About Us
Our educational Montessori programs offer early learning experiences for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. We are a community of children, parents, and teachers defined by and committed to cultivating a passion for personal excellence in each individual child, parent, and staff member in all that we do here at Briarwood.
Location
Located in a 200 year old charming farmhouse, Briarwood Children’s House sits on six acres of a beautiful and spacious wooded area with fruit trees and pond. Children have the opportunity to enjoy the natural setting with two outdoor playgrounds, one for infants and toddlers and another for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Children enjoy our outdoor gardening space and have a chance to grow and cultivate vegetables and flowers.
A Message from Our Founder - Sandy Becker
I have had the pleasure of working with and learning from young children since 1982. I began as a student teacher in high school working with a group of preschool aged children in the campus classroom, student teaching in two second grade classrooms in an elementary school and experiencing a 10 week internship student teaching a first grade class of hearing impaired children at a state school in central New York which was by far my favorite experience. I have always loved teaching. I received my AAS in Early Childhood Education and have taught preschool in several locations up & down the east coast for many years. Through my years of experiences I have formulated my idea of high quality programming for young children from seeing some really great programs but more importanty from experiencing some not so great programs. It is through these stretching and growing periods of your life you are able to move forward with accurateness, focus, and clear vision. My vision has always been to create a school where peace, qualtiy and extended family exist. Montessori is that peace and quality, Briarwood is that extended family.