A very warm welcome to PSO Cobham, your Parent-School-Organisation.

The PSO team is made up of parent volunteers who collaborate closely with the school to support various initiatives throughout the school year. These include building community, transition support, parent-school communication, country group and grade level parent connections, school events and more.

We are built on our three pillars of  - Connect, Contribute and Celebrate. And our driving force is our neural network of parent volunteers in the community - the Grade and Country representatives, the event teams, Divisional Liaisons, and Board members. We welcome every parent to consider volunteering their time for one of the several PSO roles, big or small, and be an integral part of their child’s school community. 

We look forward to meeting you to in person at one of the many community events. In the meantime, please feel free to connect via the New Families' Support WhatsApp group. Or for any questions, please reach out to IT@psocobham.org

In addition to the Welcome events in August, the PSO teams organise several initiatives and community events during the school year to provide families an opportunity to connect with each other; to celebrate school spirit, and facilitate engagement and contribution to the wider community. 

All of these are organised in collaboration with the school and are supported by school facilities. Many events also provide volunteering and leadership opportunities for our students in Upper & High School as they fulfil their service learning / charitable or CAS requirements.

Here are some annual highlights:

• Divisional Coffee mornings & Playground Play-dates - August, January and June

• ACS Cobham Weekend Welcome Event for families (August)

• International Flag Parade (September)

• Trunk or Treat & Fireworks Night (November) 

• Staff Appreciation Luncheon (January)

• International Fair (organised by Lower School team, and closely coordinated by the PSO Country Representative groups) (February)

• Quiz Night for parents (March)

• ACS Summer Fair (May)

• Cultural celebrations such as Community Iftar, and get-togethers organised by several country groups

• Grade / Class level coffees and get together organised by PSO Grade Representatives

• PSO Grant Programme with a quarterly grant budget - This programme encourages students, staff and parents to apply for grants for community projects (projects that benefit the community and also require groups to take responsibility for imagining better and seeing the project through to implementation)

• Hope Winter Mega-Drive & Spring into Giving Mega Drive (collections of charitable donations organised across three weeks) (in November & March)

• Treats & Gifting for ACS Staff (Winter, End-of Year, Valentines' day)

• Treats, ice cream and donut days for students (Sports Days, exam treats etc)

• Cheer & Decorations across the campus (various points in the year)

We encourage parent participation in all of the above. None of this is mandatory of course, just a great way to get involved in your child's school community without significant time commitment (get involved for a day, a week or just a few hours!), and make friends. 

Details for each of the above are shared at appropriate times during the school year. These are featured in the Schoology calendar, and can also be viewed on the PSO Website.