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Elon Musk let slip in 2014 that he had started his own private school, which he initiated mostly for his six children.

Musk went to school here in South Africa, where it’s reported that he was bullied so much he described the experience as “torture.”

So he probably doesn’t want the same fate for his children, including twins Griffin and Xavier, and triplets Damian, Saxon, and Kai.

Don’t forget little X AE A-XII Musk (don’t ask me how to pronounce that), born in May 2020, and the result of his relationship with Grimes. The three of them are pictured above.

The bullying, along with his eccentric nature, unconventional ideas, and a deep loathing for the American education system, helped him decide to found his own school with his own methodology, reports Entrepreneur.

Thus, Ad Astra was born, meaning ‘towards the stars’ in Latin.

It is described as an “exclusive”, “mysterious”, “innovative”, and “disruptive” school that has its own system and is populated by a select few students besides Musk’s children.

Before the school, located at the SpaceX facility in California, launched, the logo and email address appeared on the website:

But now when you visit the website all you see is a grey background with one line: “This site is currently private. If you’re the owner or contributor, log in.”

The educational model:

In 2015. Musk spoke about Ad Astra, explaining that the educational model would be skills-oriented and have goals like:

• Be an alternative to the age segregation model. Musk says that separating children by age does not make sense for education, because students have different interests and abilities that are independent of how old they are.
• Focus on problem-solving. Instead of giving children ‘tools’ in a vacuum, they should be taught how to solve problems.
• Gamification. The tycoon pointed out that he does not have to “encourage his children to play” since education through games is something natural for children.

Unlike regular schools, these kids – aged seven to 14 –  aren’t put into grades, and instead learn in teams.

They do get marked for their work, but the lucky buggers don’t receive letter grades at the end of the semester.

This is because, as Musk explained back in the day, the school isn’t treated as an “assembly line”.

Instead, the educational model is based not on qualifying students but on looking for and honing their skills and abilities.

The curriculum:

So you’re probably thinking that Ad Astra’s curriculum isn’t like a traditional school, either.

You’re right – it’s definitely not:

“The philosophy of the school is experimental, it is not based on a curriculum. Musk decided that he wanted to educate his children and a small group of children that way. It is something that he developed, it is his idea, it is not a traditional school ,” Musk said…

At Ad Astra, students study subjects like Artificial Intelligence, applied science (AKA blowing shit up), coding, and design, mainly for robots.

Not included in the curriculum are subjects like sports, music, and foreign languages due to Musk’s personal philosophy that real-time translation software will soon make the latter obsolete.

The students:

According to the BBC, the school had 40 students in 2018:

“It was said at some point that Ad Astra was for the children of SpaceX employees , but it is not clear which workers are being offered the offer, or to how many or under what conditions,” [Author Christina] Simon said.

“It is not known exactly who these children are ,” he added.

Someone from the BBC visited in 2018, verifying that the place exists, but wasn’t allowed to reveal many details of the program:

Among the discoveries they were able to reveal is that children do not have to pass an IQ test to be admitted.

In reality, potential students visit the school and interact with the staff, who discuss whether the little ones will be able to enjoy and take advantage of the Ad Astra educational model.

As for the possibility of an Ad Astra university?

Well, Musk seems to consider a university education wholly unimportant:

“I think college is basically a place to have fun and show that you can do your homework, but that’s not for learning ,” Musk said in December 2020.

So no university, then.

I bet tuition isn’t cheap.

[source:entrepreneur]