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Apple Montessori Schools Raises A Lifetime Amount Of $202,540.12 For Ronald McDonald House Charities
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Apple Community united to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Through a Spring Olympic Day fundraiser, they were able to raise $10,344.00 for a lifetime amount of $202,540.12 raised in donations since 2011. Families at each of Apple Montessori’s schools in Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Edison, Hoboken, Kinnelon, Mahwah, Metuchen, Morris Plains, Oakland, Randolph, Towaco, Warren, and Wayne contributed to this important cause.
Apple Montessori dedicates a memorial bench in honor of late co-founder
Kinnelon, NJ – On Tuesday, June 29th, friends, family, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Rex Bailey. As a two-term public School Board President for the Kinnelon Board of Education, Mr. Bailey was a pillar of the community, and continued his passion of setting high standards for all levels of education by co-founding Apple Montessori Schools, one of the first Montessori schools in northern New Jersey, with his wife, Jane Bailey in 1972.
Apple Montessori Schools Celebrate International Day of Peace
On September 21st, in celebration of International Day of Peace, Apple Montessori Schools’ more than 1,200 teachers, co-teachers, and students gathered virtually via Zoom and from their respective classrooms to sing, “Light a Candle for Peace.” Not did this beautiful moment give us the chance to reinforce Apple’s mission of fostering community, but the lessons of this day also build upon our curriculum of creating socially responsible citizens through peace education.
Apple Montessori Joins People Globally to Support World Peace and Our Environment
Apple Montessori Schools will be joining people worldwide to honor the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, September 21, during its “Peace Week” celebrations and peace-inspired activities, culminating on Friday, September 20.
Apple Montessori Was Named Hoboken's Favorite Preschool
This award is in recognition of the school’s essential role in the community and in the lives of their students.
Apple Earns Accreditation by Middle States Association for Commitment to Excellence
Dear parents, We’re so proud to announce that Apple Montessori Schools has earned accreditation, the gold standard for measuring and advancing school improvement, from The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS).
How to Make Science and Math Fun for Your Preschooler: The Benefits of STEAM Curriculum
Boosting your child’s learning and future career opportunities with STEAM.
Proven Phonics Approach Helps Children Learn to Read at Age 4
The Montessori method of child development and education uses a three-prong phonics approach for teaching children how to read, starting as early as age 4. The three components of the approach include:
Apple Montessori Schools Celebrates 45 Years with Special Family Event
Apple Montessori students, parents, and team members gathered on the waterfront at Pier A in Hoboken for a special celebration on October 18. The occasion? Commemorating the 45 years that Apple has provided quality early childhood education to local communities.
Apple Montessori Math: Simply Incredible!
If I had to pick a favorite area of the Montessori curriculum it would have to be the math area – and this from a lackluster student who hated Algebra and Calculus! I’m not the only teacher who has proclaimed, “If only I had had these materials when I was a student…”
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