CONSTRUCTION ZONE!

August 25, 2016

The renovation is officially in progress, folks!

Our New Spirit Wear Store!

August 18, 2016

TIME TO GET IN THE SPIRIT, VdM FAMILIES!

The Back-to-School, Can't-Wait-for-Fall, All-Things-Awesome VILLA DI MARIA SPIRIT STORE!

Final Tally for Our Contributors!

August 18, 2016

TWO

SEVEN

TWO

There ya have it!

Ever Wonder...?

August 16, 2016

It was a very summery summer...

TWO! MORE! DAYS!

August 13, 2016

Two more days to contribute book titles and help us gain distance for our VdM Summer Reading Challenge!

Mrs. Maria Burr's Creation: The Bambini Guide

August 12, 2016

Villa di Maria's Development Director, Maria Burr:

I had an incredible Montessori-filled summer as I began Montessori Assistants to Infancy training (0 to 3 years)! It has been a life-changing, transformative experience!  Throughout training, I felt compelled to find a way to bring Montessori to more and more families right from the beginning of life, so I began a new project: The Bambini Guide.

The Milos Family, Makin' the Most of Missouri

August 11, 2016

To Springfield and Kansas City!

THE VERY FIRST!

August 08, 2016

Cristina Kerr, our Primary 2 Assistant, journeyed to Rome this summer and VISITED THE VERY FIRST MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE.  Maria Montessori's own Casa dei Bambini! 

Meet Mrs. Mary Eilers

August 07, 2016

Our earliest "bird" at Villa di Maria is right here, folks!  
Mrs. Mary Eilers will be greeting the earliest arriving students during the school year and leading our before care program each day.  In addition, she will be our morning floater, tackling a variety of tasks in all arenas at Villa di Maria Montessori!

Meet Mrs. Danielle Cavalari

August 03, 2016

Mrs. Danielle (Dani) Cavalari started working at Villa di Maria last school year in our late stay program and was beloved by all!  She will thankfully be continuing on this coming school year as our Late Stay Lead as well as our afternoon floater.  A big ol' YAHOO to that, Villa di Maria!  

Let us formally introduce you- 

Next Share!

August 03, 2016

Thirteen days remaining, Villa di Maria!

The VdM SUMMER READING CHALLENGE is calling your names!

Meet Mr. Justin Shepard

July 29, 2016

Mr. Justin Shepard joins the Villa di Maria staff as our new Upper Elementary Assistant as our previous UE Assistant, Mrs. Melissa Anderson, is transitioning to the Montessori Adolescent Program this fall! 
Justin and UE Directress, Mrs. Rebecca Callander, will team up with our crew of 9-to-12-year-olds for what will surely be one stellar school year!  CHEERS TO THAT!

Meet Ms. Jessie Braud

July 26, 2016

Drum roll, please...

Introducing.
Our new Primary Directress.
Who will be leading the charges in the Primary 2 Children's House,
With much enthusiasm and many smiles.
The one.  
The only.
Msssssss.  Jessssiiiiieeeee  Brauuuuuuuddd!  
(And, yes.  Please picture this announcement made with megaphone in hand and a cheering VdM crowd in the midst.)

Going for Distance!

July 25, 2016

Can we make it to 500 meters by August 15th?
750 meters, perhaps?
A BOLD 1,000 meters?

Meet Mrs. Melinda Smith

July 21, 2016

With two fantastically full Lower Elementary classrooms for the 2016-2017 school year, Mrs. Anna Schwind and Mrs. Melinda Smith will lead one classroom while Mrs. Megan Eilers and Mrs. Sophie Andre will lead the other.  

As our community is well aware, Mrs. Smith is not new to Villa di Maria- her two sons attend VdM, and she also co-chaired our Parent Organization last year.  She IS, however, new to the position of Assistant and most certainly deserves a formal introduction.  Enjoy!

THIRTY-FOUR METERS!

July 18, 2016

Accumulating our book meters, we are!  

Keep 'em coming, VdM!

Extra! Extra!

July 03, 2016

We're getting down to "Business"!