Boston Public Schools Countdown to Kindergarten Celebration
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
4:30 – 7:30 PM
at Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Bring the invitation you received in the mail from Boston Public Schools (BPS) and come celebrate!
Kindergarteners must wear their yellow “I’m going to Kindergarten” t-shirts. If your child still needs a t-shirt, visit a participating Kindergarten Day Boston Public Library location before August 30th or pick up your child’s shirt at the Museum on the 29th.
Event details:
- Get last minute questions answered by BPS Departments
- Meet the new BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper and Kristin McSwain from the Mayor’s Office of Early Childhood
- Play in Museum exhibits
- Explore a real school bus
- Dance with a DJ
- Receive a FREE backpack from Cradles to Crayons for all new Kindergarten students (after 6:30 PM)
- Receive a snack bag to take home (after 6:30 PM)
Getting to the Museum:
- Free BPS buses leaving at 4:00pm, first come, first served from MBTA stations Maverick, Forest Hills, Ruggles, Ashmont, and Mattapan Library (for more information call Countdown to Kindergarten at (617) 635-6816 or visit www.facebook.com/CountdownToKindergarten
- Travel by public transportation.
- Get event free parking at Stillings Street Garage:
- Go to Stillings Street Garage at 11 Stillings Street.
- Take a ticket when entering Stillings Street Garage (this is Ticket #1).
- At the Museum, get a free pass for your parking (this is Ticket #2).
- When you exit the garage, you need BOTH Ticket #1 and Ticket #2. At the exit gate, put in Ticket #1 (the ticket you got at the garage). Then, put in Ticket #2 (the pass you got at the Museum).
- Note: Stillings Street Garage is the ONLY lot with free event parking. Free parking is available between 2PM-11.59PM on August 29th only.
