About
Berkwood Hedge School is an independent K-5 elementary school with a deep commitment to a challenging academic program. Guided by our developmental philosophy, we see children as competent, articulate, and curious individuals who learn by doing. Our teachers excel at bringing social and academic learning together in emotionally safe classroom environments. Curriculum is designed to help students ask questions about society, examine popular culture, and think critically. Social justice and service learning activities are integrated throughout the academic program.
Why we're Green
We encourage our community – teachers, staff, students, and families – to work together to use the school, its grounds, and the whole community as learning tools to help teach, promote, and apply healthy, sustainable, and environmentally sound practices at school and at home.
Remembering that waste prevention and materials re-use are always our first priorities and that our policy guiding purchases emphasizes buying recycled content and low toxicity products, we have several programs in place.