Bezos Academy

Bezos Academy is a group of tuition-free preschools for students from low-income families, which was created by Jeff Bezos, and which operate in a manner similar to the Montessori method.[1]

Bezos himself had attended a Montessori school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when he was two years old.[2]

Bezos first announced his plan to create the schools in September 2018.[3]

The first school opened in Des Moines, Washington on October 19, 2020.[4]

In January 2022, plans were announced to open a school in Orlando, Florida,[5] as well as one in Everett, Washington.[6]

References
  1. Jeff Bezos's tuition-free preschool is expanding to new locations in Texas and Florida. Here's who's eligible to attend and why Bezos says 'the child will be the customer.', Business Insider, January 31, 2022
  2. Why Some Locals Are Skeptical About Jeff Bezos’ Free Preschool Near Seattle, Forbes, October 14, 2020
  3. Jeff Bezos Cites a Big Number, but Few Details, in Plan for Low-Income Montessori Preschools, New York Times, September 21, 2018
  4. Jeff Bezos to open first nonprofit preschool in Washington as part of $2 billion Day One Fund, CNBC, September 22, 2020
  5. Bezos Academy opening in Orlando, Fox 35 Orlando, January 14, 2022
  6. Bezos Academy to open new tuition-free preschool in Everett, NBC King 5, January 22, 2022

Official wbsite for Bezos Academy

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