Community Parties at The New School Montessori are a longstanding tradition. It’s a fun way to fundraise and to get to know one another better.
The process begins in late fall when parents, staff and alumni families donate community parties as an auction gift. These parties are revealed on auction night where auction attendees have the first opportunity to sign up and donate their admission fee (for the party) to the school. Throughout the year, families can continue to sign up for parties that have openings.
Listed below are parties from the 2020 auction with openings.
To sign up for a party:
Please look through those with openings below, and call or stop by the office 513-281-7999 to reserve your spot and arrange for payment and further details.
Parties for Kids
Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes Kid Party
Do you love reading Roald Dahl stories? Ever wonder what those weird sounding foods and drinks taste like? At this party you will find out. This is a cooking and tasting party. You will help make and try frobscottle and snozzcumbers from The BFG. You will get to create One Enormous Crocodile and Mr. Twit’s Beard Food. The best part – you can taste it and decide if it is truly revolting.
Party Location: The Home of the Houston’s
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2020
Time: 3 – 4:30 pm
Type of Party: Kid’s Party
Price per child: $20
Donated by: Houston Family
Guests: (Limit 10 kids)
Pose, Paint, Pour
Relax and rejuvenate in a restorative yin yoga class, create a unique paint pour on canvas and enjoy a prosecco and tea bar with delicious hors d’oeuvres. Bring friends and have a relaxing afternoon together!
Party Location: Yoga Sol, Park Hills, KY
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021
Time: 2 – 4 pm
Type of Party: Adult
Price per person: $30
Donated by: Amy Ramberg and Erin DeSantis
Guests: (Limit 25 adults)
Valentine’s Day Craft Party
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Ginkgo House Teachers! We will be painting on canvas, doing various Valentine gift crafts and decorating cookies. 9-12 Students Welcome!
Party Location: The Ginkgo House
Date: Wednesday February 10, 2021
Start Time: 3 pm
End Time: 5 pm
Type of Party: Kids Party (9-12 students)
Price: $25
Donated by: Laura Slanker, Emily Olexsey and Casey Rodriguez
Guests: (Limit 45 kids)
Mother’s Day Craft Party
Create a special Mother’s Day gift with your 6-9 teachers! Your child will enjoy an afternoon of creativity and fun with Jean, Catherine, Lauren and Gina. They will make a nice gift for Mom, enjoy other crafts and activities while snacking, chatting and listening to music. Kindergarten and 6-9 students welcome!
Party Location: TNSM Growing Room
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020
Start Time: 3:15 pm
End Time: 4:45 pm
Type of Party: Kids party: (6-9) + Kindergarten
Price per person: $25
Donated by: (6-9) Teachers
Guests: (Limit 45 kids)
Parties for Families
End of Summer Luau & Pool Party
A summer luau by a pool that boasts a diving board, slide, and gallons of fun. Kara and Mike Fleisch present one last summer blowout before the kids head back to school. Don’t miss it! Delicious tropical drinks and Eli’s BBQ are on the menu!
Location: Fleisch Home
Date: Saturday August 22, 2020
Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
End Time: 9:00 pm
Type of Party: Family Party
Price per family: $50
Donated by: Kara & Mike Fleisch
Guests: (Limit 20 families)
Family Halloween Dance Party
Ghosts, goblins, and creatures of the night; join us for Halloween food, frolic, and fright. It’s a Halloween family bash. Boogie with the little monsters to your favorite music on the dance floor. Snacks and sweets provided and a cash bar for ghoulish grown-ups. Costumes required!
Party Location: Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Start Time: 3:00 pm
End Time: 6:00 pm
Type of Party: Family Party
Price per family: $35
Donated by: Amanda Kuhn & Rachel Smith-Steinert
Guests: (Limit 40 families)
Parties for Adults
Private Bourbon Tasting Party
Come for a relaxing evening in North Avondale at The Ohlinger-Pray’s home where you will have the opportunity to taste five Single Barrel Bourbons from various distilleries, hand selected by Eric Bollmann (6-9’s Catherine Pray Bollmann’s husband) who is CORK’n BOTTLE’s Single Barrel Buyer and Supervisor. Single Barrel Selections include: New Riff Wrestling with Whiskey (selected with WWE wrestler Aiden English), Knob Creek 15yr 9mOnth single barrel, Four Roses Single Barrel 100pf, MB Roland CnB Single Barrel & McKenzie Wheated Single Barrel. Spend an evening enjoying light appetizers along with wine or beer and move into the beautiful Fall Season while learning more about this fine Kentucky drink.
Party Location: The Ohlinger-Pray’s home
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Time: 7 – 11 pm
Type of Party: Adult Party
Price per person: $50
Donated by: The Ohlinger – Pray Family and The Bollmann Family
Guests: (Limit 20 adults)
Are you Mom Enough?
Making a change from the brunch tradition, TNSM moms are headed for a night out on the town! Join Jackie and Lisa for a night sure to be filled with lots of fun and laughs in the downtown/OTR area. Bring a friend or two!
Starting Location: TBD
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Time: TBD (evening)
Price per person: $30 per mom
Donated by: Lisa Cameron and Jackie Wilson
Are you Dad Enough?
Life’s too short to drink bad beer! Join TNSM dads Geoff Gulley and Klaus Ramberg for a get together to enjoy OTR’s breweries and bars. Dads only, moms keep out! First round of beer and food included.
Starting Location: TBD
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Time: 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Price: $40 per dad
Donated by: Klaus Ramberg and Geoff Gulley
Guests: (Limit: 20 dads)