Our Campuses
Waterfront Montessori Lower Campus
150 Warren Street – First Floor (Toddler & Primary Programs)
The original campus of Waterfront Montessori is located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the historic downtown Paulus Hook neighborhood of Jersey City. The school is on the street level of a waterfront residential high-rise and now spans most of its block on Warren Street between Dudley Street and the water of Liberty Harbor.
In the Montessori tradition, we feature spacious, open rooms designed with Montessori materials situated around the perimeter within easy reach of the children. This allows our students plenty of room for free exploration, as well as ample space to engage in concentrated learning on floor mats or at small tables.
The Toddler students (2 to 3 year olds) have their own classrooms with toddler-appropriate materials and toddler-height furniture.
Our Primary students (3 to 6 year olds, including Kindergarteners) learn and explore in three large ground floor classrooms. Classrooms have both carpeted areas for floor work and wet areas that offer an ideal environment to learn practical life skills as well as in which to eat snack and lunch.
Our 8,000 square foot, private and secure natural outdoor play area on the waterfront is securely fenced and has soft grass, plenty of shade, lots of sun and several benches. We have a variety of age appropriate outdoor toys and an outdoor storage area to house them. With the exception of severe weather days, outdoor play and recreation are a daily event.
Safety is a priority at Waterfront Montessori: All entrances and exits to the school are locked from the outside. Chimes sound at the opening of each door to alert staff to all comings and goings. Our premises are also under video and audio surveillance, twenty-four hours a day. All of these features combine to make Waterfront Montessori a stimulating, safe, nurturing and beautiful environment for the early steps of your child's educational journey.
Waterfront Montessori Upper Campus
150 Warren Street – Second Floor (Elementary & Middle School Programs)
In September 2014, the Elementary and Middle School expanded into a 12,000 square foot site on the second floor of the Warren Street campus, just above our original ground floor campus.
The stunning state of the art facility includes five large regular classrooms, and is equipped with 3-D printer’s, music rooms with both acoustic and digital pianos, a robotics lab, a library and three multipurpose rooms. The Lower Elementary classrooms each feature a living “Breathe” wall. The Upper Elementary and Middle School classrooms are each equipped with computer-enabled flat panel TVs and computer charging carts for student computers. In 2018, we added a dedicated Art Studio in a separate suite on the ground floor facing Dudley Street in order to expand our Middle School.
Physical education and recreational activities for Upper Elementary and Middle School students take place as often as weather permits outdoors in the Morris Canal section of Liberty State Park.