If you just moved to Hoboken, or if you have a toddler who is ready to begin school — here is some information you need. The city of Hoboken offers private and public schools with a variety of educational programs to meet the individual educational need of every family. The following is a list of the elementary schools, the pre-schools and the daycares in Hoboken and their contact information. Every attempt was made to provide current and accurate information, but please call the individual schools to reconfirm any dates, deadlines and tuition. It is highly suggested that you contact the director of any programs you are interested in to arrange a meeting and tour of the school. Many of the private and charter schools offer open houses around December and January for prospective new students. Also be on the look out for HFA’s all school open house around November of every year.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District Schools
Calabro Primary School, 524 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 356-3670
Connors Primary School, 201 Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 356-3680
Wallace Primary School, 1100 Willow Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 356-3650
Charter Schools
Elysian Charter School
Hoboken Charter School
Hola Dual Language Charter School
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken
www.ecsnj.org
RUE BUILDING, main: (201) 876-0102, fax: (201) 876-9576
Grades K–2, 6, 7, 8, Main Office, School Nurse
301 Garden Street, (entrance on Third Street), Hoboken, NJ 07030
OUR LADY OF GRACE BUILDING, main: (201) 795-4692
Grades 3–5, Art, Music
422 Willow Avenue, (at 5th Street), Hoboken, NJ 07030
Contacts:
Carol Stock, Director, carolstock@ecsnj.org
Lynne Shapiro, Enrollment Coordinator, Lynneshapiro627@yahoo.com
Hoboken Charter School
www.hobokencs.org
4th & Garden Street, 3rd and 4th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Elementary & Middle School main: (201) 963-0222, fax: (201) 963-0880
High School main: (201) 963-3280, fax: (201) 963-0695
Contacts:
Don De Pascale, Educational Consultant
Alfredo Huereca, Co-Director / Principal K-8
Ria Grosvenor, Co-Director / Principal 9-12
info@hobokencs.org
Hola Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
Hola Hoboken La Escuela Charter de Dos Idiomas
www.holahoboken.org
PO Box 6027, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Boys and Girls Club, 123 Jefferson, Hoboken, NJ 07030
(347) 256-3132
holahoboken@yahoo.com
Private, information below
All Saints Episcopal Day School
Hoboken Catholic Academy
The Mustard Seed School
Stevens Cooperative School
PRE-SCHOOL
District
To register please call 201-356-3695 or 201-356-3696, Monday through Friday from 8:00-3:30, to schedule an appointment. Your child must turn three on or before September 30. When you register bring with you your lease or deed, cable bill or PSE&G bill, your child’s immunization record and birth certificate and your photo i.d.
If you would like to visit preschool classrooms in the district call Nellie Moyeno, Community and Parent Involvement Specialist, at 201-356-3617 to schedule an appointment.
Hoboken Public Schools will be contracting with three providers for the 2009-2010 school year. The three providers – Mile Square, HOPES, Inc., and Catapult Learning will all follow the same program requirements:
1. Each classroom will use the Tools of the Mind Curriculum
2. Each classroom will have one state certified teacher and one assistant
3. Each classroom will follow the same guidelines for classroom arrangement and materials
4. Catapult Learning and HOPES, Inc. will both have computers in their classrooms
5. Mile Square at the Brandt and St. Francis site and Catapult will participate in the school lunch program – parents may purchase lunch or send in their own lunch
6. Mile Square and HOPES, Inc. will offer before care from 7:30-8:30am and after care from 2:30-5:30pm.
7. Catapult Learning will offer before care from 7:30-8:30 and after-care beyond 5:30 for an additional fee. How late they stay open is dependent upon parent interest.
Mile Square Providers:
St. Francis, 310 Jefferson St. (Three 3yo classrooms and three 4yo classrooms)
Wallace, 1100 Willow Ave. (One 3yo classroom and one 4yo classroom)
Brandt, 215 Ninth St. (Three 3yo classrooms and four 4yo classrooms)
Rue, 301 Garden St. (One 3yo classroom and two 4yo classrooms)
- Run by the Mile Square Early Learning Center, Helen Hitlan, Director, (201) 659-6086
HOPES Providers:
Calabro, 524 Park Ave. (zero 3yo classroom and one 4yo classroom)
Connors, 201 Monroe (One 3yo classroom and one 4yo classroom)
Rue, 301 Garden St. (One 3yo classroom and one 4yo classroom)
Brandt, 215 Ninth St. (Six 3yo classrooms and six 4yo classrooms)
- Run by HOPES Inc. (Hoboken Organization Against Poverty and Economic Stress)
Joselyn Estevez Vargas, Director (201) 795-3432 Ext. 18
www.hopes.org
Catapult Learning:
information not yet available
To view a brochure about the Early Childhood Program, click here.
