Even in the face of a pandemic, we uncovered some essential truths about our school and our community.

Gretchen ForsythJune 17, 2021COVID, covid-19, independent school covid response, lessons learned

It’s been almost a year since a pandemic came out of the likes of science fiction and movies and into our reality. I recently reread the March 2020 letter to the community delaying the return to school, we were so hopeful it would be a week or two. Well, we all know that weeks became months and next thing we knew we were reimagining graduation, summer camp, the start of school, and nearly every aspect of school life.

HOS LetterGretchen ForsythFebruary 24, 2021Gretchen Forsyth, covid-19, pandemic, COVID

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.

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

A Totally New, Yet Classically GUS, Start to School

It was a start of school unlike any other and yet, just like every other. Weeks of planning, furniture rearranging, and policymaking, led to an early opening of school in late August.

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

Student Reflections: Back at GUS

GUS students share how they feel about being back on campus this fall.

StudentsWhitney BuckleySeptember 22, 2020Return to Campus, covid-19, back to school

Ms. Forsyth's Top 10 Tips for Returning to GUS

Mr. Forsyth shares her top ten tips for a safe and successful return to campus!

We can’t wait to see everyone at GUS on Wednesday.

StudentsGretchen ForsythAugust 24, 2020Gretchen Forsyth, Return to Campus, covid-19

GUS Campus to Reopen in August for All Students, Pre-K-8, All Days

We are excited to welcome our students back to campus, starting August 26. To our GUS community, and to the greater community of parents, educators, homeschoolers and beyond, we have been working hard to find creative ways to simplify our operations in order to offer safe, in-person programming while continuing to provide a quality GUS education for our students.

NewsWhitney BuckleyJuly 31, 2020covid-19, coronavirus, reopening, reopening plans, on-campus, fall 2020

Beverly’s Glen Urquhart School celebrates Class of 2020

Glen Urquhart School recently celebrated the Class of 2020 with an in-person, socially-distanced graduation ceremony, hosted on their campus in Beverly Farms. The campus was closed in March due to COVID-19, preventing the scheduled graduation ceremony from taking place on June 10.

PressWicked Local BeverlyJuly 30, 2020wicked local beverly, covid-19, graduation, graduation 2020

Glen Urquhart School Celebrates Class of 2020 with Socially-Distanced, Outdoor Graduation Ceremony

This weekend, Glen Urquhart School celebrated the class of 2020 with an in-person, socially-distanced graduation ceremony, hosted on their campus in Beverly Farms, MA. The campus was closed in March due to COVID-19, preventing the scheduled graduation ceremony from taking place on June 10.

GUS Celebrates the Class of 2020

For our graduating class, the spring of 2020 looked much different than expected. The phrase the show must go on was more true this spring than ever!

Distance Learning, Students, TraditionsWhitney BuckleyJune 30, 2020graduation, covid-19, coronavirus

Counting Their Way Through Quarantine

GUS second graders are counting their way through the quarantine with the help of Ms. O'Donnell - who will be joining the GUS Kindergarten classroom this fall! Don’t worry, be happy now!

Faculty, StudentsWhitney BuckleyJune 16, 2020quarantine, covid-19

SUMMER@GUS Updates + Cancellations

SUMMER@GUS is excited to share our revised 2020 SUMMER@GUS programs! IT WILL BE DIFFERENT and we have had to make some very thoughtful adjustments for this summer to meet the regulations put forth by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to create the safest camp experience possible during this unprecedented summer.

SUMMER@GUSNancy HartmannJune 2, 2020covid-19, coronavirus, summer camp 2020

Summer Learning with GUS

We are excited to offer opportunities to learn throughout the summer! We will be launching registration for online summer courses on May 17th. We have a great line-up offered by GUS Faculty with two-week and four-week options between June 22nd - August 14th.

Distance Learning: Keeping Education Moving Forward

Since launching our plan for distance learning in March, GUS faculty and staff have stepped up, working tirelessly to ensure the social and emotional well-being of our students, while also providing them with engaging and appropriately challenging learning experiences. Due to their collective effort, GUS distance learning feels anything but distant.

Faculty, Distance LearningGretchen ForsythApril 23, 2020distance learning, education, covid-19, Cori Russo

Distance Learning: Our Real-Life Design Challenge

Four weeks ago, as we firmed up plans for distance learning, our focus was, as it always is at GUS, on the student experience.

Upper School Reflections on Change

7th Grade English teacher Sydney Clark asked students to reflect: Everything has changed recently, for you, for your family, for your friends, for your community, and for the world. Your assignment is to reflect on this change. Here are some of their responses:

Students, Distance LearningWhitney BuckleyApril 3, 2020covid-19, coron, dist, english class