Four new Montessori schools will open in different parts of town for more than 100 children this September, bringing the total to six Montessori schools in Columbia.

The Montessori method does an exceptional job of nurturing kids’ natural love of learning, and it helps to sustain that longer than other educational methodologies,”

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, just a few blocks outside the Fort, is having a growth spurt.

Officials from the school, located at 185 Court Street, announced plans to expand into a former fire patrol station at 12 Dean Street. Once construction is complete, the new building, which abuts the existing property, will allow the school, which goes from pre-school to eighth grade, to admit 40 to 50 more students.