Volunteer With Us
We welcome volunteers in the classroom, on field trips and with certain tasks at school or at home. Certain activities or field trips would not be possible without the active participation of our volunteers. Contact us about ways you can volunteer with our school.
(Please note, guest speakers or visitors to the school, and parents/guardians assisting their own child only are not considered to be volunteers and do not require a police information check.)
Volunteer Security Clearance Process
Step 1
Go to MyCBE and click on the "Online forms and School Registration" tab and complete the volunteer registration 2025-26 form.
School administrators will verify your identity and register you in the CBE volunteer database. The school office will provide you with a letter enabling you to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS).
Note: prospective volunteers must reside in Canada for a full year before registering. Police clearances from countries other than Canada are not accepted.
Step 2
Visit the CPS online system, electronic Police Information Check (ePIC), to obtain your police check using your CBE volunteer letter.
Volunteers should wait to submit their request until they receive an email from Calgary Police Service – Record Check inviting them to apply for their Police Information Check with VS for Volunteer. This will ensure the voucher is ready to be redeemed by the volunteer.
Voucher costs are covered for online applications only. If a volunteer applies to Calgary Police Service in-person with the e-Pic letter given them from their school, the $21.25 application fee will apply.
If a volunteer submits their own payment, there is no option for a refund. There is no refund option for volunteers who have previously submitted applications.
If you are unable to complete the process online, you may visit a police information check location instead.
Step 3
Once you have received your clearance document from CPS you will need to share it with the school in-person or by email.
Volunteering for an Off-Site Activity
If you want to volunteer for an off-site activity, please keep in mind:
- Volunteers on an activity are considered representatives of The Calgary Board of Education and are subject to the same expectations as staff
- Volunteers are subject to the requirements of CBE Administrative Regulation 5003 – Volunteers, which includes an application and a police security screening check
- Volunteers are covered by the CBE’s liability insurance policy while performing their assigned duties
- Volunteers are covered by WCB while performing their duties
- Volunteers receive direction from and are accountable to the teacher-in-charge
Annual Volunteer Registration
Each school year you must complete the CBE volunteer registration form. By completing the form, you agree to abide by the conditions that protect the safety, confidentiality and working environment of our schools. You also make a signed declaration with regard to criminal charges.
Volunteering at Edgemont School
Our staff at Edgemont School recognizes that our volunteers are an essential part of our school community. Volunteering is about commitment and caring, helping others, and advocating for our children’s education. It's about working together with others who share a common goal to bring about positive change. Volunteering is an example of active citizenship and builds a sense of community and belonging, of being connected to others in support of our children. When parent volunteers offer their skills to assist our students and teachers, they are expressing their belief in public education and the common good of all. Our parent volunteers give many hours every year, and their dedication and enthusiasm is truly remarkable. Thank you.
Volunteer Program Goals
- assist in providing an effective learning environment for our students
- meaningfully involve the community in the education process
- utilize the unique talents and areas of interest of our school community
- provide children with the experience of working with adults other than school staff
- assist teachers with non-instructional tasks
Volunteer Descriptions
View our , and other opportunities within or for our school such as:
- Classroom Volunteer
- Field Trip Support
- Scholastic Book Coordinator
- Book Fair
- Casino
And many others, view our list of classroom related opportunities.
Edgemont School Opportunities
Committee / Opportunity | Volunteer Role |
|---|---|
Field Trip Support | Responsible for a group of students outside of the school ground. They are required to guide students through teacher prepared material while enjoying the trip. Half and full days |
Grade Five Farewell | Assist teachers with organizing a farewell event for our grade five students in June and would be responsible to: set up and clean up for the ceremony, make/purchase/pick up decorations, purchase/pick up food and beverages for the day. Time commitment varies |
Learning Commons Support | Jobs could include re-shelving books, sorting, organizing, and processing resources (attaching spine labels & Mylar stickers, rubber stamping, and taping). The Library Assistant, will provide all necessary instruction and tools required. Ideally, volunteers: Time Commitment: As negotiated with the Library Assistant |
Picture Day | Volunteers are required to ensure that there is a smooth flow of classrooms into and out of the Panorama Room for Picture Day and will help students do any final preparations for their photo. Morning (8:45-noon) and afternoon (1-3 pm). Volunteers are required on Picture Day, retake day and/or class photos day. Committee Chair required to organize volunteers. Time Commitment:8 hours per year |
Sports Day | Volunteers are required to set up Sports Day centres by carrying equipment to the field, help run a centre for the duration of Sports Day, explain how the centre works, interact with students, and bring in all equipment from the field to the gym. Sports Day is held in June. |
Swim Change Room | Parents meet at Sir Winston Churchill Pool to help students change quickly and quietly before and after lessons. Both male and female volunteers are needed with an emphasis on having enough male volunteers. Time Commitment: 2 hour commitment |
Edgemont Parent School Association (ESPA) Committees
Committee / Opportunity | Volunteer Role |
|---|---|
Book Fair | Twice per school year, volunteers are required to set-up and take down book displays, to be a cashier (on-site training is provided), to help students find books they may be interested in purchasing, and to help the younger students write down the names of books on their wish list. Time Commitment: Varies |
Family Dance | This annual school family dance, held on a Friday evening in our school gym (February 8, 2019), requires volunteers to assist in organizing and planning all aspects of the dance including accepting tickets at the door, handing out drinks and snacks at the dance, and set-up/clean-up/take down tables, chairs and decorations. |
Fun Lunch | Seven to eight times per school year, the Edgemont Parent School Association (EPSA) supplies a “fun lunch” to students who have pre-purchased them. |
Pumpkinella | On the school day of or just before Halloween, volunteers are needed to help set up benches, tables, and decorative lights to display the pumpkins in the school gym by 8:30 am. By 8:45 am, volunteers will accept carved pumpkins from students and then arrange and insert tea lights. At the end of that day, assistance is needed to return pumpkins so they can be taken home. |
Staff Appreciation | At least once per school year, 15-25 volunteers bring in a food dish for a sit-down style, served luncheon that we provide for our teachers and staff. 5-7 volunteers are also needed to help setup, serve, wash dishes, clean and take down. In addition, you can also host a soup and sandwich day, breakfast day or just do a snack of fruit and treats trays. |
Committee Chairs | Each committee requires one or two Chairs who will help to organize the event and the volunteers. |