Great Foundation. Great Future

The Campaign for Greenspring Montessori School

At Greenspring Montessori School, we cherish our beautiful seven-acre campus and its historic buildings. Previously known as Emerson Dairy Farm, our five buildings are now home to 14 classrooms and more than 250 students. The Campaign for Greenspring Montessori School will allow us to engage in an exciting new project to expand and renovate our historic campus –
it will be our gift to our children, our future, and our world.

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Phase I:

Toddler and Children’s House Village East

The expansion, renovation, and reconstruction of Chesapeake Village, formerly the Multi-purpose Building.

Start: January 2017

Completion: November 2017

Phase II:

Toddler and Children’s House Village West

Restoration and redevelopment of Potomac Village, formerly the Main Building.

Start: November 2018

Completion: June 2018

Phase III:

Elementary Village

Construction of the new Susquehanna Village between the existing Little Barn and Friedberg buildings.

Start: January 2022

Completion: February 2023

See how far we've come!

Phases I, II, and III are complete and our children are enjoying beautifully prepared environments in the Potomac, Chesapeake, and Susquehanna Villages.

Recent Updates

Native Tree Planting on Campus with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

This week the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay planted 69 native trees and shrubs across campus. This opportunity is funded by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support the Maryland Five Million Trees initiative.We have a variety of native species, including...

March 2023 Capital Project Update

Our new Elementary Village is complete! We celebrated the completion of the Susquehanna Village with a ribbon cutting on January 20, 2023. This Elementary Village is home to two Lower Elementary classrooms, an Upper Elementary classroom, a full kitchen, and outdoor...

December 2022 Capital Project Update

Eight years ago at Greenspring, an ambitious and inspiring campus-wide vision was born of expansive prepared environments—indoors and out, state-of-the-art facilities, and a well-stewarded, earth-friendly home to students, staff, and families. From that, an essential...

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How will my child benefit?

The result of this collaborative effort will be a rippling of tangible and lasting benefits—social, developmental, academic, physical, and financial—that touch every member of the Greenspring Montessori community.

Inspiring Workspaces

A well-designed, well-constructed, and well-preserved environment is critical to providing real life settings for our children to develop confidence and innovation; rising as responsible, compassionate, and empowered leaders, learners, and advocates.

Direct Access to Outdoor Learning

The entire learning environment – from the classroom materials to the social setting, to the landscape and architecture – must be supportive of the Montessori child’s personality, health, and well-being for self-directed learning to transpire.

Peer-Oriented Villages

Our newly constructed, renovated, and restored environments are created with students at the heart. Our villages each speak to the specific needs of the respective age group promoting connection, leadership, community support, and activism.

What will it cost?

Phases I and II was a $6.5 million investment in our children and the future children of Greenspring Montessori School The School borrowed $4 million, contributed $1.25 million, and raised $1.25 million.

Phase III is projected to cost just over $4 million. Phase IV is still in the development stage.

The school will contribute at least $600k to the project.

The school hopes to raise $500k with the Capital Campaign.

The school has received approval for a loan up to $3 million for Phase III.