Our White Street Campus Is Opening This Month!! 
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of the key individuals working tirelessly toward this enormous accomplishment for our school & our community. The momentous opening of our second, satellite campus (across from Sandy’s on White St!) means we can now accommodate more students across more programs, making authentic Montessori education accessible to more island children, for more years of their lives.
Can you help us move?
Our Upper Elementary & Middle School programs are moving to our new Satellite Campus on White Street THIS WEEK! We are seeking volunteers (grown-ups only unfortunately due to a pending City Fire Inspection for full licensing) to help tomorrow, Friday, and Monday! Sign up here: Coco Plum Upper Elementary: Moving Time! Adopt a Shelf
This Week @ MCS
Pictured:
1. The Lower Elementary program welcomed Ms. Femy for their very own Junkanoo Parade around the block, complete with homemade headdresses & shakers, celebrating the Bahamian community & culture
2. Primary friends organize and play their own game of Duck Duck Goose during free play
3. A Mangrove (Toddler) friend works on scrubbing the house on the Toddler playground
4. Upper Elementary friends in a Spanish special lesson with Ms.Sofia
Upcoming Events (more info below)…
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Thursday, March 12: Intent to Remain Forms Due
Friday, March 13: Plogging Sponsored by Montessori Key West, On Campus 8AM
Friday, March 13: NO SCHOOL – Professional Day
Monday, March 16-Friday, March 20: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break – Camp Available for Toddler & Primary
Monday, March 23: Green Parrot Bingo benefitting Montessori Key West, 7pm
Wednesday, March 25: Rising Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Game Night, 5:30pm
Save the Date! Friday, April 24: MCS Supper Club, First Flight 5:45PM, Childcare via PJ Party 5:30-9PM On Campus
Intent to Remain Forms – Due March 12
Each year the start of our Admissions Season begins with prioritizing our currently enrolled students. Please help us plan for next school year by completing the attached Intent to Remain Form and returning to Ms. Alex in the front office before March 12. This is not a contract. It simply helps us to plan our classroom spaces and map new & waitlist families to available spaces. Intent to Remain 2025-2026 v 2.docx (1)
Plogging
The best way to teach our kids to give back to & care for our community is to give back to our community with our kids here to see & partake. On Friday, March 13th we will have a Professional Day with No School, but we are taking the opportunity to care for our neighborhood by hosting the Plogging in the Keys organization’s weekly clean up. If you are in town, please plan to join us from 8-9AM – grown ups & kiddos alike – to pick up trash & cigarette butts from our surrounding streets (did you know cigarette butts are collected separately and used to make benches?!) We will host a breakfast-style snack afterwards for the Ploggers – if you are able to donate goodies here is a sign up! PLOGGING BREAKFAST DONATIONS
Spring Break Camp
We are out of school March 13-22, with a return to school on March 23. Toddler & Primary Spring Break Camp runs March 16-20, 2026. See attached registration form for Spring Break camp. Please complete and return to the office ASAP. Spring Break Camp Sign Ups.docx (1)
Elementary friends or families with older siblings in need of camp options – we’ve got you! Here are a few we have compiled for those families who may be interested:
Act Out! Spring Break Theater Camp (ages 7-14): ACT OUT! Spring Break Camp for Kids with Nancy 3. Hoffman & Liz Cloud | The Studios of Key West
Reef Relief’s Coral Camp (ages 6-12): Reef Relief’s Spring Break Coral Camp! – Key West Historic Seaport
Key West Community Sailing Camp (ages 5-8): Spring Break Camp – Key West Community Sailing Center
Rising Kindergarten/First Grader Game Night, Sponsored by Lower Elementary
We invite all rising Kindergarten & First Graders (and parents!) to join the Lower Elementary program for a Game Night on March 25th at 5:30PM in the Lower Elementary area. This is a great opportunity to introduce our rising Elementary friends and families to the Spanish Lime community over some old favorites like Sorry and Chutes & Ladders. Our Admin team will have Step Up funding details and information on hand for parents.
MCS Annual Supper Club Tickets & Call for Silent Auction Donations!
Our favorite annual fundraiser and evening of celebration is Friday, April 24th, this year at First Flight for a new, larger location and a whole new twist on the Supper Club event. A beautiful island-inspired menu, Open Bar of house made beers & house wines, Live entertainment, and an afterparty with a DJ! Please join and share the Facebook Event SUPPER CLUB FACEBOOK EVENT
Childcare is provided at school in the form of a PJ Party for all grades from 5:45-8:45PM. This year we have a CONCH TRAIN to transport you from school to the venue to help with parking and give you a ride in style!!
Tickets are LIVE on sale now at this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/
Interested in purchasing a table? Attached is the Sponsorship form – a wonderful way to support the event and also treat yourself and your guests to an elevated experience!
A major fundraising piece of this annual event is our EPIC Silent Auction, and we need your help in stocking that! Attached is our donation form – please chip in by handing this out to any friends or contacts you have with local businesses that may be willing to donate items to our Silent Auction! Speak with Ms. Alex in the office with any questions or suggestions – she is willing to make the ask or coordinate with anywhere you think would be willing to donate.
Weekly Miracle Makers
Oftentimes it feels like our school is powered by Miracles. Miracles large and small happen each week to pull off all that we do here. Those miracles appear in acts of love and kindness and service by parents, children, staff, alumni, community members, and more, and each week we highlight a special one here.
This week’s Miracle Maker is Maria Schmidt, who gifted us beautiful office furniture to outfit our new satellite campus. We are still looking for furniture donations to outfit our new space, specifically CHAIRS! Do you have extra chairs hanging around you are willing to donate to our new campus? Please let Ms. Amy or Ms. Dawn know! And thank you to Maria & Anthony for your generous donations & for always thinking of our school.
Community News
“Once” featuring our very own Eliza Witherow!
One of our Upper Elementary students has a breakout role in a local production, happening now at the Waterfront Playhouse. Support Eliza (& our beloved Miss Irie!) and go see “Once” – tickets on sale here: Once (Mainstage Series) | Waterfront Playhouse
Run for Rhonda
Our community is heavily involved in this annual event celebrating a dear friend of many of the parents and families here. Please register and take part in this celebration!
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