Category: Community

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was 39 years old. Dr. King spent his lifetime exposing the unfair and cruel treatment … Continue reading “Remembering, Honoring and Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

The very best part of Villa di Maria is our people. Our community of families, faculty and staff is something to be proud of. In this series, We are VdM, we’ll highlight the talents, humor, energies and wisdom of some of our amazing people. Today we’ll meet the Jody, Alan, Theo and Elliott Ferber. Theo … Continue reading “We are VdM: The Ferber Family”

The very best part of Villa di Maria is our people. Our community of families, faculty and staff is something to be proud of. In this series, We are VdM, we’ll highlight the talents, humor, energies and wisdom of some of our amazing people. Today we’ll meet Jonathan Putra and his parents Abadi Kurniawan and … Continue reading “We are VdM: Jonathan, Abadi and Mikie”

For the month of November, the Upper Elementary Book Club voted on which genre to explore. And the winner is: fantasy and the hero’s journey! Each of the novels below offer nontraditional takes on traditional fantasy or fairy tale elements. Upper Elementary readers will follow characters through adventure and danger as they face their fears, … Continue reading “Upper Elementary Book Club – Fantasy and the Hero’s Journey”