AVCNS operates on a co-operative basis, with assistance from the parents of the children enrolled in the school. Parents support the school both in the classroom (on "duty days") and outside (by serving on committees and helping with other special events).

Because this is a co-operative school, the educational experience is that much more meaningful for the children as well as the parents. The duty day is an event familiar to all parents who have embraced the co-operative school experience. It gives them the opportunity to witness, first hand, their child's personal growth. It is also a time when the child gains a great deal of self-esteem knowing that their parent took the time to participate in their school day.