After 55 days of distance learning, the upper school observed a screen-free day on Monday, June 8.
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This morning, fourth grade Patriots and Loyalists gathered at “zoom common” to make their case for separating from, or remaining with, Great Britain.
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While we'd much rather be teaching our students in-person, we are finding ways to keep the GUS mission and philosophy of education alive through distance learning. We are striving to give our students the same, tangible, learning experiences they've come to expect at GUS, responding to their feedback and to our families' needs, and continuously learning and refining as we go.
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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.
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“As we move towards the year’s end... I encourage you to consider the words of Mrs. Bullivant, a retired GUS teacher of 20 plus years. She used to say, “Always remember to keep the good in goodbye.” Those words ring true still today.”
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Kindergarten teacher Amy Billings shares about the transition to distance learning for some of our youngest learners - kindergarteners - and the importance of maintaining connection throughout this process.
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As part of their study of bacteria and viruses, seventh-grade students recently created models that showed their understanding of how these two types of pathogens make more of themselves.
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Kindergarteners have been busy studying motion in their virtual science classroom.
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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.
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Recently, first graders have been exploring their sense of sight. They have learned all about how the eye works and as a fun project to culminate our study, created their own “I SPY” book to put their sense of sight to the test!
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The sixth grade scientists are at it again, combining their math, science, and art skills to build scaled models of the solar system.
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Four weeks ago, as we firmed up plans for distance learning, our focus was, as it always is at GUS, on the student experience.
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Our GUS artists are busy creating from home. Thank you to our talented art teachers for continuing to inspire our students from afar and sharing great projects our students can tackle at home.
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This week, GUS students completed our first full week of distance learning. While we would certainly all rather be in the classroom, this situation has afforded our faculty a new opportunity to bring learning alive - in homes across the North Shore - and we are eager to explore new ways to deliver on our mission.
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This week, 4th graders were challenged to sketch this arrangement of Forsythia by Ms. Zaval using any art materials they had on hand. Peruse submissions by our creative fourth grade students!
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A special message from GUS Faculty.
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