Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (TSAW)

Jan 20, 2026 | event, volunteer

As TSAW approaches, we want to take a moment to highlight just how incredible our teachers and staff truly are. They are creative, patient, dedicated, and honestly… a little bit magical. Every day, they turn classrooms full of big ideas, big feelings, and a whole lot of energy into spaces of learning, art, and belonging. And somehow, they also manage our lovable little gremlins — brilliant, funny, sweet… and delightfully chaotic.

TSAW is the perfect time to celebrate these amazing humans who give so much to our kids, even when those kids are enthusiastically stress-testing the laws of noise, gravity, and patience.

Let’s Fill the Boards — Every Note Counts!

As part of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, we’re inviting families to share a short message of appreciation for our amazing Willingdon staff — from parents or in your child’s own words.

💬 2 to 3 sentences.
⏱️ Under 2 minutes.
💛 Big impact.

Our goal? Completely full appreciation boards at both campuses.
Let’s see how many notes we can collect — and yes, we know Willingdon can rise to a challenge.

Short, sweet, funny, heartfelt, misspelled-by-a-kid… all welcome.
If it made you smile, it’ll make them smile.

Got more than one kind word? Multiple entries (Jr and/or Sr Campus) are encouraged.

We’ve filled the boards, now let’s fill some plates.

As part of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, we’re hosting our annual potluck lunch Thursday, Feb 12 for Willingdon staff, and we’d love your help to make it delicious.

Families are invited to sign up to contribute a dish — homemade, store-bought, or lovingly assembled all count. Every contribution helps create a warm, generous lunch that truly shows our appreciation for the incredible work our teachers and staff do every day.

If cooking isn’t your thing or time is tight, a monetary contribution is also welcome and will be used to purchase food for the potluck.

We also need a few helping hands on the day of the lunch.

Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, serving, and clean-up to make the potluck run smoothly. Shifts are short, support is appreciated, and no prior experience is required — just a willingness to help.

If you’re available, we’d love to have you join us.