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Located in S ussex
county, Delaware, Greenwood Mennonite School offers a conventional
K-12 program for 280-300 students from Christian families and over
30 area churches. Two administrators and 18 teachers guide the
academic and extra-curricular activities to enable young people to
mature spiritually, emotionally, socially, and physically.
Midway between Dover, Delaware and Salisbury, Maryland, GMS is two
miles east of Greenwood at Mennonite School Road, between Delaware
Routes 36 and 16.
ORGANIZATION
The elementary includes grades K-4,
the middle school grades 5-8, and the high school grades 9-12. The
principal, Mr. Larry J. Crossgrove, is responsible for leadership of
the entire school program. The assistant principal, Mr. Michael
Chaffinch, gives primary oversight to the elementary and middle
school.
GMS is owned and operated by the Greenwood and Cannon Mennonite
Churches, who are members of the Conservative Mennonite Conference.
A board of seven persons elected by the churches governs the school.
The board meets with the principals monthly to set policy and give
direction to the operation of the school.
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY
GMS began in 1928 as a local ministry
to provide a Christian education for the children of the Greenwood
Mennonite Church. In our recent celebration of 75 years of growth
and stability, school and church leaders gratefully acknowledged the
blessing of the Lord on the school. Since its inception, our school
has been committed to working with Christian parents to nurture
children to maturity and growth in Christian character.
We believe that the Bible guides us to eternal life through faith in
Jesus Christ and gives us principles for successfully living with
one another in this life. We conduct classes devoted to the study of
the Bible and interpret truth in other studies in light of
Scripture. We are committed to an Anabaptist theology and
interpretation of Scripture, including a strong peace position, high
view of marriage and human sexuality, the sanctity of human life and
the separation of church and state. See Student Handbook for
more history information. Click Here
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