What is the Parent's Advisory Council?
Who We Are
The Parents Advisory Council (PAC) is a volunteer organization that is dedicated to supplementing and enriching the education of the children at the Florence Sawyer School and Emerson Campus. As a parent or guardian of a child in the school community, you are automatically a member of the organization!
What We Do
PAC funds enrichment programs for the students, assists with the cost of class field trips, helps subsidize individual classroom supplies, and administers the volunteer support program. PAC also fosters communication between school staff and the parent community. All monies raised are used for the direct benefit of the children in conjunction with guidance from the administrative staff at Sawyer/Emerson.
A Sample of Previous Years’ Enrichment Programs
- Strongwoman – Native American Program (K-2)
- Enchanted Circle Theatre – folktales from Russia (K-6)
- Bamidele Dancers (K-8)
- Origami – Michael LaFosse (6-7)
- Mad Science (K-2)
- Made in the Shade – Jazz (K-8)
- The Shakespeare Guyz – (6-8)
- Little Theatre of the Deaf (K-5)
- MIT’s Mr. Magnet Science Program – K-5)
- Eth-No-Tec (K-8)
- Billy Jonas Concert (all)
- Mythmasters (6-8)
- Odaiko - Japanese Taiko Drumming (K-8)
- Guest authors discussing their books – from Idea to Publication
- Theatrical performances of classical stories
- Renowned storytellers offering an array of stories, myths and legends
How We Do It
In order to continue providing students with outstanding support, PAC holds several fundraisers throughout the year. Florence Sawyer/Emerson parents’ tremendous support with these fundraisers has helped make them a huge success year after year!!