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It’s difficult to put into one story, one photo, or one video what it’s like to be a part of the Georgetown Day School community.
The best way to get to know GDS is to visit. The second best way is to stay up to date on all the happenings and goings on! GDS News offers an insider's view.
![GDS alumni Max Labaton '16 and Will Cullen '15]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575665044/gdsorg/r6si7vr7kkdjbv65h1vq/20191206_SchwarzmanScholars.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575665044/gdsorg/r6si7vr7kkdjbv65h1vq/20191206_SchwarzmanScholars.jpg","width":500}])
GDS alumni Max Labaton ’16 and Will Cullen ’15 were named Schwarzman Scholars.
![Arthur Goldschmidt and Kevin Barr took a walk down memory lane.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575652053/gdsorg/agqtzqogjcywlydlh97w/20191206_75YearsofBelievinginChildren.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575652053/gdsorg/agqtzqogjcywlydlh97w/20191206_75YearsofBelievinginChildren.jpg","width":500}])
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.
![Rehearsal at Carnegie Hall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575642252/gdsorg/xngiyej6terasgo2mohu/20191206_GDS_Singers_at_Carnegie_Hall.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575642252/gdsorg/xngiyej6terasgo2mohu/20191206_GDS_Singers_at_Carnegie_Hall.jpg","width":500}])
High School students have the “surreal” experience of performing in one of the world’s most iconic concert halls.
![Group photo of students in matching shirts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575580975/gdsorg/musvcldzagxuav8gp0ym/20191205_Consent_Summit_2019_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575580975/gdsorg/musvcldzagxuav8gp0ym/20191205_Consent_Summit_2019_1.jpg","width":500}])
GDS leads the way for critical culture change around sexual assault and consent.
![Group photo of student actors.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575488002/gdsorg/gz3iem9ajvoihjftorhf/20191204_Guys_and_Dolls_Jr_in_Middle_School_6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575488002/gdsorg/gz3iem9ajvoihjftorhf/20191204_Guys_and_Dolls_Jr_in_Middle_School_6.jpg","width":500}])
The story of the Middle School Musical and why we loved it a “bushel and a peck.”
![Student faculty member sitting with students and watching something.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574450846/gdsorg/dycgzqn03pniorciwvau/20191122_Russell_blog_Making_Sense_of_Impeachment.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574450846/gdsorg/dycgzqn03pniorciwvau/20191122_Russell_blog_Making_Sense_of_Impeachment.jpg","width":500}])
Everywhere they turn, our kids are hearing about impeachment. On social media, in newspapers, and in conversations the topic is ubiquitous...
![Ungoogling the Classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574451345/gdsorg/js61zqrfom7aojr8aydu/20191122_Ungoogling_the_Classroom_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574451345/gdsorg/js61zqrfom7aojr8aydu/20191122_Ungoogling_the_Classroom_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
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...
![Students in an office on Capitol Hill]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574427980/gdsorg/jhp13ptskze0azf9g4xp/20191122_Taking_Action.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574427980/gdsorg/jhp13ptskze0azf9g4xp/20191122_Taking_Action.jpg","width":500}])
Anoushka Chander ’21 and the GDS Student Action Committee move our country forward.
![Immigration Researchers Luncheon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574443185/gdsorg/ahvicyxc4occxjpvgirm/20191122_ImmigrationResearchersLuncheon_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574443185/gdsorg/ahvicyxc4occxjpvgirm/20191122_ImmigrationResearchersLuncheon_1.jpg","width":500}])
Third Graders presented their projects to family and featured faculty members.
![Play On]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574437738/gdsorg/fs7qyvjhctftvi1rrgvl/20191121_12th_Night_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574437738/gdsorg/fs7qyvjhctftvi1rrgvl/20191121_12th_Night_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Twelfth Night delivers bawdy humor, jazz-funk, and much needed empathy.
![Want to Be an Active and Informed Citizen?: Learn Math this Way]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574436003/gdsorg/bpqlpbfndw7sz7lybfmy/1Studentscollaboratetoidentifypatterns.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574436003/gdsorg/bpqlpbfndw7sz7lybfmy/1Studentscollaboratetoidentifypatterns.jpg","width":500}])
Students often think their peers are “smart” at math if they get the right answer quickly...
![The Magic of The Policy Institute]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574436306/gdsorg/bjyysybigdkhnbmtkk0v/20191119_The_Magic_of_The_Policy_Institute_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574436306/gdsorg/bjyysybigdkhnbmtkk0v/20191119_The_Magic_of_The_Policy_Institute_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
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...
