What is the enrollment size?
Full enrollment from grades K–8 is between 110 and 120. Our class sizes range from 12–16 students per class.
Where do GreenMount families live?
Currently, The GreenMount School families live in neighborhoods all over Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.
Other than the standard subjects, what other programs are offered?
Specials include: Outdoor Explorations, Art, Music, Physical Education, and Health.
What is Community Day?
Each Friday, the weekly Community Day Program brings the entire school together in a shared activity with their “buddy” in another grade. Kindergartners and 8th-grade students are grouped in buddy teams and students in grades 1–3 are placed in buddy pairs or groups with students in grades 4–7. The Buddy program creates community throughout the school, and most students know every other student in the school in just a short time. Community Day activities are generally centered around the current theme or current events.
What is theme-based learning?
The Theme Studies program enables students to make connections across disciplines in a real-world setting. Students apply and integrate both skills and content in reading, writing, mathematics, science, art, and drama. Theme-based studies provide meaning, engagement, and relevancy to subjects that otherwise can be abstract. Field trips, guest artists, and speakers provide many opportunities for curricular integration and contextual understanding. The whole school works with synergy as the students and teachers move together through learning and projects related to the theme.
How does the family cooperative work?
All GreenMount School parents are automatically members of the CO-OP (Community Objective – Operation Participation). Participation in the CO-OP is one of the primary community-building aspects of the school and creates partnerships in the educational journey. Additionally, the CO-OP defrays operating costs. See CO-OP for more information.
What is the eighth-grade culminating experience?
As a culmination of their GMS experience, eighth-grade students participate in an eighth-grade trip that may include learning about new cultures, serving as an extension of the GMS academics, and/or being focused on service to others. This immersive experience generally takes place in the spring.
What are the school hours?
School begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday. On Friday, school begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m. so teachers can meet for professional development.
Is before or after-school care available?
After-school care is provided by ECHOES. It is available from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and on Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. At this time, there is no before-school care offered; however, students can be dropped off at school as early as 8 a.m.
Does GreenMount accept students with learning differences?
The GreenMount School accepts students with a range of abilities and learning styles. Although we do not employ a learning specialist and cannot accommodate all children’s neuro-diverse needs, including learning, behavior, or psychological needs, we can provide some basic accommodations in the classroom. These services are generally determined after the child has been evaluated through psycho-educational evaluation, and a report has been provided to the Head of School.
It is ultimately the goal of the faculty, staff, and administration of The GreenMount School for all students to learn, be happy, and grow as individuals. This is a team approach, and parent and school communication and cooperation are essential.
Is there a dress code at GreenMount?
Students are expected to dress appropriately for school. Students do not wear uniforms.
Does the school provide food for the students?
GreenMount students (and teachers) bring their lunches to school. There is a hot lunch option that is offered two to three times a day a week for a small fee.
Where do your alumni go after GreenMount?
Most GreenMount students attend their first-choice public or independent high schools, including the following:
- Baltimore School for the Arts
- Western High School
- Baltimore City College
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
- Baltimore Design School
- Bard High School Early College Baltimore
- Towson High School (Law and Public Policy Program)
- Carver Center for Arts and Technology
- Loyola Blakefield
- The Park School of Baltimore
- Mercy High School
- Calvert Hall College High School
- Baltimore Lab School
- Friends School of Baltimore
- Notre Dame Preparatory School
- Jemicy School
- Garrison Forest School
In addition, GreenMount alumni go on to attend diverse colleges and universities. Examples of these include, but are not limited to:
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Maryland College Park
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Towson University
- Oberlin College
- Parsons: The New School for Design
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Washington College
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Northwestern University
- Northeastern University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Rutgers University
- University of Delaware
- Temple University
- Morgan State University
- Brandeis University
- Columbia University
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- University of Rochester
- Goucher College
- St. John’s College
- Purdue University
- Pennsylvania State University
- School of Art Institute of Chicago
- Hampshire College
- Bard College