It has been three weeks since our first Parent Community Group meeting, and I would like to thank everyone who joined and shared their enthusiasm and ideas. The level of engagement was inspiring, and it is wonderful to see our community spirit growing so strongly at EITV.
Together, we identified a wide range of ways for parents to collaborate and contribute, reflecting the incredible diversity and talent within our community:
- Parents Helping Parents – developing carpool connections, organising shared transport to activities, arranging playdates, and creating informal networks to support new families joining the school.
- Parents Helping Students – supporting career and university guidance sessions, “Human Library” experience-sharing events, mentoring opportunities, storytelling, language exchanges, and after-school stretch or wellbeing classes.
- Parents Helping the School – helping with outdoor learning and sustainability projects, the Forest School development, environmental and engineering activities, cultural and creative initiatives, the Book Club, School Recipe Book, Bake-Off competition, community wellbeing events, and parent social activities such as coffee mornings and weekly walks.
To keep this positive momentum going, we will hold a second Parent Community Meeting on Monday, 27th of October, from 9h00 to 9h45 in the Large Meeting Room (first floor).
At this session, parents will form small working groups around shared interests to begin shaping a calendar of events, community projects, and partnerships with teachers and students. By the end of the meeting, we aim to have an initial programme of activities and a framework for collaboration across different areas.
Please complete this short form / https://forms.office.com/e/t5uFSZGRcJ if you would like to be involved – even if you are unable to attend the meeting. This will ensure your inclusion in the working groups being created.
I would also like to apologise to those parents who were not fully included in the first meeting due to language groupings. This was never my intention, and going forward we will make sure that everyone can communicate and participate, pairing bilingual Portuguese/English speakers where needed to ensure full inclusion.
We have also created a Parent Community Noticeboard at the school entrance, where parents are welcome to post community notices, share events, or organise carpools. Please follow the simple guidelines displayed on the board.
Thank you once again for your continued support and enthusiasm in helping us build such a positive, creative, and inclusive school community.
With kind regards,
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EITV, October 17th, 2025
The Head of School
Kate Sommerville