{"id":3296,"date":"2016-08-02T17:40:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T17:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hxi.lbn.mybluehost.me\/home\/?page_id=3296"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:20:41","slug":"at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"At A Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:60px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 990px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:60px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied  image_no_stretch avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 20.625%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-2doby7k-dc5f7669dc7716dd1217726eee9da685__0 caption_fullwidth caption_center'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >History, Mission, and Accreditations<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-4298 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4298\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=1500%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1500\" height=\"309\" title='glanceheader' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=768%2C158&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=1030%2C212&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=1500%2C309&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=705%2C145&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/glanceheader.jpg?resize=450%2C93&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.5; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='mission'  class='avia-section av-1wp1zpc-3c3e610458b9ba83579b4ed3910310b5 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3296'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1sh163k-6316a1188b46ed8257ce87a81065446d\">\n.flex_column.av-1sh163k-6316a1188b46ed8257ce87a81065446d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1sh163k-6316a1188b46ed8257ce87a81065446d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-1piram8-cef197e909e14037d076069cd261a8b1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>MISSION<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1omjyi8-b3419db927b27cd4acc4ad134d16ac73\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1omjyi8-b3419db927b27cd4acc4ad134d16ac73{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1omjyi8-b3419db927b27cd4acc4ad134d16ac73 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1my4gls-ae317330496d703bfe467f464dd2ccfe\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1my4gls-ae317330496d703bfe467f464dd2ccfe .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:17px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1my4gls-ae317330496d703bfe467f464dd2ccfe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We prepare children to be resilient, creative and independent problem solvers. We are leaders in teaching Montessori principles and incorporate the best practices of modern early childhood education in our classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>West Side Montessori School is a vibrant, collaborative community of passionate teachers, joyful children and engaged parents. Our diverse community is a reflection of the city in which we live.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2weuwg-db27b1a6dfe9e17251a732cfc7b3be93 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1j1xqi8-92088ea9e6e1432e69fa7861eed05f68\">\n.avia-section.av-1j1xqi8-92088ea9e6e1432e69fa7861eed05f68{\nbackground-color:#e4e4e4;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='history'  class='avia-section av-1j1xqi8-92088ea9e6e1432e69fa7861eed05f68 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3296'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hbaaio-83e5329c1875de7cf0feaa32754993df av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-56ij80-8c9cea41a7283fcd7fd12e16010fd29c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>HISTORY<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-50r234-b59e8a31a861ed260d2ffbc1894175af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-50r234-b59e8a31a861ed260d2ffbc1894175af{\nmargin-top:0px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-50r234-b59e8a31a861ed260d2ffbc1894175af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4vgiio-6de360aea326f39e8bb09b254a9d04c7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>West Side Montessori School was founded in 1963 by five couples (Gil and Sarah Burke, Boker and Susanna Doyle, Larry and Olivia Huntington, Fritz and Marian Schwarz, and Joe and Bay Wasserman) who together envisioned an early childhood school on the Upper West Side that would provide an exceptional, innovative Montessori education for a richly diverse mix of families. The School opened with one morning class of fifteen children and one teacher in a room in the Frederick Douglass Houses on Columbus Avenue at 104th Street. As enrollment grew, the School moved from one rented space to another while searching for a permanent location. In the spring of 1974 the School bought the double brownstone at 309 West 92nd Street that remains our home today. Over the years every space in the building has been renovated. All of our classrooms underwent an extensive \u201cgreen\u201d renovation. Our full size gym and roof top play space are equipped with state of the art equipment to encourage creativity as well as physical and social development, and our professional kitchen produces nutritious daily meals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-1bqpzyo-2a447758af2bc5564763e2c0c6579c11-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Founders.pdf'  class='avia-button av-1bqpzyo-2a447758af2bc5564763e2c0c6579c11 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"MEET OUR FOUNDERS\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >MEET OUR FOUNDERS<\/span><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_right avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue88d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1a5et9s-fec0f8f519e7f2893eb2e39c16993e07\">\n.flex_column.av-1a5et9s-fec0f8f519e7f2893eb2e39c16993e07{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1a5et9s-fec0f8f519e7f2893eb2e39c16993e07 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18j3ma8-cea97a5cd09331f67fbbf1fd2c6f7b57\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-18j3ma8-cea97a5cd09331f67fbbf1fd2c6f7b57{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-18j3ma8-cea97a5cd09331f67fbbf1fd2c6f7b57 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k58fhgkt-e770e6cd2e9e642d36f3eb75f1ef3810\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-k58fhgkt-e770e6cd2e9e642d36f3eb75f1ef3810{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-k58fhgkt-e770e6cd2e9e642d36f3eb75f1ef3810 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-k58fhgkt-e770e6cd2e9e642d36f3eb75f1ef3810 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-k58fhgkt-e770e6cd2e9e642d36f3eb75f1ef3810 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Since 1963, the student body has grown from 15 children to more than 200, the faculty has grown from 1 to more than 40, and we now have our own Montessori certification program, WSMS-TEP, that educates more than 100 student teachers each year\u2014but the ideals on which our school was founded are still very much intact.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-41mp40-62b54223a22593845bff0df2c5f12faa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-41mp40-62b54223a22593845bff0df2c5f12faa{\nmargin-top:-30px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-41mp40-62b54223a22593845bff0df2c5f12faa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='accreditations'  class='avia-section av-1348fzk-e04b242f1970023c120f0b0eaef53c54 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3296'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11otg6o-40f027a8e2f142b49dfc8d65e39dfeed\">\n.flex_column.av-11otg6o-40f027a8e2f142b49dfc8d65e39dfeed{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11otg6o-40f027a8e2f142b49dfc8d65e39dfeed av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-zf44u8-3563f36792d6badd5bdb34dfb110e8a3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-y40yls-d79288e5fb4d60ca50246ed6e32e01b0\">\n#top 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av-animated-generic fade-in  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-v14c1c-0c03e147a2d081d58c95d83986b0693d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-v14c1c-0c03e147a2d081d58c95d83986b0693d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-v14c1c-0c03e147a2d081d58c95d83986b0693d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amshq.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Accredited by the American Montessori Society (AMS)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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