CFE—scheduled annually on the first Friday of November—is the primary fund raiser for Community Montessori School (CMS) and Montessori Middle School of Kentucky (MMSK). The proceeds from this event are used to defray the cost of your child’s tuition and are also distributed to the scholarship and endowment funds for long-term planning. CFE has grown substantially over the past 28 years. Initially attended by only the staff and families of CMS, CFE now hosts more than 1000 people from a broad cross-section of the Bluegrass. CFE is a black-tie optional, elegant evening where you and your guests will enjoy fine food, silent and live auctions, live music featuring “The Bats,” dancing, and an excellent opportunity for professional networking. In years past, CFE has been described as “the holiday kick-off party” and Lexington’s “premiere party of the year.”
This year’s event theme
will be “celebrating 100 years of Montessori";2007 marks
the Centenary of the Montessori movement. One hundred years
ago, Dr. Maria Montessori opened the first Casa dei Bambini
(House for Children) in San Lorenzo, Italy. Today, the
Montessori movement is still going strong—this is something
to celebrate!
The active participation of
our parent body is crucial to the success of this event.
Please review the information in the Parent
Packet, mark
your calendar
with the important dates
listed on the Parent’s Guide to CFE, and prepare to make
CFE 2007 the best celebration yet!
We encourage you to visit
the CFE website (www.celebrationforeducation.com) as
often as possible during the weeks preceding CFE.
Members of the CFE
committee will
keep it updated with information regarding the event,
and additional forms will be available for download and
print. A CFE newsletter will also be circulated; be sure
to check your child’s book bag on a regular basis.
CFE is FUN! As parents, you
will be proud to be hosting this spectacular event. If you
have any questions, please contact a CFE Committee Member
or someone from the CMS
office.
Cheers!
Janet Ashby, School
Administrator
Jason Vujakovich, CFE 2007
Co-Chair
Marsha Melville, CFE 2007
Co-Chair