Carlisle Montessori School

My granddaughter has been coming here for four years now. She has grown with academics and responsibilities. The staff and teachers are very professional and helpful to the families. They are very nurturing to the children, and still have high expectations for their development. I recommend this school for all families to prepare their children for elementary. The tuition you pay is worth it!
And we love the director Gina. She is passionate about Montessori and children.

My child has attended Carlisle Montessori School for the last 3 academic school years and I have been impressed with the faculty's dedication to my child’s development and the nurturing environment provided. There is an immediate sense of the teachers' passion and the emotional and academic value they place in each student. Becoming a Montessori accredited teacher takes years of study and hands on experience. This same level of focus and commitment and professionalism continues into the classroom. Each interaction with the child or lesson taught is an opportunity to widen a child’s horizon or make them a more integral member of the classroom.

An additional benefit of a school this size is the administration knows your child's development and milestones almost as closely as the teachers. This allows the parent and overall staff to collaborate in providing the best setting for each child both at school and at home. I am happy to see the school grow and strengthen its position in the intown area.

We enrolled our 18 month old daughter two months ago and we’re so happy that we did. It’s hard to find a good preschool in the city and a playground that’s on grass and not concrete. Teachers are attentive and very caring. Very fortunate our daughter is able to attend school here.

Carlisle Montessori School truly respects the individual child's development in that specific child's time span. The teachers (guides) as well as the director are authentic Montessori practitioners who care deeply about each and every child and family that they serve. Gina's (the director) door and ears are always open to parents and teachers to voice concern in order to help problem solve.

I was able to witness this as an assistant teacher for four years, which in turn lit a passionate fire for the Montessori method within me. Gina, as well as the other teachers and children at Carlisle Montessori School, inspired and encouraged me to pursue my Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) teaching certificate to be a Lead Guide alongside a Masters in Montessori Education (M.Ed) that I received this past summer. Gina has been and is a Montessori mentor to me. She opened my eyes and my awareness to the peaceful and respectful teaching philosophy that is inherent in the Montessori method.

Since graduating with my diplomas I have been hired at a wonderful Montessori school in the heart of Manhattan in New York City. I could not have found my life's work and love without the joyous inspiration that is Carlisle Montessori School. I will forever call this school, the teachers, and the children that I have witnessed flourishing my home.

Outstanding AMI-certified education in the Montessori spirit. We have entrusted two of our children to the care of Carlisle Montessori's well qualified and experienced teachers. The kids have grown tremendously in the friendly and caring environment from just under 3 years old to almost 7 years old. And I don't just mean that they grew bigger, they advanced in their academics and as part of the school community. It's a small school, where everyone knows and cares for everyone else.