b'2024-2025Matters School GuideSee what our area schools have to offerSCHOOL/LOCATION CONTACT AGES ABOUT THE SCHOOL EARLY & PRIVATE EDUCATIONFar Brook School Emi Ithen Co-ed, Age 3-GradeFar Brooks progressive approach integrates science, math, 52 Great Hills Road Director of Enrollment8 literacy, technology, and art, harnessing childrens innate Short Hills Management curiosity as a powerful ally in deep and joyful learning. Children 973-379-3442 explore the natural world on 9.5 wooded acres. A richly diverse farbrook.org community with a commitment to social justice creates a supportive and stimulating environment for learning.KinderGan Preschool Frumie Bogomilsky Ages 23 months-5KinderGan Preschool seeks to create a stimulating and 113 Parker Avenue Director years enriching educational environment for every child. Its Maplewood 973-763-7455 comprehensive and developmentally appropriate program is kinderganpreschool.org designed to promote each childs intellectual, social, physical, and emotional growth. KinderGan is open from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and includes a preschool day as well as childcare hours. Mickey Fried Preschool Sloane Goldstein Ages 2-5 Mickey Fried Preschool (MFPS) is a Jewish preschool open to Oheb Shalom Congregation Director families of all faiths and backgrounds, committed to providing 170 Scotland Road 973-762-7069 play-based, high-quality early childhood education to all South Orange sloanegoldstein@children, and now featuring our STAY & PLAY aftercare program. ohebshalom.org The school offers a warm, creative environment in which each mickeyfriedpreschool.org childs unique style of living and learning is valued and nurtured. The foundation of personality, self-image and motivation to learn are all firmly established in the first five years of a childs life. MFPS helps give your child the tools, space and support for the experiences that help them learn and grow.Montclair CooperativeEmily Kohan Ages 2-Grade 8 Montclair Cooperative School keeps children at the center of School Director of Enrollmentschool life and engages parents in their childrens education. At 65 Chestnut Street Management the heart of its progressive approach is the belief that children Montclair 973-783-4955 thrive in an environment that honors individuality and community, emilyk@montclaircoop. self and others. The unique value of our school lies in the orgpartnership between students, families, and teachers, contributing montclaircoop.org to the life of the school in ways that benefit all who enter.Morrow MemorialCynthia Hicks Ages 2-5 Morrow is a co-operative preschool offering a creative, play-Preschool Director based curriculum that encourages exploration and growth. 600 Ridgewood Road 973-763-5460 It provides a happy, safe, nurturing environment that lays the Maplewood, NJ 07040 morrowpreschool.org foundation for lifelong learning by promoting the core values of love, patience, kindness, curiosity, and self-esteem. Co-op, partial co-op and non co-op classes are offered for 2 to 5-year-olds and a non co-op Pre-Kclass for 5-year-olds.40/ matters magazine / school 2024'