This fall has seen a happy return to so many beloved GUS traditions that have been absent or altered, since the fall of 2019 - beginning with the Upper School Retreat to Camp Winaukee, Community Potlucks, and the 8th Grade Trip to New York City earlier this fall, and, more recently, Grandfriends Day and Bread Day.
Read MoreIn terms of sustainable practices, this year at GUS we are not reinventing the wheel; we are merely refining our current practices, reevaluating our curriculum, and working to create some achievable goals for the future.
Read MoreOne of the hallmarks of a GUS education is that learning is never restricted to the walls of our classrooms or to our physical campus. Instead, teachers use field trips as a way for our students to engage in real-world work and experiences and to see their learning come alive while building community and getting to know each other better. The much-anticipated 8th grade New York City Trip is a great example of this idea in action.
Read MoreThis September, the Upper School Retreat returned to Camp Winaukee for the first time since 2019. After a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all upper school students and staff spent two days and one night at the summer camp, located on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.
Read MorePlace your order online and leave your containers in a paper bag CLOSED with your name by 1pm on Wednesday. Containers will be refilled and ready for pick up for the following Wednesday after 3pm.
Read MoreLast month, the eighth grade class traveled to the Eastern Shore of Maryland for Service Week.
Read MoreLast week, the Class of 2022 put on their Arts Night. Gallery talks, speeches, and of course, their choreographed dances, all highlight the wonderful talents of this group of unique individuals.
Read MoreWhile I’ve always believed that a progressive education model that puts the students' needs at the center of the learning experience is how students learn best, the need for this kind of approach is more essential than ever. Today, a truly progressive educational setting can help our children not only survive in a post pandemic world, but more importantly, thrive.
Read MoreIn upper school at GUS, we work to foster a community committed to helping students get the most out of their GUS education. Working in partnership with their teachers, GUS students are known, loved, and appropriately challenged.
Read MoreAs part of our human body systems unit, seventh graders were challenged to use compassion, empathy, and ingenuity to design prototypes to help someone with one of the following health conditions: asthma, muscular dystrophy, or stroke.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreSeventh graders in Emilie Cushing’s science class today participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science project sponsored by The Cornell Lab, the National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada.
Read MoreLast week, students in Jeffrey Bartsch’s eighth grade humanities took to the debate stage as the two major-party candidates for president, former Vice President Biden and President Donald Trump.
Read MoreI am writing to invite you to participate in the 20th Annual Glen Urquhart School Wild Boar Golf Tournament at the Essex County Club on Monday, October 5th. Although the event will look slightly different this year (as do most things!), we are so excited that we are able to hold the tournament, and hope everyone can find a way to participate.
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