Christopher Academy

510 Hillcrest Avenue, Westfield, NJ, 07090
Tel: (908)233-7447
Grades: PK - 1 | 97 students
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Christopher Academy offers an exceptional learning environment, tailored to the individual child, driven by the community. With homelike classrooms, the Montessori Method is filled with hands-on materials, each with a lesson to learn and a problem to solve. Our students enjoy a prepared environment designed to recognize and propel each child to learn, to grow, to achieve at the most appropriate pace to the best of his or her own ability. Christopher Academy ensures the quality of its program from classroom to classroom and campus to campus by supporting professional, career teachers. With the average faculty tenure approaching ten years, Christopher Academy provides a tradition and continuity of exceptional care. Each of our Lead Teachers is university educated, with many holding advanced degrees. Our Lead Teachers are all fully Montessori certified. Our school's history includes professional teachers who have served children in our community for decades.

School Overview:
Christopher Academy
School Type Montessori School
School Membership(s) American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 1
Student Body
Total Students 97 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 16% (NJ School Avg.: 34%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 6 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 17:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

Nearby Schools:

Christopher Academy
Gr. PK-1 | 0 mi. away
St Pauls Day School
Gr. K | 0.4 mi. away
Westfield Day Care Center
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 0.5 mi. away
Westfield Area Y Childrens Center
Gr. K | 0.6 mi. away

View all schools in: Westfield, Union County, Zip 07090

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