Green Fields School

This article is about Green Fields School in Tucson, Arizona. For schools of a similar name, see Greenfield School (disambiguation).

Green Fields School
Address
6000 N. Camino De La Tierra Tucson , Arizona 85741 United States
Coordinates	32°19′01″N111°02′14″W / 32.316823°N 111.037316°W / 32.316823; -111.037316
Information
Former name	Green Fields Country Day School
Established	1933
Category	Private School
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	~150 (2018–19)
Color(s)	Green and white
Mascot	The Griffin
Accreditation	NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI)
Website	www.greenfields.school

Green Fields School is a Private, non-profit School (a member campus of Accelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools ^[1] ) in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It provides educational services for elementary, middle, and high school students (Pre-K..12).

Previously Green Fields School was an independent, non-profit school. The school closed briefly filing bankruptcy in July 2019. ^[2]

Green Fields, also known as Green Fields Country Day School, was founded in 1933 as the Circle Double A Green Fields Preparatory School for Boys, a boarding school. It became coed and ceased operating as a boarding school in the 1960s. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Blake Masters (2004), venture capitalist and political candidate
• Mark Poirier (1986), writer
• Kerri Strug (1995), Olympic gymnast and member of the Magnificent Seven

References

1. "Arizona Department of Education". www.ade.az.gov.
2. "Green Fields School to shut down after 86 years". KVOA.com.
3. TucsonSentinel.com. "Bankruptcy closes Green Fields School after 86 years". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.