The Hoboken Public Elementary Pre-School programs in Hoboken are administered under the direction of the Hoboken Board of Education, and are part of the state supported Abbott Program.
What is Abbott?
- Abbott is a funding source that allows our district to receive extra money from the state.
- With the extra money the district follows certain mandates and one of them is to offer a free preschool program to every three and four year old that lives in Hoboken.
By State law, the Pre-K 3 year old and Pre-K 4 year old programs must run 10 hours per day (7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, including optional early drop-off and after care programs), 245 days per year (not counting weekends or holidays, meaning they run year-round.)
Day is as follows:
7:30 AM Early Drop Off
8:30 to 2:30 Regular School with afternoon nap
2:30 to 5:30 PM After Care.
In the past, early drop off and after care were available on a flexible day-by day basis, but there is some discussion about making attendance to these programs less flexible… meaning if you enroll in them you must attend them regularly. Check with the school about the actual attendance requirements for these programs.
Breakfast and lunch meals are available for an extra charge through the school, but many kids bring their own lunches. School lunches cost anywhere from free to $2.00 on a sliding scale depending on your income qualifications. Some of the providers do not allow you to bring your own lunch.
HOPES received accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for all of its classrooms last year, and is the only Abbott Preschool Provider in Hoboken that has received this accreditation. HOPES also receives funding from the federal government for the HOPES Head Start part of its programs. Therefore, the family income requirements of the Head Start program do not apply uniformly to all of the HOPES program as HOPES is also an Abbott provider. This means that all Hoboken residents are eligible to attend the HOPES program, regardless of income.
Parents are allowed to select the program they prefer. The curriculum or style of each program may vary slightly as determined by the provider, but they all follow the Tools of the Mind as their standard curriculum, which is accepted by and complies with NAEYC standards (the National Association for the Education of Young Children.)
Please feel free to contact the Hoboken Board of Education with questions regarding the opportunities at each location.
Jessica Peters, Supervisor of Early Childhood, (201) 356-3720 or fax: (201) 356-3637
You may also contact the providers directly to discuss their focus. Registration is in the middle of March. The HFA will send out announcements to its members prior to registration. Note: the preschool program (and school) that you get into does not necessarily determine which school you will attend in Kindergarten.
Private
Hoboken, see below
All Saints Episcopal Day School
Beyond Basic Learning
Hoboken Catholic Academy
Kaplan Cooperative Preschool
The Nest Early Learning Center
Stevens Cooperative School
Jersey City
Early Learning Academy, 201-793-8949.
201 Luis Munoz Marin Blvd Unit 1, Jersey City, NJ 07302.
The Garden Preschool Cooperative, 201-309-0440.
1 McWilliams Place, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Contact enrollment@gardenpreschool.org
Hamilton Park Montessori , (201) 533-1910.
1 McWilliams Place, Suite 206, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Contact Samantha@HamiltonParkMontessori.com or Sue@HamiltonParkMontessori.com
Park Prep Academy, (201) 217-0202.
519 Central Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07307. Contact Justine Greenwald, Director at parkprepacademy@aol.com
Waterfront Montessori , (201) 333-5600.
150 Warren Street, Suite 108, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Contact info@waterfrontmontessori.com
All Saints Episcopal Day School, (201) 792-0736
707 Washington Street, Hoboken
The academic day for students in K-8 is from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
The academic day for the half-day nursery and Pre-K Programs is as follows:
Morning Session: 8:30-11:15 AM
Afternoon Session: 12:30-3:15 PM
Pick-Up: 11:15 am or 3:15 p.m.
Extended Care
Before School Program runs from 7:30-8:30 AM
After School Program runs from 3:00-6:30 PM
Beyond Basic Learning, (201) 798-0071
North Location: 1330 Sinatra Drive Hoboken, NJ 07030
South Location: 336 Sinatra Drive Hoboken, NJ 07030
Beyond Basic Learning (BBL) is a nursery school located in Hoboken, NJ. BBL North and South are both situated on the waterfront redevelopment areas of Hoboken.
Hours: M-F 7:30am-7:30pm
Application fees apply. HFA Members get a $10 discount.
