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We must do better.

Over the past five days we have held our collective breath in grim anticipation of yet another horrid sequence of events that has become all too familiar. The murder of yet another person of color in our country, George Floyd, has brought us to our knees. After weeks and months filled with undeniable reminders of… Read more »

Museum Of Science at Home (#MOSatHome)

This Museum of Science, Boston Facebook post is a few weeks old, but what isn’t old is how much young children–well, children of all ages (from 1 to 92!)–love pictures of animals. And it’s also an awesome opportunity for us to be able to highlight the fact that the Museum of Science has a huge… Read more »

COVID-19 Update from Pine Village Preschool

All PVP locations are currently closed and the plan right now is to re-open on Monday, May 4. The decision was made based on information from the CDC and Department of Public Health and their recommendations to be proactive and alleviate additional stress on the system. All current families have been notified. (If you are… Read more »

Spring 2020 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: Thursday, April 23 402 Western Ave Brighton,… Read more »

Resources for Families Regarding COVID-19

As we work our way through this ever-evolving situation, we have been grateful for the guidance provided by reputable agencies and organizations. We’re sharing some of those here and will add to the list as new resources become available. If you have seen something that you’ve found particularly helpful and think we should include it… Read more »

2020 Boston Parents Paper Favorites – VOTE NOW

Boston Parents Paper 2020 Family Favorites are now open for the first round of nominations and voting through the month of March! We’d be so honored if you’d vote for us this year. We’ve been fortunate enough to have secured a place in the Boston Parents Paper Family Favorites since 2014 and appreciate all of the… Read more »

PVP Goes Green

PVP Co-Founder Brid Martin has long been passionate about environmental issues. Currently working on a master’s degree in the Mindfulness Studies Program at Lesley University, her Internship class, Mindfulness as Social Engagement, has given her both the opportunity and dedicated time to develop a more environmentally friendly setting at each of our schools. Brid discovered… Read more »

Staff Spotlight: Erin Chapman

We’ve been enjoying introducing you to the faces at Pine Village and we are so excited to keep this momentum going with some new blog posts coming soon. We’ve been thrilled to have such wonderful staff and employees who have been with us for years and others who are new to our team! Today, we… Read more »

Our Partnership with Community Therapeutic Day School

From the very beginning of Pine Village Preschool’s existence, we have placed a very large emphasis on social and emotional growth and learning–-two of our four core values are Love and Laughter. As part of that, we put many practices into place on a daily basis to help our children understand and manage their emotions… Read more »

Social Emotional Learning at Pine Village Preschool

Since the creation of Pine Village Preschool 2001 in Brighton, the founders, Emma LaVecchia and Brid Martin were aware of the important role social emotional wellbeing played in the education of children. Coming from a Family Childcare background they knew that creating a loving holding environment for the children and a strong bond between parents… Read more »