Greenfields School
| Greenfields School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Priory Road , , RH18 5JD | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Scientology[1] |
| Established | 1981[1] |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Head teacher | Grant Hudson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrollment | 119 day and 19 boarding, as of 2014[update][2] |
| Website | www |
Greenfields School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school in Forest Row, East Sussex, England run by scientologists.[3] It services children from 2 to 18. It has a Montessori based Pre-school & Reception class, followed by Infant, Junior, Senior, 6th Form and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classes. Greenfields utilises a study method called Study Technology which is a teaching method developed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and licensed from U.S. company Applied Scholastics.[4] The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association.
The school was founded by Scientologists, and the school's staff estimates that 90% of staff and 80% of students are Scientologists, although the school's curriculum is non-religious.[1] As of July 2015, the word 'Scientology' is only mentioned on the school's web site in one place, in a list of FAQs in answer to a question about religion.[1]
The school has English as a Foreign Language programmes for international students. Summer holiday programmes run from June to August, minimum stay 1 week. The school also runs English programmes all year around for children from 5 to 18 years old. Boarding is on-campus.[citation needed]
In 1985 Inspectors from the Department for Education who toured Greenfields noted: "Many children are reading, and certainly writing, at a level below what they might be expected to achieve.", despite the school claiming that the students were over a year ahead in reading. The High Court have also stated that Deputy Principal McQuade used "false, spurious" titles.[5] In 1994, one of the few non-Scientologist teachers from the school was jailed for five years after he admitted sexually molesting teenage pupils.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "New dawn of Dianetics - Article". TES. Retrieved 2012-05-31. Cite error: The named reference "tes" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Greenfields Independent School". Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Shaw, Michael (2014). "New dawn of Dianetics - Article - TES". tes.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ School details - Greenfields School Independent Schools' Association
- ^ "The Missing Word". Evening Argus. Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom: Gannett Company. June 10, 1994.
- ^ "Teacher is jailed for sex offences". The Independent. London. 21 January 1994. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
Mark Kent, 32, of Forest Row, East Sussex, committed a catalogue of offences against boys at Greenfields school in Forest Row, where he worked.
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