Hudson Montessori is the first (and only) STEM-certified school campus in New Jersey, as recognized by the National Institute for STEM Education as of 2019.
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Traditional American schools often prioritize math and reading, leaving the sciences, arts, and humanities to fall behind. We infuse our core Math and English Language Arts curriculum with a heavy emphasis on STEAM learning, including science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Our teachers utilize project-based learning to engage and excite our students in both in-class and extracurricular projects.
We go a step further to engage our students in STEM-based competitions, including the Hudson County Science Fair STEM Showcase, Billion Oyster Project Symposium, and the Future City Competition. Our students excel at challenging themselves and collaborating with other students. The value of being a STEAM school is evident in our students' strong desire to learn more. Our children are engaged, making real-world connections and understanding concepts that form the foundation for analytical learning in their later schooling years.
A Day in the Life of the Hudson River
The Day of the Life of the Hudson River Project is a longitudinal study that provides students with an outdoor classroom experience, complete with hands-on exploration and data collection while studying the Hudson River Estuary.
Maker Faire
The Hudson Montessori School Maker Faire is an annual event that showcases the school’s STEAM program. Students are challenged to create and present projects focused on art, robotics and coding, science, and engineering.
Code Night
Code Night is an annual exhibition where students showcase projects that connect their coding knowledge with other areas of learning like art, science, language, and math. Attendees also participate in the global Hour of Code, a one hour introduction to coding and computer science.
Creative Arts
As a nationally certified STEM school, we're proud to embrace the "A" in STEAM—arts. We believe that creativity is essential to innovation. Artistic thinking empowers students to prototype, design, and bring ideas to life, whether in science, technology, engineering, or math. With these tools in hand, our students are well-prepared to succeed in any field they choose.
Our Program
Since its inception, the mission of our school has been to cultivate independent thinkers who apply their knowledge to real-life settings and develop into responsible, compassionate global citizens. By applying this interdisciplinary approach, we can make numerous connections between science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and art.
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This approach is a natural extension of the Montessori Cosmic Curriculum, which provides both inspiration and instruction. Children then engage in hands-on inquiry-based activities, which allow them to build on the concepts and skills they have learned.
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Students transition from unplugged to being able to code and develop creative, innovative, and clever ideas and projects. We are proud to say that the work our students are participating in at an elementary level is often not presented until middle or upper grades.​​
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Art in STEAM: Our school embraces the "A" in STEAM—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math—as a vital connector across subjects. The arts foster creative thinking, storytelling, and prototyping, which are crucial for innovation in any field. From creating designs in engineering or robotics to using geometry in visual art, our students learn that creativity fuels discovery.
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Code Night and our School Maker Faire are much-anticipated events at our school every year.
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For more information about our STEAM Program, please email:
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Michelle Velho, STEAM Director, sciencemichelle@hudsonmontessori.net
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Grace Sanvictores, Middle School Director, STEAM Educator, gsanvictores@hudsonmontessori.net
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Samantha Gordon, STEAM Educator, steamteachers@hudsonmontessori.net
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