Accreditation & Affiliation

Mastro Montessori Academy has a number of accreditations and affiliations with international, national and state associations.

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

Mastro Montessori Academy enjoys the highest recognition status granted by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), which was founded by Maria Montessori in 1929 to protect the integrity of her work. Montessori Academy is the only Montessori school in Monmouth County to receive AMI status. All of our Montessori teachers hold AMI credentials in addition to university degrees.

AMI School Standards

AMI school standards help to maintain the level of excellence that Maria Montessori envisioned. Below, Dr. Montessori’s own words explain the rationale for these standards.

One Teacher in Each Class

“We must support as much as possible the child’s desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate him to be independent. It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may always be ready to supply the desired help, but may never be the obstacle between the child and his experience.”
3-Year Mixed Age Groups

“There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with the utmost ease. To understand what the older ones are doing fills the little ones with enthusiasm. There is a communication and a harmony between the two that one seldom finds between the adult and the small child.”
Recommended Class Sizes Between 28-35

“When classes are fairly big, differences of character show themselves more clearly and wider experiences can be gained.”
Three Hours of Uninterrupted Work

“Left to themselves, the children work ceaselessly; they do not worry about the clock … after long and continuous activity the children’s capacity for work does not appear to diminish, but to improve.”
One Set of Materials (in each classroom)

“The fundamental fact in the preparation of the environment is to have only one set of each type of material. When there is only one specimen of each object, and if a piece is in use when another child wants it, the latter will wait for it to be released. Since this happens every hour of the day for years, the idea of respecting others, and of waiting one’s turn, becomes a habitual part of life which always grows more mature.”

Other Affiliations

North American Montessori Teachers Association (NAMTA)

National Association of Independent Schools

New Jersey Department of Education Nonpublic School

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Mastro Montessori Academy

35 White Road

Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702

The Vincent S. Mastro Montessori Academy is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, nonsectarian school admitting students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin in administration of its admission policies, educational policies, or school-administered programs. Reasonable accommodation that does not alter the fundamental nature of our programs or create undue burden is made for students with disabilities.