The Board of Trustees joins Head of School Gretchen Forsyth and the GUS faculty and staff in their commitment to building an antiracist community.

DEIWhitney BuckleyJanuary 12, 2021anti-racism, dei, diversity, equity, inclusion

SUMMER@GUS 2021

We are excited to launch registration for our SUMMER@GUS 2021 Day Camp on January 18!

Finding Hope in the Promise of a New Day

What a year 2020 has been! Faced with adversity, the GUS community once again came together to trust and go forward and forward we did. While there is still a long way to go, here at GUS, we find hope in the promise of a new day and the warmth of community.

HOS LetterGretchen ForsythDecember 18, 2020Gretchen Forsyth

Solstice Assembly 2020

Let there be light! Our annual Solstice Assembly tradition was celebrated this morning - reimagined this year virtually - and available for all to see!

Events, TraditionsWhitney BuckleyDecember 18, 2020Solstice, Winter Solstice, Welcome Here

Navigating Discomfort with Grace + Strength

Perfectionism is probably not the first thing a person thinks of when they are thinking about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It certainly was not for me. However, after a 3-day intensive clinic around this work, I started to recognize its significance in my role as a teacher, colleague and human being.

DEI, FacultyBre BrandtDecember 16, 2020Bre-Anne Brandt, Bre Brandt, DEI, Authenticity, Life Skills, teacher, diversity, equity, inclusion

Grade 4 Lighthouse Project Featured in Documentary Film

The Last Lightkeepers highlights preservation efforts on light stations across New England.

FacultyWhitney BuckleyDecember 16, 2020lighthouses, last lightkeepers, rob apse, kelly zaval, laura doyle, the sea, fourth grade

We All Wear Masks!

A book written and illustrated by Kindergarten 2020 about wearing masks to school, inspired by Eric Carle.

StudentsWhitney BuckleyDecember 7, 2020Eric Carle, Sandy Thoms, Katelyn O'Donnell, Alana Catalfamo, Kindergarten

GUS Community Conversations: Diane Portnoy '86 '88

As we work to Mean Well, Speak Well, Do Better, we were honored to welcome special alumni parent guest speaker, Diane Portnoy P’86’88, founder and CEO of the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, MA, and Denzil Mohammed, Director, ILC Public Education Institute.

EventsWhitney BuckleyDecember 3, 2020Diane Portnoy, Immigration Learning Center, Denzil Mohammed

Thank you.

This year didn’t begin the way we had imagined, but, we all showed up, committed to trust and go forward. Thank you.

Whitney BuckleyNovember 20, 2020

Grateful, As Always, for GUS

This is a strange time, and yet we have found comfort in what has always been at the center of the GUS experience: relationships and community.

HOS LetterGretchen ForsythNovember 19, 2020Gretchen Forsyth, Head of School, Bread Day, Thanksgiving, GUS Community

Weighing the pros and cons of naturally-derived mycelium styrofoam versus traditional styrofoam.

Students in Alex Levin’s eighth grade science class set out to uncover the pros and cons of naturally-derived mycelium styrofoam versus those of traditional styrofoam.

Students, ScienceWhitney BuckleyNovember 18, 2020alex levin, middle school science, mycelium styrofoam, design thinking

Faculty Reflections: Harnessing Creativity During a Pandemic

At the end of our first trimester, amidst a global pandemic, GUS faculty share how they're finding creative ways to keep learning alive for all GUS students.

Using Citizen Science to Enact Change

More and more, we are witnessing the power of young people across the globe who are fighting for and enacting positive change.

Dispatch from: 3rd Grade

3rd graders launched into multiplication head-on last month, identifying all the places they have actually applied it.

Students, Dispatch from The ClassroChristopher DoyleNovember 17, 2020math, square numbers, Third Grade, array

Beverly Bootstraps Food Drive

Next week, the second grade class is hosting a food drive to support Beverly Bootstraps.

StudentsMaggie ClarkNovember 13, 2020beverly bootstraps

Election 2020: Pre-K Edition

Our pre-k class took to the polls to decide on who would be the next class Animal Expert, and, in the process, learned some valuable lessons about elections and the voting process!

StudentsWhitney BuckleyNovember 13, 2020election, voting, vote, Election 2020, preschool

Veterans Day 2020

Today, and every day, we recognize and honor the courageous service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans.

StudentsWhitney BuckleyNovember 11, 2020veterans day, military, usa

8th Grade Presidential Debate

Last 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.

In Community, There is Hope.

As we watch our students skipping into school every morning, we can almost forget these are extraordinary times. Our days are feeling more “normal” and we can almost forget that we have been through trauma and are still experiencing the effects of an unprecedented global event. Hard to believe it’s been over half a year. I can vividly remember coming to school to pick up some things last spring.

HOS LetterGretchen ForsythOctober 22, 2020Gretchen Forsyth, Return to Campus, covid-19

How Do You Incorporate an Antiracist Curriculum into a Math Class? Step by Step.

Learning about privilege, race, and antiracism, in math.

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