Environmental Stewardship
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.
Outdoor education
Our campus is made even more beautiful by acres of native habitat, an on-site creek, monarch waystation, student gardens, and a greenhouse. In addition to the many opportunities to learn outdoors on our campus, students at each grade participate in environmental education both on and off campus at least once per year.
Trips
Our campus provides limitless opportunities for outdoor education, but we also like to take advantage of the many idyllic natural spaces that our region has to offer. These trips include a kindergarten field trip to Nature Forward, a 4th grade overnight trip to Hard Bargain Farm, and a 7th grade trip to Chincoteague, VA, among many others.
Eco-friendly practices
We're committed to putting the "green" in Green Acres. We were first recognized as a certified Maryland Green School by the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) in 2015 and again in 2019—and again in 2024! Our eco-friendly practices include, but are not limited to, water-conserving toilets, a water bottle filling station, school-wide composting initiative, reduced single-use-plastic waste, and water- and energy-saving practices by staff and students.
I think that throughout my life, and amplified during the time that I was at Green Acres, I really learned that I was allowed to be my own person. The teachers taught us how to debate, how to think through tough problems, and how to be respectful in doing so. These skills have been critical not only in charting my own path in my career, but also in navigating the complicated world of climate policy.Samantha '09, Maret School '13, Washington University in St. Louis '18, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, '23, Sea Grant Knauss Fellow '24