The program is run entirely by family members and educators who volunteer their time and talents to serve the gifted children of the Cincinnati area. Overall, it is a big job, but many hands make light work. All are asked to contribute to the success of this program. The future of The Super Saturday Program is dependent upon people stepping up.
Here are some of the ways in which you can help:
On Saturday, On-Site »
In The Program’s Operations »
In Your Community »
For ages 13-17 see Teen Community Service Opportunities at supersaturday.org/teens.
1) On Saturday, On-Site
Classes are hands-on, making assistance important for the children’s success and safety. At least one grown-up, other than the teacher, should be present each week in each classroom of students under ten years old for the safety of students and the smooth running of class activities. For classrooms with students ten years old and older, the teacher may determine grown-up assistance is not needed. A family member is expected to sign up to help in their child’s classroom one Saturday of each term so that teachers have the help they need. The first week of classes, please fill out the sign-up sheet in your child’s classroom.
Help is also needed before class with set-up beginning at 8:30am, at the front desk while students are on site, and after class with clean-up.
2) In The Program’s Operations
As children grow up and families move on to new challenges in supporting them, the program will always have a need for new committed volunteers. As the program grows to better serve more children, our volunteering time and knowledge needs grow as well.
Reach out to a board member, email us, or fill out our volunteer interest survey. Board members can be found on campus every Saturday and in the Gifted Community Enrichment sessions. We will be happy to explore with you a good fit between the program’s volunteering needs and your time and talents. Some volunteer positions receive a tuition credit for their children.
Teams you can join:
- Campus Operations Committee: Coordinate with host school staff and weekday teachers. Print and handle teachers’ paperwork. Manage setup and cleanup on Saturdays with the assistance of other volunteers.
- GCE Committee: Schedule speakers, gather promo info, make onsite promo materials, provide hospitality and tech support, and loop in campus operations, finance, or marketing volunteers, as needed.
- Marketing Team: Own communication for a particular audience or for a particular channel, coordinating with overall schedule, messaging, and style.
- Registration Team: All things registration related.
- Special Events Committee: Coordinate the Super Saturday Sampler.
- Teacher Coordination Team: Partner with teachers to address interests of our children, develop class descriptions, optimize mix of classes each term. Help teachers navigate our process, communicate timelines with updates and reminders, answer requests for help developing curricula, and recruit new teachers.
- Teen Volunteer Committee: Recruit, train, manage, and follow-up with our teens who volunteer in various roles.
Not sure which team? Do you have any of the following skills/experience? We can find a spot where you can make a meaningful contribution.
- accounting
- coaching
- event planning – Birthday parties count.
- graphic design
- hospitality
- human resources
- information technology
- interviewing
- merchandising
- photography
- print outsourcing
- proofreading
- proofreading
- public relations
- public speaking
- QuickBooks
- scientific research review
- scheduling – Do you successfully juggle kids’ activities?
- social media marketing
- teaching
- training, corporate/leadership
- videography
- web development
- WordPress
3) In Your Community
There are far more families who could benefit from The Super Saturday Program than ever hear about it.
You can help others find us and give our service a try by:
- telling your child’s teacher, gifted specialist, or physician of the value you are seeing
- telling other families your experience
- pointing out our resources (supersaturday.org/resources, especially our volunteers’ compiled Reading List)
- forwarding emails
- connecting on social media and sharing posts
- chiming in with your input or to answer questions on social media posts or within our private Facebook community
- offering carpooling
You can request help and materials from our Marketing Team by emailing marketing@supersaturday.org.