Gentile Glas Holloway O’Mahoney & Associates, Inc. was responsible for the site planning and landscape design services. Turtle River Montessori School is on a 1.76 acre site located within the Maple-Wood DRI, in Jupiter, Florida. The school comprises approximately 22,122 sf of building, instructing pupils ranging from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade in the Montessori Method. At full occupancy the school will be able to educate 250 students. One of the basic beliefs in the Montessori Method is that children learn through discovery. As such the school will be constructing several sustainable outdoor spaces to provide the students with an understanding of conservation of our natural resources. This unique education facility will meet several criteria for the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) designation.
