Welcome

Welcome from Head of School, Neal M. Brown

I am delighted that you are interested in learning more about our school and community! Please explore the Green Acres website to gain a deeper understanding of who we are as a progressive school. Green Acres School was founded in 1934 as the first integrated school in Montgomery County by parents who wanted to develop in their children both a deep sense of social responsibility and a strong set of academic, interpersonal, and leadership skills that would serve them well in high school, in college, and as adults. Today, these same principles continue to guide our work as educators.

As you consider Green Acres, ask yourself, whether you want your child to:

  • Develop strong and respectful relationships with each teacher?
  • Engage in challenging work that builds core academic skills?
  • Practice being a respectful citizen, collaborator, self-advocate, and confident leader?
  • Experience the joy of music, the arts, and athletics?
  • Develop a lifelong appreciation for our multicultural world and diverse local community?
  • Enjoy the outdoors, developing a sense of stewardship for the environment? and
  • Love coming to school every day?

Green Acres faculty members understand that at the heart of a great school lies both a deep level of respect for each student and a curriculum that challenges students academically, ethically, and socially. They know that students need to become strong readers, writers, speakers, mathematicians, and scientists. They also believe that students must become independent thinkers and be able to move beyond rote memorization to solve problems that may not yet exist. At Green Acres, children not only write, read, and compute. They also play, dig, plant, design, act, build, sing, experiment, invent, explore, cooperate, and perform community service. Our teachers are knowledgeable about their subjects, about pedagogy, and about child development.

Thank you for your interest in Green Acres School.

Sincerely,

Neal M. Brown, Ed.D.
Head of School