Community Events

FAMILY ASSOCIATION

Community Events

Our school and FAM typically host several community events throughout the year. In addition to our regularly scheduled events, parents also participate in teacher appreciation events, Community Gatherings, parents’ nights out, and attend our annual Distinguished Speaker Series.

Fall:

  • Back to School Night
  • Parent Reception
  • Fireside Chats
  • Fall Harvest
  • GrandFriends Day

Winter:

  • Colorado Gives Day*
  • Winterglow
  • Virtual Town Hall
  • Science Night
  • Book Fair

Spring:

  • Upper Elementary Play
  • Middle School Play
  • Gallery Night
  • Auction*
  • Annual Meeting
  • Continuation and Graduation Ceremonies

*Fundraising Events

Parent Reception with Food Trucks and Connections | MSD Parent Community | Montessori School of Denver Community and Connections
WELCOME (BACK) TO MSD!

Parent Reception

All MSD parents and caregivers are invited to a welcome back parent reception under the stars on the MSD Field. Join us for food, drinks, and fun as we say goodbye to summer and welcome in another fantastic school year together. Adults only event!

Parent Reception with Food Trucks and Connections | MSD Parent Community | Montessori School of Denver Community and Connections
CONNECT WITH MSD’S HEAD OF SCHOOL!

Fireside Chats

Fireside Chats are your opportunity to connect with MSD’s Head of School Julie Bragdon, members of our Board of Trustees, and other families who have been in our community for two years. These outdoor, in-person events are small on purpose, allowing space for questions and conversation.

Family and Staff at MSD Auction 2022 | Rock of Ages
A TREASURED TRADITION AT MSD

GrandFriends’ Day

Our students have a million reasons to love their grandparents, aunts, uncles, nannies, neighbors, close family friends, and everyone who plays a big role in their lives! These people are their biggest fans. They champion their awesomeness in everything they do, and they love them in that special way only GrandFriends can.

At MSD, we treasure GrandFriends, too! Each year, they visit our campus to celebrate the important work we do at MSD. They join us for a light breakfast, a choir performance, student-led presentations in the classrooms, and to see MSD in action on GrandFriends Day.

Sometimes GrandFriends attend our annual Auction fundraiser in April. Throughout the school year, we enjoy seeing these very special guests on campus in carline and in the classrooms celebrating birthdays and special occasions with us.

We also count on GrandFriends to help make what we do at MSD possible each year with their financial support of the Annual Fund. Inscribe a special message on a legacy leaf for your grandchild! Support our Grandparents’ Walk here.

MSD Community Gatherings | Montessori School of Denver Traditions: Beehives | MSD Teachers, Staff, and Students participate in making origami hearts for Beehives
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Community Gatherings & Tracy Collins Schwartz Experiences

MSD offers unique, thoughtfully designed, informative events including community gatherings and Tracy Collins Schwartz Endowment experiences. Each year we commemorate the memory of Tracy Collins Schwartz, with a special event designed to deliver an extraordinary experience for our students. Recent extraordinary experiences include:

  • 2023: Storytelling, Poetry, and Podcasting for Tracy Collins Schwartz experience, with support from donnie betts
  • 2022: Rhythm: A Multicultural Music Experience, with support from Swallow Hill
  • 2022: Diwali Celebration, with support from Mudra Dance Studio
  • 2022: History of Rock and Roll, with support from Swallow Hill
  • 2022: Pamoja for Tracy Collins Schwartz Endowment experience, with support from Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
MSD Community Gatherings | Montessori School of Denver Traditions: Beehives | MSD Teachers, Staff, and Students participate in making origami hearts for Beehives
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