Montessori Benefits

The Lifelong Benefits of a BHMS Education

Each child is unique in his or her interests, abilities, and needs. Education, in Preschool or in Middle School, should be as unique as the student.

Education, in Preschool or in Middle School, should be as unique as the student.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School offers each student an extra-ordinary educational experience: the opportunity to work at an individual pace and pursue personal interests and, at the same time, to collaborate, learn from, and teach others, to be a productive, active part of a community. The shared BHMS experience produces graduates with common understanding, values, and skills.

BHMS fosters a love of learning while providing solid academic skills that will serve the student in high school, college, and life. Competent, curious, and creative, BHMS graduates adapt to new challenges and new environments. Our students are encouraged to be open to new ideas and situations, and they are willing to take intellectual risks. Our students are encouraged to ask questions, to learn how to find answers, and to process information for real understanding, not just rote memorization. At BHMS, we celebrate accomplishments and mistakes: every moment is a learning moment.

Above all else, BHMS emphasizes that our community depends on each of us: teachers, parents, students. Respect for self and others, respect for the community and environment, and respect for diversity provide the foundation for our students’ strong sense of compassion, empathy, and the responsibilities inherent as a citizen of the world. At BHMS we emphasize self-confidence, self-discipline, self-motivation and self-reliance, all skills necessary for a successful life.