Hoboken Catholic Academy, (201) 963-9535
555 7th Street, Hoboken
A Catholic elementary school sponsored by the Catholic parishes of Hoboken and Weehawken.
Pre-K through Grade 8
Children of all religious faiths welcome
Class size: 22-25 students
Registration Fee: $150
Tuition paid over a 10 month period
Full day Pre-Kindergarten
School hours: 8:15 am-2:50 pm
Before Care Program from 7:00 am and After Care until 6:00 pm (additional cost)
Hot lunch program offered
Age cutoff date is November 30th
New students accepted throughout the school year if space available.
Application available beginning in February
After School Sports and other activities offered.
Kaplan Cooperative Pre School at The United Synagogue of Hoboken, (201) 659-4000
115 Park Avenue, Hoboken
Programs available for 2 to 4 year olds
Full or Half Days, 9am-12pm or 9am-3pm
Parents can choose 3, 4 or 5 days per week
Early drop off at 8am for an additional fee
After Care available until 6pm for an additional fee
Class size 10-15 children
1 teacher, 1 assistant and 1 helping parent per class
Applications are due February 15th
Contact Rachelle Grossman, Director (201) 653-8666, preschool@hobokensynagogue.org
Hudson Dance & Movement’s Preschool Arts & Dance Program, (201) 683-4350
80 Hudson Street, Hoboken
Hours: 9:00-11:30
Meals: A healthy lunch is catered fresh daily.
Program Description: Hudson Dance & Movement’s Arts & Dance Program is a New Jersey Licensed Camp. This 8 week program will prepare your toddler for Preschool and help to develop their social skills as well as rhythmic, motor, and sensory skills. They will enjoy a journey through dance, music, art, and story telling. Maximum class size is 8 children.
Rates: Price is for the duration of an entire school quarter (8 weeks)
1 day/week – $480
2 days/week – $912
3 days/week – $1,344
4 days/week – $1,776
5 days/week – $2,208
The Nest early Learning Center, (201) 653-5548
416 Hudson Street, Hoboken
Pre-school
thenest@mustardseedschool.org
Our 2010 program takes place from 8:40 to 11:40am. Families are encouraged to join the children during worship at the beginning of the day.
Mustard Seed School, (201) 653-5548
422 Willow Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030
K-8
info@mustardseedschool.org
Our understanding of God and the world is the basis for our philosophy and practice, affecting just about every aspect of daily life at Mustard Seed. Our academic programs focus on excellence with an emphasis on integrating the fine arts across the curriculum. Celebration and worship are central to our life together both daily and at specific points within the school year. Students learn about service as a response to what we learn about God and the world.
Steven’s Cooperative School, (201) 792-3688
Hoboken Campus
2s Program, 301 Bloomfield Street – half day morning or afternoon 2 yrs. old by June 1
10 students in each class/ 2 teachers
3s Program, 333 River Street – half day morning or afternoon 3 yrs. By Sept . 1
14-18 students in each class/2 teachers
4s PreK and K at 333 River Street – full day
4s/PK – 4 yrs. by Sept. 1,
Kindergarten – 5 yrs. by Sept. 1
18 students in each class/2 teachers
1st – 8th Grade 301 Garden Street 16-22 children per class depending on grade
Newport Campus, (201) 626-4020
Stevens Newport
80 Town Square Place, Jersey City
Kindergarten – 6th grade (and growing)
16-22 children per class depending on grade
Home Schooling
This is a newer Yahoo group that has formed in Jersey City and Hoboken for families who are homeschooling children of any age. We are building a supportive community and to have face to face activities together and an opportunity for homeschooled children to meet each. We may form groups for classes or instruction or field trips or for extracurricular activities like team sports or scouts. We are also building a resource “library” full of information in our links and files section. This is a secular group.
Contact Homeschool Jersey City Hoboken
HIGH SCHOOL
Public
A.J. Demarest Alternative High School, 158 4th Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 – (201) 356-3740
High Tech in North Bergen, NJ, 2000 85th Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047 – Barbara Wiercinski (201) 662-6804
Hoboken High School, 9th and Clinton Streets, Hoboken, NJ 07030 – (201) 356.3700
Mc Nair Academic High School, 123 Coles St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, (201) 418-7618
Charter
Hoboken Charter School (information above)
Private
The Hudson School (grades 5-12), 601 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 659-8335, fax: (201) 222-3669
hudson@thehudsonschool.org
admissions@thehudsonschool.org
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