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Volunteering at Mandarin Oaks

 

Volunteering is a benefit that is not expressed in dollars and cents; the benefits are beyond that.  It is the hello, the smile, the hug from a child you worked with.  And the benefits for the child are immeasurable: better behavior, increased test scores, better grades, and increased confidnece are just a few examples.  There are many great opportunities to volunteer.  Some take as little as a single morning, some are a weekly activity.  Listed below are just SOME of the opportunities.  For more information, please contact our Volunteer Chair using the Contact Us page .

PLEASE NOTE: All volunteers are required by the Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) district to complete an application.  For detailed information about this please follow this link to the district website.  You can get the application at the school's main office or by downloading it from the district website at this link: District School Volunteer Application (PDF).

Opportunities

Description

Commitment

Hearing/Vision Screening

Volunteers are trained to conduct screenings.

Just a few hours two times per year.

Sunshine Math

Volunteers are responsible for distributing and grading papers in this extracurricular math activity. Training is provided by Sunshine Math Coordinator.

Thirty minutes to one hour per week in the classroom.

Book Fair

Volunteers help students with book selections.

A few hours approximately two times per year.

School Pictures

Volunteers assist photographers.

A few hours two times per year.

Movie Night

Volunteers help with refreshments and clean up.

Two to three hours in the evening up to five times a year.  Separate nights are held for K-1st, 2nd-3rd, & 4th-5th grades.

Family Fun Fest

Volunteers are needed for various jobs from set up, through the event, to clean up.

One Saturday afternoon in the spring.

Hospitality

Volunteers bring food or desserts in throughout the year for special events and teacher appreciation days.

Variable, done at home and delivered to school

Cultural Arts

Share art in the classroom one time per month for fifteen minutes as an Art Appreciation Volunteer.  Training provided at the Cummer Museum of Arts.  Also assist with activities during Cultural Arts Week.

*Art Appreciation – fifteen minutes one time per month for a classroom. *Cultural Arts Week – a few hours.

Great Leaps Reading Program

Volunteers help strengthen children’s reading skills.  Training is provided by the Great Leaps Coordinator.

One hour per week in the classroom.

Grade Level Socials

Volunteers are needed to help with bouncies, dunk booth, and craft table; to take pictures; to help set-up and clean up; and to serve food.

One time per year for 4th and 5th grade combined.

 

Just Call Me

Not certain what you would like to do?  Willing to do whatever is needed?  This is for various projects.

Variable