The world needs one-of-a-kind
THINKERS, DOERS, AND DREAMERS.
That’s where Greenhills School comes in.
Imagine a school wholeheartedly dedicated to creating a learning experience around the unique needs and passions of each student. That’s Greenhills. In intensely smart classes, our teachers push students to know the depth of what they’re truly capable of — from Jazz and 2D Design to Conceptual Physics.
A school
AS UNIQUE AS
YOUR CHILD
(well, almost).
Symposium Celebrates the Power of Diversity
February 08th, 2019
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor even a false fire alarm, could dampen the enthusiasm of Greenhills students and faculty for the 2019 Annual Diversity Symposium on Feb. 7. Organized by Nadine Hall and Kelly Williams, co-directors of the Greenhills Office of Diversity, the symposium kicked off with a keynote address from Matthew Countryman, a Greenhills parent and chair of the University of Michigan’s Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Professor Countryman’s address, “Student Activism for Racial Justice, Past and Present,” highlighted the critical roles young people have played in struggles for change. Drawing on examples from the Montgomery. Bus Boycott to lunch counter sit-ins on State Street in downtown Ann Arbor, Countryman reminded all of us that we have the power to contribute to social change.
R. Charles Dershimer: Design Thinking Insights at Greenhills
February 08th, 2019
“Go big to be transformational.” This was Deborah Parizek’s encouragement to Greenhills’ Applied Engineering Design students as they brainstormed ideas for how to design better ways to help their student-partners’ carry their important items with them throughout the day. Ms. Parizek, executive director at Henry Ford Learning Institute (HFLI.org), visited campus last month as a guest facilitator of a workshop that introduced Greenhills upper schoolers to the tools and process of Design Thinking. Damian Khan and I invited Ms. Parizek in during the first week of our second semester course to inspire students to embrace the idea that engineers should be curious and that engineering is about creatively solving problems to meet people’s needs. Ms. Parizek brings the mindsets, methods and tools of Design Thinking to a range of learners around the world, including teachers in schools from Virginia to Washington, university faculty who are designing new programs, engineering students in Romania seeking creativity skills, and future leaders in Ford Motor Company’s 30 Under 30 Program.
U-M prof’s Greenhills talk examines limitations of college rankings
November 05th, 2018
A recent talk at Greenhills by Prof. Scott E. Page, who studies complex systems, political science, and economics at the University of Michigan, discussed how different colleges prepare students differently for modern, diverse workplaces, and the importance of considering how well they perform that task -- and not just their one-dimensional rankings. See the video here.
Jing Li: How Chinese shadow puppetry helps me teach language
October 23rd, 2018
Chinese shadow puppetry is one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow, which has over two thousand years of history. It is acted by colorful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind.
Students, parents fill college admissions workshop
October 22nd, 2018
About 140 people came to Greenhills for a recent college admissions workshop, hosted by the College Counseling office and featuring admissions representatives from 13 colleges and universities from coast to coast.
GREENHILLS BY THE NUMBERS
≈ 520
students in
grades 6-12
students in
grades 6-12
≈ 40%
self-identified
students of color
self-identified
students of color
≈ 19%
receive
financial aid
receive
financial aid
66
faculty
members
faculty
members
75%
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
15
students average
class size
students average
class size
29
average
act score
average
act score
>4
totally student-run
service learning clubs
totally student-run
service learning clubs
$2,250
every three years for
continuing education for each
faculty member
every three years for
continuing education for each
faculty member
We see the 0.1%
that makes you, well,
YOU.
And we do our very best to draw it out daily. On average, any two people have 99.9% identical DNA. That means what makes you you is what comes from that remaining 0.1%. At Greenhills, we've crafted our entire 6th- through 12th-grade experience (and our approach to teaching) to unleash the full power of that 0.1%. So you can go out into the world — uniquely and confidently you. A one-of-a-kind work of art with the ability to do anything you set your very distinctive brain to.
