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).
Empowering Students Through Social Media Blackout Week
May 08th, 2019
For seven days in mid March, 44 fearless students and faculty members participated in the second annual Social Media Blackout Week Challenge sponsored by the Greenhills Mindfulness Club. For all seven days, participants logged out of their social media accounts (i.e., Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, etc.) and tracked their daily participation in a shared Google Doc.
Greenhills’ Robotics Advances to the 2019 World Championship
April 19th, 2019
After a successful six-week build season, three district competitions, and a strong effort at the state championship, the Greenhills' Robotics Team, The Lawnmowers, have qualified to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Detroit!
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.
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.
More than 10% of county National Merit semifinalists hail from Greenhills
October 19th, 2018
Local news site Ann Arbor News/MLive reports that more than 10 percent of Washtenaw County's National Merit semifinalists hail from among the 91 members of the Greenhills Class of 2019, another sign that Greenhills students punch well above their weight class.
GREENHILLS BY THE NUMBERS
≈ 525
students in
grades 6-12
students in
grades 6-12
≈ 51%
self-identified
students of color
self-identified
students of color
≈ 18%
receive
financial aid
receive
financial aid
66
faculty
members
faculty
members
70%
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
14
students average
class size
students average
class size
31
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.
