CAG Parent Association

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION/ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL DE PADRES Y MAESTROS (PTA/APM)

The CAG PTA was founded 65 years ago and is a valuable resource for our school community. With over 100 volunteers, their mission is to foster a sense of community and collaboration between the school and the parent community to build school spirit, promote enthusiasm for learning, and encourage positive parent involvement in the educational experience. With this mission in mind, the PTA organizes many activities throughout the year that promote healthy and active parent/school community involvement. They also organize fundraising events and direct the funds raised to support different projects throughout the school.

*CAG Parent Associations are organizations managed by the Development Office:

Inés De Stahl

Development Officer

APM President

Ale de Meany

20/21 APM President

APM Donations

2018/2019 schoolyear

2019/2020 schoolyear

Parent Association Committees

Booster Committee

This committee is made up of parents whose purpose is to encourage enthusiastic support and interest in the school’s established sports program; support the school’s mission and values as well as the school’s sports philosophy; promote activities that contribute to the advancement and needs of the sports program at all levels; recognize the endeavors and achievements of teams and athletes.

They also manage the Booster store, where you can purchase all your CAG Swag!

Korean Parents Committee

Section Leaders (Coordinadoras de sección)

Section Leaders support the collaboration between grade and section moms through teamwork.

Their role consists of:

Sharing the school's official communications with Grade Coordinators, who then transfer the information to the liaison moms who help spread the word to the entire parent community. (Upon school request)
Sharing APM events and activities with Grade Coordinators who then transfer the information to the liaison moms who help spread the word to the entire parent community.
Supporting the organization and execution of different events and activities pertinent to their corresponding section.
Coordinating shifts to support mothers in different events and activities.
Helping coordinate food providers for the various CAG events when support is needed.
Supporting all CAG and APM events with enthusiasm, responsibility, and joy, helping to coordinate the moms who support, and working together to make each event successful.
Conveying positivism, good values, and a spirit of service so that the activities carried out are enriching for all students.

Grade Coordinators & Liaison Moms (Mamás de Grado y Enlace)

Grade Coordinators and Liaison moms support the collaboration between grade and section moms through teamwork. They are the link between the mothers and the Section Leaders.

Their role consists of:

Supporting the beginning of the year by creating the section official WhatsApp chats.
Sharing the school's official communications through the official grade chats after the school has requested this from the Section Leaders.
Supporting the Grade coordinators in organizing and recruiting volunteers for different activities organized by CAG and APM.
Supporting all CAG and APM events with enthusiasm, responsibility, and joy, helping to coordinate the moms who support, and working together to make each event successful.
Conveying positivism, good values, and a spirit of service so that the activities carried out are enriching for all students.

Event Coordinator

APM organizes different events across sections throughout the year. For each event, there is an Event Coordinator that forms a committee that will be responsible for the event.

The Event Coordinator and the committee, work as a team with parent volunteers and school administration. They oversee the organization of the event, from food providers and decorations, to logistics and anything else the event might need.

Event coordinators always maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude, abiding by the school's rules and regulations at al times to make each event successful. They convey good values and a spirit of service so that the activities carried out are enriching for the entire community.

Thank you APM!

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Section Specific Activities

Lower School (PreK-1)

Independence Day Celebration
Thanksgiving Feast
Valentine's Day Special Tiendita
International Food Day

Lower School (2-5)

End of Trimester Tienditas
- Fall
- Carnival
- Summer
Independence Day Celebration
- Alfombra de Aserrín
- Tiendita especial
Valentine's Day Tiendita

Middle School & High School

Independence Day Tiendita
Valentine's Day Tiendita

Pre K-12 Activities

Bingo
Noche de Luces

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Tiendita

The school’s APM parent volunteer group operates two snack kiosks - called the “Tienditas” - available for Grades 2 - 5, Middle, and High School students. Here students can purchase snacks during recess and lunch, before and after school. The tiendita is designed with options that allow students to make healthy choices.

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Baratillo & Christmas Baskets

It is a school-wide community service event in which CAG families donate used items for an enormous “garage” sale. Items are purchased at very low prices by CAG employees. Middle school students, staff and APM/PTA volunteers carry out the sale and the funds collected are used to buy Christmas baskets for all the CAG support staff.

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Noche de Luces

Noche de Luces is a school-wide tradition, organized by APM, that takes place the second week of December in the evening before the mid-year break begins. The purpose of this event is to enhance understanding and appreciation of the various cultures in the school and their traditions at the end of the year. Parent representatives provide a variety of delicious foods for sale, troupes of teachers sing carols, and there are craft sales representing the various cultures.

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Sports Morning

Bingo

This well known game has become a community and family tradition at CAG, organized by the Bingo Committee of the APM/PTA. Each year, over 800 members of the community, including parents, students and staff come together to try their luck with bingo cards in an attempt to win valuable prizes. The atmosphere is filled with good family fun, topped off by numerous food stands selling typical Guatemalan favorites. The proceeds go to a local Scholarship Foundation that the school supports.

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AASCA

Each year, the school hosts an international AASCA tournament. The event consists of high level international competition across schools in Central America.

We participate in 5 different sports including, basketball, soccer, swimming, track & field, and volleyball. We host one different sports competition per year. This event is coordinated with the support of the Booster Committee.

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ACADEMICS

In This Section

CAG Parent Association

Inés De Stahl

APM President

Ale de Meany

APM Donations

Parent Association Committees

Booster Committee

Korean Parents Committee

Section Leaders (Coordinadoras de sección)

Grade Coordinators & Liaison Moms (Mamás de Grado y Enlace)

Event Coordinator

Thank you APM!

Want to volunteer?

Section Specific Activities

Tiendita

Baratillo & Christmas Baskets

Noche de Luces

Sports Morning

Bingo

AASCA

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