Through admissions and hiring practices, we will demonstrate our commitment to build a more inclusive and representational community, and at the same time, focus on evaluating and strengthening existing systems to ensure that each individual feels known, valued, and supported.

We remain committed to the arts as a vehicle for self-expression, but also as a way to come together and encourage young people to push themselves outside their comfort zones, share important parts of who they are, and gain a sense of accomplishment and belonging.

We will work to ensure that the web of connections that make up the greater GUS community remain strong by fostering strong working relationships with current parents and creating opportunities for engagement for our alumni and alumni families to ensure the continued vitality of the Glen Urquhart School.

We will work to strengthen community ties by finding ways to open our campus to our neighbors and partnering with organizations and community leaders to support shared ventures and initiatives.

We aim to support personal growth and well-being by fostering a culture of awareness, acceptance, empowerment, and improvement within the context of healthy living and mental health.

By practicing active listening skills, engaging in courageous classroom conversations, and learning to express their ideas clearly, with an open mind, and receptiveness for the value of diverse perspectives, students will build upon their capacity for empathy.

In a rapidly changing world, GUS will build a program that gives students the ability to question, to analyze and evaluate, and to engage in healthy dialogue with confidence and compassion.

Our priority is to cultivate responsible and empathetic community members through authentic learning experiences framed around real world challenges in order to teach the importance and value in contributing to positive change.

We will work to further weave our commitment to social-emotional growth with study of history, people, and current events to form a generation who feel the urgency and necessity to be, in word and deed, stewards of the world around them.

In the GUS tradition, we will balance classroom experiences with greenhouse planting and outdoor exploration and adventure in order to cultivate a love of nature.

Our priority is to promote guardianship of our planet through safekeeping, environmental study, and understanding.

We strive to model good practices and inspire our students and others to protect and preserve our natural resources for future generations.