Fall 2023
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Georgetown Days is GDS's biannual magazine. Since 1998, it has showcased the best of GDS with long-form content and vivid designs. The print edition is sent to more than 5,000 community members, and the digital complement launched in 2020.
Features
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On the Friday before Winter Break, hundreds of families gathered for one of GDS's oldest traditions
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GDS Women’s Sports Win Big on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
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GDS teachers and staff members shared their personal journeys as first-generation immigrants with the third grade class
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The Educational Value of a Graphic Novel Makes Them a GDS Mainstay
![A man wearing glasses and a gray hoodie stands on a stage, gesturing with his hands while performing or speaking.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679507144/gdsorg/frm9ru4jnd1ybacjnrzr/BradLindeCredit_KaidenYu.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679507144/gdsorg/frm9ru4jnd1ybacjnrzr/BradLindeCredit_KaidenYu.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679507144/gdsorg/frm9ru4jnd1ybacjnrzr/BradLindeCredit_KaidenYu.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679507144/gdsorg/frm9ru4jnd1ybacjnrzr/BradLindeCredit_KaidenYu.jpg","width":1200}])
For the GDS Jazz and Creative Music program, the concept of going outside captures our approach to how we play and where we play
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Andy Lipps: An Integral Part of the GDS Equation
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Bill Wallace Takes Off
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Maribel Prieto: To Better the World We Live In
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Lynn French '63: Former Black Panther and DC Homelessness Czar on building strong communities
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