for classroom gardens/green spaces around patios, i.e. classroom backyards. 

Click here to read about the projects we will be working on during the Garden Work Days

Led by the Director of Development and Marketing, Alisha Gaskins

We're so excited to celebrate our 50th Birthday this year! We are kicking the year off with an all school Picnic. In the spring we will have a birthday party! If you like spreading joy and don't mind helping with party logistics this role is for you. Sign up to help below.

Party People help in the following ways:

Fall Picnic, October 6:

• Volunteer to set up a game/social station for your Class Community. Stay connected to your Class Rep. as you plan.

50th Birthday Party in the Spring:

• Contact venues and gather information
• Help coordinate entertainment, food, and event logistics
• Submit a Silent Auction Item
• Help decorate, set up, transport items

Additional community event volunteer opportunities will arise on the day of the event and as needs arise in event planning.

Marketing Volunteers help in the following ways:

Promote the WSM and the Educational Series: Aid to Life

• Place posters in your favorite coffee shops/community centers
• Share and comment on the WSM social media posts
• Invite people to Educational Series Facebook Events
• Promote and tag WSM in your favorite facebook groups
• Use your social media pages to post photos/videos about what you enjoy about WSM and tag our pages.

Library – Wednesday mornings

8:30am – 11:15am

Check out students’ books during Children’s House visits with Evelyn. Not recommended for guardians of little ones who will not want to leave your loving presence.

Thank you for a very successful Book Fair last year!

• 232 books were sold for a total of $3,419!
• We earned over $850 in book store credit
• 60 books were purchased for classrooms and the library

Wish List Instead of Fall Book Fair

Bookmarks has put all book fairs on hold until Spring 2024. Our Fall Book Fair will be pushed to the Spring of next school year. As of now, we will not have a Fall Book Fair. Please keep an eye out for any changes. Thank you for your understand and support! Instead of a Fall Book Fair, we have an online wish list for library inventory. Thank you for your donation towards the library!

Led by WSM Guides and Director of Co-Curricular Programs, Mr. BJ Williams.

Career Experts are members of our community who would like to share a skill or area of expertise with our students.

Career Expert Guests are able to:

• Visit a classroom and give a presentation on their area of expertise
• Support a student led initiative as projects arise throughout the year
• Lead a Sunset Studios Workshop
• Lead a Summer Ventures Workshop

Led by Director of Admissions, Tracy Carr

Welcome to the team Tracy!

Ambassadors assist in the following ways:

• Attend Open Houses and have conversations with prospective families.
• Sunday, November 5th, 2023, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Sunday, January 7th, 2024, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

• Support Class Representatives as they welcome new families to the class community. Contact your Class Rep. to see how they would like support in this effort.

Led by Gary Mote, Grounds and Facilities Manager and Tim Pruitt, Grounds and Facilities Assistant.

Throughout the year Gary and Tim may reach out to ask for help building or moving heavy materials to help enhance WSM's beautiful campus.

Join a team of volunteers who coordinate Appreciation Efforts during May's Appreciation Week and throughout the year.

Thank you for joining us and enhancing our culture of philanthropy!