Pre-K

At the core of our program is the student – and the excitement of discovery.

GUS Pre-K is a full-day, Monday through Friday program for children ages 3 to 5 years old.

These youngest learners come to school with boundless curiosity and an open heart and mind, ready to engage fully with their world as they pose questions, build knowledge, solve problems creatively, and develop relationships with friends and teachers.

Built on the belief that all children have the desire, ability, and motivation to learn about their world, the Pre-K program nurtures children’s natural curiosity by providing an inspiring, supportive, and stimulating learning environment. Students will set out in September to discover themselves as learners, rooted from their earliest days in hands-on, curriculum-driven exploration that makes learning real, tangible, and engaging.

Learning is about questions.

It’s about finding answers to the things that you're interested in. It’s about curiosity, and wonder, and noticing things and following up on them. What school can do is give you the resources and the information, and help you develop the skills that you need to find answers to your questions.

-Emily Rabinowitz-Buchanan, Director of Lower School

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Academics at GUS

Our campus and the surrounding natural landscape is our laboratory, enmeshed in and inextricable from our place-based, thematic curriculum.

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Our Campus

What you might notice first about GUS is our open campus, with nature trails winding through our 23 acres, or our expansive windows that keep every classroom connected to the outside world.

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Admission

There are many schools that can prepare children to succeed in life. We are prepping our students to change the world.

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Testimonials

“My child is known, accepted, understood, guided, and nurtured each day. I am continuously impressed by the richness of the curriculum and the depth of meaning embedded in each lesson. My child is being challenged and supported. He is learning and having so much fun each day. We couldn’t hope for more.”

— GUS Parent

“As they look back on their elementary, secondary, and college years, my three children value above all the time at Glen Urquhart when they were encouraged to discover their individual voices, explore the world around them, and apply themselves with diligence.”

— PARENT TO THREE GUS ALUMNI

“They all get the skills, they get the rigor that we expect of them, but the way that they go at it is different. There’s a lot of freedom here to get students moving in the right direction but taking different paths.’’

–GUS Upper School Educator

"It's rare to find a school like GUS that takes such full advantage of the natural and cultural resources in Beverly, Cape Ann, and the wider world of New England. This conscious attention to connecting students with their places helps them become active citizens and preservers of their natural and cultural heritage."

– DAVID SOBEL, place-based education expert

"From the day that I stepped into GUS, I knew that this school was one-of-a-kind. I knew that this was going to be different. I have never known better friends in one place.”

— GUS student

Pre-K

GUS Pre-K is a full-day, Monday through Friday program for children ages 3 to 5 years old.

Learning is about questions.

Learn more:

Academics at GUS

Our Campus

Admission

“As they look back on their elementary, secondary, and college years, my three children value above all the time at Glen Urquhart when they were encouraged to discover their individual voices, explore the world around them, and apply themselves with diligence.”

“They all get the skills, they get the rigor that we expect of them, but the way that they go at it is different. There’s a lot of freedom here to get students moving in the right direction but taking different paths.’’

"From the day that I stepped into GUS, I knew that this school was one-of-a-kind. I knew that this was going to be different. I have never known better friends in one place.”

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