If you ask our students to name something unique in their GDS experience, they will tell you about the deep relationships they develop with their teachers.
Our exceptional teachers devote themselves to knowing each student well and understanding how best to challenge, support, and engage every individual.
The tenets of “A GDS Teacher Will…” were developed by our faculty as an accompaniment to the essential skills outlined by “A GDS Student Will….” The talent, purposefulness, and joy of our teachers are reflected in these statements.
The tenets of “A GDS Teacher Will…” were developed by our faculty as an accompaniment to the essential skills outlined by “A GDS Student Will….” The talent, purposefulness, and joy of our teachers are reflected in these statements.
Faculty & Staff Stories
![Cara Henderson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696333648/gdsorg/ucquesopk4tqyx0tgzuo/_Henderson_Cara_6942675_cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696333648/gdsorg/ucquesopk4tqyx0tgzuo/_Henderson_Cara_6942675_cropped.jpg","width":500}])
![Raynell Stewart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696333563/gdsorg/u7arbpcz4sojl1issm8p/_Stewart_Raynell_3776820_cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696333563/gdsorg/u7arbpcz4sojl1issm8p/_Stewart_Raynell_3776820_cropped.jpg","width":500}])
![Joyce DePass]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684807803/gdsorg/pdi2divf0ptcmz8pqun3/FEATUREDJoycebylakecopy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684807803/gdsorg/pdi2divf0ptcmz8pqun3/FEATUREDJoycebylakecopy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684807803/gdsorg/pdi2divf0ptcmz8pqun3/FEATUREDJoycebylakecopy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684807803/gdsorg/pdi2divf0ptcmz8pqun3/FEATUREDJoycebylakecopy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684807803/gdsorg/pdi2divf0ptcmz8pqun3/FEATUREDJoycebylakecopy.jpg","width":1600}])
![Toussaint Lacoste]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684854902/gdsorg/ut8gohxjqu0ehimvalj7/Toussaint_Lacoste_featured.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684854902/gdsorg/ut8gohxjqu0ehimvalj7/Toussaint_Lacoste_featured.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684854902/gdsorg/ut8gohxjqu0ehimvalj7/Toussaint_Lacoste_featured.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684854902/gdsorg/ut8gohxjqu0ehimvalj7/Toussaint_Lacoste_featured.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684854902/gdsorg/ut8gohxjqu0ehimvalj7/Toussaint_Lacoste_featured.jpg","width":1600}])
![Chris Oster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682364584/gdsorg/sqzzuxu3exrcaunhzgtn/Oster_Chris_56005591.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682364584/gdsorg/sqzzuxu3exrcaunhzgtn/Oster_Chris_56005591.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682364584/gdsorg/sqzzuxu3exrcaunhzgtn/Oster_Chris_56005591.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682364584/gdsorg/sqzzuxu3exrcaunhzgtn/Oster_Chris_56005591.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682364584/gdsorg/sqzzuxu3exrcaunhzgtn/Oster_Chris_56005591.jpg","width":1524}])
![Chris France]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682085976/gdsorg/qjdw8l6nkxsoem4vxddk/France_Chris_2558278.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682085976/gdsorg/qjdw8l6nkxsoem4vxddk/France_Chris_2558278.jpg","width":500}])
![Matthew Bachiochi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677900197/gdsorg/g9wmqij5sx2mkwcnmymq/Bachiochi_Matthew_5380477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677900197/gdsorg/g9wmqij5sx2mkwcnmymq/Bachiochi_Matthew_5380477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677900197/gdsorg/g9wmqij5sx2mkwcnmymq/Bachiochi_Matthew_5380477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677900197/gdsorg/g9wmqij5sx2mkwcnmymq/Bachiochi_Matthew_5380477.jpg","width":1200}])
![Christina Lafontant Bridgeforth]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677900236/gdsorg/waqhyfuequ8lqnkcaa4o/LafontantBridgeforth_Christina_HH2023-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677900236/gdsorg/waqhyfuequ8lqnkcaa4o/LafontantBridgeforth_Christina_HH2023-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677900236/gdsorg/waqhyfuequ8lqnkcaa4o/LafontantBridgeforth_Christina_HH2023-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677900236/gdsorg/waqhyfuequ8lqnkcaa4o/LafontantBridgeforth_Christina_HH2023-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677900236/gdsorg/waqhyfuequ8lqnkcaa4o/LafontantBridgeforth_Christina_HH2023-1.jpg","width":1295}])
