In the words of Mr. Bartsch, this week “we gathered around the modern-day version of the village fire - the computer screen,” to celebrate our first-ever virtual 8th Grade Arts Night. As they do every year, members of the graduating class presented their White Shirt Projects as well as dance performances.
Read MoreMore important than ever have been words that come up over and over again as we talk about the GUS experience during the time of COVID. GUS educational philosophy itself offers a program for students that is uniquely qualified to handle the impact the pandemic has had on children.
Read MoreAmerican 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?
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreThe Board of Trustees joins Head of School Gretchen Forsyth and the GUS faculty and staff in their commitment to building an antiracist community.
Read MoreWe are excited to launch registration for our SUMMER@GUS 2021 Day Camp on January 18!
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreLet there be light! Our annual Solstice Assembly tradition was celebrated this morning - reimagined this year virtually - and available for all to see!
Read MorePerfectionism 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.
Read MoreThe Last Lightkeepers highlights preservation efforts on light stations across New England.
Read MoreA book written and illustrated by Kindergarten 2020 about wearing masks to school, inspired by Eric Carle.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreThis year didn’t begin the way we had imagined, but, we all showed up, committed to trust and go forward. Thank you.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreStudents 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreMore and more, we are witnessing the power of young people across the globe who are fighting for and enacting positive change.
Read More3rd graders launched into multiplication head-on last month, identifying all the places they have actually applied it.
Read MoreNext week, the second grade class is hosting a food drive to support Beverly Bootstraps.
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