Posts From Practice

  Jeff Johnson           March 19, 2018

The Greene School's 12th grade learning expedition, “Our Place By The Sea,” is a year long multidisciplinary unit, through which students study Rhode Island’s historic lack of sustainability from an economic, environmental and social lens. Over the course of the year, students engage through these” three pillars of sustainability,” and through the multidisciplinary lenses offfered by their...

  Brendan Haggerty           March 19, 2018

Expeditions are the defining, rewarding, engaging core of students’ experiences at the Greene School. They are totally worth all the energy we put into them. But it’s important to acknowledge that there are many challenges to this to approach to teaching and learning, for both teachers and students.  For teachers, one of the greatest challenges is of course time! When integrating multiple...

  Brendan Haggerty           July 13, 2017

The Greene School (TGS) is as Statewide Public Charter School in Rhode Island.  We serve students from twenty-two districts across the state of Rhode Island including urban, suburban, and rural communities. We are a unique schooling option for students in grades 9-12 because of our commitment to engaging a diverse student population in environmental education and social justice. The...