Lower Schol Parental Participation, Maintenance and Fundraising

Sending your child to Lancaster Steiner School signals real choice and commitment.  Your involvement as a parent will be a crucial factor in the success of your child’s education.  

Mutual understanding and regular contact between parents and teachers are vital, and for this reason, teachers can be contacted to arrange a meeting at any time throughout the year.  Parents’ evenings and workshops are organized to provide opportunities for parents to meet the teacher and staff, other parents, and to find out more about the education your child receives and the thinking behind it.

All parents are required to help the school in different ways reflecting their skills and abilities ranging from gardening to business skills.

Each year the school calendar includes a number of seasonal festivals and fairs.  On these occasions the parents, children, staff and friends of the school community come together and celebrate the highlights of the year.  Theses event days may include the sharing of children’s poems, drama and songs, shared meals, stalls and games.  

Each year a fundraising target will be set by the Finance Group projecting the amount of funds needing to be raised throughout the school year to place the school in a sustainable financial position.  Towards this aim there is a Maintenance and Fundraising Rota set up at the beginning of each year, whereby families are required to attend 6 work or event days per year, with a charge towards the costs of maintaining the building for those families who do not do so.  This rota helps to ensure that it is not a handful of parents carrying fundraising or maintenance responsibilities and aims to be as fair as possible.