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GDS alumni Max Labaton ’16 and Will Cullen ’15 were named Schwarzman Scholars.
In continuing my stroll down GDS’s memory lane in preparation for our 75th Anniversary, I have been soliciting essays from alumni, hoping to capture their memories of GDS.
High School students have the “surreal” experience of performing in one of the world’s most iconic concert halls.
GDS leads the way for critical culture change around sexual assault and consent.
The story of the Middle School Musical and why we loved it a “bushel and a peck.”
Everywhere they turn, our kids are hearing about impeachment. On social media, in newspapers, and in conversations the topic is ubiquitous...
Our Communities and Change 9th grade History course is anchored on several essential questions designed to delve deeply into meanings and implications of historical events...
Anoushka Chander ’21 and the GDS Student Action Committee move our country forward.
Third Graders presented their projects to family and featured faculty members.
Twelfth Night delivers bawdy humor, jazz-funk, and much needed empathy.
Students often think their peers are “smart” at math if they get the right answer quickly...
All day long, my cell phone thrums with the texts of nine juniors and seniors. Questions, quips, emojis, links, the messages keep coming and chirp late into the night...
On Saturday, October 27, two buses full of tired and exhilarated GDS High School students arrived back on campus at 5:15 p.m...
In the process of selling the value proposition of independent schools, a question I face—and fret about—quite often is, “How much does your school cost?”
After reading these dispatches from Middle School, you might just adore our teachers and students even more.
Middle School Community Engagement Reaches for the Heart of the Matter
Last week, Lower School principal Kimberly Beck and I met with two 5th grade students...
Professional Development in Hong Kong
Head of School Russell Shaw visits Monday Morning Meeting at the High School
Second graders learn to make sense of the world we’re in
“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...
In his novel Requiem for a Nun, Faulkner wrote that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” While that seems an apt explanation for the seemingly intractable cultural and political fault lines that have emerged so clearly these past few years, it’s equally true for GDS.
Head of School Russell Shaw reminds us of the unintended consequences that can follow from trying to solve our children’s problems for them.
Running with GDS’s Anthony Belber
Women’s Varsity Soccer Notches a #3 Ranking in the DMV
Finding the right school for their children is one of the most critical decisions a parent will make...
Alum coach Lauren Silberman ’08 on running and resilience.
6th grade overnight trip to River Valley Ranch
Routine-Building in Lower School
Middle School community engagement launches with 7th grade Conservation Corps
Enriching our community through publications beyond GDS
Varsity Volleyball Undefeated Streak Extended to 9-0 [September 25, 2019]
Alum Coach Maya Braxton ’10 on Work and Coaching a “Stone’s Throw” from GDS
Run Good and Keep Going, Part IV
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
Run Good and Keep Going, Part III
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
Seniors make the most of our College Applications Workshop
Thanks to our many generous volunteers and donors!
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
Ziyah Holman ’20 and Team USA set an Under-20 WORLD RECORD in the 4x400-meter relay at the U20 Pan American Championships
The Class of 2019 Graduates