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Green woods is an incredible community of people working together to give our kids the best education. Green woods environmental component is an incredible learning experience for our children and future.
I love Green Woods Charter School because our children are not only getting a great education, but also learning to help our enviroment for the near and far future. I also think it is a true fortune that the school is in the heart of a very respected nature center and share the 500 acres of land to assist in their education.
Green Woods is a unique school. Judging by its incredibly green surroundings, it's hard to believe the school is located in one of the largest cities in the nation. Nestled amid 300 acres of woods, the school takes advantage of it by offering an environment-centered, hands-on curriculum. Its unique approach to learning produces results that rival that of the city's leading private schools. The dedicated staff, small classrooms and makes the school a true gem.
Green Woods is a unique school that is situated on several hundred acres at the Schuykyll Valley Nature Center. The teachers are dedicated and always go the extra mile or two or ten. My son has really flourished here.
I have a nephew that attends the school and I can see that he really enjoys the atomsphere and the experiences that he is learning from Green Woods. It is in a great location and comfortable size for younger kids.
Green Woods is a public school with a private school feel. The Teachers and Staff are all skilled, talented, professional and dedicated to assuring that each child is provided with the highest level of education. The fact that the school is located on the grounds of the schuylkill center is an added bonus that allows the children to learn, develop and explore using our environment as a base to build upon. With this great exposure to nature through studing science I expect one day a student from Green Woods will help to solve some of our environmental problems.
Green Woods Charter is located in Philadelphia inside the Schuylkill Center for Environmentl Education, a nature center inside the city. Green Woods' curriculum is centered around environmental education. The students get to hike in the woods every day and all academic activities relate back to environmental issues. GWCS has won numerous awards & recognitions for our curriculum and innovative approach to education that not only engages students, but teaches them to be good stewards for the earth.
Greenwoods Charter is a wonderful, close nit family school. It teaches students about nature as well.
Green Woods is the most spectacular school that I have had the pleasure of experiencing. The staff is terrific; the GWCS community is dedicated to arm our students with the knowledge of how Nature is a part of everything that we do and that we are. They integrate learning in such a way that the students do not even feel as if they are learning. GWCS really prepares the student for the world and also shows them ways that they can help improve their surrounding and their world. By the way - I don't think 5 stars is enough!!!
Green woods is a great place to teach! The staff is wonderful and supportive, and works harder than anyone can imagine. The students are eager and energetic learners who continue to impress us with their abilities and skills. We are a lucky group in a wonderful community.
Still very new, but all of the people that are associated with Green Woods Charter School have been wondedrful
Green Woods Charter School teaches children to care for our world through learning by doing in the middle of an urban environmental center. I am peoud to be part of this school.
I love that my children will learn and play in the middle of the woods, yet it is still 'in the city'. What a great learning enviornment! The teachers are passionate about their job and the students. We are fortunate to be part of such a unique community.
My children were heartbroken when we told them they had to go to a new school.Within 2 weeks they were saying how awesome their new school was. I also like the fact that I get to participate actively in school activities, personally I like to be the lunch/recess Dad.There I get a good chance to see how my kids interact with the other students. I also love the school being in the middle of the woods even though it's in a big city like Philly.
Green Woods has the best learning and 'growing' environment. The entire staff creates a safe, warm, and positive environment for children to learn and to share fun times with their classmates. Green Woods is a place where children's love of learning can take root, branch out and they can leave successful!
Imagine a school surrounded by 350 acres of trees, ponds, fields, and wildlife. That is Green Woods Charter School. Add a loving community of hard working families and involved parents and you begin to understand why I love teaching at Green Woods Charter School. I feel inspired each and every day as I drive down the long road in to school. I can't believe how lucky I am. It is my hope to leave behind a world much better than the one I inherited and Green Woods' environmental science curriculum may make that possible. My teaching colleagues and support staff continue to be an inspiration to me, year in and year out. What a treasure!
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8480 Hagy's Mill Rd
Philadelphia,
PA 19128
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Phone: (215) 482-6337
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