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5Jul

Park Street Academy Alumni Return to Volunteer

Jul5, 2023 By Park Street Academy Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

Three Montclair High School students spent the last month of their senior year taking a trip down memory lane. Ava Goldsmith, Allegra Lilienfeld and Tahir Parrish participated in the high school’s Career Internship Program, spending 20 hours a week volunteering at Park Street Academy – the same preschool that...

14Jun

Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool

PARK STREET ACADEMY: Where Emotional Intelligence Is Cultivated

Jun14, 2023 By Park Street Academy Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

LISA RAPHAEL began Park Street Academy in Montclair in the summer of 1996. “I had years of experience teaching special needs kids and middle and elementary school students, and I wanted to impact young children and give them the best introduction to learning in an environment that supports academic,...

16Sep

Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool

Park Street Academy Takes A Pod-Style Approach to Back To School In A Pandemic

Sep16, 2020 By Park Street Academy Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

At Park Street Academy, a private pre-school and kindergarten in Montclair, parents, students and teachers were excited to be back in the classroom together for the the 2020/2021 school year. Park Street Academy (PSA) utilizes a pod-style learning approach, says Park Street Academy director Lisa Raphael. “We have been able...

19Jun

Life Style

Park Street Academy Students Showcased More Than 400 Works At Pop-Up Exhibit

Jun19, 2019 By Park Street Academy Life Style0 Comment

Park Street Academy (PSA), a private pre-school and kindergarten located in Montclair, NJ, hosted its Senior Art Museum, a special, one-night-only, pop-up museum exhibit on Friday, May 31. The show featured over 400 works created SA students between 4-6 years old, inspired by a diverse set of artists from...

10Jun

Life Style

PHOTO: KIDS SEE THE WORLD AT PARK STREET ACADEMY

Jun10, 2018 By Park Street Academy Life Style0 Comment

Park Street Academy (PSA), a private pre-school and kindergarten located in Montclair, hosted SAM (Senior Art Museum), a special, one-night-only, pop-up museum exhibit on May 18. This show featured more 400 works created by 40 talented Senior South and Senior North students based on a fully-immersive year-long art curriculum designed...

25May

Life Style

PARK STREET ACADEMY HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL SENIOR ART MUSEUM (SAM) A FINE ART EXHIBIT, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

May25, 2018 By Park Street Academy Life Style0 Comment

MONTCLAIR, NJ – May 14, 2018: Park Street Academy (PSA), a private pre-school and kindergarten located in Montclair, NJ, will host SAM (Senior Art Museum), a special, one-night-only, pop-up museum exhibit on May 18, 2018 beginning at 6:30 PM. This show will feature over 400 works created by 40 talented...

18May

Life Style

PARK STREET ACADEMY EXHIBITS YOUNG ARTISTS’ WORK

May18, 2017 By Park Street Academy Life Style0 Comment

Park Street Academy students and families enjoy learning about the art and artists at the second annual Senior Art Museum Fine Art Exhibit earlier this month. Park Street Academy, a private pre-school and kindergarten hosted a one-night-only, pop-up museum exhibit on May 5. The show featured over 400 works...

15Feb

Games/ Life Style/ Sport Games

PARK STREET ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH MONTCLAIR B.A.B.Y. TO OFFER ‘KID YOGA’ CLASSES

Feb15, 2017 By Park Street Academy Games/ Life Style/ Sport Games0 Comment

Park Street Academy (PSA), a private pre-school and kindergarten, and Montclair B.A.B.Y. have collaborated to introduce yoga to PSA students as part of afternoon enrichment programming. Montclair B.A.B.Y. is a center dedicated to supporting the well-being of expectant moms, new parents, and their families. This partnership will help students...

4Dec

Games/ Life Style/ Preschool

PRESCHOOLER CAN LEARN FROM STUDYING THE FINE ARTS

Dec4, 2016 By Park Street Academy Games/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

Did you know that art education – even at the preschool level – is just as important to development as reading and math? In fact, art is a major building block in child development and learning to create and appreciate visual beauty may be even more important to the...

