Wyoming Valley Montessori School students honored local veterans on November 5, 2025 at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. Students expressed their thanks to the veterans through reading poems, writing pieces, playing instruments and singing songs. James Murphy, a [...]
WVMS is grateful to Peoples Security Bank & Trust for their generous $4,000 donation through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Partnering with Commonwealth Charitable Management, this funding will help several families make their WVMS education more affordable. [...]
The Wyoming Valley Montessori School was recently awarded a $500.00 grant from ExxonMobil through Liberty Petroleum. This ExxonMobil Educational Alliance grant is designed to help schools purchase supplemental learning tools such as science lab supplies, iPads, graphing calculators or to [...]
Wyoming Valley Montessori School brought together students, families and staff members to make a difference for those in need. The school conducted a hygiene collection drive for the Keystone Mission Shelter. Many items were needed and proved helpful for Keystone's [...]
WVMS recently received a $5,000 K+ EITC scholarship award. A very special "Thank You" goes out to Commonwealth Charitable Management and Peoples Security Bank & Trust for their generous contribution to our school. Pictured from left: Walter Rosiecki, Peoples [...]
Thank you to The Times Leader for running a terrific story on the WVMS Upper Elementary's recent visit to the VA. Read it here. Montessori students thank veterans at VA “Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard,” Tommy Belles said. [...]
The Puhalla Family Building Fund Donor Tree Dedication Ceremony took place on Friday at Wyoming Valley Montessori School. This was an all-school event honoring Dennis Puhalla’s retirement. After more than 50 years in education, Mr. Puhalla retired this summer from [...]
To honor International Day of Peace, Wyoming Valley Montessori School hosted a ceremony since a core Montessori value is peace education. On this day, the entire school participated in a peace assembly. After a few words about peace, the students [...]
Wyoming Valley Montessori School students recently participated in the United Way Book drive. The drive helps put new and slightly used books in the hands of students who may not have the means to have their own books at home. [...]
Wyoming Valley Montessori School's Amy Weinschenk and Daniel Klein and their students will soon head to the Gettysburg battlefield thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust's History Field Trip Grant Program. Grants are awarded based on a competitive [...]