Upper School
Grades Nine - Twelve
Fostering Independence
The Gilman Upper School prepares young men to build the world of tomorrow. Students engage in a timeless and challenging college-preparatory program that emphasizes strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, effective oral and written communication, and lifelong enjoyment of intellectual pursuits.
Students must take five major courses each semester (English, mathematics, foreign language, lab science, history). They must also complete courses in art, music, and religion, participate in either interscholastic or intramural athletics, and complete 50 hours of community service during their Upper School careers. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in numerous disciplines, and a coordinate program allows students to take courses at Bryn Mawr School (BMS) and Roland Park Country School (RPCS).
Educating the whole boy reaches beyond classroom learning. A robust leadership development program and special lectures, along with daily assemblies, bring real-world situations and applications to life. Our Device of Choice (D.O.C.) program enables boys to best utilize the skills necessary to learn in the 21st century. Various extra curricular activities give boys the chance to try almost anything in a comfortable and collegial environment.
Upper School Stories
![Streaming Live! Cum Laude Society Ceremony on Monday, May 17, at 11:00 a.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620913103/gilman/rd19o9vzlpr3bivqlex8/CumLaude2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620913103/gilman/rd19o9vzlpr3bivqlex8/CumLaude2021.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620913103/gilman/rd19o9vzlpr3bivqlex8/CumLaude2021.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620913103/gilman/rd19o9vzlpr3bivqlex8/CumLaude2021.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620913103/gilman/rd19o9vzlpr3bivqlex8/CumLaude2021.jpg","width":1280}])
Join us as we announce the 2021 inductees into the Cum Laude Society.
![Streaming Live! US Awards Ceremony on Monday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620912914/gilman/n4za3cutkgxy89zrqudv/ShieldandGilmanoverBlueCarey.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620912914/gilman/n4za3cutkgxy89zrqudv/ShieldandGilmanoverBlueCarey.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620912914/gilman/n4za3cutkgxy89zrqudv/ShieldandGilmanoverBlueCarey.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620912914/gilman/n4za3cutkgxy89zrqudv/ShieldandGilmanoverBlueCarey.png","width":1080}])
![Alsop and Pang Win "Best of State" in the World of 7 Billion Student Video Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1620476842/gilman/yugyuyalwkr9dpjcq1qg/MatthewPangandAudenAlsop.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Auden Alsop '21 and Matthew Pang '21! Auden and Matthew won "Best of State" in Maryland for their video on the importance of regenerative agriculture.
![Morgan M. '22 Selected for World Trade Center Institute's Youth Diplomats Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1620150033/gilman/f4x29n1zx0ysmnf3rvgb/MorganMednick22.jpg","width":2200}])
The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) selected Morgan M. '22 to participate in their Youth Diplomats program. Morgan is one of 30 Maryland high school students to be selected.
![Pieter H. '22 and Manav P. '22 Are JHU Future Scholars Program Scholarship Recipients]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1620068783/gilman/mm69fajzmysx2ktvrgsn/DSC04902.jpg","width":2200}])
Pieter H. '22 and Manav P. '22 are two of 10 rising seniors in the Baltimore region to win scholarships from the JHU Future Scholars Program, allowing them to take college math classes for credit at Johns Hopkins University alongside the university's undergraduate students.
![The Truth about College Admission on Wednesday, April 28]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619038789/gilman/jomhxucrz6siuwihi4cu/TheTruthaboutCollegeAdmissions.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619038789/gilman/jomhxucrz6siuwihi4cu/TheTruthaboutCollegeAdmissions.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619038789/gilman/jomhxucrz6siuwihi4cu/TheTruthaboutCollegeAdmissions.png","width":800}])
Join the Office of College Counseling as they host authors Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark to lead a presentation on their recent book, "The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together" on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m.
This event is open to all Upper School families, and registration is not required. It will be hosted virtually at this link.
![Peter Heubeck '21 is an Honoree for the McCormick Unsung Hero Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618848869/gilman/hkqlyph98ds6mdcehmkb/PeterHeubeck21.jpg","width":2051}])
The Gilman community wishes him luck as McCormick selects its final honorees for the Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship in May.
![Nigel Parker '21 Named Morehead-Cain Scholar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617724686/gilman/wqsqnnd0qc9cvuvmq4cu/Parker__Nigel__18398.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617724686/gilman/wqsqnnd0qc9cvuvmq4cu/Parker__Nigel__18398.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617724686/gilman/wqsqnnd0qc9cvuvmq4cu/Parker__Nigel__18398.jpg","width":640}])
The first Gilman student to accept this prestigious honor in more than 20 years, Nigel Parker '21 has been awarded the Morehead-Cain Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Join us in congratulating Nigel on this prestigious honor.