Yeshivat Netivot Montessori is a Jewish day school dedicated to using Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy to revolutionize contemporary Jewish education. Montessori methodology has been in existence for one hundred years, and in that time span, Montessori schools have proven that they produce well-rounded, self-motivated, academically successful children who retain their love of learning and discovery throughout life. “Follow the child,” is the cornerstone of Montessori education, expressing the belief that children will succeed and thrive when their individual learning needs are met in a thoughtful, well-prepared environment with engaging, developmentally appropriate materials. In 2001, ChanaSzenes Mischel and Jennifer Kotzker, visionary mothers in Central New Jersey, set out to create an institution that would offer that experience to Jewish children. Today, Netivot is a thriving school serving a diverse Jewish clientele at the Infant (six weeks to eighteen months), Toddler (eighteen months to three years), Primary (three to six years), Lower Elementary (six to nine years) levels and Upper Elementary (nine to twelve). In seven years, Netivot has grown tenfold, from a small group of children to over eighty children.

Today, Netivot Montessori is distinguished by a commitment to excellence in both Jewish and General Studies and by the embrace of science, art, literature, and philosophy that we believe is consistent with both Jewish tradition and the Montessori method. Each year, we add a grade to our school and reach new milestones in our goal of producing an outstanding Jewish curriculum that matches the breadth and richness of the Montessori sequence.  Our school curently serves over 80 children, infant through sixth grade. This fall, we opened an Upper Elemetary class(nine to twelve years), drawing one level closer to our ultimate objective of providing Jewish Montessori education through eighth grade.

Netivot currently serves over 80 children, with approximately 12 in Pre-Primary (18 months to 3 years), 35 in Primary (3-6 years), 25 in Lower Elementary (6-9 years), and 11 in Upper Elementary (9-12).

Netivot’s student body comes from the communities of Edison, Highland Park and East Brunswick, New Jersey. Our Upper Elementary, Primary, Pre-Primary and Infant classes are located at 91 Jefferson Boulevard in Edison. Lower Elementary is housed at 33 Lake View Boulevard in Edison. Our strategic plan calls for us ultimately to be in our own free-standing building capable of accommodating up to 150 students.