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Stepping Up

This week all of the Pine Village locations are having their stepping up/graduation ceremonies and it’s made me start to reflect not just on James’ year at Pine Village, but on what has changed over the course of the last year. For example, a year ago at this time, we were still happily in diapers…. Read more »

FREE Parent Workshop Series

Pine Village is pleased to be offering a FREE parent workshop series: WED., June 11: The Benefits of Bilingualism [CXL’d due to low response] WED., July 30: Positive Behavior Management Techniques WED., August 20: Transitions WED., September 17: Ages and Stages/Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum All workshops take place at 400 Western Ave., Brighton, from 6:00 –… Read more »

PVP Brighton is Moving in September 2014!

We are pleased to share the news that Pine Village Brighton will be moving to a brand new building. In September 2014, Pine Village will move to the Charlesview complex at 370/400 Western Ave. Although this is an exciting move for us, it is also bittersweet. The Brighton school was where Pine Village itself was… Read more »

Town Hall Meeting Kick Off Was A Success!

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 »

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 »

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 »