I hope this Tartan finds you all easing into relaxing summer days. Drinking lemonade, going on bike rides, and having picnics at the beach, there really is no better place to be than the North Shore in summer!
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Celebrating faculty milestones (including an impressive 35 years!), paying tribute to beloved departing faculty members (it's not "goodbye," it's "see you later"), and welcoming some new (and some familiar) faces to the team for school year 2023-2024.
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Thank you to the Parents Association and all of our fantastic guests, donors, and sponsors, for making the event a success.
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Seeking to create a lasting and meaningful expression of the school's motto, "Mean Well, Speak Well, Do Well" we have made a contribution to the school’s existing “8th Grade Gift Fund” while supporting an important green initiative on campus too.
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On Wednesday, June 6, Glen Urquhart School (GUS) celebrated the 28 members of the Class of 2023 during the 43rd graduation exercises at their campus in Beverly Farms, MA.
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Alumni speakers are a treasured and impactful annual tradition at GUS graduation. Alumni speakers are always selected from the class that was graduating themselves as eighth graders when the current eighth grade class was in Kindergarten. This year’s alumni speakers were Cameron Kirwin ’15 and Justin McNiff ’15.
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The 2022-2023 school year was the year of inquiry! An important and essential GUS question guided our strategy and planning throughout the year - who am I?
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With a sincere desire to cultivate an even stronger sense of belonging within our alumni community, the school is working to formally launch its first-ever Alumni Council.
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The Service and Leadership Trip at GUS is a rite of passage for soon-to-be graduating eighth grade students. Over the years, locations have ranged from Guatemala and the Dominican Republic to Navajo Nation, Appalachia, Florida, and, more recently, to the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about learning and making mistakes. Maybe it was watching the 8th grade in The Little Mermaid? There is a girl who makes a seemingly big mistake, but also rights the wrong and saves the day. I keep thinking about how our children crave independence and how incredibly scary that is for us as parents.
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Katherine attended GUS for sixtht through eighth grade, graduating in 2004. After GUS, she went on to The Governor’s Academy, and on to Bentley University, where she graduated in 2012.
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We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Tadler Grant has been awarded to fifth grade teacher Julie Wyman. The grant will allow Ms. Wyman to travel to Ghana, where she will attend the Witness Tree Institute of Ghana
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This week 8th graders presented The Little Mermaid, Jr. The annual spring musical is a rite of passage for all members of the graduating class.
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The Wicked Kidz Running Races were an exciting addition to our annual Nature Fair - and we’re thrilled to share this race footage that was captured by Beverly Drone.
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As is tradition, 8th Grade Latin students recently sat for the National Latin Exam - a showcase of their three years of Latin study at GUS.
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Fourth graders not only got to experience Cinde McInnis’ Whalemobile, but they got to participate in filming for an episode of Chronicle!
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So often I think of the quote ‘what would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?,’ and how this philosophy not only drives important developmental growth for students, but also helps them discover new parts of themselves.
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As it does every year, it feels as though we are off to the races from the moment we arrive back on campus from March break, slowly gaining speed all the way through to June and graduation. With so much going on this time of year, it’s important to remember all this “fun” is actually important development milestones that encourage and celebrate important student growth in so many ways.
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At GUS, our child-centric educational philosophy guides our student support efforts in and out of the classroom. Our approach to student support allows us to set high achievement expectations for all students, while also celebrating their unique strengths and challenges.
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Glen Urquhart School is honored to be the recipient of kindness and generous support from the late Derek Cavanaugh P’96’99’01’04. Derek was not only a proud Glen Urquhart School parent but also a dedicated and successful President of the Board of Trustees, serving from 1997-2001.
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