Located in a 19th-century carriage house, the Walnut Park Montessori School is a private Montessori school for children ages 2.9-6 years. It is accredited as an authentic Montessori school by the American Montessori Society (AMS). The freedom of structure in the classroom allows children to learn and develop in a way that is appropriate to their individual skills and needs.
Led by, Nancy Fish, the Walnut Park Montessori School is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston and is affiliated with the Jackson School, a private elementary school located nearby that is also sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Walnut Park is a short walk to the #553, #554, #555, #556 and #558 MBTA buses, which stop at the intersection of Washington Street and Jewett Street.
Mount Alvernia is a private high school for girls that honors the Franciscan tradtion of faith and service. It believes in providing a strong education to prepare them for college, and building strong character to help them make good choices in life. Mount Alvernia aims to promote confidence and compassion in young women.
As the smallest of Newton's four middle schools, Bigelow Middle School focuses on the themes of respect, responsibility and love of learning. Along with F.A. Day Middle School, most students who attend Bigelow and continue public education, matriculate to Newton North High School. In addition to the core subjects of math, science, social studies and language arts, students have an opportunity to learn about art, music, heath and technology. Foreign languages offered at Bigelow include French, Spanish, Chinese, Italian and Latin.
Parkside Pre-School is located at the rear entrance of the Eliot Worship Center. The school offers classes for children aged 2-5 years. Its goal is to help children develop personally and socially. It also strives to to teach children in a way that encourages them to "want to know."
Located in the heart of the village of Nonantum, Lincoln-Eliot School is one of the smaller public elementary schools in Newton. This school takes pride in its diverse learners as well as its literacy program, one that involves leveled libraries, independent reading, teacher conferences and shared reading. This initiative, which was supervised by Tufts University, was eventually adopted by the entire district. The school is lead by Interim Principal Gregory Hurray.