21Nov

Life Style

MONTCLAIR’S PARK STREET ACADEMY CELEBRATES COMMUNITY HELPERS

Nov21, 2016 By Park Street Academy Life Style0 Comment

Montclair’s Park Street Academy celebrated “Community Helpers” in October by teaching children about the world around them through a variety of special guests and programming. Beginning with a visit from Officer Batelli of the Bloomfield Police Department, children learned about the various ways that police officers help the community in daily...

2Nov

Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool

YOUNG CHILDREN & DIVERSITY – CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Nov2, 2016 By Park Street Academy Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

In an ever-changing world it is increasingly important to teach our children to embrace differences. Learning tolerance and understanding cultural diversity begins at home. Parents and caregivers are a child’s first teachers, and young kids learn so much about the world even before they ever enter an early childhood...

4May

Games/ Life Style

STUDENTS “REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, RETHINK!” FOR EARTH DAY AT MONTCLAIR’S PARK STREET ACADEMY

May4, 2016 By Park Street Academy Games/ Life Style0 Comment

By TAP INTO MONTCLAIR STAFF May 3, 2016 at 1:05 PM On Thursday, April 21st, forty PSA preschoolers and kindergarteners experienced a day in the life of a worm through the Greater Newark Conservancy’s program “Worm in the City: Urban Recyclers.” Shahira Morell and Amarilys Olivio gave a presentation on urban...

28Apr

Games/ Life Style/ Preschool

THE POSITIVE POWER OF SUPERHERO PLAY

Apr28, 2016 By Park Street Academy Games/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

Rethinking Superhero Play for Preschoolers You’re in the kitchen and out of nowhere your three-year old daughter and four-year old son come flying into the room adorning their capes screaming that they are after the bad guys. As they run out to continue their search, you feel that pit in your...

21Mar

Life Style/ Preschool

READING, WRITING AND KINDERGARTEN REDSHIRTING: A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON A BIG ISSUE

Mar21, 2016 By Park Street Academy Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

Until recently, the term “redshirting” referred to postponing a college athlete’s participation in regular season games for the period of one year. Theoretically, the additional time would allow him/her an extra year of growth, as well as practice with the team in hopes of improving the player’s skills for...

4Feb

Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool

SURVIVING THE TATTLE BATTLE: A QUICK GUIDE FOR PARENTS

Feb4, 2016 By Park Street Academy Kindergarten/ Life Style/ Preschool0 Comment

WRITTEN BY LISA RAPHAEL ON FEBRUARY 04, 2016 VIA BLOGHER Whether in the classroom or at home, tattling can drive adults crazy! We all want children to have the ability to solve problems on their own. However, what we often forget is the complexity of the social/emotional skills involved in problem solving. Young...

Park Street Academy Alumni Return to Volunteer

PARK STREET ACADEMY: Where Emotional Intelligence Is Cultivated

Park Street Academy Takes A Pod-Style Approach to Back To School In A Pandemic

Park Street Academy Students Showcased More Than 400 Works At Pop-Up Exhibit

PHOTO: KIDS SEE THE WORLD AT PARK STREET ACADEMY

PARK STREET ACADEMY HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL SENIOR ART MUSEUM (SAM) A FINE ART EXHIBIT, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

PARK STREET ACADEMY EXHIBITS YOUNG ARTISTS’ WORK

PARK STREET ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH MONTCLAIR B.A.B.Y. TO OFFER ‘KID YOGA’ CLASSES

PRESCHOOLER CAN LEARN FROM STUDYING THE FINE ARTS

MONTCLAIR’S PARK STREET ACADEMY CELEBRATES COMMUNITY HELPERS

YOUNG CHILDREN & DIVERSITY – CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

STUDENTS “REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, RETHINK!” FOR EARTH DAY AT MONTCLAIR’S PARK STREET ACADEMY

THE POSITIVE POWER OF SUPERHERO PLAY

READING, WRITING AND KINDERGARTEN REDSHIRTING: A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON A BIG ISSUE

SURVIVING THE TATTLE BATTLE: A QUICK GUIDE FOR PARENTS

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