Garrison Forest School
Recent News About Garrison Forest School
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Animal Adventures: A Winter Playdate at Irvine Nature Center
Situated on 211 acres, Irvine is home to a wide variety of Animal Ambassadors who help children learn about different habits, the importance of conservation and the impact of development on native animal species.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Student volunteers helped with a stream clean-up as part of the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy’s Better Waterways fall clean-up initiative
Thank you to our students who helped out and a big thank you to Lorraine and Tom for their hospitality!
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Community Honor Pledge
All new Upper School students signed the Community Honor Pledge affirming their commitment to integrity, character and honesty.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Fourth Graders were paired with Upper Schoolers in our Engineering and Design class in the 3D design room
Upper Schoolers are studying how to build water filtration systems and desalination while Fourth Graders are studying the water crisis, and, through Kenya Connect, working to find the best way to make clean water more accessible in Wamunyu.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Thanks to the GFS Community Life & Inclusion Committee of the Parent Association and all who joined us for our Multicultural Community Connections event!
The evening featured tasty treats from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean, as well as student performances in dance, song and spoken word.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: The GFS community came together to collect 3,300 cans for the Donald Bentley Food Pantry in Baltimore!
The family of Donald Bentley, a Gilman student who tragically passed, started this pantry over 20 years ago
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: In Honor of international day of the girl
The activity was put together by Garrison Forest's GirlUp club, a chapter of the United Nations' sponsored international organization dedicated to supporting adolescent girls’ education, health, and safety globally.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Ropes courses, fossil hunting, New York City, oh my!
The Middle School had lots of opportunities to explore on their fall trips last week.
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GARRISON FOREST: The Fall Tailgate was filled with food, fun and spirit as we cheered on our Field Hockey and Soccer Grizzlies!
Sponsored by the Parent Association, the afternoon was a great opportunity for our community to collectively enjoy the fall weather, root for our athletic teams and enjoy performances from the Blue Beats and Blue Fire.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: The 2022-23 Prefects have entered the chat
Our Prefects came back a week before the start of school to get ready for the year.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Fall Open House
Meet our community leaders, inspiring teachers and exceptional Garrison Girls during your time on campus!
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: It was a beautiful day for Light Blue/Dark Blue Sorting!
The re-imagined all-school sorting day, during which all divisions were sorted at the same time and then celebrated together, was planned by the Middle School Aspiring Leaders Program and the Middle and Upper School Forums.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: The GFS Core Values--Be Authentic. Be Brave
The day ended with "Be Brave" workshops taught by faculty and staff members, with everything from improv, and flamenco dancing to jewelry making and coding, on offer.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Grizzlies enjoyed the beautiful day with a joy-filled yearly tradition
Head of School Chris Hughes handing out popsicles to welcome our student-athletes back to campus!
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Campus Tour
Following your campus tour, you will have the opportunity to chat with an admissions officer who can answer any questions you may have.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Campus Tour
Following your campus tour, you will have the opportunity to chat with an admissions officer who can answer any questions you may have.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: You Can. You Will.
Check out Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs Cody Dorsey's favorite place on campus...our weight room!
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: We can't wait to have our Grizzlies back on campus soon.
Special thanks to Upper School Administrative Assistant Courtney Gotlin for this beautiful shot of her favorite tree on campus!
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Connect, collaborate and celebrate: these are the tenets of entering into the spirited community at Garrison Forest
This past spring, the Lower School, Parent Association and Athletic Department came together to organize a Spring Tailgate to celebrate our collective community and cheer on our spring athletes.
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GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL: Get your Grizzly Gear!
Gently used, discounted jumpers, kilts, sweatshirts and more uniform items will be available at Grizzly Gear this Saturday, June 25th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00