Montessori Children's House of Moorestown is a private school that provides personal education and attention to children aged 3, 4, and 5. Current owner Connie Campbell has taken up the mantle of the Moorestown institution that has served the community for years. The number of students fluctuates, but the care that they are provided does not.
The Hoboken Montessori School is a private school for children ages 2 to 6 years old. All curricula at Montessori school is based on Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy that "finding one’s place in the world, finding work that is meaningful and fulfilling, and developing the inner peace and depth of soul that allows us to love are the most important goals in life." There are programs available for toddlers, primary and kindergarten, and admissions guidelines are available at the school's website.
Montessori Connections is a preschool located in Dayton for infants and children up to age six. Children at the school "learn by doing," in classrooms that encourage creative activity, develop the senses through intellectual activity and increase motor coordination. The preschool focuses on subjects such as practical life, sensorial, science, math, language, culture, art and music.
Little Crane Montessori School is a coeducational day school that has been affiliated with the American Montessori Society (AMS) since 1998. The school, which offers small class sizes, follows a unique educational method developed by Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), and its philosophy maintains that "the children of our school have the best opportunity to absorb sense, create and experiment with a nurturing, multi-age classroom and a highly qualified faculty."
The oldest Montessori School in New Jersey, the Christopher Academy was founded in 1963. Featuring homelike classrooms and projects designed to each child's learning style, the academy enrolls students in the early childhood grades.
Graduates of the Christopher Academy routinely attend the finest private schools in the area, along with neighborhood public schools in Westfield and surrounding communities. Each lead teacher in the school has a college degree and is Montessori-certified, with many holding advanced degrees. The school sponsors a summer program on the Westfield campus and a summer day camp in Scotch Plains.