Preschool

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...