In this new school year, backed by the board and the investment of our full community, we are ready to go deeper + further as we work towards the goals we outlined in our DEI plan.
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This summer, with her 20-foot travel camper in tow, Ms. Blynn set out to connect with the different landscapes of the United States.
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Welcome back! GUS Faculty + staff share what they're most excited for this school year.
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We have a number of new faculty members to welcome as well as some exciting changes to our program this fall.
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The Tadler Grant provides extraordinary professional development opportunities to exemplary GUS teachers - who then bring those experiences and learnings back to the classroom.
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This year, we celebrate a number of faculty milestones, from 5 to 20 years of service, and pay tribute to two departing faculty members.
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Each 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.
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American psychologist, Jerome Bruner, believed that even the most complicated topics, if presented properly, can be understood by even the youngest children. At GUS, we agree. It is with this belief that we often compare our curriculum to a spiral, but what exactly does that mean?
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Perfectionism is probably not the first thing a person thinks of when they are thinking about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It certainly was not for me. However, after a 3-day intensive clinic around this work, I started to recognize its significance in my role as a teacher, colleague and human being.
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The Last Lightkeepers highlights preservation efforts on light stations across New England.
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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.
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More and more, we are witnessing the power of young people across the globe who are fighting for and enacting positive change.
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Learning about privilege, race, and antiracism, in math.
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At its very best, politics allow us to connect with others, lessening the feeling of isolation possible in a country of 330 million. The act of voting encourages the sense of living within a shared social contract, as collectively we make decisions that shape our nation and affect us all.
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This summer, the GUS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional learning group participated in an intensive equity improvement clinic through the Harvard RIDES (Reimagining Integration: Diverse and Equitable Schools) Project, alongside 8 other schools from across the country, to help define this year's DEI work on campus.
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It’s no secret this fall has been a back-to-school like no other. Members of the GUS faculty share reflections on the first month of school back at GUS.
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Patty Clark, lower school music teacher, discusses the history of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the concurrent history of a lesser-known song recently brought into the spotlight by the National Football League, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” when they announced it would be played this season ahead of every season-opener.
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We share new faculty roles, celebrate new faculty joining our team, and pay tribute to our departing faculty and staff ahead of the 2020-2021 school year.
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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!
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Thanks to everyone who came out for our last day of school drive-through! While we would have much preferred to share our last day of school ‘goodbyes’ surrounded by all our friends, it was wonderful to see our community come together one last time for the 2019-2020 school year. Happy summer!
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