![Zoe Warner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675741525/gdsorg/roazjw8jsziorzkrlgmd/Warner_Zoe_7403785.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675741525/gdsorg/roazjw8jsziorzkrlgmd/Warner_Zoe_7403785.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675741525/gdsorg/roazjw8jsziorzkrlgmd/Warner_Zoe_7403785.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675741525/gdsorg/roazjw8jsziorzkrlgmd/Warner_Zoe_7403785.jpg","width":1114}])
![Greg Dallinger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675741921/gdsorg/edjg0buswenmwakwzc5b/Dallinger_Greg_4267373.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675741921/gdsorg/edjg0buswenmwakwzc5b/Dallinger_Greg_4267373.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675741921/gdsorg/edjg0buswenmwakwzc5b/Dallinger_Greg_4267373.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675741921/gdsorg/edjg0buswenmwakwzc5b/Dallinger_Greg_4267373.jpg","width":1000}])
![Meet Michelle McKeever!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673445265/gdsorg/gznm74q1cguiz7xqb80s/MeetMichellefeaturephoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673445265/gdsorg/gznm74q1cguiz7xqb80s/MeetMichellefeaturephoto.jpg","width":470}])
![Meet Elvina Tong!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667351248/gdsorg/m5pigavryfdovgflk8vk/Tong_Elvina_6512140crop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667351248/gdsorg/m5pigavryfdovgflk8vk/Tong_Elvina_6512140crop.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Erika Carlson!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1667309408/gdsorg/rmg7gih0rpvgeu26lqdl/MeetCarlson_Erika_7404948.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1667309408/gdsorg/rmg7gih0rpvgeu26lqdl/MeetCarlson_Erika_7404948.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1667309408/gdsorg/rmg7gih0rpvgeu26lqdl/MeetCarlson_Erika_7404948.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1667309408/gdsorg/rmg7gih0rpvgeu26lqdl/MeetCarlson_Erika_7404948.jpg","width":1000}])
![Celebrating Athletics and the Arts at GDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664398170/gdsorg/jiernm9i3rmmp0bzvr9h/ArtAllNight-2022-33.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664398170/gdsorg/jiernm9i3rmmp0bzvr9h/ArtAllNight-2022-33.jpg","width":500}])
![Storytelling & the Xylophone]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664382531/gdsorg/hluymzz92nfg7adrbwjp/-HH-xylophone.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664382531/gdsorg/hluymzz92nfg7adrbwjp/-HH-xylophone.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Meryl Heyliger!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664389509/gdsorg/khqxlea2php6uo8ppnlc/-Heyliger_Meryl_3384143.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664389509/gdsorg/khqxlea2php6uo8ppnlc/-Heyliger_Meryl_3384143.jpg","width":500}])
![All School Assembly Flash Mob]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664379615/gdsorg/pfddixvxiw9g25h0vjwt/-HH-Flashmob.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664379615/gdsorg/pfddixvxiw9g25h0vjwt/-HH-Flashmob.jpg","width":500}])
![Lisa Rauschart named 2022 DC History Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662146300/gdsorg/bxul1zmmwhyhknerlvnf/LisaRauschart2022DCHistoryTeacheroftheYear.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662146300/gdsorg/bxul1zmmwhyhknerlvnf/LisaRauschart2022DCHistoryTeacheroftheYear.jpg","width":500}])
GDS High School history teacher Lisa Rauschart was named 2022 DC History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
![Meet Julia Fisher!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653512745/gdsorg/lrikxq63k98hoxxkp2bh/resized-HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T161528262.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653512745/gdsorg/lrikxq63k98hoxxkp2bh/resized-HopperHappeningsthumbnailbuttonmaker500x375-2022-05-25T161528262.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Todd Carter!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651692485/gdsorg/nx45b0qraagovchvim5q/Carter_Todd_7404950.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651692485/gdsorg/nx45b0qraagovchvim5q/Carter_Todd_7404950.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Keith Hudspeth!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650476507/gdsorg/x6owurixmoxp5utaxu2p/KeithHudspethcreditLukeChristopher.