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Princeton Montessori School, founded in 1968, is an independent, coeducational day school, dedicated to the highest quality education of children, from infancy through middle school, according to the values and principles of the Montessori philosophy. The teachers nurture the individual child’s innate abilities and self-exploration that provide children with the skills and foundation for leading full lives. Parents are supported through educational resources and classes and encouraged to be active participants in the school community. The recruitment, training and continued mentorship of talented teachers, along with the integrated curriculum and environments which are tailored to meet the developmental needs of the individual child, are the priorities of the School.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 223 students, 75 classroom teachers (on a full-time and part-time basis).

Princeton Montessori School has been accredited by the The American Montessori Society (AMS), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). The School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the National Business Officers Association (NBOA).

History
Princeton Montessori School owns a state-of-the-art 54,000 square foot facility that is compliant with the American Disability Act. This facility is situated on a 20-acre campus in a semi-rural setting amidst farmlands and trees on the outskirts of Princeton, New Jersey.

Teaching and learning take place in spacious rooms that are conducive to learning in small groups, large groups and independently. Classrooms and hallways contain windows that provide a fresh, airy, calm feeling. The majority of the School is carpeted, which keeps the sound soft and makes the floors more comfortable for working. The School is centrally air-conditioned. All classrooms possess individual climatic controls on ventilation systems, and also contain large operable windows that provide fresh air and natural lighting. Classrooms extend to outdoor environments as part of the Toddler and Primary programs.

Academics
The core values of the Princeton Montessori School are listed below:

•	The teachers respect the children as unique individuals. •	The Multi-age classes allow teachers to develop close and long-term relationships with their parents and students, giving them insights into each child’s learning style and encouraging older students to become role-models, mentors and leaders to younger students. It allows children to go forward or to have more time to grasp concepts presented to them. •	The Montessori curriculum is carefully designed and integrates the content within programs and from level to level, e.g., history and cultural arts to maximize the opportunity for learning. The curriculum is presented to the children in developmentally appropriate increments using concrete experiences and moving to abstract learning when the children are ready. •	Independence is nurtured and leads to children becoming purposeful, motivated and confident in their own abilities. •	Peace and conflict resolution are lived daily and children learn to be part of a warm, respectful and supportive community and revere all life including self. •	Character development is a central focus of the curriculum. The child creates, in a very real sense, the adult that is to be, through their experiences, interactions, and environments. •	Hands-on learning is central to the curriculum in all programs and leads to children being engaged rather than passive with their work. •	Self-directed learning is supported through the environments that are responsibly and carefully prepared with multisensory, sequential, and self-correcting materials. The curriculum is personalized to the needs of the child. •	Our supportive community allows teachers and children and teachers and parents to work together. Parent education classes are conducted throughout the year on a variety of developmentally tailored topics to support parents. •	Self-expression is nurtured in all children. Children experience art, music, poetry, theatre, writing and other forms of creative arts with confidence and passion.