La Vista Middle School

Bluebird Montessori Preschool and Daycare is an independent early childhood learning community located in La Vista. The school provides individualized education rooted in the Montessori philosophy, serving toddlers from 18 months through 36 months and primary students from ages 3 through 6. Classrooms are multi-age environments thoughtfully prepared with Montessori materials that support practical life skills, sensorial refinement, language, math, cultural studies, and physical coordination. Children choose purposeful work under trained guide supervision, developing independence, self-regulation, courtesy, and concentration. Schedules include a School Day program (8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) and a Full Day program (7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) available on four-day or five-day plans, with add-on before-care (7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) and after-care (3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.).

La Vista West Elementary, home of the Wolves, was funded by a 1963 bond issue to serve the growing west side of La Vista, and today we teach kindergarten through sixth grade in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools. The building was renovated in the mid-2000s and again through the 2018 bond, which added classrooms, a larger kitchen and safety and security upgrades. We were an early leader in inclusive education in the district. Papillion La Vista provides special education from birth to age 21, and students with IEPs learn alongside general education classmates as much as possible, with services such as speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy, school psychology, vision and hearing support and assistive technology delivered in the neighborhood school. Section 504 plans are also available. Students in the upper grades can join Craft Club, Music Club, Music Theater Club and Battle of the Books, and sixth graders play in a group band before school. We also offer Title I services and use PBIS for positive behavior schoolwide.