Goodbye Prairie Village | Astra Day School

August 21, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 8

New Building, Preschool

The Astra Day School move is almost finally complete! Click to see how some of our staff (and some of our children’s parents in the library) spent time this Sunday sorting through all of the hundreds of bins of toys and teaching materials. The new building means that we will […]

August 21, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 7

New Building

Here are some before pictures of our courtyard from Sunday, August 20th. We had volunteers landscaping to tear out the old courtyard plants, and to replace the old, stone tables and benches with some that fit better for our use. A strategic Facebook Marketplace ad brought people to haul out […]

August 21, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 6

New Building, Uncategorized

We had a great turnout for the Astra Day School relocation on both Saturday and Sunday. Some teachers spent more than 20 hours just this weekend. Here, Kim is collapsed inside one of the semis. Check out her 25,000 steps on her Fitbit from Saturday alone. That’s roughly 10 miles! […]

August 19, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 5

Maple-Sunflower, New Building, Preschool, Seedling-Lavender

Early this morning, five trucks pulled up to Astra Day School. By 11:00, the floors were bare. Check out this small photo album to see the rooms stripped to their ravaged bones! Astra Day School is almost in KCMO and will have openings for children aged 2.5 – 4 on […]

August 18, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 3

Maple-Sunflower, New Building, Playground, Preschool, Seedling-Lavender

Our beloved play structure had so much life left in it that we had it transported from our old 1/5 acre courtyard to our new, spectacular, 7-acre play field. Astra Day School has openings for children aged 2.5 – 4. Check out our website and give us a shout!

August 17, 2017

Finishing touches; here we come, KCMO!

New Building, Preschool

Last-minute choices about floor covering in the new building. We’re making final decisions for this last leg of our 18-month journey. It’s finally happening. We’re coming, KCMO!