A Call for Peace
October 19, 2025
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On October 9, we celebrated Peace Day and HPMS’ 19th birthday. Our hearts were full as we watched students sing and recite poems honoring one...
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HPMS Welcomes Back Alumni Max Biezin, ’21
May 30, 2025
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This May, HPMS welcomed back 2021 graduate Max Biezin. For two weeks, Max has been on our Upper Campus, helping our with the HPMS Middle...
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Friendship, Kindness, and Empathy in Lower Elementary
April 3, 2025
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Our School Counselor, Ms. Christina was so excited to be invited to Lower Elementary to teach a lesson on friendship, kindness, and empathy. Students engaged...
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Come See What’s Growing Here… Six Stories Up.
September 12, 2024
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Challenge: How to share the valuable life lessons and experiences of a great ecology curriculum at an urban school lacking the open space of a...
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A Week of Passionate Pursuits and Hamilton Park Love
April 19, 2024
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Kindergarten and Lower Elementary Exploration Fair Wowing us with their hard work, Kindergarten and Lower Elementary students presented their fact-filled Exploration Fair projects. With an...
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Nurturing Practical Life Skills with Household Tasks
April 15, 2024
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Including children in the day-to-day routines that adults are accustomed to helps them understand and develop their practical life skills. Daily life activities around the...
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Reflecting on Women’s History Month
April 10, 2024
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Last month, many of our classrooms celebrated Women’s History Month by sharing some highlights of our very own Dr. Maria Montessori’s life and work. Maria...
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HPMS Art Show 2024
March 14, 2024
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We are so proud of all our artists. It was wonderful to see HPMS families appreciate and admire the work of our Lower and Upper...
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#wonderwednesday with the HPMS Chess Team
March 13, 2024
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Last month our very own HPMS Chess Team competed in the 2024 NJ State Elementary & Jr. High Chess Tournament. It was an exciting weekend...
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A Week of Community and Collaboration
March 7, 2024
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Last week, in honor of Montessori Education Week we reflected on the characteristics of an HPMS graduate. So this week, we thought we’d highlight a...
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Celebrating Montessori Education Week 2024
March 1, 2024
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This week we celebrate the 117th anniversary of Montessori Education during Montessori Education Week. Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was by any measure an extraordinary individual. ...
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Bringing Montessori Home
July 10, 2020
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A Montessori Family’s Living Space Setting up the family living area to support...
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From our home to yours
June 10, 2020
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“The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.” ― Dr. Maria Montessori...
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One small task can make an impact on somebody’s life.
January 30, 2019
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Community Service written by the Hamilton Park Montessori School Middle School Students The students of the HPMS Middle School believe that community service helps to...
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Closing the Opportunity Gap One Student at a Time
July 25, 2018
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Jersey City, NY, May 22, 2018: In 2006 when Hamilton Park Montessori School (HPMS) opened the doors of its two early childhood classrooms, it committed to...
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Poet, Activist, Writer. I am in 8th Grade. I am Aparna. I am Hamilton Park Montessori School.
January 19, 2018
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The four eighth grade HPMS students came into the school at different times. Some have been with the school since it was first opened. Others...
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So, what makes it “Montessori”?
August 10, 2017
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So, what exactly makes an activity a Montessori Learning Activity? Child-directed: learning becomes self-motivated when a child has freedom to choose Hands-on: children learn through...
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Soaring to New Heights: Hamilton Park Montessori School Middle School Program has Launched!
August 2, 2017
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Over the past year and a half, HPMS has worked tirelessly to create a robust & engaging STEM program for our Middle School students. Progressive,...
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Celebrating 110 Years of Innovation & Passion in Education
March 6, 2017
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Celebrating 110 Years of Innovation & Passion in Education The Children of Blue Room sewed this banner for the 110th Anniversary of Montessori Education What...
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Peace Begins with Me
September 6, 2016
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Anyone who has visited a Montessori classroom has observed the magical way that peace and harmony prevail in a classroom bustling with dozens of young...
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Serving up more than delicious eats at HPMS
July 12, 2016
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The mathematical journey in the Montessori classroom begins even before a child touches any of the math materials. Children start to build mathematical thinking in...
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