Education len Arden Elementary School was built in 1922 near Jefferson and Monroe Avenues. The school was described as “the best built and best equipped two-room Rosenwald school in the county.” Unfortunately, in 1950, the school was closed and students were sent to schools in neighboring communities. As the town continued to grow a new school, Glenarden Woods Elementary School, was built in 1957. In addition to serving as a school that provided students with a quality education, Glenarden Woods Elementary School served as a social center for the town. By 1967, the Parent-Teacher Association of Glenarden Woods organized its first parade, an annual event that brought out the entire town. In 2000, a new school, Judge Sylvania W. Woods, Sr. Elementary School was opened to continue to provide a solid education for children.
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Vivian Elizabeth Smith’s attendance certificate from Glen Arden Elementary School, 1943. Courtesy of Elizabeth Gordon