The Chesterhouse School Association is an association comprising of parents of the school and teaching staff. The aims of the association are to foster and nurture the importance of parental involvement in the life of the school and to ensure that through activities the Chesterhouse community remains connected. The association provides the forum where parents can positively contribute in an organised and combined manner. The School Association meets once monthly and holds an event per school term. This team of parents also ensures that the school’s tuckshop runs effectively providing nutritious food to children during the school day and after school for the various activities that take place.
The School Association comprises of a chairperson, treasurer and a core executive committee who ensure that meetings and events take place regularly. Every year at the Annual General meeting of The School Association, new members are elected and the association’s executive committee is voted in. Every second year, the school parent body approve The School Association constitution and through a democratic process approve any changes made to the constitution. These can only occur with the approval of the Board of Directors. The association members are constituted into groups that are responsible for specific areas of community building and fundraising and report to the association’s executive committee. The chairperson of the association is represented on the Board of Directors and attends board meetings.
School Association Executive Committee Members 2011/2012:
Christine Sussens (Chair)
Ursula Wilbraham (Vice Chair)
Tania Eagles (Treasurer)
Loanne van Zyl (Secretary)
Lucy Pestana
Kirstie Haslam
Mandy Vermaak
Anita du Plooy
Odette Forrester
Erminia Herbert
Eunice Scott
Jane Bramley
Pierre Snyders
Alex Stapar
Haley Arde
Wilna Fourie
The School Association
