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Kindergarten Egg Experiment
Kindergarten Egg Experiment

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, as part of our community-wide 21-day racial justice challenge, our Kindergarten students conducted an experiment with eggs.

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DEI, Curriculum, Lower School, StudentsKatelyn O'DonnellJanuary 27, 2021MLK, DEI, Martin Luther King, Kindergarten, Katelyn O'Donnell, Alana Catalfamo, Sandy Thoms
A New Year’s Resolution Towards Racial Equity
A New Year’s Resolution Towards Racial Equity

At GUS, we ended the last school year in June, and began the new one in September, with a resolution to “Mean Well, Speak Well, and Do Better,” in the fight against racism in our community and in our country.

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DEIEmily Rabinowitz-BuchananJanuary 17, 2021MLK, Ibram Kendi, antiracism, white privilege
Building an Antiracist Community at GUS
Building an Antiracist Community at GUS

The Board of Trustees joins Head of School Gretchen Forsyth and the GUS faculty and staff in their commitment to building an antiracist community.

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DEIWhitney BuckleyJanuary 12, 2021anti-racism, dei, diversity, equity, inclusion
SUMMER@GUS 2021
SUMMER@GUS 2021

We are excited to launch registration for our SUMMER@GUS 2021 Day Camp on January 18!

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SUMMER@GUSNancy HartmannDecember 19, 2020SUMMER@GUS, summer camp, summer camp north shore ma, beverly camp, cape ann camp
Finding Hope in the Promise of a New Day
Finding Hope in the Promise of a New Day

What a year 2020 has been! Faced with adversity, the GUS community once again came together to trust and go forward and forward we did. While there is still a long way to go, here at GUS, we find hope in the promise of a new day and the warmth of community.

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HOS LetterGretchen ForsythDecember 18, 2020Gretchen Forsyth
Solstice Assembly 2020
Solstice Assembly 2020

Let there be light! Our annual Solstice Assembly tradition was celebrated this morning - reimagined this year virtually - and available for all to see!

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Events, TraditionsWhitney BuckleyDecember 18, 2020Solstice, Winter Solstice, Welcome Here
Navigating Discomfort with Grace + Strength
Navigating Discomfort with Grace + Strength

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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DEI, FacultyBre BrandtDecember 16, 2020Bre-Anne Brandt, Bre Brandt, DEI, Authenticity, Life Skills, teacher, diversity, equity, inclusion
Grade 4 Lighthouse Project Featured in Documentary Film
Grade 4 Lighthouse Project Featured in Documentary Film

The Last Lightkeepers highlights preservation efforts on light stations across New England.

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FacultyWhitney BuckleyDecember 16, 2020lighthouses, last lightkeepers, rob apse, kelly zaval, laura doyle, the sea, fourth grade
We All Wear Masks!
We All Wear Masks!

A book written and illustrated by Kindergarten 2020 about wearing masks to school, inspired by Eric Carle.

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StudentsWhitney BuckleyDecember 7, 2020Eric Carle, Sandy Thoms, Katelyn O'Donnell, Alana Catalfamo, Kindergarten
GUS Community Conversations: Diane Portnoy '86 '88
GUS Community Conversations: Diane Portnoy '86 '88

As we work to Mean Well, Speak Well, Do Better, we were honored to welcome special alumni parent guest speaker, Diane Portnoy P’86’88, founder and CEO of the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, MA, and Denzil Mohammed, Director, ILC Public Education Institute.

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EventsWhitney BuckleyDecember 3, 2020Diane Portnoy, Immigration Learning Center, Denzil Mohammed
Thank you.
Thank you.

This year didn’t begin the way we had imagined, but, we all showed up, committed to trust and go forward. Thank you.

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Whitney BuckleyNovember 20, 2020
Grateful, As Always, for GUS
Grateful, As Always, for GUS

This is a strange time, and yet we have found comfort in what has always been at the center of the GUS experience: relationships and community.

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HOS LetterGretchen ForsythNovember 19, 2020Gretchen Forsyth, Head of School, Bread Day, Thanksgiving, GUS Community
Weighing the pros and cons of naturally-derived mycelium styrofoam versus traditional styrofoam.
Weighing the pros and cons of naturally-derived mycelium styrofoam versus traditional styrofoam.

Students in Alex Levin’s eighth grade science class set out to uncover the pros and cons of naturally-derived mycelium styrofoam versus those of traditional styrofoam.

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Students, ScienceWhitney BuckleyNovember 18, 2020alex levin, middle school science, mycelium styrofoam, design thinking
Faculty Reflections: Harnessing Creativity During a Pandemic
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.

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FacultyWhitney BuckleyNovember 17, 2020remote learning, covid-19, place-based education, middle school music, first grade, Amy Billings, Maureen Twombly, Sarah Bailes, kelly zaval, laura doyle
Using Citizen Science to Enact Change
Using Citizen Science to Enact Change

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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Faculty, ScienceEmilie Cushing + Alex LevinNovember 17, 2020citizen science, middle school science, emilie cushing, alex levin
Dispatch from: 3rd Grade
Dispatch from: 3rd Grade

3rd graders launched into multiplication head-on last month, identifying all the places they have actually applied it.

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Students, Dispatch from The ClassroChristopher DoyleNovember 17, 2020math, square numbers, Third Grade, array
Beverly Bootstraps Food Drive
Beverly Bootstraps Food Drive

Next week, the second grade class is hosting a food drive to support Beverly Bootstraps.

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StudentsMaggie ClarkNovember 13, 2020beverly bootstraps
Election 2020: Pre-K Edition
Election 2020: Pre-K Edition

Our pre-k class took to the polls to decide on who would be the next class Animal Expert, and, in the process, learned some valuable lessons about elections and the voting process!

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StudentsWhitney BuckleyNovember 13, 2020election, voting, vote, Election 2020, preschool
Veterans Day 2020
Veterans Day 2020

Today, and every day, we recognize and honor the courageous service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans.

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StudentsWhitney BuckleyNovember 11, 2020veterans day, military, usa
8th Grade Presidential Debate
8th Grade Presidential Debate

Last week, students in Jeffrey Bartsch’s eighth grade humanities took to the debate stage as the two major-party candidates for president, former Vice President Biden and President Donald Trump.

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Upper SchoolWhitney BuckleyNovember 2, 2020presidential election, joe biden, donald trump, humanities, Jeffrey Bartsch
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