PTA Annual Report

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is all about developing our school community because we believe that by supporting families and making connections between teachers, staff, students and families, we strengthen our student success overall.

This year, despite the circumstances which made it difficult for us to meet face to face or to be present on campus, the PTA stretched itself to create new ways to connect through virtual Happy Hours, Coffee Mornings, Book Clubs, and community fundraisers.

We want all families to feel included and welcomed in our community and to help meet some of the special challenges of this past school year, the PTA launched the Parent Ambassador Programme in 2020 to provide a welcome framework for parents and students to socialise and to help each other when needs arise. We focus especially on those that are new to PSI and on the language profiles of our families. This year, the PTA also provided tours of the campus for new families so that they would also have a chance to see our wonderful school.

Part of students’ success is enjoyment of the little things in life and this year, we have tried to help our students find that enjoyment: we have had in-school decorating contests for Halloween and the winter season and we have helped students showcase their creativity through seasonal art projects featuring pumpkins and eggs. We also supported literacy through fun activities such as Holiday reading and prizes for Literacy Month. We have encouraged gratitude to those around us through our Surprise Mail with Seasonal greetings for Faculty and Staff of PSI, made by our students.

One of the most rewarding activities this year was an opportunity to work directly with our CAS students and support them in developing PSI’s first ever Zoom-a-Thon fundraiser in support of a local family. The event raised over 250,000 UAH but more importantly, was an excellent joint effort between the parents, teachers and students of our community!

Tawnia Sanford Ammar
PTA President