![Young Adult Literature Conference: Books for the Beast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574283053/gdsorg/t0i13bvagqztzgbncp5e/Young_Adult_Literature_Conference_Books_for_the_Beast_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574283053/gdsorg/t0i13bvagqztzgbncp5e/Young_Adult_Literature_Conference_Books_for_the_Beast_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
On Saturday, October 27, two buses full of tired and exhilarated GDS High School students arrived back on campus at 5:15 p.m...
![Investing in a Private School Education: Demystifying Financial Aid]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574364879/gdsorg/g6vzfkhzd9znmcm30ql6/20191115_Investing_in_a_Private_School_Education_Demystifying_Financial_Aid_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574364879/gdsorg/g6vzfkhzd9znmcm30ql6/20191115_Investing_in_a_Private_School_Education_Demystifying_Financial_Aid_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
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?”
![Building Community Layer By Layer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573840375/gdsorg/r50mgzpiu0aezdnnndpq/20191115_Jenga_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573840375/gdsorg/r50mgzpiu0aezdnnndpq/20191115_Jenga_1.jpg","width":500}])
After reading these dispatches from Middle School, you might just adore our teachers and students even more.
![Advocacy Corps: Felipe’s Story]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573240559/gdsorg/jppjhre0qh1djokoh1lc/20191108_Advocacy_Corps_FelipesStory_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573240559/gdsorg/jppjhre0qh1djokoh1lc/20191108_Advocacy_Corps_FelipesStory_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Middle School Community Engagement Reaches for the Heart of the Matter
![Living Into Possibility: When School is the Real World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573657476/gdsorg/vyi9xqp6gjhddz5w86cd/20191101_Living_Into_Possibility_When_School_is_the_Real_World_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573657476/gdsorg/vyi9xqp6gjhddz5w86cd/20191101_Living_Into_Possibility_When_School_is_the_Real_World_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Last week, Lower School principal Kimberly Beck and I met with two 5th grade students...
![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
![Ziyah Holman ’20 receives her Gatorade banner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570642157/gdsorg/yqhq1hzl3z3emss3c9fi/20191009_Mindset_and_Mood.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570642157/gdsorg/yqhq1hzl3z3emss3c9fi/20191009_Mindset_and_Mood.jpg","width":500}])
Head of School Russell Shaw visits Monday Morning Meeting at the High School
![Students sitting on the ground and view a wall of art.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570559709/gdsorg/tafq0l4pyvyv97c3mjim/20190410_WindowsMirrorsandMigration_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570559709/gdsorg/tafq0l4pyvyv97c3mjim/20190410_WindowsMirrorsandMigration_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Second graders learn to make sense of the world we’re in
![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...
![The Presence Of The Past]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570202163/gdsorg/drqfniamy4qldrshsz61/Presence-Of-The-Past.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570202163/gdsorg/drqfniamy4qldrshsz61/Presence-Of-The-Past.jpg","width":500}])
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 welcoming a child to school.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571759938/gdsorg/lugrwmwr9tuispukew2i/20190927_Hopper-effect-transitions.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571759938/gdsorg/lugrwmwr9tuispukew2i/20190927_Hopper-effect-transitions.jpg","width":500}])
Head of School Russell Shaw reminds us of the unintended consequences that can follow from trying to solve our children’s problems for them.
![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
![A group photo of the student soccer team.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570645650/gdsorg/exqtmdk8nyecw0frj4bh/201909T25_HistoricRanking_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570645650/gdsorg/exqtmdk8nyecw0frj4bh/201909T25_HistoricRanking_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Women’s Varsity Soccer Notches a #3 Ranking in the DMV
![Finding the Right School for Your Child]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574283400/gdsorg/vs5sz68hhdr2bqosqbfh/20190924_Finding_the_Right_School_for_Your_Child_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574283400/gdsorg/vs5sz68hhdr2bqosqbfh/20190924_Finding_the_Right_School_for_Your_Child_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Finding the right school for their children is one of the most critical decisions a parent will make...
![Three track athletes standing together.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574105031/gdsorg/mbbtild4jornqvrf5bqp/20190921_InnerStrength_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574105031/gdsorg/mbbtild4jornqvrf5bqp/20190921_InnerStrength_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Alum coach Lauren Silberman ’08 on running and resilience.
