Hudson Country Montessori School

Hudson has been my home for the last eight years of my life. The time I spent here, especially my middle school time, was really precious. In the last three years, I have been given the opportunity to understand how a business works, participate in movie nights & empanada sales, be a part of community service activities, from picking up trash to partaking in the sharing shelf, write papers and giving speeches at CWMUN (Change the World Model United Nations), and discuss world topics in leadership class with Mr. Meyer. During the pandemic, Hudson has managed distance learning remarkably well. Being able to teach us everything through zoom in an understandable way is truly commendable. The teachers have been able to teach the students from 8am to 2:30pm without any problems. Lastly, I would like to thank my two teachers from Middle School, Mrs. Angela Rambukwella and Ms. Yohanna Willheim. It is because of Mrs. Rambuk that I am able to succeed in doing 10th grade math in 8th grade. She gave up her time during the summer and after school, in helping me finish 9th grade in three months and moving me up to tenth which I am very grateful for. Ms. Willheim has been a wonderful teacher in both science and English. She has given some of the greatest topics to do group presentations and personal projects, such as creating a mars calendar and how it would be if we were to colonize mars. A lot of my friends who attend public schools have never heard of being given such creative topics to do research on and that credit goes entirely to Ms. Willheim. Not only that, but if anyone is having any homework difficulties or needs time to talk to her, Ms. Willheim has always been there. I couldn’t ask for better preparation for high school than what Hudson has given me!

Our experience at Husdon Country Montessori School New Rochelle Campus spans ten years. Our son started pre-K and will be graduating from the 8th grade in June 2021. HCMS was the best decision we could have made for our child as well as our family. At Hudson, our child found a home away from home. The school has an environment that is nurturing, academically robust, and is very diverse in terms of ethnic makeup.  The HCMS model allows for the teachers and students to develop a personal relationship that transcends the 8am-3pm school day. At an early stage, they’ve identified our son’s strengths and steadily reinforced them over the years. With this individualized approach, they were also able to identify our child’s weaknesses and provide supplemental help as needed.  As a result, we now have a student who is not only academically competitive, but also compassionate, tolerant, and understanding of other races, genders, religions, and ideologies.  We can say unequivocally that HCMS truly played a key role in our child’s overall development.  To say we are proud of the person he’s become is an understatement.  That said, rest assured that the HCMS experience is time well spent.

I only have positive things to say about this school. They truly care about the children. The staff is friendly, warm and very approachable. Both my kids have benefitted tremendously from the curriculum and from the age range in each classroom, giving them an opportunity to both be an example for and learn from others.