Parents council

We connect parents, support school projects, and organize our events. We maintain regular contact with the school team and actively participate in school activities. We serve as a point of contact for parents, the school team, the school authorities, and the students.

The Parents Council is composed of parent representatives from each class, from kindergarten to 6th grade. We meet with the school administration five times a year, and in between, we engage in various working groups. The active working groups are: Events, Parents’ cooperation, Environment, Communication and High School Preparation.

Committee

Working groups

Experience the AG School live

The working group aims to bring parents closer to everyday school life through increased presence. We want to foster exchange with the school team to strengthen the trust and relationship between the school and parents. Furthermore, parents should be able to actively experience the school, feel warmly welcomed, and contribute positively to the school community.

Events

The Events Working Group supports the Parents Council in its mission to bring the school and parents together through creative events.

Program

• Cinema
• Christmas singing
• Back-to-school apéro

Past events

• Hackathon 2022
• Christmas cookies 2020
• Christmas singing 2019

Environment

Our working group strives to improve the safety and quality of the infrastructure and surroundings of the school day in close contact with the school administration, the municipal authorities of the city of Zurich, and the private owners of the relevant properties. The following positions are given particular attention:

• Safety on the way to school
• Safety around the school premises (accessibility, playgrounds, etc.)
• Cleanliness around the school premises

Communication

Our working group is responsible for facilitating information exchange and communication between the Parents Council and the parents. The responsibilities of the working group include:

• managing the Parents Council website
• creating and distributing the newsletter
• managing the calendar
• promoting exchange between parents, the Parents Council, and the school

High school preparation

The purpose of this group is to prepare the children as well as possible to either enter Secondary School or High School. This should on the one hand be achieved by better leveraging the courses offered by the school, but also by recommending third-party providers.