When you walk into Greenwood Friends School, you feel at home at school. Our open spaces, our engaged students, and our welcoming community all reach out to let you know that you have come to a unique place to learn. With strong core academics and a breadth of art, music, and foreign language enrichments, GFS teaches children to think critically, work collaboratively, communicate confidently, and solve problems creatively in today’s changing world.
The Quaker principles of integrity, equality, community, simplicity, and peace guide our school’s daily life. Accredited by PAIS, Greenwood serves preschool through eighth grade students from a broad range of backgrounds. Our students reflect our area's ethnic, economic, and social diversity and are supported by Greenwood’s generous scholarship program. The school is located three miles east of Millville and serves families from 17 districts, including Benton, Berwick, Bloomsburg, Central Columbia, Danville, East Lycoming, Lewisburg, Millville, Milton, and Warrior Run.
Come visit us at Greenwood Friends. A warm welcome awaits you!
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 On Tuesday, August 12, Greenwood's new garden and greenhouse project began, overseen by Intermediate and Middle School teacher Craig Muller. Directing heavy equipment from Don Eyer Excavating, including a small backhoe, Craig watched as a hole appeared that will become the pond and waterfall environment; the backhoe also prepared a shallow, neat, and square depression that, filled with fine gravel, will underlie the greenhouse. In the following days, Craig dug holes and set piers for the greenhouse's foundation. Funded partially by a grant from the Friends Council on Education, the project will include raised beds and a contemplative garden
area, which along with the greenhouse will make year-round classroom
space for our students.
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The four weeks of Camp Greenwood and Camp Invention were a terrific success thanks to our enthusiastic teachers; the energy of our camp coordinator, Rejena Girton; and especially our campers. The children (and some adults) at Camp Greenwood learned about Animals, Art, Astronomy, Drama, Fire Science and Safety, First Aid and CPR, Shakespeare, and Whitewater Dynamics.
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Greenwood wrapped up its academic year with Graduation at the Millville Meetinghouse on Friday the 6th of June. The graduates invited Intermediate team teacher Audra DePrisco as their speaker. Three of them were part of Audra's very first class at Greenwood, in 2001. Audra shared highlights of the students' careers at Greenwood, seven lessons (to match the number of years she has taught at Greenwood),
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50% Reduction in First-Year Tuition for all New K-8 Students
Greenwood's Board of Trustees recognizes the importance of new families for our growing and vital school community. To encourage new families to enroll their children, the Board has authorized Community Scholarships of a 50% reduction in tuition for all K-8 students in their first year at our school.
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