green hedges campus plan

For over 80 years, most of them in the Town of Vienna, Green Hedges School has provided a challenging, liberal arts-based academic program steeped in core academics, world languages, the arts, and athletics, while supporting the healthy intellectual, social, and emotional growth of our students. We are honored to be one of the most established schools in Vienna and are proud to partner with local organizations and open the campus to Town and community use.

The vision of our founders, the Kilmer family, was to create a place of wonder and joy, and this vision still holds true today. It is for this reason that Green Hedges will embark on a journey of renovation and rebuilding parts of our campus to provide inspiring, innovative, and collaborative spaces so our students and teachers may imagine, thrive, and learn to their fullest potential.

upcoming meetings

Meetings that take place with the Town of Vienna will be listed below. We encourage our families to join the School at these meetings when possible.

At this time there are no planned meetings to attend. Please continue to check back!

neighbor newsletters

Green Hedges provides regular updates to our neighbors about upcoming events and happenings on campus.

frequently asked questions

plan for students

what is the plan for students during phase 1 & 2?

At this time Green Hedges does not have plans to move students from classrooms into trailers. The plans will proceed with a large majority happening over the summer with little to no impact to student learning.

noise

what noise abatement will be implemented once the project is complete?

The School is invested in helping to control noise on campus. Green Hedges is planning for the planting of mature landscaping around its campus once construction is finished to help with noise abatement. During construction, we will be mindful of keeping construction to normal workday hours. Before the School begins construction, it will be in communication with neighbors to inform them of the timeline and any other relevant information pertaining to noise on campus from construction.

parking & Traffic

Why are all the parking lots along the neighborhoods in your plan?

This is part of a concerted effort to make better use of campus grounds by controlling the crossings and exposure between pedestrian and vehicular circulation on campus. Locating parking lots on the perimeter of campus adjacent to the public roadways is a way for the School to be both safe and efficient. Further, the perimeter parking creates a natural boundary between the public roadways of Nutley and Windover Streets and our campus. In addition, the location of the parking makes their use by the Town of Vienna community groups or Madison High School on the weekends easier. The project intends to provide a landscape buffer between the parking lots and any homes and streets.

Has Green Hedges considered limiting traffic by encouraging carpooling, mini buses, and walkers?

Yes, the School is considering buses in the future and there are several families who have walkers. A number of our families carpool and we make concerted efforts to link families for carpooling purposes. We also encourage students who live near campus to ride bicycles and recently installed a bike rack for that purpose.

rental

Will any of the facilities be available for rental?

Yes, facilities will be available for rental, adhering to the School’s CUP. Per our current CUP, the School will provide priority scheduling for use of facilities to neighborhood youth teams, clubs, and organizations.

lighting

What is being done to address lighting?

Lighting will be compliant with industry standards including incorporating sustainable approaches such as dark sky or similar. Green Hedges is not looking to add any unnecessary lighting to its campus. Instead, it will light the campus for safety, abiding by the Town’s Board of Architectural Review recommendations. The School plans to light building entries, the drive, and walking paths. Fields and playgrounds will not be lit.

partners

Green Hedges is proud to partner with the following organizations on this campus renovation:

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