Members

parent Volunteer Jobs

Each member family is responsible for a role at the school. From Librarian to Snack Scheduler, from Laundry to Scholastic Book Orders, and all the Events & Fundraisers in between! There is a job to suit each and every member every school year. Contact us with any questions you might have about parent volunteer jobs at CCNS.

Events & Fundraisers

True to the co-operative experience, we plan several events and fundraisers throughout the school year. It’s a chance for members to be more involved in school activities together with the teachers and children.

Have a look at some of our ongoing fundraisers to see how you can support our school, no matter the season.

Parent Handbook

The Clarkson Co-op Nursery School Parent Handbook is for all current members of the school. It contains important school dates, policies and procedures.

The Board of Directors updates the handbook each year for distribution in August. View a version of the CCNS handbook here.

Our Corporate Structure

clarkson co-op is a non-profit organization, incorporated as a co-operative without share capital

Non-profit organizations and co-ops are member controlled and have missions and goals outside of maximizing financial gain. The primary reason for a co-op to exist is to provide a service that meets the needs of its members, while non-profits have more broadly defined objectives that serve the greater community (not only the members).

Non-profit organizations incorporate as a “corporation without share capital” under the Ontario Corporations Act — this means they do not have the option to purchase shares, and they do not distribute profits as dividends; all profit is reinvested into the organization (for new and expanding projects or programs).

Non-profits, regardless of the corporate structure (co-op or corporation), do not have to operate at-cost. The term “not for profit” indicates that the organization is not operating with the primary purpose of generating money.

Both co-ops and non-profits are member-controlled. Each family has one vote across both platforms. Both types of organizations have a Board of Directors that is elected by the membership and must be members of the organization..