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Partnering with Grace Orchard School

At Grace Orchard School, we believe that a truly enriching educational experience extends beyond the classroom.

We cultivate robust partnerships with community volunteers and strategic ecosystem players so that our students have the best avenues and opportunities to grow—both in and out of school.

Contributing time, talent, and networks, our partners and volunteers enrich our students’ learning, well-being, and sense of belonging. Our partnerships are built on a win-win approach, ensuring sustainability and enabling shared growth for all involved.

There are plenty of opportunities to collaborate and be a part of our mission of shaping special lives here in our vibrant school community. To get involved, simply fill out our Registration Form at linktr.ee/graceorchard or reach out at go.edu.sg/enquiry/

Opportunities for Collaboration:

Giving Partners generously dedicate their time, talents, resources, and networks to enrich the learning and well-being of our students. These partners are typically corporate and university groups who play a vital role in supporting our diverse school activities and programmes—often on a regular basis.
Work Experience Partners provide invaluable opportunities for our students to taste and experience work in the real-world. For one day a week over a school semester (approx. 16 to 20 weeks), our partners offer their space and expertise, working closely with our Vocational Coaches, to provide learning avenues for our students.
Collaborative Partners are partners we work closely with to co-create inclusive and meaningful opportunities for our students. They also act as vital bridges, connecting us with volunteers, agencies, and avenues to broaden our impact. Our collaborative partners typically encompass school partners, statutory boards, social service agencies, and other likeminded organisations.

At times, we have the privilege of working with partners who collaborate with us on multiple-fronts, and we greatly appreciate such deep collaborations! They form the backbone of our partnership strategy.

Which areas can we volunteer in at Grace Orchard School?

There are 3 areas you can be involved in:

Professional: You can offer your professional expertise and skills.
Class support: Many of our volunteers offer their help in school programs and outdoor activities.
Project basis: You can volunteer on a project basis such as school celebrations or special events

I like to work with students with Autism. Can that be arranged?

Grace Orchard School caters to students with Mild Intellectual Disability and Autism. Arrangements can be made subject to requests from teachers and suitability of volunteers.

What qualities are you looking for in a volunteer?

Passion – genuine passion to understand and meet the needs of the school (e.g. volunteering in areas that will help enhance our school programmes).
Commitment – able to set aside time to work on the agreed upon project and complete the project according to agreed timeline.
Integrity – as a volunteer you may have access to our school’s resources, facilities and beneficiaries. Integrity of keeping such information confidential is expected!
Reliability – the first rule of volunteering is that if you promise to do something, do it! We appreciate volunteers who turn up on time and give regular updates on progress of project. We need volunteers who can maintain a high level of professionalism in all aspects of their work.
Good role model – as our volunteers will be working with beneficiaries aged 7 to 18 years old, we would expect our volunteers to be a good role model for them.

Are we allowed to take photographs of students when volunteering?

Due to media consent requirements, the school will need you to appoint an official photographer from your organization and only that person will do the phototaking. Your organization will have to submit to our school, all the photographs taken, for clearance before these can be used.

Will I be briefed about the school and the students before taking up a project?

Once your organization has agreed to embark on a project, our school staff will brief you before the start of the project. The briefing is aimed at helping you to better understand the needs our students as well as our school’s expectations of you in the project.

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