Fifth graders presented their historical perspectives research report to their parents on Monday, May 23 during the Historical Perspectives Gallery Walk. The project allowed the boys to make connections to power and privilege as well as to issues in today’s society.

Read a message from Headmaster Henry P. A. Smyth for an update on Gilman's Director of CIE search.

In an effort to promote energy conservation and to raise awareness, Sunrise Trischools — a climate action club coordinated between Gilman, Bryn Mawr, and RPCS with 25 student members — encouraged faculty to choose one class period in which they intentionally stop or limit the use of electricity over the week of May 16.

Congratulations to Chase Brody, JB Brooks, Carter Capodanno, Riley Holcomb, Bryce Lloyd, Jalen Marshall, Kyle Morris, Kolt Pearce, Ke'Yon Torain, Ethan Villamater, Craig Williams, Christian Winborne, and Donovan Young.

A number of students were recognized for achieving excellence in various pursuits at Gilman Upper School's 2022 Awards Day Ceremony.

Second grade students studied different cultures for their Cultural Discovery unit that encompassed themes of identity, ancestry, America’s indigenous people, explorers, slavery, immigration, and U.S. symbols.

“During the pandemic, people were struggling, and many were coping with that on their own. I wanted to find a way to connect them to resources and make wellness visible and fun.” said Director of Wellness and Support Christina Kim.

The month of May is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, and this year marks 60 years of APIDA students in the Gilman community! Congratulations to the APIDA art and poetry contest winners!

Congratulations to our Penn fellows, Kate Bradley and Jaakirah Reid, who will soon complete their masters in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Read on to learn about their journeys to Gilman through the Penn Fellows Independent School Teaching Residency (ISTR) program.

Boys in Entrepreneurship class presented their business plans at Demo Day, a Shark-Tank-style competition judged by three Gilman alumni. Congratulations to both teams!

Author Tania James was the 2022 speaker of the Mountcastle Lecture. She read a personal essay entitled, "Guilt and Hope and Fruit and Cake" to Upper School students during assembly.

Check out the recommended reading list from the Gilman Libraries as we celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month.

Rain, literally and figuratively, put a damper on the Day of Discovery, but the determined group did not let a little bad weather stop them from exploring.

Second grade's Measurement Olympics had the boys counting, estimating, taking time, measuring liquid by volume, assessing distance, and calculating weight, all while having fun!

The kapok tree was the centerpiece on the stage adorned with elaborate scenery creating a rainforest of paper chains, string lights, flowers, and birds. “The Great Kapok Tree” emphasized a message of rainforest conservation and a respect for nature.

Healthy living doesn't have to be hard. Here are 10 easy things to do that will keep you — and the Earth — healthy and well.

Peter Landers’ Middle School band class welcomed two award-winning composers, Brian Balmages and Mark Lortz, to their classroom in April.

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Lower School was treated to virtual visits by award-winning authors/poets Janet Wong and Laura Shovan.

Sista’ Martha Ruff, an African American folklore and culture storyteller — and grandmother to a Gilman first grader — visited several classrooms in Lower School on Tuesday, April 26. She shared poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African American writer and poet born in 1872.

Most people run away — sometimes frantically — when they see a bee. Others have admiration and respect for the species that are an important part of our ecosystem, but may still prefer to keep their distance. And then, there are those who suit up and invite themselves to the colony. Enter: Gilman’s beekeeping club.

April 25 is World Penguin Day, and no one knows that better than the kindergartners at Gilman. Kindergarten teacher Kelly Crawford introduced the Penguin Palooza presentation, letting the doting parents in attendance know their sons had just taken a “deep dive, pun intended” into the study of penguins.

We are pleased to announce that plans are underway to open a new fitness center. The C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Health, Wellness, and Fitness Center will open at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.

Gilman students participated in the Middle School Student Diversity Leadership Conference, taking part in presentations about identity exploration and other topics, as well as small group activities based on skill building around identity, voice, and community.

During the Week of Dialogue coordinated by our GSA, Gilman students and teachers participated in open conversations about LGBTQ+ issues within our community.

Each seventh grade language arts class enacted a mock trial of Mary Surratt, a conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln. The boys took on various roles in the proceedings — prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, court reporters, and jurors — and brought to life their knowledge of this time in history.

Katie Thomas has worked tirelessly to support Gilman’s mission through her extensive work on committees, task forces, and teams. In her new role, Thomas will work collaboratively with Head of Lower School Linda Fussell to provide leadership, structure, and support in all aspects of the Lower School, focusing on curriculum development and implementation.

Team DéJàva had an outstanding performance at the FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Championships in Hampden, Virginia, on Friday, April 8, winning the Innovate Award, which celebrates a team that thinks outside the box and has the ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness to make their designs come to life.

Cotton Lecture speakers Greg Bader '93 (Baltimore Orioles) and Arif Joshi '94 (Lazard Asset Management) shared the experiences that guided them down the paths to their careers.

An eager audience in Centennial Hall welcomed author Isabel Wilkerson, who joined the Gilman community virtually on Tuesday, March 29. The winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a National Humanities Medal and the author of two critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers focused her talk on radical empathy and understanding our past in order to make meaningful changes in the future.

Five wrestlers represented Gilman well at the 2022 NHSCA High School Nationals, with brothers Emmitt Sherlock '25 and Tyson Sherlock '24 walking away as first and second place finalists in their respective divisions.

Gilman tier 1, led by world champion sailor and team captain Luke Woodworth '23, took first place in A fleet, making it an outstanding inaugural Gilman sailing effort.

A most energetic author-illustrator pair virtually visited third and fourth graders on Wednesday, March 23. Author Matthew Swanson and illustrator Robbi Behr, who work together on “The Cookie Chronicles” series of books, gave a fun and lively presentation about their books and process, followed by a drawing activity, and a Q&A.

Author of “Women Win the Vote!: 19 for the 19th Amendment” Nancy B. Kennedy virtually visited seventh graders on Wednesday, March 23. Her presentation corresponded with their U.S. history curriculum.

It was a big weekend for several Gilman athletes at the New Balance Nationals: Indoor held over the weekend of March 13 in New York.

Donovan Young '22 is ending his high school athletic career as a national champion after taking first place in the Boys Triple Jump Championship event at the New Balance Nationals: Indoor held over the weekend of March 13 in New York.

The results are in! Lower School boys collectively read for more than 4,893 hours and raised nearly $25,000 for a local organization in this year's read-a-thon.

Prep-one students spent three weeks researching North American bears and creating magazines with facts and illustrations to show what they learned. They also displayed their new expertise on North American bears in recorded presentations.

Gilman fourth graders have been hard at work on their African American Leadership Project, where each student selected an African American leader in or from Maryland to research. A few students had the chance to interview Gilman alumni as their research subjects.

The Lower School had an exciting day on Thursday, March 3 celebrating Read Across America with guest readers from the Gilman community and also a special celebrity reader.