It was a beautiful day to celebrate community and spring - and the joy and hope that come with it.
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The 8th Grade continued their year-long poetry studies into April, which is National Poetry Month.
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The Wax Museum project is what Fourth Grade Teacher Laura Doyle describes as a “passion project.” Students are able to pick a person they’re interested in learning more about from any part of history or any part of the world.
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This week, students in 8th grade Latin completed the “Rome in A Day” project, for which each student was tasked with researching and building a scale model of a significant structure from the city of Ancient Rome. Here, Upper School Latin Teacher and Dean of Students Cori Russo shares a bit more about the annual project.
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In the words of Mr. Bartsch, this week “we gathered around the modern-day version of the village fire - the computer screen,” to celebrate our first-ever virtual 8th Grade Arts Night. As they do every year, members of the graduating class presented their White Shirt Projects as well as dance performances.
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Let there be light! Our annual Solstice Assembly tradition was celebrated this morning - reimagined this year virtually - and available for all to see!
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This weekend, Glen Urquhart School celebrated the class of 2020 with an in-person, socially-distanced graduation ceremony, hosted on their campus in Beverly Farms, MA. The campus was closed in March due to COVID-19, preventing the scheduled graduation ceremony from taking place on June 10.
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For our graduating class, the spring of 2020 looked much different than expected. The phrase the show must go on was more true this spring than ever!
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Each spring, the fourth grade class presents “Songs and Tales of The Sea,” a performance that showcases all they’ve learned throughout their year-long study of the sea.
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Yesterday, we proudly honored the scheduled graduation day for the Class of 2020 with some of our celebrated GUS graduation traditions - including alumni guest speakers and performances by the faculty and 8th grade choruses.
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Every year 8th grade students at GUS participate in the famed Chariot Races! This event is part of a Latin class unit about Roman games and festivals.
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We are proud to present the first exclusively digital edition of The Tartan. Your inbox is the only mailbox this issue will occupy. A survey last summer showed an overwhelming 90% of GUS alumni were in favor of The Tartan going digital. Inspired by our students past and present, and their passion for the environment, we’re taking this small step to reduce our footprint by going digital.
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Annually, 8th Grade Arts Night showcases an impressive collection of both visual and performance art by our eighth grade class. In addition to a gallery-style art exhibit and presentations featuring their White Shirt Projects, eighth-graders also perform a series of modern dance pieces inspired by the school theme, be the change.
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January is here and, for eighth graders at Glen Urquhart School, that means the coming of 8th Grade Arts Night, the annual, and much anticipated, dance performance and art exhibit. This night represents the culmination of work they began in September, and a celebration of one of the most celebrated GUS traditions - the White Shirt Project.
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Each year we celebrate the shortest day of the year with musical performances by the GUS Band, Chorus, and all K-8 students. Learn about what goes into the Solstice Assembly - and what makes it so special - in this short video.
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The annual upper school retreat has been a GUS tradition for over 20 years. For the last 10 of them, the upper school, including all teachers and students, have ventured to Camp Winaukee, in Moultonborough, NH. Earlier this month, our students and faculty made the trip north for two days of togetherness and fun.
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A personal story shared by the father of a GUS student during the 41st celebration of Bread Day at GUS.
I would like to thank the GUS community for the opportunity to speak today at Bread Day. I want to touch upon three themes today as they relate to bread—Transformation, Community, and Continuity.
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