Discovery Preschool Science Extravaganza Fundraiser

Join us for the annual Discovery Preschool Science Extravaganza Fundraiserโ€”a massive, hands-on, experiment-filled adventure designed for young scientists.

Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Discovery Parent-Child Preschool, 1919 Gunston Way, San Jose, CA

What's Inside the Lab?
The Wonders of the Particle Accelerator: See science in action with a fascinating demonstration that's sure to blow their minds!
Bubbling potions: Mix, measure, and watch the magic happen as they create their own bubbly, colorful concoctions.
The New Science Experiment Booth: A dedicated station packed with exciting, interactive projects to get those little hands busy!

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Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Can't make it but still want to contribute? We appreciate any extra support to help us reach our fundraising goal! Just scan the QR code on our flyer.

Come join the fun, support our wonderful preschool, and watch your little scientist's eyes light up with science! We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

Mountain Schools' Annual Turkey Trot Run 2025

๐ŸŽ‰ Fall is here, and we're excited to welcome you to Mountain Schools' Annual Turkey Trot Fun Run! It's our fall community and fundraising event of and we want you to be there. ๐ŸŽ‰

Join us for fun fall activities, including sensory bins, turkey pinecones, decorating your wheels and race bibs for the fun run, playing at the park, grabbing a snack, and browsing this season's Buy-a-Spot offerings.

Tickets for this event include participation in the fun run. Each lap around the park is 1/4 mile. All participants are welcome to run, walk, skip, dance, ride, stride, or scooter their way around. Our school staff will be stationed along the route to cheer everyone on, offer high-fives, and hand out stickers!

Every registration for this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission of providing outstanding, nature and play-based early childhood education to children and families in the Bay Area. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all.

Thank you for supporting Mountain School; your support is invaluable.

CCPPNS 77th Annual Convention March 6-7, 2026

The 2026 California Council for Parent Participation Nursery Schools Annual Convention is coming to Santa Clara Valley on March 6th and 7th, 2026. The 77th Annual CCPPNS Convention will be held at the Embassy Suites Milpitas. This 2-day convention brings together parents and educators from across California for keynote speakers, breakout sessions with leading parenting and early childhood experts, local vendors, CCPPNS annual awards ceremony, and much more. We hope to see you there!

Free Parenting Education Night at APPS on Thursday, March 6

Almaden Parent Participate Preschool (APPS) will have Georgie Wisen-Vincent, author and nationally recognized Play Therapy expert presenting using specific, deliberate, playful interactions with our children to help foster healthy development and future resilience without spending a large amount of our already busy time.

This event will be free and open to the community. APPS will be offering free tickets on Eventbrite to ensure they stay within building capacity. Reserve your free tickets (for yourself and any guests) here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-parent-education-night-the-way-of-play-with-georgie-wisen-vincent-tickets-1246926604039?aff=oddtdtcreator

2025 Annual SCVC Speaker Event

There are a lot of big feelings packed into our kids' little bodies...and they tend to express them all smack in the middle of the grocery aisle. So what's a parent to do?

Join us for this fun, hands-on workshop focused on helping your child manage their big emotions. This workshop will be presented by Kristene Geering, an author, parent educator, coach, and teacher with over 30 years experience. 

When: Thursday, February 13, 2025 6-8pm 

Where: Los Gatos Parent Nursery School, 15 Lyndon Ave, Los Gatos 

We welcome teachers, directors, and parents from all of our preschools of dinner and an engaging presentation and discussion. This presentation will also be available via Zoom. Please RSVP by Monday, February 10 here. 

Sunny-Westmont's Fall Festival with Oogubi

Come join us for a fun-filled day at Sunnymont-Westside Parent Participation Nursery School's Fall Festival with Oogubi! Oogubi is bringing their wildly popular "Oogubi vibe" (with amazing, super engaging, brain developing sensory attractions) to our Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26! Read more about them at oogubi.com and on Instagram @oogubievents!

Purchase wristbands to enter the festival and have access to Oogubi and all festival activities including crafts, games, tie-dye, and face painting! All food, drinks, and pumpkins will be purchased using tickets. See you there!