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650476507/gdsorg/x6owurixmoxp5utaxu2p/KeithHudspethcreditLukeChristopher.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Sue Ikenberry!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650481897/gdsorg/klbflwmhyzwbfxl6meoq/Ikenberry_Sue_36J08662.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650481897/gdsorg/klbflwmhyzwbfxl6meoq/Ikenberry_Sue_36J08662.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Marquis Bell!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649369387/gdsorg/oobht4by02uc0vftwd29/Bell_Marquis_7404943.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649369387/gdsorg/oobht4by02uc0vftwd29/Bell_Marquis_7404943.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Cori Coats!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649368643/gdsorg/kl6eex2isruzamu3hnzn/Coats_Cori_Aug2017.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649368643/gdsorg/kl6eex2isruzamu3hnzn/Coats_Cori_Aug2017.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Jana Rupp!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647404155/gdsorg/smkrmt7kzufdxmp9boki/resized-JanaRupp_Jason_Putsche_Aug2017.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647404155/gdsorg/smkrmt7kzufdxmp9boki/resized-JanaRupp_Jason_Putsche_Aug2017.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Jana!
![Meet Githa Natarajan!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647404018/gdsorg/umkn1c600nb6sbpy09ap/resized-Natarajan_Githa_6670729.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647404018/gdsorg/umkn1c600nb6sbpy09ap/resized-Natarajan_Githa_6670729.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Githa!
![From GDS to Aix and Back Again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647448235/gdsorg/pam0z4sxnlxvh4djl0sq/Velleman_Nick_2563159.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647448235/gdsorg/pam0z4sxnlxvh4djl0sq/Velleman_Nick_2563159.jpg","width":500}])
A Conversation with GDS Alum Artist-in-Residence Nick Cruz Velleman ’07
![Meet Nick Ryan!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646194517/gdsorg/ekvzdsrsxxvw27u2scoc/Ryan_Nick_36J0085.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646194517/gdsorg/ekvzdsrsxxvw27u2scoc/Ryan_Nick_36J0085.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Nick Ryan!
![Meet Derek Brunn!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646195552/gdsorg/q0trjh5nrnfc2ruxtgr1/Brunn_Derek_56692581.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646195552/gdsorg/q0trjh5nrnfc2ruxtgr1/Brunn_Derek_56692581.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Derek Brunn!
![Meet Anike Oliver!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644260490/gdsorg/n3vw5nlmv1su4fgsarnf/Oliver_Anike_66709511.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644260490/gdsorg/n3vw5nlmv1su4fgsarnf/Oliver_Anike_66709511.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Anike, High School math teacher
![Meet Topher Dunne!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644253525/gdsorg/d4nsj1tde1ii705an82m/Dunne_Topher_36J00112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644253525/gdsorg/d4nsj1tde1ii705an82m/Dunne_Topher_36J00112.jpg","width":500}])
Meet Topher, High School history and social sciences teacher
![Curated Menu for Black Lives Matter at School’s Week of Action]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643859379/gdsorg/so93dibcvdbsze0eeaxj/BLMatSchoolposter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643859379/gdsorg/so93dibcvdbsze0eeaxj/BLMatSchoolposter.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Meredith Chase-Mitchell!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643234144/gdsorg/lmso9tcauss3b7og4knb/Chase-Mitchell_Meredith_60497021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643234144/gdsorg/lmso9tcauss3b7og4knb/Chase-Mitchell_Meredith_60497021.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Walid Nazari!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643233487/gdsorg/a6nibpbynukuavn6dn61/Nazari_Walid_45U0304C1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643233487/gdsorg/a6nibpbynukuavn6dn61/Nazari_Walid_45U0304C1.jpg","width":500}])
![John Barnes’s Iced Coffee is Ready!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643232674/gdsorg/dspfffjfpvjkszup04lo/IMG_4757.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643232674/gdsorg/dspfffjfpvjkszup04lo/IMG_4757.jpg","width":500}])
John Barnes’s Iced Coffee is Ready!
