Welcome

Welcome from Head of School, Neal M. Brown

Since 1934 Green Acres School has stood for everything that I believe in and have worked toward in my professional career. We were founded 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.

As you consider Green Acres, ask yourself, as my wife and I did when selecting this school for our two children, whether you want your child to:

  • Develop deep, caring, and respectful relationships with each teacher?
  • Engage in challenging work that builds and fine-tunes core academic skills?
  • Complete projects that reflect habits and skills that have value beyond school?
  • Practice being a respectful citizen, collaborator, self-advocate, and confident leader in a close-knit community?
  • Experience the joy of music, the arts, and athletics?
  • Develop a lifelong appreciation for our multicultural world and diverse local community?
  • Exercise creativity and pursue areas of interest?
  • 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—not just academically but also 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 and test-taking to complete tasks and 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. They also are inquisitive, reflective, collaborative, and innovative—worthy role models for our students.

I welcome you to explore the Green Acres School website and am delighted that you are interested in learning more about our school and community.

Sincerely,

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