At GUS, we believe that changing the world with ideas starts in pre-k.

Our curriculum integrates academic skill development, experiential learning, and social-emotional understanding in a child-centered, challenging environment. Academic rigor is cultivated in a community that encourages taking risks, values collaboration, and fosters leadership. We honor every child’s experience, power, and responsibility in the classroom and in the world.

Our mission + philosophy
 

Upcoming Events

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Get to Know GUS: A Virtual Information Session
Oct 27
Get to Know GUS: A Virtual Information Session

Hear more about our progressive approach to education and what rigor looks like at GUS, from Assistant Head of School Brad Belin and Director of Lower School Suzy Light.

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Wicked Kids Run
Nov 8
Wicked Kids Run

The event is a FREE, professional-style race event with race bibs and awards, just for the kids!

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Get to Know GUS – Open Campus
Nov 18
Get to Know GUS – Open Campus

Step inside our classrooms, see learning in action, meet members of the GUS team, and hear directly from current students about what makes this school a powerful place to learn. Come discover what school can be!

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Kindergarten Applicant Playgroup
Dec 4
Kindergarten Applicant Playgroup

We invite our Kindergarten applicants to join us for a morning of play at GUS! Students will play alongside other applicants and have the chance to meet Kindergarten teachers.

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Early Years at GUS
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Pre-K Applicant Playgroup
Jan 14
Pre-K Applicant Playgroup

We invite our pre-K applicants to join us for a morning of play at GUS! Students will play alongside other applicants and have the chance to meet pre-K teachers.

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Kindergarten Applicant Playgroup
Jan 15
Kindergarten Applicant Playgroup

We invite our Kindergarten applicants to join us for a morning of play at GUS! Students will play alongside other applicants and have the chance to meet Kindergarten teachers.

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Pre-K Applicant Playgroup
Jan 21
Pre-K Applicant Playgroup

We invite our pre-K applicants to join us for a morning of play at GUS! Students will play alongside other applicants and have the chance to meet pre-K teachers.

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Winterfest 2027

Join us on the GUS campus for a Winter Fest to celebrate the season!

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Nature Fair 2027

Join us for hands-on activities + nature-based projects led by GUS educators and partners from the north shore!

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GUS NEWS

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Whales + Whaling in Alaska
Whales + Whaling in Alaska

I have dreamed over my years at GUS about the generosity of the Tadler Grant for teachers and about the possibility of exploring our fourth grade theme, “The Sea,” in a deep, meaningful, and innovative way. Having taught students about the migration patterns of whales, I knew that if I wanted to see and learn more about them in the summertime…Alaska was the place to be!

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Trustee Spotlight: Anjali Chitre, P’26, ‘28, ‘33
Trustee Spotlight: Anjali Chitre, P’26, ‘28, ‘33

“Those gatherings capture the heart of the school – the sense of community + belonging, the encouragement + support, and the way students are invited to be brave and completely themselves.”

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What School Can Be for the Next Generation
What School Can Be for the Next Generation

As we approach our fiftieth anniversary, I am reminded of the families who imagined a different kind of school and had the courage to build it. Their vision became the GUS we know and love today. Now it is our turn to imagine what comes next.

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Have questions?

Please contact our admission office with any questions at admission@gus.org, or 978-927-1064 x115.