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Glenn Dale Elementary is nestled into the close-knit community of Glenn Dale. The oldest section of the school was opened in the early 1900's as a two room schoolhouse. Prior to that time, the community had been served by a one room school on a nearby piece of land donated by the Duval family. The school grew with the community and two additions to the building were made. With declining enrollment during the 70's, the school was closed. Later, it was reopened as a Head Start facility. In 1993, after many requests by longtime Glenn Dale residents (many of them former students), the county reopened Glenn Dale Elementary. Glenn Dale has grown each year and has added another addition to the building. The new 8-room addition opened for students for the 2000/2001 school year. Glenn Dale
enjoys the benefits of community involvement. An intergenerational
tutoring program called The Oasis Program has been in place since the reopening.
Many of the tutors are former Glenn Dale students or staff. We are honored
to have had Althea Carrick, once a teacher and principal at Glenn Dale, as one
of our past Oasis volunteers.
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This web page created by Diane Tidwell. |