Spruce Tree Montessori

Montessori Monday!
2025-08-25 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage) | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Staff Professional Development Day: No School
2025-08-29
A day of learning and team building for our incredible staff. No school for students.

Labor Day Holiday: No School
2025-09-01
Labor Day holiday, no school.

Garden Harvest Day
2025-09-05 12:30 - 15:00
A day when many hands make light work. Join us for a day outside putting our gardens and flower pots to bed for winter.
SignUpGenius invitation to volunteer.

Fall Intersession Break
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-17

Fall Break Camp 1
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-10 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Fall Break Camp 2
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-16 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Staff PD Day - AMS Alaska Symposium, Anchorage
2025-10-17

Halloween Party
2025-10-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Parent Teacher Conferences - School Closed
2025-11-06, 2025-11-07 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Give Thanks Open House: Classroom Night & Chili Cookoff!
2025-11-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States
Our annual Give Thanks Open House! This year complete with Classroom Night — join your child for a lesson, see and enjoy their classroom, and chat with your teacher.
Participate in our annual chili cookoff… sign up in SignUpGenius and win STMS swag!
It’s a lovely way to kick off the holiday season with your Spruce Tree family.

Pie Day!
2025-11-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Thanksgiving Holiday Break
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28

Holiday Program: "Once Upon a Spruce Tree" Readers' Theatre
2025-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | 8 Star Event Center, 1485 30th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK, 99709, United States
This year we’re hosting a Readers’ Theatre aboard a magical train that will take us around the world to learn about different Christmas traditions, Hanukkah, and Kwanza, with a finale based on the classic holiday movie, “The Polar Express”, that will bring us back home to the North Pole.
Following the program, join us for our Cookies & Cocoa Reception — complete with a smorgasbord of homemade cookies and hot cocoa for all.
December 10, 4 – 6 pm, 8 Star Event Center
All children to be picked up in 3 pm carline — NO SUNSET.

Holiday Party
2025-12-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Holiday Intersession Break
2025-12-19 - 2026-01-06

Staff Work Day
2025-12-19, 2026-01-06

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday - School Closed
2026-01-19

Presidents' Day Holiday - No School
2026-02-16

Winter Break: March 9 - 20 / Winter Break Camp
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-20

Winter Break Camp 3
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States
Break Camp offered 8 am – 4 pm; sign up required. Email Karen in the office to register. For Spruce Tree students only.

Winter Break Camp 4
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-18 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States

Staff Professional Development Days / School Closed
2026-03-19 - 2026-03-20

Parent-Teacher Conferences
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-10 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States
Parent teacher conferences, 8 am – 4 pm, school closed with childcare offered during your conference in our gym. Snacks and games available for Spruce Tree students and siblings.

Trivia & Tapas Event: Montessori Vice
2026-04-11 18:00 - 22:00
Our annual fundraiser… an evening benefitting Spruce Tree Montessori School and its scholarship program. This year’s theme will bring a Miami Vice 80’s vibe to Pike’s Landing… where our silent and live auctions, our lively trivia game, and our now infamous “Poker Showdown” and “Last Sockeye Swimming” games will bring the heat to our Welcome to Miami cocktail hour sponsored by Callahan Construction, add spice to our table charcuterie, and then dazzle during our delicious dinner.
Saturday, April 11, 6 – 10 pm
Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, in the Binkley Room
Tickets on sale March 1.
Open to the public! The more the merrier.
Sponsorships available – click here!
Trivia & Tapas Save the Date

Montessori Monday!
2026-04-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States
An academic showcase hosted by teachers and students… see what students have accomplished this scholarship year. From Battle of the Books to the Science Fair to a live Wax Museum!
Open house style, walk through the Showcase in the gym and then experience our classrooms, meet and greet our teachers, and connect with current and prospective parents.

Spring Open House
2026-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Spruce Tree Montessori School, 286 N. Cushman St., Fairbanks, 99701, United States
Spring Open House for current, prospective, and newly enrolled families. No formal programming, 4 – 5 pm.
