Yearly Archives: 2019

Pine Village and Walk for Hunger: Project Bread

1 in 10 households and 1 in 8 children here in MA do not have enough food to eat. This has long term implications for the health and future of our communities. Project Bread is a statewide anti-hunger nonprofit working to end hunger throughout the state. Project Bread meets people where they are – in… Read more »

Boston Parents Paper 2019 Family Favorites

Thank you to everyone who took a few minutes to nominate Pine Village Preschool as a Boston Parents Paper Family Favorite for 2019! We’ve been fortunate enough to have secured our spot as a Family Favorite since 2014 and would be honored to be chosen again in 2019. Currently, the Final Voting Is Now Open… Read more »

Pine Village Preschool Focus on Curriculum

We want to share more on our learning and educational philosophies, so today….we’re sharing info about the Pine Village Preschool Curriculum Your child’s teacher is a master at her trade. She has learned about your child specifically.  She knows just how to welcome every child in the morning, she knows their favorite toys, what time they get… Read more »

Staff Spotlight: Support Staff

Introduction To Some Behind the Scenes Support Staff We’re so glad you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the behind-the-scenes folks at Pine Village! This month’s installment introduces you to two of the women in our Enrollment and Finance area: Christine Williams and Christine Fritts. (Yes, there are two Christine’s, which sometimes causes a bit of confusion…. Read more »

Spring 2019 Information Sessions

Join us at one or more of our Pine Village Preschool locations to learn about our Spanish immersion programs and tour the classrooms. Hear from our directors and teachers about developmentally appropriate practices and our social/emotional curriculum. RSVP at http://bit.ly/pvpInfoSession All information sessions start promptly at 6:30pm   Brighton: Wed. April 10, 2019 402 Western… Read more »

Learn More About Our Staff Development

At Pine Village, we are very involved in making sure that our teachers get opportunities for staff development within their requirements from the Dept of Early Education and Care. We wanted to share a little bit more about what Pine Village offers to our staff and teachers and some insight into how we’ve helped our… Read more »

Staff Spotlight: Cynthia Henriquez

We are very proud to introduce Cynthia Henriquez to you. Cynthia was recently promoted to the director position in our South End school after serving families for seven years in our Kendall Square location as a classroom teacher. Cynthia embodies the values of Pine Village every day in her role as Director, and we are… Read more »

Meet Our Team

Introduction to some behind the scenes Support Staff   These two amazing women work their magic in the schools with teachers and directors–and often directly with the children–in the classrooms. To parents, their work is most likely invisible if you don’t see them at drop off or pick up, but each of these ladies have… Read more »

New Year’s Resolution: Going GREEN!

We know many of you send in reusable cutlery in your child’s lunch box, and have begun to see sustainable bamboo utensils among these items. Some of you also send your child’s lunch in microwaveable containers or thermoses that stay warm, thus alleviating our need to transfer food to paper plates for warming it up…. Read more »

2019 Saturday Spanish Classes

2019 Juntos Conectamos: Together We Connect Two 8-week sessions during the 2019 Spring school year: When: Saturdays, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. o Jan. 12 – March 16, 2019 [no class 1/19 or 2/16] o March 23 – May 18, 2019 [no class 4/20] Where: Porter Square (2067 Mass. Ave., Cambridge) AND Needham (65 Fourth Ave., Needham) Ages: 3 – 7 yrs…. Read more »