Metropolitan Montessori School, a NYC independent pre-school and elementary school, serves children between the ages of 2 and 12 years and is guided by the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. MMS instills personal responsibility, critical thinking, resilience, and respect for others, giving children a foundation for learning that will stay with them through their lifetime.
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An inspiring educational model encouraging students to take risks and discover new passions
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While the school is open for in-person learning for this school year all of our admissions events will be held virtually due to Covid19. Come take a virtual tour. Email [email protected] to learn more.
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Parent of Primary Student
We’ve watched our three-year-old become increasingly independent, inquisitive, and compassionate. He looks forward to school every day and has created strong bonds with his classmates and teachers.
Graduate, Hunter College High School '17, Dartmouth College '21
I remember my fifth and sixth grade classes so vividly that I think they must have been better than any class I took during middle and high school. Where else are sixth graders smart enough to read David Copperfield?
Parent of Graduate
The whole secret sauce is in the final years of the fifth and sixth grade. I have never before seen a school galvanize behind a student, pushing and nurturing, and trying to ensure their success in getting into a top school.
Each year, Lower Elementary studies two or three different continents in depth. That means learning about a continent through a variety of different lenses: cultural, political, geographical (biomes) as well as historical. Maria Montessori was particularly interested in helping students understand how a country’s bodies of water, topography, and plant and animal life impacted elements […]
Metropolitan Montessori School
325 West 85th Street
New York, NY 10024
212-579-5525
Visit us virtually this fall! Click below to sign up for an Open House.
