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 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 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!
Read MoreIn music class, third graders explored the long history of the song, We Shall Overcome. It is believed the song may have originated as far back as the days of slavery in the 1800’s, became an anthem for the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s, and continues to inspire and unite those whole believe in the ongoing struggle fro freedome, justice and equality for all people in our nation - and across the world.
Read MoreThree GUS students were recognized for their work in Beverly Public Library’s 25th Annual Teen Poetry Contest.
Read MoreOn Thursday, June 10, Glen Urquhart School (GUS) celebrated the 27 members of the Class of 2021 during its 49th graduation exercises at their campus in Beverly Farms, MA.
Read MoreLet it go. The final lyrics sung by the 8th graders in their performance of Frozen, Jr. are a fitting tribute to this year unlike any other.
Read MoreFirst graders recently completed their Body Projects, life-sized models of their own bodies - built from the inside out.
Read MoreEach year, the A.B.M shows up in a different place on campus (which means its size changes each year as well) and without prior announcement - so its arrival is always a surprise event.
Read MoreHappy Teacher Appreciation Week! While we are always grateful for the amazing educators here at GUS, this year, they truly went above and beyond.
Read MoreThe 8th Grade continued their year-long poetry studies into April, which is National Poetry Month.
Read MoreTo demonstrate the vastness of our solar system, 6th graders scaled it down - to fit entirely on the GUS campus.
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 MoreIn Life Skills over the last couple of weeks, we have maintained our course digging into topics related to the theme of social justice.
Read MoreKindergarteners have been discussing ways to take action and to stand up for what they believe in. They created colorful posters about what “fairness” means to them and participated in a march around the classroom holding up their posters.
Read MoreThe 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.
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 MoreThe fourth grade class recently finished up the annual Lighthouse Project in which students are tasked with researching the history and architecture of a chosen New England Lighthouse and building a model replica.
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 MoreIn 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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