Why CA?

Accredited by and full member of the American Montessori Society with non-traditional Montessori age groupings and the National Council for Private School Accreditation

Oldest Montessori school in the state of New Jersey, founded in 1963 with a legacy spanning over 56 years

All Lead Teachers are university educated and Montessori certified with an average length of tenure at 10 years.

Graduates of Christopher Academy are regularly welcomed into the finest private and public elementary schools in the area.

A leading and prominent example of excellence in education, Christopher Academy helped to found and is an active member of the New Jersey Montessori Association Corporation (NJMAC) and was a charter member of the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teachers Education (MACTE).

Christopher Academy representatives have served as officers or trustees on various Montessori and other educational organizations as well as being award-winning Montessorians, authors and conference presenters.

Christopher Academy Parent-Teacher collaboration and an actively involved Parent Association(CAPA) which organizes many special events such as our Annual Halloween Extravaganza throughout the year.

We offer full-day, half-day and part-week programs during the academic year and summer programs.

Weekly Spanish and music classes

Lunchtime and afterschool enrichment courses

Before Care program starting at 7:50am and After Care program until 6pm

Licensed by the Department of Licensing in the Department of Children & Families (DCF)