Our PTA

Welcome to our vibrant and warm IMS community! Our wonderful PTA events throughout the year create a very special environment for our families, often bringing families together to make valuable friendships for life.

PTA events are run entirely by parent volunteers. While all parents and teachers are part of the PTA, our community is strengthened by our many enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers. (Thank you to all of you!)

Whether you have an hour or more time, there are ample ways to get involved with the PTA events, where you can meet fellow IMS families and further enrich the school environment for our children. See more about our events below and sign up here to learn more.

We are proud of IMS’ uniquely friendly community and we welcome you to experience it too. Hope to see you around our campuses!

Warmest
Reema, Simon, Yan, Yihan, Xing, and Casey

Parent Volunteers

All IMS Parents and Teachers are members of the PTA! The PTA would not be able to successfully operate without the tremendous support of our parent community. We warmly encourage all parents to get involved for however much time they have available, whether it is a few hours a year or a few hours a month.

What does the PTA do?

PTA Mission

The PTA collaborates closely with parents, teachers and the school management to:

Provide a forum for parents and teachers to exchange views for the overall benefit of students at IMS
Promote a sense of community among the teachers, parents, and students
Enhance the educational environment at IMS
Encourage parents to actively participate in IMS programmes and activities
Assist in fundraising for PTA and school programmes

What does the PTA do?
PTA events are run entirely by parent volunteers. While all parents and teachers are part of the PTA, our community is strengthened by our many enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers. (Thank you to all of you!)

PTA Structure

The PTA Executive Board

Composed of representatives from each campus, these members are elected for the following positions: Co-Chairs (2), Secretary, Treasurer and Co-Community Liaisons (2). The Board meets regularly with IMS’ Executive Committee to discuss school policies, community building events, community feedback and more. During the last PTA AGM held in April 2021 and the EGM held in August 2021, the new Committee was voted in by IMS parents:

PTA Board Liaisons (PBL)

A PBL manages the campus’ Class Parent chat, connects closely with the IMS Campus Leader, organizes campus-wide volunteer initiatives and communicates between respective campus communities and the PTA Board.

Library Coordinators & Volunteers

At Stanley, Aldrich Bay and South Horizons campuses, parent Library Coordinators organize volunteers, the Birthday Book program, library themes and work with our IMS School Librarian, Ms Coco, to provide an exciting library program throughout the school.

Class Parents

Each Class has 2-3 Class Parents who (1) work closely with your child’s teacher to organize class-wide events (i.e. virtual and in-person events, cooking, parties, gardening, going out activities, teacher gifts and more) and (2) collaborate with the campus community as a whole and the campus leader on policies and school initiatives and (3) communicate with the PTA Board Liaisons (PBLs) and the PTA Board.

Event Sub-Committee Chairs & Volunteers

Many PTA activities have Event Committee Chairs to manage the event and the volunteers at that event. Never run an event before? Join us to learn how!

New PTA Events

Amazing Race (Traditionally School Picnic)
International Festival
Speaker events
Appreciation events
Second hand uniform sales
Memory Book
Birthday Book program
Support for PBL’s & Class Parents, IMS Open Days, Artstravaganza, photography, and the campus Libraries

We look forward to working with all of you and getting back to a traditional IMS Montessori year this year!

how I can get involved in the IMS PTA?