{"id":42,"date":"2014-07-31T10:35:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T08:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vbstheodorkramer.wordpress.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2014-07-31T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T08:35:03","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vbstk.com\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who are we?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFriends of VBS 22\u201d is the parent teacher association for bilingual classes at Theodor Kramer School; an elected team of parents working together with VBS teachers to support students and parents. It is our mission to support bilingual schooling both financially and ideologically. As an association there are two levels of organisation, on the one hand dealing with structures, activities, the budget and meetings, and on the other hand connecting and working with people (students, teachers, parents, the Principal).<\/p>\n

Members of the association consist of all parents or legal guardians of pupils attending bilingual classes\u00a0as well as all VBS teachers.<\/p>\n

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What do we do?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a nutshell \u2013 we support and further bilingual education at our school.<\/p>\n

In detail that involves:<\/p>\n

Liaising with the Principal, teachers, representatives of other VBS schools and occasionally the Board of Education on practical and policy issues<\/p>\n

Representing the views of the parents, advising parents on formalities, mediating in disputes<\/p>\n

Keeping parents up-to-date via e-mail and our web site<\/p>\n

Financial management of parents\u00b4 contributions and the subsequent purchase of teaching materials<\/p>\n

Holding two annual meetings<\/p>\n

Working in close co-operation with the school-wide Parents\u2019 Association<\/p>\n

Supporting school events and activities<\/p>\n

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Parents\u00b4 Contributions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Each family is asked to pay a contribution (currently \u20ac100 per semester \u2013 amount set at the AGM).\u00a0 These funds principally cover the cost of additional teaching materials, particularly English ones, that are not provided by the Government, giving our teachers the flexibility to choose materials to provide and enhance a bilingual learning experience.<\/p>\n

Day-to-day expenses such as photocopies, art materials, excursions and additional courses are also covered \u2013 the idea being that students need not be asked to pay small amounts of cash each time something crops up.<\/p>\n

The VBS budget also supports worthwhile activities that all students have the opportunity to benefit from during the course of their school career – the Library, Electron Microscope, Matura gifts, the Austrian Young Physicists\u2019 Tournament, etc.<\/p>\n

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Do you have questions, need more information, want to get involved?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone is welcome to attend the two annual meetings where current issues are discussed and questions answered.\u00a0 Alternatively, the board members are available to speak to parents individually, if you wish to contact them please use the \u201cContact Us\u201d page on this web site.<\/p>\n

If you wish to get involved please consider joining the team, either as general support or as an elected board member \u2013 our association\u00b4s success depends on volunteers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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