![Four students smiling in front of a farm fence.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570644144/gdsorg/naagc1orvegrzyukxrlh/20190920_Ziplines_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570644144/gdsorg/naagc1orvegrzyukxrlh/20190920_Ziplines_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
6th grade overnight trip to River Valley Ranch
![Two students playing on the ground together.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570547071/gdsorg/vy3ej4y8m1kgoghmy3pe/20190920_SettingThemUptoThrive_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570547071/gdsorg/vy3ej4y8m1kgoghmy3pe/20190920_SettingThemUptoThrive_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Routine-Building in Lower School
![Good Neighbors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570642230/gdsorg/rstdbhnys7m1vciwbhmp/20191309_Good-Neighbors_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570642230/gdsorg/rstdbhnys7m1vciwbhmp/20191309_Good-Neighbors_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Middle School community engagement launches with 7th grade Conservation Corps
![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
![Student athletes playing basketball.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570639960/gdsorg/jadpkoogp6tzve53crvc/20190913_Undefeated-Varsity-Volleyball_1_Substitute_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570639960/gdsorg/jadpkoogp6tzve53crvc/20190913_Undefeated-Varsity-Volleyball_1_Substitute_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Varsity Volleyball Undefeated Streak Extended to 9-0 [September 25, 2019]
![Woman construction supervisor wearing safety equipment and working on a tablet.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574103063/gdsorg/gl6puwytknpxagfgs1ri/20190913_PuttingintheWork_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574103063/gdsorg/gl6puwytknpxagfgs1ri/20190913_PuttingintheWork_1.jpg","width":500}])
Alum Coach Maya Braxton ’10 on Work and Coaching a “Stone’s Throw” from GDS
![The Long-Distance, Long-Distance Coach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574103555/gdsorg/e8qssmjvpqwefvz10iar/20190906_The-Long-Distance-Long-Distance-Coach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574103555/gdsorg/e8qssmjvpqwefvz10iar/20190906_The-Long-Distance-Long-Distance-Coach_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
Run Good and Keep Going, Part IV
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Far away runner running on a trail through a national park.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574104124/gdsorg/o5seyhzdalivk8zajdqz/20190829_Running-Racing-and-Balance_1_500x375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574104124/gdsorg/o5seyhzdalivk8zajdqz/20190829_Running-Racing-and-Balance_1_500x375.jpg","width":500}])
Run Good and Keep Going, Part III
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Run Good And Keep Going, Part II]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574104167/gdsorg/z81tv6r8has7knelmvbl/20190823_RunGoodAndKeepGoingPartII_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574104167/gdsorg/z81tv6r8has7knelmvbl/20190823_RunGoodAndKeepGoingPartII_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Students together in a library posing as a group.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570712874/gdsorg/p0xiqqr7ohy14glw0318/20190822_Well-Counseled_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570712874/gdsorg/p0xiqqr7ohy14glw0318/20190822_Well-Counseled_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Seniors make the most of our College Applications Workshop
![ONE GDS Campaign Exceeds Goal!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570714621/gdsorg/lhxvjuzgiitnloqh0tm3/20190820_ONE-GDS-Campaign-Exceeds-Goal_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570714621/gdsorg/lhxvjuzgiitnloqh0tm3/20190820_ONE-GDS-Campaign-Exceeds-Goal_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Thanks to our many generous volunteers and donors!
![Two student track athletes running hand in hand in celebration.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574105226/gdsorg/dfjzhtqzwdtnjc1hb9kj/20190816_Run-Good-and-Keep-Going_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574105226/gdsorg/dfjzhtqzwdtnjc1hb9kj/20190816_Run-Good-and-Keep-Going_1_Cropped.jpg","width":500}])
The Alumni Coaches of the GDS Running Programs
![Goodnight, Goodnight, GDS site!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570717449/gdsorg/detidhyy7qgjoybycl22/20190801_Goodnight-Goodnight-GDS-Site_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570717449/gdsorg/detidhyy7qgjoybycl22/20190801_Goodnight-Goodnight-GDS-Site_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
![The Heart of a Hopper is Gold]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570718007/gdsorg/b0iakx07zomx1ntgzxzz/20190723_The-Heart-of-a-Hopper-is-Gold_1_Cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570718007/gdsorg/b0iakx07zomx1ntgzxzz/20190723_The-Heart-of-a-Hopper-is-Gold_1_Cropped.jpg","width":359}])
Ziyah Holman ’20 and Team USA set an Under-20 WORLD RECORD in the 4x400-meter relay at the U20 Pan American Championships
![Your One Wild and Precious Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570721935/gdsorg/ryhydtaafcdlazp2jv0w/20190712_Your-One-Wild-and-Precious-Life_1_Cropped_Substitute.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570721935/gdsorg/ryhydtaafcdlazp2jv0w/20190712_Your-One-Wild-and-Precious-Life_1_Cropped_Substitute.jpg","width":500}])
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