Cue the Duck Boats! While there has been a lot to celebrate in Boston these last few weeks, here at GUS we have also been celebrating. The Graduation Exercises for the Class of 2024 were wonderful, as we gathered on Bartlett Field, our green and shady place.
Read MoreAlumni 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 Oz Caiti-Nardone ’16 and Nora Sullivan Horner ’16.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, June 11, Glen Urquhart School (GUS) celebrated the 18 members of the Class of 2024 during the 44th graduation exercises at their campus in Beverly Farms, MA.
Read MoreCelebrating faculty milestones (including an impressive 25 years!), paying tribute to beloved departing faculty members (it's not "goodbye," it's "see you later"), and welcoming some new faces to the team for school year 2024-2025.
Read MoreBravo to the Class of 2024, and to all the faculty, staff, and parents who helped to make this incredible production possible!
Read MoreWhen the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, there is a special energy on campus! Spring is my favorite time of year in schools, though I think I say that about the period between Thanksgiving and winter break (and the week of the Boar Cup too!).
Read MoreOver the past year, grounded in our new mission, vision, and values, we explored the essential GUS question where are we going? We held many conversations with many members of the GUS community, and are proud to present the results of this work - our new Long Range Strategic Plan, GUS33.
Read MoreCooper McGrath attended GUS from second through eighth grade. From GUS, he went on to graduate from Pingree and then Trinity College. Currently pursuing a master's degree at Northeastern University, where he is also a member of the varsity baseball team.
Read MoreLower School Music Teacher Patty Clark traveled to Norway in the summer of 2023. This article is based on a presentation she gave at All School Meeting on May 17, 2024.
Read MoreEvery year, the 8th grade class at GUS goes on a service trip that incorporates elements of our science and humanities curriculum. This year, the Class of 2024 was lucky enough to go to Puerto Rico, where we worked with the organization Global Works to help with Hurricane Maria relief.
Read MoreWhen the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, there is a special energy on campus! Spring is my favorite time of year in schools, though I think I say that about the period between Thanksgiving and winter break (and the week of the Boar Cup too!).
Read MoreSpring celebrations and big projects at GUS are an opportunity to celebrate student learning growth, and quantify it in a way that extends beyond raw scores.
Read MoreSixth grade students recently visited The Farm School, a working farm and nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting people to the land.
Read MoreEzra Schildkraut graduated from GUS 9th grade in 1990 (yes there used to be a 9th grade!). Currently, Ezra is the Associate Director of Process Development at New England Biolabs in Ipswich, MA.
Read MoreWe are very excited to launch a partnership with GoKid to connect GUS families across the north shore and to facilitate carpooling.
Read MoreOn Thursday, February 29th, GUS parent and local educator, Shawna Daoust P’26’26’28 came to our classroom and shared stories of student immigrants living in our greater community.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is launching a Mobile Farmer’s Market to bring fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies to GUS!
Read MoreAt GUS, our child-centric approach to learning puts students at the center of their learning. What does that look like in practice? In pre-K it looks like a tree house in the classroom, and a story written and illustrated by students.
Read MoreAt GUS, we do education differently. Our place-based, inquiry-based approach creates authentic learning opportunities, like this trip to Starbucks, that nurture their natural sense of curiosity. Sometimes these explorations take us to the beach, our on the nature trail, or sometimes they take is to a local coffee shop as students question, make meaning, and get inspired.
Read MoreIn fifth grade science, the fifth grad theme, the land, features prominently in a yearlong study of geology, agriculture, and environmentalism. At the beginning of the school year, students take a close look at the land they see and interact with on a daily basis - the GUS campus - and consider some big questions that they continue to explore throughout the year: What land is important to us and why? How has the land changed over time, and how do we know?
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