Pioneer Valley Montessori School offers many events throughout the year to facilitate friendship and community among our students and families, to showcase our students’ work, and to help others within the greater Springfield area. A few of these event include:

Events

Parent Share Nights - held twice a year so that children can show their parents their classrooms and some of their favorite work activities.

Harvest Day - the elementary and preschool children work together to create a delicious meal to share! Even our toddler students have a special role in creating a dessert to go along with the feast!

International Peace Day - our students participate by making pinwheels and planting them in our backyard. The “Pinwheels for Peace” movement began in 2005 by teachers in Florida as a way to help students express hope for reducing violence and intolerance – especially within schools. The movement has since been adopted by schools around the country.

Grandparents/Grandfriends Day – our students invite their grandparents or grandfriend to visit during the school day.

Earth Day – The older children team up with the younger ones to complete a variety of activities to learn more about being kind to our earth and its inhabitants. One year, we had a Birds of Prey rehabilitation specialist talk about these amazing creatures. We’ve also had planting sessions, scavenger hunts for nature items, recycling activities and more. 

Community Involvement

Parent Community Organization (PCO) – The PCO coordinates a number of fun, family-friendly activities such as our Trunk-or-Treat, movie nights, and special playdates. The PCO also raises money to put on an incredible “Teacher Appreciation Week” held annually each Spring!