![Meet Jon Vanegas!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1641753856/gdsorg/f4urzoi3c92jcb80cld9/Vanegas_Jon_6670774.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1641753856/gdsorg/f4urzoi3c92jcb80cld9/Vanegas_Jon_6670774.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Azureé Harrison]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1641914096/gdsorg/ucbubhgegmgaj3wzxp43/Harrison_Azure_4265895.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1641914096/gdsorg/ucbubhgegmgaj3wzxp43/Harrison_Azure_4265895.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Malik Watkins!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637179590/gdsorg/v3zohskebpdkvpbpjkua/Meet_Malik_Watkin_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637179590/gdsorg/v3zohskebpdkvpbpjkua/Meet_Malik_Watkin_1.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Yi-Na Chung!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637178444/gdsorg/joy7f5agd05pijgndsdl/Meet_Yi-Na_Chung.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637178444/gdsorg/joy7f5agd05pijgndsdl/Meet_Yi-Na_Chung.jpg","width":500}])
![Meet Christal Boyd!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635962107/gdsorg/x677wthdlbrk7qpidlqq/20221103_Meet_Christal_Boyd_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635962107/gdsorg/x677wthdlbrk7qpidlqq/20221103_Meet_Christal_Boyd_1.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Christal Boyd!
![Meet Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635960830/gdsorg/agmhavlt3bmxlblyxecv/20221103_Meet_Felipe_Oyarzun_Moltedo_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635960830/gdsorg/agmhavlt3bmxlblyxecv/20221103_Meet_Felipe_Oyarzun_Moltedo_1.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo!
![Meet Nina Butler-Roberts!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634737247/gdsorg/cuaxfntohkhloicdsed1/Meet_Nina.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634737247/gdsorg/cuaxfntohkhloicdsed1/Meet_Nina.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Nina Butler-Roberts!
![Meet Jorge Baez-Mora!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634658925/gdsorg/jfmushz6059qycpjxqbv/20210928_Meet_Jorge_Baez_Mora_headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634658925/gdsorg/jfmushz6059qycpjxqbv/20210928_Meet_Jorge_Baez_Mora_headshot.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Jorge Baez-Mora!
![Meet Katherine Dunbar!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633534862/gdsorg/k0wzudlfpepviebsw0sa/20211006_Meet_Katherine_Dunbar_3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633534862/gdsorg/k0wzudlfpepviebsw0sa/20211006_Meet_Katherine_Dunbar_3.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Katherine Dunbar! Read the Q&A below to learn more about Katherine, High School English teacher.
![Meet Guyton Mathews!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642870718/gdsorg/wcfdyd1qgm62jzkupq58/Meet_Guyton.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642870718/gdsorg/wcfdyd1qgm62jzkupq58/Meet_Guyton.jpg","width":500}])
As part of our ongoing series Meet Our GDS Faculty and Staff, we are excited to present: Meet Guyton Mathews! Read the Q&A below to learn more about Guyton, Program Associate in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
![Meet Pam Stanfield!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632399765/gdsorg/krsqhrji7vhpxerjsmmi/PamStanfield-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632399765/gdsorg/krsqhrji7vhpxerjsmmi/PamStanfield-2.jpg","width":500}])
Read our interview with Assistant Athletic Director Pam.
![Meet Liz Spratley!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632327230/gdsorg/vuvdh9vq7g5shpnj84pp/09222021_MeetLizSpratley_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632327230/gdsorg/vuvdh9vq7g5shpnj84pp/09222021_MeetLizSpratley_2.jpg","width":500}])
Read our interview with 4th grade teacher Liz.
