One 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 MoreWe are pleased to announce Joseph Jean-Mary as our new Director of Summer + Auxiliary Programs.
Read MoreThis summer, thanks to the generosity of three GUS families, we installed three new water bottle filling stations to help reduce our use of single-use plastics.
Read MoreMartha Almy attended GUS for 4th through 8th grade, graduating in 1986.
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 MoreWe are thrilled to welcome (and welcome back!) a number of new faculty members for the school year 2022-23.
Read MoreOver the summer, Brad Belin, Assistant Head of School for Curriculum + Program and Director of Upper School, and Katie Chhu, Director of Admission, joined the inaugural cohort of AISNE's Leadership and Racial Justice Fellows for a weekend centered on inclusion and equity in our schools.
Read MoreI was reading an article in NAIS’ Independent School Magazine that talks about long-serving headship. In the article, the author discusses the idea of schools as seasonal, cyclical communities in a state of perpetual becoming. This idea spoke to me deeply, and highlights why I love the start of a new school year and the profound sense of hope that it brings.
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 MoreOn Wednesday, June 15, Glen Urquhart School celebrated the 29 members of the Class of 2022 during graduation exercises at their campus in Beverly Farms, MA.
Read MoreAlumni speakers are a treasured and impactful annual tradition at GUS graduation. This year’s alumni speakers were Charlotte Collins ’14 and James Packard ’14.
Read MoreWhat a year it has been at GUS! As always, our school came together to make the impossible possible. Never has the partnership between home and school been more critical, as together we worked to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Read MoreCelebrating faculty milestones, and paying tribute to our departing faculty members.
Read MoreThis year, we are pleased to announce that the 2022 Tadler Grant has been awarded to first grade teacher Amy Billings. The grant will allow Ms. Billings to travel to Mexico City, where she will visit the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Read more about her plans below.
Read MoreI believe that writing can be powerful. Not the follow-the-guidelines, meet the criteria, formulaic kind of writing, but writing that allows us to feel or think. Watching students evolve as writers is an interesting process. Some children focus on grammar usage, vocabulary variety, and content development and organization. Those are good goals. The challenge is to build these skills while also keeping the author’s voice.
Read MoreIt can be hard to watch the news these days and sometimes even impossible if your children are in the room. It seems as though the unthinkable happens every day. The mass-shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and the recent race-related shootings in Buffalo, NY and Laguna Woods, California make it clear that there are just some truths we can’t shield our children from.
Read MoreMaria Rodrigo Leaman joined GUS as Lower School Spanish teacher in the fall of 2021, teaching students in grades pre-k through 5. Hear directly from Maria about her approach to teaching, why she loves to teach Spanish, why it’s important to begin teaching foreign language at a young age.
Read MoreThis week 8th graders presented Beauty and The Beast, Jr. The annual spring musical is a rite of passage for all members of the graduating class.
Read MoreIn Spanish class, fifth grade students have been learning about Cinco de Mayo. They presented what they learned at All School Meeting this morning, and ended the week with their own celebration.
Read MoreDue to a confluence of activities, class trips - and May Day falling on a Sunday - we celebrated our annual tradition a bit early this year, on Earth Day!
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