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COUNTDOWN TO BLOOMINGTON!
September 4, 2018 marks a big day for the PVMA family. The day our third school opens it’s doors to the newest members of the PVMA family in Bloomington! What started as a dream in a small, one classroom storefront…
MONTESSORI LUNCH TIME
When your kiddos are at home, lunch can take a variety of forms. From picnics outside to eating at the kitchen table or in the living room, lunch is a great opportunity for our children to begin winding down before…
TIME FOR SUMMER FUN!
June is right around the corner and with the warmer weather comes Peaceful Valley’s incredible summer program! While we are a year round Montessori school, during the summer months we manage to squeeze in weekly water days, extra outdoor time…
HOW TO THROW AN EPIC KIDS’ BIRTHDAY PARTY- MONTESSORIFIED
We’ve all been there. Was it really only 364 days earlier when you were just wrapping up the last big party? Guests gone, presents unwrapped and a child beginning to come down from a crazy sugar rush, you were probably…
HOW TO RAISE INCLUSIVE LEADERS
Just last week I was talking to my son’s Lead Teacher and she mentioned that parents have asked her about how to incorporate Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) into their child’s development. While I’m no expert on the topic, I do spend…
8 WAYS TO KEEP THE ROMANCE ALIVE AFTER HAVING KIDS
Remember the early days of your relationship where you could sleep in, go to brunch and catch a movie the first day it opened? Or maybe it was meeting up with friends and checking out the newest restaurant that just…
THE IMPORTANCE OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
In a Montessori classroom you will often hear about the immense importance of developing each child’s fine motor skills. The topic of pencil grip, tracing and writing comes up frequently when parents and teachers chat, and why wouldn’t it? It…
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Guest Post by Golden Valley Children’s House 3 Lead Guide, Amanda. Happy New Years Eve! Today is always a bittersweet day in my life. It is a time to say goodbye to everything good that happened in the past year.…
8 FAMILY FRIENDLY WINTER ACTIVITIES AROUND MINNEAPOLIS
IT’S TIME TO ENJOY WINTER IN MINNESOTA! TAKE A LOOK AT SOME GREAT ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AROUND THE TWIN CITIES THIS DECEMBER. Experience the Holidazzle What used to be a parade has now turned into an entire village! Visit Loring Park…