Specialties
Belle Meade School (an independent, private program) combines academic excellence and sustainable living.
Located on a working farm in Sperryville, Belle Meade provides
*Individualized and experiential learning
*Experienced, dedicated teachers and a high-caliber curriculum
*Interdisciplinary, project-based, creative learning that engages students in genuine problem solving
*A cheerful, friendly, and nurturing environment
History
Established in 2006.
Belle Meade was established by Dr. Susan Hoffman as a unique school providing excellent academic education, experiential learning, and an outdoor sustainable living to experience high school and middle school students for ten years.
Meet the Business Owner: Dr. Susan H.
usan Hoffman, A.B. Smith College, Ed. M. Harvard, Ed. D. Johns Hopkins University, has a diverse educational background. She has more than four decades of experience teaching, training teachers, and writing curricula. Her love of teaching and her love of the outdoors have merged in Belle Meade School. Susan's experience includes training teachers, developing mathematics curriculum, working as a mathematics resource teacher, classroom teaching, individual tutoring in mathematics and reading. She was twice the state level winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. She also was awarded a Cafritz Foundation grant for studying mathematics in China and Japan. She teaches Mathematics and participates in many school and farm activities. She has run Belle Meade Day Camp since 1994.