It is the end of the school year and that means it is time for the Annual Family Survey! The survey will remain open until Sunday, May 17 at midnight.

The survey is the main tool for school improvement and to provide feedback to the administration and the board. It is especially important to hear from you, the parents, what we are doing well and how we can improve.

Please take a moment to complete the survey. It should take no more than 10 minutes, and it provides very valuable information to the school. Your responses will remain anonymous. Your comments may be shared with the Staff, the Director, the Board, and/or relevant committees as needed for school improvement. Your responses are anonymous and will not be attributed to you.

Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TCGIS2015 

Help Influence the TCGIS Volunteer Program

• This spring we are piloting volunteer opportunities so we can evaluate what works and what needs to be tweaked to be successful in the fall. Learn more about the new or retooled volunteer opportunities here.
• Want to volunteer, but don't have much time? Help out at the TCGIS 10 Year Anniversary event on Saturday, May 16. Volunteers are needed for set-up and decoration, info tent, first aid tent, snow cones, and clean-up. Volunteers are also needed the afternoon of Friday, May 15 to help with set-up. Get the full details and sign-up here. A lot of people helping a little makes a big difference!

Summer is one month away! Have you registered for camp yet? Sign your child up today for the GAI's Summer Language Camps! All summer the Germanic-American Institute will host a variety of week-long camps, each with a different , fun-filled theme. In our camps, you can: 

• Draw like one of the Greats in Masters & Methods: An Art Melange July 6-10
• Lend a helping hand to the environment in It's Fun to Be Green July 13-17
• Cook up a culinary feast with Babett in German Cooking for Kids August 3-7
• Make your own flying machine in Up, Up, & Away! June 29-July 2