News and Events

Find helpful information for families and students for the 2025–2026 school year, from calendars and key contact info to the student/parent handbook and details about the school day. Check back often as we continue to update this page.

During the Week of Dialogue, students in Upper School engaged in thought-provoking discussions and participated in workshops on various topics such as masculinity, intersectionality, and what it means to be an ally. A panel of local judges, all of whom identify as part of the LGBTQ community, joined assembly to speak about the ways in which their identities have impacted their personal lives and professional careers.

In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, guest speaker Dr. Elias Zerhouni spoke at the Middle School assembly. During his talk, he touched on various points of his impressive career, which included being director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008.

Brian Checkley '25 is collecting items for Leveling the Playing Field, a local organization that recycles sports gear for children and school programs in need. Collection boxes are located in the Finney Athletic Center lobby.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the tri-school libraries have come together to host an evening of poetry and verse at Gilman, showcasing voices throughout our community featuring faculty, staff, students, and parents.

Head of Middle School Armond Lawson received the Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement in Educational Leadership, Philanthropy, Humanitarianism, Civic & Community Engagement at the 9th Academy of the Diamond Awards Gala on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Atlanta.

Malcolm Ruff ’02, Maryland State Delegate for the 41st district and former longtime member of the Gilman Alumni Association Board of Governors, showed Gilman fourth graders around the House of Delegates Chamber and shared what a career in civic service entails as part of the boys’ field trip to the Maryland State House.

Gilman's Upper School is proud to present “Merrily We Roll Along” with evening and matinee performances held May 8–11, featuring features a large cast of actors from Gilman, Bryn Mawr, and Roland Park Country Schools. This show brims with life, love and youthful ambition, and brilliantly captures the inimitable, electric excitement of mid-20th-century New York City in words and music.

Attention robot enthusiasts! Gilman is hosting its first robotics competition. The event is free and open to the public. Matches begin at 2 p.m.