August

3rd & 4th – Optional Guide & Staff Work Days
5th – 14th – Guide & Staff Work Days
10th – New Family Meet & Greet 6 PM (Offsite)
13th – Parent Orientation, 6 PM – EXCEPT Upper Elementary
16th – Back to School Party, 1-4 PM
17th –
New Primary Child Orientation
New LE Student Orientation
18th – Upper Elementary Parent Orientation, 5 PM
19th – First Day for:
Returning Toddler
Returning Primary
All Lower Elementary
All Upper Elementary
All Adolescents
20th – 21st – Adolescent Odyssey Trip
20th – First Day for:
New Toddler abbreviated schedule
New Primary attend all day
Returning Toddler & Primary attend
24th – All Supplemental Programs Begin (Art, Drama, Spanish, P.E.)
31st – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Defining and Supporting the Work of the Young Child

September

7th – Labor Day – No School
8th – Hot Lunch Begins this Week
11th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary
12th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
23rd – Individual Pictures
25th – 26th – Silent Journey

October

2nd – Grandparents’, Family, and Special Friends’ Day – 12 Noon dismissal for all students
5th – Cox Farms Field Trip
7th – Toddler & Primary Speech Screenings
8th – Adolescent Community Breakfast – Everyone is welcome
8th – Mountainside Gardening Club – 2PM, adults only

9th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary
10th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
12th – Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day – No School
14th – Individual Pictures
17th – Fall Festival
24th – Fall Festival Rain Day
28th – Parent Education with Jenny Luetkemeyer: Identifying and Exploring Various Parenting Styles
30th – Guide & Staff Work Day – No school for Students

November

4th – Parent-Child Night
6th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary
7th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
11th – Toddler Parent-Child Night
12th – Parent-Guide Conferences – No School for Students
13th – Parent-Guide Conferences – No School for Students
14th – Holiday Photos and Winter Market

16th – Mountainside Gardening Club – 2PM, adults only
24th – Toddler Family Lunch
25th – 27th – Thanksgiving Break
30th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny

December

10th – New Primary & Transitioning Toddler Parent Workshop 5 – 6 PM

12th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
12th – New Primary Child Orientation – Children only, scheduled time slot
14th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Emotional Regulation in Yourself & Your Child, 8:45 AM-10AM
18th – Winter Performance & Potluck – No EDC; Located at church next door – Everyone is welcome
21st – 31st – Winter Break – No School

January

1st – Winter Break – No School
4th – School Resumes
9th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
18th – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – No School
25th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Interior Discipline
28th – Parent Education, Language – Parents only, please

February

8th – 12th – Adolescent’s Internship Week
9th – Transition Workshops #1 – Parents only, please
10th – Transition Workshops #2 – Parents only, please
13th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
15th – Presidents’ Day – No School
17th – Vision/Hearing Screenings
22nd – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Friendly with Error
22nd – 26th – Adolescent Conference Week – Individually scheduled
25th – Parent-Child Night – One parent with child, please
26th – Guide & Staff Work Day – No school for students

March

5th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary
8th – 19th – 9th Year International Trip
11th & 12th – Parent-Guide Conferences – No School for Students
13th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
17th – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – During school hours – Students only
22nd – 26th – Spring Break – No School
29th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: The Risk and Reward Cycle & Building Confidence

April

9th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary – Everyone is welcome
10th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
12th – 16th – Guide Appreciation Week
15th – Adolescent Community Breakfast – Everyone is welcome
20th – Student Transition Visits Begin – During school hours – Students only
21st – Group Photos
TBD – Annual Capstone Fundraising Event – Gala – All adults are welcome
26th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Freedom within Limits
28th – Group Photos Rain Dates
30th – UE Spring Performance – Everyone is welcome

May

4th – Upper Elementary Spring Performance Rain Date
7th – Ice Cream Social – During school hours – Everyone is welcome
10th – 14th – Adolescent End of Year Trip
14th – Family Gardening & Groundskeeping Day – Toddler and Primary – Everyone is welcome
15th – Open House for Prospective Families; By Appointment; Please schedule with the office (10 AM-2 PM)
17th – Montessori Guidance with Jenny: Social Development
18th – Primary & Elementary Transitions
19th – 9th Year Graduation, 4:30 PM
20th – Last Day of School (Picnic, Potluck, and Soccer), 11 AM
21st – Guide & Staff Work Day – No school for students

June

1st – 30th – Mountainside Summer Days

July

5th – 9th – No Summer Programming
12th – 30th – Mountainside Summer Days