AO has monthly meetings for faculty to discuss how to ensure an anti racist / anti bias curriculum. These dedicated times create space for teachers to discuss their experiences with racial injustice, both in their personal and professional lives.  We actively encourage families to share their religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions with their child’s class. We strongly believe in creating opportunities for our students to ask questions about religious or cultural practices different from their own. Teachers embrace these opportunities as a means to launch conversation about cultural experiences and values.

One informal workshop is offered each year. The focus is on the challenges and difficulties that concern families with young and older children. In these groups, parents discuss issues such as sibling rivalry, discipline, effects from divorce, loss, toilet training, local area schools, and a range of other topics.

Each year, the administration selects a parent to be the class representative for their child's class. These class reps act as a liaison between the administration, teachers and other parents. We meet 6 times a year via zoom. We rely on class reps to promote school events and support their child's teachers.

Apple Orchard School welcomes speakers who are experts in areas such as parent education, childhood development, child psychology, and more. These educational events are a great resource for parents, teachers and alumni.

Parents and staff plan and coordinate these evenings in October. At the Parent Class Evenings, parents learn more about what happens during their child's typical school day.

Parents are an important part of our two major fundraising events that support scholarships and teacher development. We welcome all parents to help with Scholarship Fair planning. For more information, please visit our Scholarship Fair page.