GENTILE HOLLOWAY O’MAHONEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES. THE COSTOF THE ITEMS DESIGNED BY GENTILE HOLLOWAY O’MAHONEY WERE AP-PROXIMATELY $285,000.00. 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 SFOF BUILDING, INSTRUCTING PUPILS RANGING FROMPRE-KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE IN THE MONTESSORI METHOD. ATFULL OCCUPANCY THE SCHOOL WILL BE ABLE TO EDUCATE 250 STUDENTS. ONE OF THE BASIC BELIEFS IN THE MONTESSORI METHOD IS THATCHILDREN 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 MEETSEVERAL CRITERIA FOR THE FLORIDA GREEN BUILDING COALITION (FGBC) DESIGNATION.
