Groundbreaking Celebration
Saturday, October 15, 2011

On October 15th, shovels pierced a plot of land in Shrewsbury in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Mastro Montessori Academy building on White Road in Shrewsbury, a permanent home that will reflect the extraordinary program and education that is offered.  The building will feature four Montessori classrooms, a dedicated music room, and areas for staff and administration. Utilizing green building practices, the school will feature state of the art environmental technologies, such as permeable paving, a rain garden, and a radiant snowmelt system.

Students, faculty, staff and other project supporters were present including Shrewsbury Mayor Donald W. Burden, Vincent Guarriello, Trustee & husband of the late Mrs. Guarriello, Co-Founder, Elizabeth and Michael Bradbury, the Director and Business Administrator of Mastro Montessori, respectively, and the other hardworking Board of Trustees whose collective efforts made this long-awaited event come to fruition.

Construction is expected to be completed for fall 2012 enrollment.  “With a new facility the children will have more space to work and expand their projects.  It will give the school the opportunity to reach more children and accommodate our growing enrollment.” Said School Director, Elizabeth Bradbury.

Mastro Montessori Academy, located in Little Silver, has the distinction of being the only AMI-certified Montessori school in Monmouth County, offering a proven empirically supported curriculum to students in primary and elementary grades.  A Montessori education is known and respected word-wide for its unique teaching methodologies that instill life-long learning and socialization skills.