Elon Musk’s Montessori preschool is reimagining education closer to success
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Elon Musk is making yet another business move and this time he’s reimagining what US education can be.
The billionaire has begun funding Ad Astra, a private Montessori school, outside of Bastrop, Texas, according to newly released government documents.
The preschool will be located on the 40-acre property and the 4,000-square-foot home will be remodeled to accommodate the project, according to Texas Health and Human Services documents obtained by Bloomberg.
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Newly released government documents show billionaire Elon Musk has begun funding a private Montessori school called Ad Astra outside Bastrop, Texas. (Ad Astra website)
Ad Astra’s website says it will “focus on project-based learning, where children are encouraged to explore, explore, and find solutions to real-world problems. Ad Astra offers a progressive learning environment that emphasizes the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) into the curriculum its.”
The original permit indicates that the school can educate up to 21 students, but the website lists the population as 18 students from 3 to 6 years old and 30 students between 6 and 9 years old.
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at an American PAC town hall on Oct. 26 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photos by Samuel Corum / Getty Images)
The Ad Astra website explains that it is currently open to all children aged 3 to 9 and has jobs posted for teaching assistants of all levels.
Tuition will be subsidized initially, according to Ad Astra’s website, but eventually “education will be matched by local private schools that include an extended day program.”
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the grand opening of the Tesla Giga Texas “Cyber Rodeo” on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The website describes the curriculum as “carefully followed and activity-based” aimed at allowing children to develop important skills and problem-solving skills “at their own pace.”
“This unique approach prepares children to, and ultimately, become proficient in reading, writing and math,” the website says.
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This is not the first time Musk’s interest in starting a school has been mentioned. Last year, his foundation set aside about $100 million to build a technology-focused elementary and high school in Austin and a possible university.
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