What is KEMPO?

• KEMPO stands for Keystone Montessori Parents Organization.
• Our goal is to provide a warm and inviting community for our children to thrive in, and to give them access to the best teaching practices and materials.
  
• All Keystone Montessori School parents are members. The KEMPO board and committees are made up of parent volunteers.
• KEMPO sponsors social events throughout the year such as the Ice Cream Social, annual U.N. Dinner, Fall/Spring Socials, End-of-year School Picnic. KEMPO also occasionally provides an avenue for parents who own businesses to showcase and sell their products during some events, and donate 10% of proceeds to KEMPO.
• KEMPO raises funds to enhance your child’s education and make improvements to the school without raising tuition.
  
• Projects that KEMPO has funded include: additional materials for the classrooms such as bead cabinets, the limited-access security keypad for the office, the peace-pole planted on the playground and additional funds for teachers to attend the American Montessori Society’s national conference.
  
• This summer, KEMPO was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Horne Family Foundation. The grant has made it possible to establish a new Music and Arts program in all Keystone’s classrooms, utilizing new musical instruments and art materials.
  
• KEMPO is registered as a 503© non-profit organization; all contributions to KEMPO are tax deductible.