Elon Musk is opening a preschool near his business operations in Texas

Elon Musk is not content with getting involved in politics, but his next project is trying to reimagine the education system in the United States. The South African billionaire is now funding a preschool in Texas called Ad Astra, which recently received a state permit to teach up to 21 students. The private Montessori school’s website states that it is open to students between the ages of three and nine, but an in-depth report from He said there were no signs of children or teachers yet at the facility.

The school is located outside Bastrop, Texas, which has become a hub for Musk-owned companies. The Boring Co.’s tunneling works are located nearby, as is the production site for SpaceX Starlink satellites. Construction is also underway in the area on a building owned by Company X, formerly Twitter.

Bloomberg He noted that Musk often had educational shows, sometimes under the same name as Ad Astra, tied to his business, so this new daycare could be for his employees’ children. Job advertisement for a trainer in Ad Astra He reads: “While their parents support achievements that expand the scope of human possibility, their children will grow up to become the next generation of creators in a way that only authentic Montessori can provide.”

Musk has been an outspoken and financial supporter of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, and both have made comments disparaging recent diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in education.

He is hardly the first technology figure to apply his views on education in American schools. Mark Zuckerberg tried to personalize the experience . Jeff Bezos has put his name and resources into this project . Bill Gates has a long history of proposing ideas for public education For students, such as charter schools and Common Core State Standards.