Ad Astra, a Montessori preschool, ahead of its opening outside Bastrop, Texas, on Dec. 9.
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Proposed schedule at Ad Astra includes ‘thematic, STEM-based activities’ as well as outdoor play and nap time.
Jared Birchall, Elon Musk’s money manager and the head of his family office, is listed as the chief executive officer. Jehn Balajadia, a longtime Musk aide who has worked at SpaceX and the Boring Co., is named as an official contact.
But they’re not connected to Musk’s new technology venture, or the political operation that’s endeared him to Donald Trump. Instead, they’re tied to the billionaire’s new Montessori school outside Bastrop, Texas, called Ad Astra, according to documents filed with state authorities and obtained via a Texas Public Information Act request.