![Our 2020-21 Anti-racist Journey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601497336/gdsorg/bsngsfgu6vc1s8fk0lvy/Our_anti-racist_journey_september.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601497336/gdsorg/bsngsfgu6vc1s8fk0lvy/Our_anti-racist_journey_september.jpg","width":500}])
September: Professional Development and Parent-Focused Programming
![Welcome to Our Virtual Classroom!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600884977/gdsorg/lhqdqzdx3f3ddiasiod3/20200923_wecome_to_our_virtual_classroom-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600884977/gdsorg/lhqdqzdx3f3ddiasiod3/20200923_wecome_to_our_virtual_classroom-1.jpg","width":500}])
Teachers have created innovative virtual classroom spaces to introduce themselves, create a sense of shared community space, provide resources for accessing class materials, and start meaningful dialogue with students.
![Makers in Residence in Your Residence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600883825/gdsorg/op6dswjvakng383dyszr/20200923_Makers_in_residence_in_your_residence-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600883825/gdsorg/op6dswjvakng383dyszr/20200923_Makers_in_residence_in_your_residence-1.jpg","width":500}])
GDS’s maker in residence is leading a school-wide, thematic maker project that students can join from home.
![GDS Expertise in Demand]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579195141/gdsorg/radd1ujcovrxl86iaqwz/IMG_7897_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579195141/gdsorg/radd1ujcovrxl86iaqwz/IMG_7897_1.jpg","width":500}])
GDS faculty and staff members have shared their expertise on a global level since the 2019-20 school year began.
![Student welcoming you to Georgetown Day School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575576470/gdsorg/on7hntfdbzxbfkiuj3yn/GDS_admissions_video_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575576470/gdsorg/on7hntfdbzxbfkiuj3yn/GDS_admissions_video_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
This is not just another school admissions video. And Georgetown Day School is not just another school. We invite you to discover the place where students love to learn and learn to change the world.
![GDS teacher posing for selfie]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571418649/gdsorg/bw5jd42g9xmwiahu52eu/explore_but_not_too_far_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571418649/gdsorg/bw5jd42g9xmwiahu52eu/explore_but_not_too_far_1.jpg","width":500}])
Professional Development in Hong Kong
![Students playing a dice math game]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570200270/gdsorg/licxdcpnieo6ik0itoud/mindset_matters.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570200270/gdsorg/licxdcpnieo6ik0itoud/mindset_matters.jpg","width":500}])
“This is too hard.” “I don’t get it.” “I will never know how to do this.” Having been a teacher for 18 years, these are not unfamiliar phrases to me...
![A Grateful Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570645264/gdsorg/db7tarajy8qe9l6nvocc/20192609_AGratefulCoach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570645264/gdsorg/db7tarajy8qe9l6nvocc/20192609_AGratefulCoach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Running with GDS’s Anthony Belber
![Cover of the Book "LGBTQ Pocket Guide to Family Planning" by Azureé I. Harrison with an image of a rainbow on the cover.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570554902/gdsorg/x3umzdhf8df2cn08itcc/20190913_GDSFacultyStaffInPrint_1_Cropped.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570554902/gdsorg/x3umzdhf8df2cn08itcc/20190913_GDSFacultyStaffInPrint_1_Cropped.png","width":359}])
Enriching our community through publications beyond GDS
![Wau Bulan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572271520/gdsorg/em649zqiawniqdepgsix/20190307_Wau-Bulan_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572271520/gdsorg/em649zqiawniqdepgsix/20190307_Wau-Bulan_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
An authentic cultural experience and an uplifting performance
![Under the Tuscan Sun]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574196855/gdsorg/dwrkuaedp3sr9ir1e5fs/20180921_Under_The_Tuscan_Sun_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574196855/gdsorg/dwrkuaedp3sr9ir1e5fs/20180921_Under_The_Tuscan_Sun_1.jpg","width":500}])
HS Studio Art Chair Michelle Cobb took up an artist’s residency in Italy this past July.