PARENTS AND FRIENDS GROUP (PFG

The AIS Parents and Friends Group (PFG) is a nonprofit parent organisation whose mission is to generate a close relationship between the parents, the teachers and the school.

At AIS, the Parents and Friends Group (PFG) has been running for many years, and has continued to evolve with each passing year. Although, the title PFG sounds quite formal, in essence the association is an informal one, consisting of a group of friendly and ‘down-to-earth’ mothers, fathers and carers. United we have one primary goal, and that is to actively help the school and our children. Our PFG is an integral part of AIS and its purpose is to contribute and enhance the enjoyment of every student’s schooling experience.

We aim to provide a platform for our greater school community to:

• Invest and contribute to its own well-being • Actively participate in the life of the school and the education of their children • Provide opportunities for parents to get to know each other, and to be informed about their child’s school • Provide opportunities for all parents of students of the school to discuss issues concerned with the school, and to assist in the development of a shared parent view • To work in cooperation with the school principals The PFG is responsible for creating a number of social and fundraising events throughout the school year.

A fundamental reason why PFG do what they do is to enhance the school experience of each and every child at AIS. The association plans, organises and executes events and programmes which serve to build a sense of community.

The PFG run many events throughout the year. Our events calendar has been built by imaginative parents committed to finding fun ways to engage our children. We are fortunate that our children are entertained by a number of events supported and run by our PFG.

Our major events include: School welcome back BBQ, Halloween, International Day, Swim meet, Christmas BBQ.

Each event provides an opportunity for parents, teachers and students to connect in a social environment, to build relationships, and ultimately to have lots of fun!

Every part that parents play, no matter how large or small, is appreciated and makes a huge positive impact on our overall success.

We welcome anyone in our school community to get involved. It’s such a great opportunity to meet new people, support one another and make a positive difference to our children’s school environment and experience.

Everyone leads busy lives so the PFG is guided by the idiom, “Many hands make light work”.