Greenspring Montessori School

Greenspring Montessori School offers academic programs for children ages 18 months of age through 8th grade in the Baltimore area. Greenspring Montessori students develop confidence and innovation, rising as responsible, compassionate, and empowered leaders, learners, and advocates.

Statistics from the 2023-24 School Year

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Students receive Tuition Assistance

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Founded in 1962

Spanish Dual Language Classrooms

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After-School Programs

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Our Mission

Igniting purpose and voice in a fully engaged learning community.

Our Values

The Greenspring Montessori School community values self-knowledge, personal integrity, inspired purpose, and meaningful contribution nurtured through intentional guidance, academic discovery, and a culture of excellence.

At Greenspring Montessori School,

We endeavor to honor the dignity and belonging of all individuals in and beyond our community, acknowledging the inherent personhood of all identities, inclusive of race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, language, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity, size, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity, and dis/ability.

We engage in respectful conversations with all community members to understand diverse perspectives and lived experiences. Through shared dialogue, we seek to co-create a space for the empowerment of all members of our community to practice compassionate understanding.

We commit to creating a culture of belonging by leveraging continuous learning, addressing biases, evaluating educational decisions and curriculum, and supporting responsible action. This effort is a work in progress that is continuously evolving.

We agree that these values are not only a part of our method of education, but also a way of engaging life. They become more than just what we do; they inform who we are.

We believe these values develop an actively compassionate, curious, rational, and resilient orientation toward the self, the community, the environment, and the world, calling us to engaged, inclusive, and responsible citizenship.

Our Programs

Greenspring Montessori School offers programs for ages 18 months through 8th grade.

Toddlers

18 months – 3 years old

Young Toddler: 9:3
Toddler: 15:3

Children's House

3 – 6 years old

25:3 student/teacher ratio

Elementary

First – Sixth Grade

26:2 student/teacher ratio

Adolescents

Seventh – Eighth Grade

20:2 student/teacher ratio

Highlights of a Greenspring Education

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Individualized Education

Each child receives the lessons for which they are ready and pursues them at their own pace. Our multi-age classroom settings allow older students to serve as role models and guides for younger classmates and for younger students to aspire to the more advanced work modeled by elders.

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Hands-on Materials

Our classrooms are filled with beautiful, hands-on materials that invite students to explore abstract concepts on a concrete level. Work that is both challenging and fulfilling inspires the child’s intrinsic motivation.

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Research and Exploration

Our students explore the world’s interdependence—the give and take of both societies and ecosystems—through research, planning, and an intrinsic connection to their own communities.

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Outdoor Education

An allegiance to nature is one of the primary pillars of our education at Greenspring Montessori School. Children have access to the classroom’s outdoor environment and lessons bring them outdoors regularly.

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Going Outs and Field Trips

It is important for our children and adolescents to begin to explore the world on their own. Through field trip and small group trips called Going Outs, our children further enrich their learning.

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Supportive Community

Families are an integral part of our community. There are many ways to get involved, from parenting workshops and community events to volunteering and chaperoning trips. Our families enrich the Greenspring experience.

Our Campus

Learn more about the many highlights of our historic seven acre campus.

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Intentionally Designed Classrooms

Our campus is home to three newly-renovated historic buildings converted from their rustic origins as part of the Emerson Dairy Farm.

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Student Activity Center

Our Patuxent Activity Center holds a Gymnasium, and Spanish, Art, and Music classrooms.

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Outdoor Learning Spaces

Each classroom has direct access to an outdoor learning environment, along with access to campus vegetable gardens, a soccer field, and wood and meadowland.

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Collaborative Learning Spaces

Collaborative learning spaces including three community kitchens, a computer lab, and our library.

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Playgrounds

The campus has four playgrounds and various natural spaces appropriate to various age levels.

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Nature Center

Our campus is home to the first Montessori Nature Center of its kind that houses rescued reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals.

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Connections with the Greater Community

Our children and adolescents connect with the greater Baltimore community through Going Outs, field trips, and special presentations.

Accreditation

Greenspring Montessori School is accredited by The American Montessori Society (AMS) and the Middle States Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, and is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Office of Child Care of Baltimore County. We are a member of The Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS). Greenspring is also a Maryland Green School.

Guides leading our classrooms hold a Montessori Credential, which is a two to three year program. A requirement of the Montessori Credential is that the Guide holds a Bachelor’s Degrees. Many of our Guides hold Master’s Degrees as well.