FAQ

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. 

What is the tuition for the school?

Currently, tuition and fees at The GreenMount School for the 2023–2024 school year is $14,580 per year.

Other than the standard subjects, what other programs are offered?

Cultural Studies, Explorations, Art, Music, Physical Education, Life Skills, Eighth Grade Culminating Experience, and Community Day.

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. Kindergarteners 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 exactly 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 together move through learning and projects related to the theme.

Themes are studied for an average of 10 weeks at a time. The U.S. history themes are taught in a nine-year cycle and students make references and connections to previous themes to help guide future learning. The cultural theme and multiple intelligences theme are chosen to highlight global understanding within the history theme.

Examples of past themes include West Africa, Australia, We All Come From Somewhere, the Birth of a Nation, a Nation Torn Apart, from Printing Press to Paperless, All the World’s a Stage, and The History of Rock and Roll.

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 pizza option that is offered once a day a week for a small fee. 

Do you have a Modern or Romance Language program?

Currently, this is not offered. The GreenMount School has chosen theme-based learning as our priority. To do this well it takes time to expose each child to multiple cultures, concepts, and historical events. The extra time is vital to guiding students as they integrate contextual learning into their development.

Where do your alumni go after GreenMount?

Most GreenMount students attend their first-choice public or independent high schools, including the following:

In addition, GreenMount alumni go on to attend diverse colleges and universities. Examples of these include, but are not limited to: