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.

Kids shouldn’t learn anything in a vacuum - or everything in a classroom.

This connection between facilities and the natural environment is no accident. At GUS we are committed to creating a school where children love learning because they are engaged physically, intellectually, and emotionally. Part of that mission involves erasing the boundaries between the classroom and the world around us.

In fourth and fifth grades alone, students embark on over 30 field trips and research excursions, availing themselves of myriad opportunities afforded by local resources and institutions.

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Nature Trail

Learn more about the 23-acre Glen Urquhart School campus. With wetlands, a 7,000 square foot greenhouse, historical edifices, and nature trails, the campus is a beautiful and restful environment for learning.

Place-Based Education

Facility Rentals

With a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces, ample parking and on-site kitchen facilities GUS might be just the location you're looking for! Consider GUS for your next birthday party, athletic competition, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner, professional development seminar, or guest speaker event.

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Schedule a tour

Contact our admission team at admission@gus.org or 978-927-1064 ext. 115 for a personal tour and to learn why GUS may be the right fit for your child.

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