Mastro Montessori Academy Breaks Ground on New Shrewsbury Location

The year 1968 was not only a time of civil unrest; it was a time of vision.  Nationally, Martin Luther King was actively promoting equality and peace. Here in the Two Rivers community, Mary Mastro Guarriello also had a dream to open a Montessori school. With little more than a fiery drive to succeed, she opened the doors of the Vincent S. Mastro Montessori Academy, named in memory of her late brother, to a few eager young minds.

Shovels pierced a plot of land in Shrewsbury in a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 15 for the construction of the new Mastro Montessori Academy building on White Road, 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 at 36 Birch Road 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.

For more information about the benefits of a Montessori education for your child, please contact Kristin De Rose at 732-842-5816 or visit www.mastromontessori.org.