Glen Urquhart School Open Classrooms

Glen Urquhart GUS Admissions Open House 2017 Best Education North Shore Children

Tomorrow’s world is going to demand very different kinds of things of our children. Fortunately, Glen Urquhart is a very different kind of school.
At Glen Urquhart, learning isn’t confined to a book, a classroom, or even our 23-acre campus. For GUS kids, learning starts from within. When children leave GUS, they go as original thinkers with the academic readiness to meet the demands of the most rigorous high schools and colleges, and the global perspective to succeed in the new world.

When we look into the faces of our students, from the tiniest kindergartner to the most familiar 8th grader, we see individuals who  have a unique path before them, and we see the opportunity, responsibility, and privilege of helping those children dream, achieve, and succeed.

At Glen Urquhart, world-class academics and a world-wise curriculum help young minds that are open to everything develop into
exceptional global citizens who are ready for anything.

Glen Urquhart School, originally the North Shore Middle School, was founded in 1977 by Lynne Warren. The impetus for the founding of the school was a desire to provide an educational program that goes beyond traditional schooling and aims at the integration of intellectual, creative, and aesthetic learning. Glen Urquhart School is a co-educational, independent day school for grades K through 8 with a tradition of excellence since 1977.Small student/teacher ratio

  • Two teachers in each lower school classroom
  • Innovative math curriculum
  • Integrated, thematic curriculum
  • State of the art technology
  • Award winning community service program

Glen Urquhart School encourages children to:

  • Explore their intellects and develop their imaginations,
  • Pose questions as often as they devise solutions,
  • Speak individually yet work collaboratively,
  • Discover the best within themselves,
  • Respect all people and value their differences,
  • Act responsibly in our community and in the world

Learn more about all that Glen Urquhart School has to offer by attending an open classroom day. During Open Classrooms parents are invited to drop in and observe lessons and activities in any grade or subject area on a typical morning at GUS. You choose the classrooms you’d like to see, and we help you get there.

Tour our 23-acre campus, meet our dedicated teachers, learn about our innovative academic program, and hear more about how to afford an independent school education for your child.

  • Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.

For information or a personal tour, please call Leslie Marchesseault, Director of Admission, 978-927-1064, ext. 115 • lmarchesseault@gus.org

When: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Phone: 
978-927-1064
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