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The Green Acres difference

We're experts in out-of-the-box, get-your-hands-messy, ignite-your-passions type of learning, pre-k through 8th grade.

Student arranges shapes on the light box
Student and teacher working together
Student doing a science experiment
Student speaking into microphone at Model UN
Student plays outside joyfully
Student stands with a clipboard, the Capitol Building and Washington Monument in the background
Using hand magnifying lens outside

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We're rooted in relationships

Students & a teacher are reading

We're rooted in relationships

Teachers and students are partners in learning. Our first-name-basis tradition and the high value we place on community create an environment in which students form deep bonds built on trust and mutual respect.

Student and teacher working together

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We learn by doing

Student doing a science experiment

We learn by doing

Mass-produced worksheets and rote memorization have no place here. With our hands-on, project-based, inquiry-driven program, students are fully immersed in their learning. Education is meant to be lived and breathed, not stifled.

Student doing a science experiment

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We stand up and speak out

Student speaking into microphone at Model UN

We stand up and speak out

The world our children will inherit needs intelligent, thoughtful leaders. Green Acres students have a voice and know how to use it as advocates for themselves and others. By the time they graduate, they are ready to take the helm.

Student speaking into microphone at Model UN

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We let kids be kids

Student plays outside joyfully

We let kids be kids

Green Acres is a once-in-a-childhood kind of school. Our teachers are experts in child development from the earliest years to adolescence, and they know exactly how to preserve the golden years of childhood while pushing kids to think about big issues.

Student plays outside joyfully

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We're going places

Student stands with a clipboard, the Capitol Building and Washington Monument in the background

We're going places

Wherever your child's high school journey takes them—public or private, small or big, progressive or traditional—they'll have all the knowledge and skills they need to be successful.

Student stands with a clipboard, the Capitol Building and Washington Monument in the background

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We get outside

Using hand magnifying lens outside

We get outside

Your child's learning potential knows no bounds, and neither do our classroom spaces. Lessons transcend the physical walls of the classroom, taking advantage of the natural world and all it has to offer.

Using hand magnifying lens outside

The grass really is greener at Green Acres

Curious about the Green Acres experience? Select a question below to hear from some of our students, parents, teachers, and alumni.

Why choose a pre-k–8th grade school?

Dana '95

Parent & Alumna

Shelton

Parent

Priya

Parent

What is learning like at Green Acres? 

Priya

Parent

Alison

Lower School Teacher & Alumni Parent

Eleanor '30

Student

Josephine '31

Student

Richard

Middle School Teacher

Mark '30

Student

Drew '10

Alumnus

What makes you feel like you belong at Green Acres?

Eli '29

Student

Shelton

Parent

Dylan '29

Student

How does Green Acres prepare students for high school and beyond? 

Drew '10

Alumnus

Alison

Lower School Teacher & Alumni Parent

When you think of the Green Acres campus, what place comes to mind?

Gaudiya '28

Student

Indigo '29

Student

Dana '95

Parent & Alumna

Amelia '29

Student

What is your favorite Green Acres memory?

Richard

Middle School Teacher

Ben '30

Student

Dana '95

Parent & Alumna

Drew '10

Alumnus

Jaiden '30

Student

Acres of possibility

Experienced educators guide children to explore, discover, imagine, create, question, analyze, lead, problem solve, and live with compassion—foundational skills for success in both school and the rapidly changing world beyond. At every age and stage, the academic program at Green Acres empowers children to find their passions and unleashes their full potential. 

Let’s be friends

A picture is worth a thousand words—a cliché because it's true! Take a peek at our social media activity to witness the incredible learning and growth that happen at Green Acres on a daily basis.