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Introducing the Collins Family Library
Introducing the Collins Family Library

GUS has a longstanding, continuous commitment to providing students with an extraordinary education. The GUS library has always played a leading role in promoting high-quality scholarship. After all, strong school libraries build strong students!

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NewsGuest UserSeptember 27, 2021GUS Library, Tim Collins, Emily Collins, Collins Family Library, George Balich, Lisa Kent
Doing Better with Dewey
Doing Better with Dewey

How a GUS parent is seeking to improve upon the Dewey Decimal System.

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News, DEIWhitney BuckleySeptember 27, 2021dewey decimal system, dewey decimal system racism, caroline mccarthy, collins family library
Connecting Our Past to Our Future, Through The Land
Connecting Our Past to Our Future, Through The Land

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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Traditions, FacultyKatie BlynnSeptember 22, 2021Tadler Grant, Richard and Donna Tadler, Katie Blynn, thematic curriculum, the land
Alumni Profile: Eva Bramesco '04
Alumni Profile: Eva Bramesco '04

Eva Bramesco attended GUS for grades 6-8. She now lives outside Washington, DC, and works at George Mason University.

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GUS AlumniWhitney BuckleySeptember 22, 2021eva bramesco, george mason university, honors college
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back!

Welcome back! GUS Faculty + staff share what they're most excited for this school year.

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FacultyWhitney BuckleySeptember 8, 2021back to school, welcome back, school year 2021-2022
GUS Welcomes New Faculty + Fall Interns
GUS Welcomes New Faculty + Fall Interns

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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FacultyWhitney BuckleyAugust 17, 2021chris doyle, GUS PreK, new faculty, Glen Urquhart School
GUS Students Recognized in Teen Poetry Contest
GUS Students Recognized in Teen Poetry Contest

Three GUS students were recognized for their work in Beverly Public Library’s 25th Annual Teen Poetry Contest.

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StudentsWhitney BuckleyJuly 29, 2021beverly public library, teen poetry contest, poetry
Katie Blynn Awarded 2021 Tadler Grant
Katie Blynn Awarded 2021 Tadler Grant

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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FacultyWhitney BuckleyJuly 9, 2021Katie Blynn, Tadler Grant, Richard and Donna Tadler
Commencement: The Start of Something New
Commencement: The Start of Something New

As most of our upper school students know from Latin, commencement, though considered a goodbye, is actually the word for beginning. This duality explains why it is often so bittersweet.

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HOS LetterGretchen ForsythJune 24, 2021commencement, Gretchen Forsyth, AISNE
Alumni Graduation Speakers 2021
Alumni Graduation Speakers 2021

Each year, graduation speakers are GUS alumni who have recently graduated from college - who were graduating eighth grade themselves when the current graduating class was finishing up kindergarten. The Graduation 2021 speakers were Jack Norton ’13 and Sarah McGrath ’13.

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Traditions, GUS AlumniWhitney BuckleyJune 23, 2021Jack Norton, Sarah McGrath, graduation speakers
Glen Urquhart School Celebrates the Class of 2021
Glen Urquhart School Celebrates the Class of 2021

On Thursday, June 10, Glen Urquhart School (GUS) celebrated the 27 members of the Class of 2021 during its 49th graduation exercises at their campus in Beverly Farms, MA.

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Students, TraditionsWhitney BuckleyJune 23, 2021graduation, graduation 2021, class of 2021
Faculty Celebration: Milestones + Departures
Faculty Celebration: Milestones + Departures

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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FacultyWhitney BuckleyJune 22, 2021
Lessons Learned in a Year Like No Other
Lessons Learned in a Year Like No Other

Even in the face of a pandemic, we uncovered some essential truths about our school and our community.

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Gretchen ForsythJune 17, 2021COVID, covid-19, independent school covid response, lessons learned
Frozen Jr., Presented by the Class of 2021
Frozen Jr., Presented by the Class of 2021

Let it go. The final lyrics sung by the 8th graders in their performance of Frozen, Jr. are a fitting tribute to this year unlike any other.

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StudentsGretchen ForsythMay 28, 2021frozen, let it go
Board of Trustees Updates
Board of Trustees Updates

Glen Urquhart School announces board officers elections, welcomes returning and new trustees

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Board of TrusteesBoard of TrusteesMay 27, 2021Alen Yen, Michael Buensuceso, Kristin Brown, Jody King, Andrea Toulouse
The Carol Stewart Memorial Fund
The Carol Stewart Memorial Fund

For a span of 30 years, Carol’s professional life was dedicated to the educational well-being of children. Glen Urquhart School was the lucky recipient of the love and loyalty Carol provided to countless students.

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NewsWhitney BuckleyMay 27, 2021Carol Stewart, memorial fund
The Rollercoaster Year that was 2020-2021
The Rollercoaster Year that was 2020-2021

For our graduates most of all, the reality of the end of the year is setting in. Evening with the Graduates and graduation rehearsals are starting, and with the play over, most of the other milestones of their eighth grade year are now behind them. It's exciting and terrifying all at once.

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HOS LetterGretchen ForsythMay 26, 2021Gretchen Forsyth, Evening with The Graduates, Frozen
The Body Project
The Body Project

First graders recently completed their Body Projects, life-sized models of their own bodies - built from the inside out.

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Students, Science, Lower SchoolWhitney BuckleyMay 26, 2021Amy Billings, Emily Dellisola, first grade, body project, science, biology, elementary school
The Awfully Big Map Project
The Awfully Big Map Project

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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Traditions, Students, FacultyJeffrey BartschMay 18, 2021Jeffrey Bartsch, maps, upper school, middle school, humanities, Humanities, catrography
Why GUS for Middle School?
Why GUS for Middle School?

In upper school at GUS, we work to foster a community committed to helping students get the most out of their GUS education. Working in partnership with their teachers, GUS students are known, loved, and appropriately challenged.

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Upper SchoolWhitney BuckleyMay 18, 2021middle school, upper school, Glen Urquhart School
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Glen Urquhart School is an independent, progressive day school for students in pre-k through grade eight.

74 Hart Street
Beverly, MA, 01915
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Main: 978-927-1064
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info@gus.org

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