Emerson Montessori Schools

Before offering services to the public, its founder, Dr. Charles Bernstein, and other researchers spent several years conducting research on child development and creating what is now known as the “HeadsUp!® Approach” to early learning. This research base and the resulting HeadsUp!® philosophy have served as the anchor for all subsequent development efforts and they continue to distinguish ELI from other organizations offering children’s services.

With locations in Palo Alto, San Jose, and Pleasanton, CA, our preschools borrow from the best model programs and the most recent educational research. Through play and learning games, our program is designed to help lay the necessary foundation of all future learning. The preschool program employs a modified Montessori curriculum and incorporates art, music, and imaginative play into the traditional emphasis on practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics, science, and cultural activities.

Our private elementary/middle school programs build on this model to allow children to grow using the Montessori curriculum. Our locations incorporate the most recent advances in language, mathematics, and science curricula to craft an accelerated, yet in-depth program for first through eighth graders.