About Us
Welcome to Mastro Montessori – The Montessori programs at Mastro Montessori are based on the educational principles and practices developed by Dr. Maria Montessori.
Mastro Montessori is located on a quiet street in the beautiful town of Little Silver. We are currently under construction for our new home in Shrewsbury.
For over 40 years, Mastro Montessori is proud to offer children an orderly, predictable, child-centered environment tailor-made for them. Our surroundings give children the comfort and confidence to be themselves and feel at ease. They fit in the child-size furniture. They know exactly where to find the materials they want to work with, stored on low shelves that they can access.
They quickly absorb the rhythms and routines of their classrooms. This order provides a sense of security which, in turn, allows children to focus and concentrate. In the Mastro Montessori environment, children gain the confidence to venture out of their comfort zone to try new things.
Children who attend Mastro Montessori:
- Are treated and treat others with respect and dignity.
- Are enthusiastic about learning and look forward to attending school.
- Learn how to learn thereby increasing confidence and self-esteem.
Mastro Montessori offers:
- Caring, qualified and AMI-certified faculty.
- Active and involved community of parents and alumni that is truly an extended family.
- Genuine Montessori educational materials
- A beautiful learning environment
- Unsurpassed preschool and elementary school education
- Socialization skills
- Real-life skills learning
To decide whether Mastro and the Montessori Method would benefit your child, there is no substitute for first-hand observation. We’d welcome the opportunity to show you our school, answer your questions, introduce our dedicated staff, and allow you to observe for yourself a Montessori class in action.
What is Montessori?
Montessori is an approach to education, both philosophical and practical, that respects each child’s unique individuality and nurtures his or her natural abilities. Developed by Italian physician and expert observer of child development, Dr. Maria Montessori, a Montessori education fosters independence, initiative, and a lifelong love of learning.
The Montessori classroom is a stimulating, child-centered environment, purposefully prepared and thoughtfully organized to invite exploration and facilitate independent, hands-on learning. Children engage in an exciting process of discovery, proceeding at their own pace and according to their own needs, interests, talents, and readiness. Their work includes real life activities with a sense of purpose as well as the use of scientifically designed, self-correcting materials.
Students are able to choose materials to work on from an organized presentation on low reachable shelves.
Montessori and Your Child
- Children respected as unique individuals.
- Self-directed learning.
- Individually paced with multiple learning pathways.
- Children focus and concentrate their energies.
- Children grouped by three-year age spans.• Freedom (within limits) is the rule; children learn in a non-disruptive environment.
Montessori directresses work with each student at their own level.
- Montessori preschool children work together on learning their letters.
You can read more about us and our staff. See how the Montessori Method can provide the ideal learning environment for your preschool or elementary school child. We offer an early preschool program and All Day Program to accommodate our parents needs. Contact us to see Montessori in action at our weekly Open House. Learn more about how to observe a preschool in action.
Call Mastro Montessori Academy at 732-842-5816 and schedule a visit today.
