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    • Mission and History
      • Commitment to Diversity
      • Stewardship
    • Our Faculty and Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Governance
      • Board Meetings FAQ
    • Head Search 2025
    • Strategic Plan
    • Contact Us
  • Admissions
    • Why Choose NGFS
      • Preschool and Lower School
      • Middle and Upper School
    • Admissions Events
    • Request Information
    • Visit
    • Apply
    • Tuition and Affordability
      • Why Invest in an NGFS Education?
      • Fees
      • Tuition Assistance FAQ
      • Apply for Tuition Assistance
      • Opportunity Scholarship
      • ESA+ Scholarship
    • Meet the Team
    • International Students
  • Academics
    • Preschool and Pre-K
    • Lower School
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    • Middle School
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    • Upper School
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      • College Counseling
    • How We Support Students
  • The NGFS Experience
    • What it Means to be a Quaker School
    • Social Curriculum
    • Service Learning
    • Outdoor Education
    • Arts
      • Music
      • Violin
      • Visual Arts
    • Athletics
      • Athletics Calendar
    • Literary Magazine
    • Summer Camp
      • Summer Camp FAQ
      • Registration and Fees
      • Preschool Camp
      • Adventures (Rising 1st-3rd)
      • Navigators (Rising 4th-5th)
      • Explorers (Rising 6th-7th)
      • Middle School (Rising 8-9th)
      • Summer Extended Care
      • Contact Us
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    • Back to School
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      • NGFS Night at Greensboro Grasshoppers
      • Fall Unity Festival
      • Greensboro Gargoyles Game
      • February 27 Fundraiser
      • GrandFriends Day
      • Fun Run
      • Running of the Bears
      • Golf Tournament
    • Parent Involvement
    • Alumni
    • Social Media Feeds
  • Giving
    • Donate
    • Make An Endowment Gift
    • Time, Talent, and Treasure
    • Ways to Give
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    • The Roots of #NGFSGives
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 We believe children deserve to spend their days in a learning community where they are known and respected, not for who they may become, but for the people they are today.


 

 

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Our curriculum, activities, and expectations are specifically designed to honor the developing minds, bodies, and hearts of our students. When children’s ideas and questions are taken seriously, their intellectual inquiry is boundless. Young scholars are inquisitive by nature, and they do best when their learning is immersive and experiential. Nourishing the enthusiasm of young students creates an atmosphere of joyous discovery and builds the competencies students need to dig deeper and take on greater challenges.

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Genny Smith

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