I remember one of the first things my doctor told me when I had Lucy thirteen years ago: that whole birth plan thing? It’s a nice idea, but when the baby is ready to come out, she will. Her time, her way, regardless of any plans you might have. And that pretty much sums up… Read more »
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Yearly Archives: 2013
Spanish Tip of the Week: Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Just in time for Thanksgiving: Spanish Tips of the Week are BACK. Do something different and add a little Spanish fun to the table! Use some Spanish vocabulary to talk about the food you will eat, to have a conversation, and to surprise everyone. Here’s some Thanksgiving vocabulary: Turkey- El Pavo (pah-voe)Stuffing- El Relleno (reh-ye-no)Cranberries-… Read more »
Top 5 Preschool Food Surprises (Guest post by Sproot Founder Katherine Shamraj)
There’s a lot of focus on eating this week, so we thought it was the perfect time to bring you this guest post from Katherine Shamraj, the founder of PVP partner organization, Sproot. Nothing can prepare you for the challenges of feeding a preschool-aged child–not even feeding another preschool-aged child! Each child is so different,… Read more »
Waiting for a Miracle
PVP Newton Director Kelly Cisneros has a special place in her heart for the children of Tierra Adentro, Colombia. It is an understatement to say that the small village, located up in the mountains three hours outside of Ibague, isn’t the easiest place to get to. It certainly doesn’t help that the roads were unsafe… Read more »
Connecting with our Kids
Pine Village Co-Founders Emma LaVecchia and Brid Martin This post was written by Emma LaVecchia, Co-Founder of Pine Village Preschool. Every now and then, in between all of the office hours, I get the chance to meet with and talk to real live parents (and children) in person, to learn about their experiences at Pine… Read more »
Open House Dates
Hello! We will be holding open houses at each of our locations over the next month. Please see below for more information. If you’d like to view the dates by school, you can see our events page at: https://pinevillagepreschool.com/events/ We welcome families looking for preschool spots in the 2014-2015 school year for children 15 months… Read more »
Kaymbu Comes To All Pine Village Locations
Pine Village Preschool Introduces iPad-based System to Enhance Family Communication and EngagementNew system keeps parents and teachers better connected with the children they care for and love.Pine Village Preschool, the leading Spanish-immersion early education program in the Northeast United States, is implementing an innovative new technology in its eight Boston-area locations to connect parents with… Read more »
Survey says…
We recently asked our Pine Village parents to help us gain insight into their experiences as families attending Pine Village by completing a survey through Surveymonkey. The survey was sent to 400 currently enrolled parents and we received nearly 100 responses. A fantastic result! Before we share the results and offer our response, we would… Read more »
A New Day
Before it went bad (and then good again) As you well know given my post from Wednesday, yesterday was James’ first day of preschool and, I’m sorry to say, it didn’t start out as well as I would have liked. Or, actually, it started out fantastically, with James thrilled to be going to Pine Village,… Read more »
Transition Time
No, I am not ok. I am sitting here, dissolving into a puddle of tears as we drop James off at Zovic’s for the last time. Don’t get me wrong — I am thrilled that he will be starting at PVP tomorrow. I’ve been anticipating this day since before he was born. (Yes, I love… Read more »