New Horizons Montessori- Princeton Junction

My two boys have been attending this school for the past two years and have thrived in the nurturing and supportive environment. We initially moved our eldest to NHM from another preschool in the area and after the first month we couldn't have been happier.  We've experienced all three classrooms between our two boys and each experience has been great.  All the teachers have been with the school over 15 years, which is rare to find. The teachers and administrator's always answered our questions, addressed concerns, and always made time to talk. The school has really helped both boys develop their independence and self confidence.  We're moving next month and sad to leave but we're very grateful for the opportunity to have had our children attend NHM.

I have three daughters (3, 4.5, 6) – and each one thrives at New Horizons Montessori.

As an active and engaged parent, I absolutely love our experience at NHM – and here’s why…

First, quality education.  With my oldest in WW-P Kindergarten, I can tell you firsthand more learning happens here than the public school.  NHM Teachers encourage their students to continuously learn new things – and do so in a way that aligns with their individual journey.  My 4.5 and 6 year old are both reading chapter books and working on multiplication and division concepts, while my 3 year old is counting in multiple languages and finessing the mechanics of handwriting.

Second, style of play.  It’s less about being ‘Montessori’ – and more about embracing the fine art of play.   NHM Teachers facilitate both focus and curiosity in their classroom – so kids have a chance to figure out what they want to do (vs. being directed).  This comes out in how my girls play at home – where I no longer need to prep a list of activities.  Rather, they find more joy in figuring out different ways to entertain themselves.

But my favorite part of all – extends beyond the academic and social elements – and straight into the heart of NHM feeling like ‘home.’  The environment reflects how I would choose to spend the day with my girls – if I wasn’t working full time.  No devices, no distractions.  But focused attention.  Thoughtful observation.  And above all… truly deep care and commitment for the development of these tiny humans.

We had a terrible experience with this school's director.  After making it clear that visiting the classroom was very important in our decision on which Montessori to enroll with, we were shown a class we were happy with and chose to enroll both children at New Horizons.  The center director was eager to get her deposit check for both children. She did not reply to phone calls and email requests for another visit before starting school to help introduce my children to the new school, and on the 2nd visit (which was now the week before was scheduled to start, due to the delays in her replies), she did not know the children's names despite scheduling the visit, stated that my daughter would not be in the classroom that had been toured originally, and the classroom she had been reassigned to was not available to tour because it was in renovation. Instead of the large well-lit open class we were toured originally, she was re-assigned to what appeared to be an attic classroom unavailable to tour because it was being renovated.  She then insisted in arguing with me about all of this while my 2 year old had a meltdown and my daughter was confused and dismayed.  She was so unprofessional and clearly not interested in my children's well-being.  After this terrible experience and lack of trust, I decided not to enroll my children with this school.  She then refused to refund ANY of the $2510 we had paid to the school in deposits and tuition thus far, without a SINGLE day of child attendance.  We had to obtain an attorney to pursue her.  Review your contracts carefully as no matter what happens or how unhappy you are with the school or director, they will keep all of your money. The teachers seemed nice but the center director was unbelievable. There are much better, honest, reliable Montessori schools in the area that genuinely care for the children and have standards of professionalism.

The school and the teacher are great. I had an amazing experience with both my kids, they loved going to school everyday. The staff is caring, well prepared and take and excellent care of the kids. The communication with the family has always been really good, they have been supportive and always available to our needs. Academically my children have learn a lot, they have grown socially and have experienced an enormous variety of activities. Families are involved with celebrations and updated with the activities of the children. The summer camp is also a great experience with outdoor games, events and there is still space for learning. The location is really good, quiete and with a nice and big playground. We will miss this school, I can say that the teachers that works here are the best ones that my children have ever had.

New Horizons was a great place for our sons to grow over the past four years and we will miss the teachers and friends our kids made there. The teachers have over 20 years of experience and in most cases have many years of experience at New Horizons specifically. Montessori style classes give older students an opportunity to lead class activities while giving younger kids exposure to more advanced topics than typical through older role models in the same class. We saw our oldest kid go from being pushed academically to being very confident as one of the oldest in the class. It is a good mix between structured, individually catered education and allowing students to gravitate towards their own interests as individuals. Students are not talked down to or overpraised in class and there is an environment of respect for teachers and other students. There is a great deal of focus at the school on international culture including French and Spanish education and our preschooler will often surprise us by counting to ten in another language out of the blue, for instance. It also helps that so many of the families that feed into the school are first or second generation immigrants from other countries. At international day, students have a chance to share their family history and it was mentioned at one point that over 30 nationalities were represented across the relatively small school. A+

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