At Little Ivy, we believe our children and their families are part of a wider community that includes classmates, teachers, extended families and the towns we live in. To help everyone get (and stay) connected, we offer a wide variety of opportunities for you and your family to participate in community activities both at Little Ivy Learning Center and in the wider community around us.
We offer lots of fun ways for you to meet other parents including family fun nights, parades, parent get-togethers, supporting your children’s Kickball teams, joining us in downtown Ridgewood for Touch-a-Truck and meeeting up with us to visit with Santa at the annual Ridgewood tree lighting, and much more!
There is no pressure to volunteer. Instead we try to provide opportunities for you to participate if you can. With our busy lives, we know that there are times that you just cannot add another responsibility to your pile, but we also know that when the time is available, many parents enjoy volunteering. Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents and we offer plenty of opportunities from just helping out for an hour at family fun night or during on-campus visits by Ridgewood Firefighters and other community helpers, all the way to volunteering to coach a kickball team.
Date(s): Thursday, October 31
Time(s): 3:30 pm 
Location: Little Ivy Campus 
Open to: Current & Alumni Little Ivy Students & FamiliesYou’re invited to join our Little Ivy Learning Center parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, extended families & friends on Thursday, October 31 for a great curbside view as our current and alumni students capture the spirit of the season at our annual Halloween Parade.
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Date(s): November 10-19 Time(s): @ Dropoff & Pickup Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Current Little Ivy Students & Their FamiliesYour child will be bringing home a paper bag they decorated in class this week and asking you to help them fill it so that they could join in feeding our Ridgewood neighbors in need this Thanksgiving season. In the Bag! is a Little Ivy tradition the provides our students with hands-on opportunities to discover first-hand both the building blocks of good nutrition and the importance of joining with parents & friends to watch out for our neighbors in need.
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Date(s): Wednesday, November 27 Time(s): School Day Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Current Little Ivy StudentsEach year, on the day before Thanksgiving @ Little Ivy Learning Center, your child, their classmates and teachers gather around their classroom table to share a feast—a separate a unique feast in each of our classrooms! The Feasts, a Little Ivy tradition, are the culmination of a month-long series of programs that kicks off with In The Bag!
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Date(s): Friday, December 6 Time(s): 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Location: Downtown Ridgewood- East & West Sides Open to: AllWe've once again arranged to fly Santa and his elves into town so that they’ll have an opportunity to meet our local boys and girls @ Ridgewood's Downtown for the Holiday Festival 2023. This year, Santa will be travelling in his special Santa Cart, making frequent stops for your family's opportunities to say hello. This Village tradition is always a special family evening, featuring plenty of outdoor activities for all ages, plus lots of holiday cheer surrounded by twinkling holiday lights.
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): TBD Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Little Ivy Students, Alumni & Their FamiliesJoin us for Family Fun Night where our current & alumni Little Ivy Learning Center students and their families will be gathering at the Fantasy Photo Booth to put their funniest faces forward . . . on our Disco Karaoke Dance Floor where they’ll be showing off their most awesome singing talents & dance moves, too. . . and more!
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): 9 am - 12 pm Location: Downtown Ridgewood Open to: AllLet’s cheer on our Pre-Kindergarten & Senior Nursery kickball teams and parent coaches at Ridgewood Baseball Association’s 2025 Opening Day Parade & Family FunDay.
We look forward to seeing your family along the parade route and at Vets Field.
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Van Neste Square, Ridgewood Open to: AllImagine taking a seat behind the wheel of a real police cruiser ready to roll, climbing aboard a shiny fire truck as you prepare to battle a blaze, exploring up-close a fleet of the other emergency and public works vehicles you’ve only seen at a distance on the streets of Ridgewood.
This free event, coordinated by Little Ivy, is co-sponsored by the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Ridgewood.
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): TBD Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Current Little Ivy StudentsTeams of our most senior students, wearing t-shirts in their team color, will be converging on our Main Playing Field for Spring Field Day ’25.
Although the events have not yet been finalized, our annual field day events have historically included some combination of straight and staggered balance-beam courses, an egg-spoon race; hoop jumping; a soccer weave relay race; bean-bag toss; relay races; musical hoops & more!
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): Mid-Morning Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Current Little Ivy StudentsLook Out, Here Comes Our Parade!
Our Little Ivy Learning Center toddler-kindergarten campers will be gathering under the tall trees here on campus for our annual Independence Day Parade of the States. Each class is exploring the unique people, places and cultures of an American state. . . and creating a hand-made parade float to capture their discoveries
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): School Day Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: All Current Little Ivy StudentsFirefighters from the Ridgewood Fire Department will be rolling one of their big, red engines onto campus on [TBD for 2025] and inviting each of our students on board for a close-up tour of the equipment as part of Fire Safety Month and our year-round Community Helpers curriculum.
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): School Day Location: Bergen County Zoological Park Open to: Older Little Ivy Students & Parent-ChaperonesOur older students are off to explore the diverse wildlife at the Bergen County Zoological Park in Van Saun Park.
This field-trip adventure. on [TBD for 2025], part of their on-going investigation of Backyard Animals & Habitats, also will include a close-up look & learn with zoologists who will show off a range of animals and reptiles. . . and a ride with their teachers and parent-chaperones on a big yellow school bus!
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Date(s): TBD for 2025 Time(s): School Day Location: Little Ivy Campus Open to: Current Little Ivy StudentsWith pumpkins as far as the eye can see, games that may include Rings-Around-the-Witch Hats, the Great Smiling Pumpkin Toss, and more. . . our students and teachers will be gathering on the Main Playing Field and Picnic Grove, transformed into a giant pumpkin patch ready for pickin’ with Halloween-themed games created by our older students. too!
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