Jean Wallace, Academic Director
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As the Academic Director and CEO, Jean is responsible for guiding the design and implementation of our unique K-8 curriculum and for supporting the direction of all areas of school life. Jean works in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and Green Woods' Business Director to build on our successful past toward an even greater future.
Jean is responsible to the Department of
Education for ensuring that Green Woods
students are receiving a standards-based
learning experience within the guidelines
and mandates of Federal, State, and Charter
School Law. In addition to the many responsibilities
associated with curriculum and instruction,
Jean supports Green Woods through successful
grant writing, ongoing website communication,
developing our student voice through the
Jr. SLT, and by networking with key partners
from within and outside the Green Woods
community.
Jean's volunteer efforts as a member of
the Governor's Council for Environmental
Education provide a rare and exciting opportunity
to work with many of the state's environmental
experts and agencies. "By working collaboratively
with the Department of Education and the
many outstanding environmental agencies
throughout our state, Green Woods is able
to gain both valuable resources along with
well-deserved recognition for the exceptional
work being done by our teachers and students,"
Jean said. "Our innovative curriculum design
allows us to use environment and ecology
as the theme for integrated learning. Receiving
the 2007 Governor's Award for Environmental
Excellence was proof of our success in delivering
a high quality educational program at Green
Woods."
In addition to the daily interactions with
Green Woods dedicated staff and parents,
Jean enjoys those special times when she
gets to trail along on hikes with our budding
naturalists. "Hiking with even our youngest
students and seeing how they interact with
the natural world is always an incredible
learning experience for me. While many young
children enjoy walking in the woods, Green
Woods students are skilled observers, able
to take in the big picture of the field
ecosystem while at the same time patiently
exploring the leaf litter in search of the
smallest signs of life."
Jean holds a PA Certification for Supervisor
of Curriculum and Instruction and dual Pennsylvania
teacher certifications, which recognize
her ability to teach both K-12 Environmental
Education and Elementary Education. She
holds an Associate Degree in Health Science
from Gwynedd Mercy College; a BA in Elementary
Education from Beaver College, and a MAEd
in Environmental Education from Arcadia
University. Jean is currently enrolled in
a post-graduate School Leadership Program
at Arcadia.
Jean lives in Flourtown with her husband Frank, her mom Mary, her daughter Mary who attends the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University, and their black lab, Murphy. |
