The annual upper school retreat has been a GUS tradition for over 20 years. For the last 10 of them, the upper school, including all teachers and students, have ventured to Camp Winaukee, in Moultonborough, NH. Earlier this month, our students and faculty made the trip north for two days of togetherness and fun.
Read MoreAt Glen Urquhart we believe that children thrive in a nurturing environment where their ideas, feelings, and thoughts are valued. These beliefs are the foundation for the GUS philosophy of education, and it is embodied in our campus design and aesthetic. Our campus and classrooms are deliberately designed to engage the whole child, inspire creative and critical thinking, and encourage an appreciation for the natural world.
Read MoreAfter working at Berwick Academy as a middle school math and science teacher for 2 years, Alex Levin joined the GUS team this year as upper school science teacher. We’re so excited to have him back on campus - read a recent Q+A about his new role here at GUS.
Read MoreThe tournament started with moms who have children in Beverly Public Schools. It’s since grown to also include mothers of Essex Tech, Glen Urquhart School, Harborlight Montessori and Saints Academy students. There’s also two alumni teams, for mothers whose children have moved on from Beverly schools but who want to stay connected.
Read MoreWe are excited to welcome Lise Carrigg, P ‘26 and Joan Benotti to the GUS Lower and Upper School Galleries, as our first GUS Visiting Artists of the school year. These exhibits will be on-display Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through September 28, and are open to the public.
Read MoreWe are excited to welcome three new faculty members to the GUS team this fall. Anna Mei Gubbins ‘00, as upper school spanish teacher Alex Levin ‘03, as upper school science teacher, and Lisa Romanelli P ‘13, ‘19, former trustee, as first grade teacher.
Read MoreIt is very exciting to share my first letter with you as interim head of school. It has been a busy few weeks since I took over in June, but what a thrill it was to play a role in graduation! As I have said often, no one does a graduation like GUS and to be able to speak about the graduates on behalf of the faculty was a great privilege.
Read MoreThis summer I was given the incredible opportunity of using funds from the Tadler Grant to undertake a journey to Italy in order to further develop the Latin program at GUS. My trip took place over the course of two weeks, starting with a few days in Florence, then moving on to Campania, and finishing with a week in Rome, the urbs aeterna (eternal city).
Read MoreGAIN@GUS celebrated its 10th summer last Friday during the annual closing ceremony. 33 students in grades 5-7, from 9 schools across Beverly, Lynn and Peabody, presented their learnings to friends, family and the GUS community.
Read MoreTwenty-two young people in Lima, Peru are singing and dancing their hearts out in a fast-paced production of the Broadway musical, Wicked, thanks in part to the experiences their director had on the stage at GUS.
Read MoreThe annual sixth grade trip to William Lawrence Camp was designed to build community and relationships. For Alex Rosenthal and Joey Bertagna, GUS ‘12, the goal was accomplished but not exactly as planned. As brand new Glen Urquhart students, the two boys found the idea of “going off to a camp for an overnight on the second day of school kind of terrifying,” says Bertagna. To deal with the anxiety, he and Rosenthal bonded with each other and three other new students, Liam Prior, Sam Corbett, and Evan DaCosta.
Read MoreThe career of award-winning chef and restaurateur Gabriel Frasca began with a scoop of ice cream. Well, maybe several scoops. His first foray into the food business was an after school job in middle school at The Junction ice cream stand in Essex near his boyhood home.
Read MoreGlen Urquhart School (GUS) has announced that Gretchen Forsyth, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, has assumed the role of interim head of school for the 2019-20 school year.
Read MoreGlen Urquhart School in Beverly has announced the appointment of George T Balich, Ed.D. as president of the board of trustees. Also joining him on the board are Jake Bartlett, senior equity research analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey; Tamah French, former parent association representative; Lisa Kent, marketing consultant; Louis Somma, senior counsel at Affiliated Managers Group (AMG); and Kristin Brown, parent association president.
Read MoreGlen Urquhart School is pleased to announce that Gretchen Forsyth is now acting interim head of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Forsyth takes on the role after nine years at Glen Urquhart School (GUS) and 17 years of administrative experience.
Read MoreBeverly resident, George T Balich to serve as president of the Glen Urquhart School board of trustees
Read MoreWhen Andrew Smith was in sixth grade at GUS, his friend and classmate Evan Cross gave him a copy of Car and Driver magazine. It wasn’t long before Andrew became obsessed with sports cars. One might say that Lamborghinis, Porsches, and Ferraris fueled his imagination. In fact, Andrew recalls creating multiple sixth grade projects and book reports about sports cars.
Read MoreBen Glickstein ’01 jokingly sees bagpipes and kilts as the “through-line” in his education. From GUS to Waring to Macalester College, both Scottish traditions were prominent at his commencements. While that may be true, the truly important through line for Ben was what each school taught him about the importance of learning about people, contributing to the public good, and building sustainable cities.
Read MoreKate Wolkoff ’90 is both an art photographer and a commercial photographer. Her work has been in shows at Sasha Wolf Gallery, Danziger Projects, the New York Photo Festival and Women in Photography. Her photographs are included in the collections of the Addison Gallery of Art, the Norton Museum of Art and the Yale University Library, and have been featured in Aperture, Twice, and Frieze.
Read MoreAnyone who attended a GUS dance DJ’d by David Blatt ’00 and his brother, Josh, won’t be surprised to learn that David has pursued a life in business and entrepreneurship. Even as an eighth grader, David was buying sound equipment and scheduling gigs, first at GUS, then at Pingree, launching his first business when barely 14 years old.
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