Guidepost Montessori at Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I cannot speak more highly of the teachers and staff at Guidepost Montessori at Brooklyn Heights, and of the school program as a whole.

In the 6 months than our son has been a student in the Children’s House program (3-6 year olds), he has grown in such amazing ways. He is more grounded, mature, curious, courageous, patient, respectful, and communicative. I am so proud of our son, and I am so grateful to everyone at the school.

The teachers are kind, gifted, knowledgeable & dedicated. They are excellent at facilitating the students in dually independent & collaborative learning approach that Montessori schools are known for.

Our son has developed genuine and meaningful connections to his teachers, both in the classroom & during after school. I can feel how much they really care about him and his development. And he just loves them all!

The style of learning the school provides is just what our son needs. He has space to explore is own interests (everything!) and at his own pace (fast!) through the independent work cycles during each day. He has the opportunity to go outside everyday to the beautiful Brooklyn bridge park to explore nature with his classmates, which is an absolute must for him – as he definitely needs lots of space to run and he loves the natural world.

My favorite part of the learning approach for our son’s age-group, is that he is first learning lots of practice life styles to strengthen his focus, coordination, and process, before diving into more abstract subjects. It is serving as a great bridge for him.

With simple but impactful activities like grinding coffee, juicing oranges, serving tea, watering plants, rolling and unrolling mats – he is firstly learning How To Learn. This has helped him so much to transition into the classroom environment with activities he already loves to do (like prep veggies and water plants).

Also, one incredible perk of this school is that the teachers take photos of our son throughout each day (along with detailed descriptions of what activity or lesson he is working on, how this fits into his learning program, and how his is progressing) and they share them with us on a simple digital platform we access from home. I get to see multiple photos and descriptions of his lessons EVERYDAY – which is priceless. I know exactly what he’s working on, so I can continue those activities at home, and I can have real conversations with him about his day b/c I have a window into what he’s done.

I am so grateful our son is at Guidepost Montessori, and I sincerely recommend the school to any parent looking for a safe, peaceful, enriching space for their child to grow.

Thank you Guidepost at BK Heights!

I first discovered Montessori when my son was very young and feel in love with the pedagogy.
When I learned Guidepost Montessori was coming to our neighborhood, I was ecstatic and one of the first to sign up. The school is beautiful inside and out – from materials used, design of the classroom, the building’s big windows, neighborhood location next to the park and the amazing teachers and staff. That would normally be enough. But they have continually gone beyond.

We signed on just before the pandemic for our son to start in the fall. When everything shutdown, Guidepost reached out and literally saved my days by offering a virtual program that we could start early. That’s when I truly knew what kind of amazing community and organization Guidepost was. I really will never forget the support they offered to not only my son but also to me in being able to deal in that transition and beyond. I was able to have 1-1 meetings with my own parent concierge weekly.

Fall came and I was still hesitant about returning as we were all still learning and adapting in these times. Moshe and the school have been so amazing and supportive through all of my questions and anxiety every step of the way. Having our son back in school and able to interact with everyone has been so helpful on so many levels. While still contending with a pandemic, the teachers, staff and management as well as the Montessori environment in a small school has helped make the transition back to IRL easier and I couldn’t do this without them.