second largest fundraiser of the year
Move It Day has proven to be the second largest fundraiser of the year, second only to the Annual MSOW Gala. Our Spring 2025 goal is to raise $20,000 for the purchase of Montessori materials, classroom furnishings, supplies for specials (Art, Music, Spanish, PE, and Wellness) AND to continue to support the growth of our outdoor play spaces.
If each child secures $80 in donations, we will reach our goal!! Visit our online giving portal to make your donation today!
What is Move It Day?
Move It Day is both a school community building event and school-wide fundraiser for Montessori School of Waukesha. All of the children will participate in age-appropriate activities that will help them get active, work together, and help the school at the same time. Each level will participate in an obstacle course followed by color run laps to celebrate their completion.
Montessori School of Waukesha strives to provide the best possible educational experience to our children, both now and in the future. An important aspect of this commitment is building and maintaining a healthy, stable, and self-sufficient financial operation.
We Need Your Help.
While we actively pursue grant funding, we also ask for support from our families by generously giving to our fundraising activities. As a School District of Waukesha partner school, we do receive per-pupil funding from the district, but we have several unique challenges as a private school:
- Unlike district schools, we must self-fund our facility, which represents a significant portion of our operating costs.
- Outfitting authentic Montessori classrooms requires an investment in specially designed and very expensive materials, in addition to keeping up with technology upgrades of the current world.
- Our commitment to attract and retain highly qualified, Montessori credentialed & Wisconsin Department of Instruction licensed teachers results in significant costs for salaries and benefits.
- We are growing and must balance the need to build a reserve fund with the continual need to add talented faculty, facility space, and materials.
How Can You Support the Event on the Day of?
In addition to sharing this fundraising website with your family and friends, you can also help out with Move It Day in a variety of different ways.
BEFORE THE EVENT
- sorting t-shirts and sunglasses
- setting up obstacles
- donate color powder to be used during the Color Run
- lend us your bag boards or Spike Ball sets for the day
DURING THE EVENT
- assist/supervise the obstacles
- assist with the Color Run station by throwing color & blowing children off with leaf blow
While we appreciate all parent help, we do ask you to keep younger siblings at home to ensure proper attention is paid to the MSOW specific tasks involving the activities for the school children. If you can't find child care during the event, we encourage you to consider donating your time to the needs before the event. Thank you for your understanding.
Visit the Amazon Wishlist to donate or Sign Up Genius to lend us materials for the day!
Photos from Previous Event
