Home sweet home! After years of searching for a permanent home, the Plum Hill School has finally found its place in West Tisbury. Now located at 5 Pine Lane, the new school will soon be opening its doors to students later this September with a primarily outdoor setting. Our new home has a large and lush mossy backyard that gives us plenty of room to learn and play. The purchase of this lovely property was made possible by two generous private donations as well as years of fundraising.
With the help of MV Youth, we are now renovating and expanding to include a toddler program, which will serve children from fifteen months to two years nine months. For many children around this age, this is their first exposure to a larger group environment. Within the community of the class, we can attend to the social development of the child as well as encourage their creative development through imitation and imagination. We are excited to be able to provide rhythm and balance to these younger ages in a peaceful, safe and beautiful environment.
Having a permanent space also allows us to run a summer program for both toddlers and preschool-aged children starting in 2021. This hasn’t been something we have been able to offer before, so we’re very excited to be able to extend our program through the summer!
We would also like to thank our General Contractor, Steve Kelly, along with Keenes and the Merry’s, Good Neighbors Fencing, and our painter, Paul Thurlow. And of course, a big thank you to our wonderful parent volunteer’s continued support throughout our moving and renovation process. It is with the support of the community that we have managed to get here, and we couldn’t be more grateful and ready to give back.
