Parents are an integral part of the instructional program and have the opportunity to be involved in decisions affecting their child's education. They take an active role in the classroom through:
- Weekly participation in the classroom
- Serving on PTA committees
- Facilitating small group work
- Teaching whole class lessons in which they share special interests or skills
- Assisting the teacher
GFS is a community in which students, parents, and teachers are actively involved in teaching and learning from one another. Community decisions and responsibilities are shared by everybody. Through cooperative involvement in learning, each student, parent, and staff member is a partner in GFS.