Student Volunteers
High School volunteers play a valuable role in our PreK-8 Program by setting a positive example for students at all times and assisting classroom teachers with a variety of activities each day. Volunteers work during Saturday Academy, which is five Saturday mornings in the spring and one special event in the fall, and during Summer Academy, which is six weeks over the summer starting in late June. During the summer volunteers work either all six weeks or can choose between the first three weeks or the second three weeks. Volunteering in the summer is full day, 8:15am-3:30pm, Monday through Friday.
Volunteers help students individually or in small groups; prepare materials for classroom activities, and monitor specific activities as assigned by the classroom teacher.
Volunteers monitor students in all enrichment activities (sports, music, science, art, swimming, etc.) and on field trips, actively engaging with students in the activity as appropriate.
A successful Horizons GFA volunteer is mature, shows restraint and good judgment, and has a cheerful, warm personality. They work well with others and can take both guidance and initiative in the classroom. Horizons GFA volunteers both like and relate well to children, and possess the desire and skills necessary to work with them: patience, kindness, tolerance, adaptability, and the ability to creatively problem-solve.
To become a Horizons GFA volunteer, please email Monique Rutledge at gro.ymedacafg@egdelturm. You will be placed on our volunteer list and will receive information throughout the year regarding volunteer opportunities at Horizons GFA. Most events and Saturday Academy require signing up by email, however, summer volunteers must apply.
The 2025 summer application is now available!
High school students currently in 9th grade and older are eligible to apply to be a summer volunteer for three or six weeks this summer. Our 2025 six-week session is Monday, June 23-Friday, August 1. The three-week sessions are June 23-July 11 and July 14-August 1. We will be closed on Friday, July 4th.
To apply, please fill out and submit the application and volunteer release form. If you have not worked during the summer program previously, you must also (1) sign up for two Saturday Academy sessions (dates are in the application), and (2) have someone (not a relative or friend) fill out a short reference form.
Here are the links:
- Application form (for all applicants)
- Volunteer Liability & Medical Release (for all applicants)
- Reference Form (for new volunteers only)
The deadline to apply is May 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Monique Rutledge at gro.ymedacafg@egdelturm.
Adult Volunteers
Adult volunteers make Horizons GFA possible! They help with on-campus events such as Fall Fest in October, Book Drives for Literacy in January, and other events for our students from PreK–College. We always welcome volunteers to help students in our High School & College Programs as individual coaches and career mentors.
Volunteers also create our incredible fundraiser events: The Horizons GFA Open at Country Club of Fairfield each June and our Annual Fall Gala each November.
Join an event committee now, or volunteer with our students!
Email Allison Ocampo, gro.ymedacafg@opmacoa