Every child has the ability to achieve excellence. They just need the right environment to help pave their way.
Glenelg Country School is more than an educational experience. We create a life-defining environment, helping to encourage and nurture our students’ natural interests from age 2 through grade 12.
Glenelg Country School instills a lifelong love for learning. We shepherd your child through every stage of development, from toddler and adolescent, to pre-teen and young adult.
Just like our mighty dragon mascot, Glenelg student-athletes are brave on and off the field. They routinely put the good of the team above individual pride and are valued for both their heart and skill.
Our students freely express their opinions, thoughts, and feelings through multiple forms of art.
The GCS community is the heart of our school. From students and parents to alumni and the community at large, Dragons remain connected to GCS.
Throughout our 60-year history, Glenelg Country School has been supported by a legacy of philanthropy. Explore the many ways to be an active part of the Glenelg Country School community.
The GCS community is the heart of our school.
Programs and Offices Closed: Juneteenth
All Day
Programs and Offices Closed: Independence Day
Gould Observatory Star Party
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Financial Wisdom with Mr. Stewart
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Summer in the Country Ends
Student Health Forms Due
Upper School Fall Sports Preseason Begins
New Employee Orientation
8:15 am - 3:00 pm
Common Application Workshop
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Upper School New Student Technology Workshop
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Upper School Coaches Meeting
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Little Dragons Summer Session Ends
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Faculty Return
Clothing Exchange Drop-off Week
All School Faculty and Staff Opening Meeting
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm
Faculty Meetings
All School Faculty & Staff Social
Primary School Parent & Guardian Orientation
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Upper School New Student Orientation
8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Upper School New Parent and Guardian Orientation
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Grade 6 Parent & Student Orientation
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Grades 7–8 New Parent & Student Orientation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Upper School New Families Cookout
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lower School Parent & Guardian Orientation
8:30 am - 11:45 am
School Closed: Labor Day
First Day of Classes
Middle School Back to School Night
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Grade 12 College Night
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Upper School Back to School Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lower School Back to School Night
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Middle School Photo Day
Upper School Photo Day
Lower School Photo Day
Grade 9 Expedition
4:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Upper School Expeditions
Grade 5 Expedition
Middle School Expeditions
Clothing Exchange
8:00 am - 11:00 am
School Closed: Rosh Hashanah
Casual for a Cause
All School Noon Dismissal
Family Day
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
P&FA Opening Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Upper School Community Service Fair
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
School Closed: Yom Kippur
Family Day (Rain Date)
All School Photo
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Navigating College Admissions Testing
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Discovery Day: Primary and Lower Schools
All School Photo (Rain Date)
PSAT (Grades 8–11)
8:15 am - 12:00 pm
Discovery Day: Middle and Upper Schools
Solar Science and Engineering Celebration
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Middle and Upper Schools Closed: Parent Conferences
Primary and Lower Schools Closed: Parent Conferences
Upper School Open House
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Grade 5 Parent Orientation to Middle School
8:15 am - 9:15 am
All School Halloween Parade
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Upper School Winter Sports Begin
College Athletics Commitment Celebration
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
All School Barnes & Noble Book Fair
4:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Grade 8 Visits Upper School
Grade 5 Visits Middle School
9:45 am - 11:00 am
Upper School Fall Formal
Discovery Day
Middle School Musical
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Lower School Band Concert
Lower School Turkey Day
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Middle School Turkey Trot
10:00 am - 10:30 am
School Closed: Fall Break
School Closed: Grading Day
Financial Aid Applications for Current Families Due
School Resumes
Grade 11 College Night
P&FA General Meeting
8:30 am - 9:45 am
ISEE Testing
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Middle and Upper School Choral Winter Concert
Admissions Applications Due
Financial Aid Applications for Prospective Families Due
Primary School Winter Concerts
8:45 am - 2:30 pm
Lower School Winter Concerts
8:45 am - 2:15 pm
Alumni Holiday Cheer
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
School Closed: Winter Break
Grade 12 and Alumni Cracker Barrel
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lower School Admissions Testing
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Dragon Career Expo
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
School Closed: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Grade 8 Semi-formal
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Upper School Exams
Grade 10 Meet the College Counselors Night
Middle School Ski Trip
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lower School STEAM Fair
Middle School Barlow Public Speaking Contest
School Closed: Presidents Day
Upper School Spring Sports Begin
Lower School Barlow Public Speaking Contest
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Upper School Accepted Students Welcome Breakfast
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Scooter World Week
Middle School Accepted Students Welcome Reception
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lower School Accepted Student Welcome Reception
Primary School Accepted Students Welcome Reception
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Upper School Musical
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Leadership Appreciation Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Middle School STEAM Fair
Middle School STEAM Fair Night
Grades 9 and 10 Meet the College Counselors Night
7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
School Closed: Spring Break
International Week
Lower School World Cultures Celebration
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Middle School Grandparents and Friends Day
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Primary School Grandparents and Friends Day
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lower School Grandparents and Friends Day
School Closed: Good Friday
School Closed: Easter Monday
National Language Honor Society Induction
National Honor Society Induction
All Division Choral Concert
Annual Auction and Benefit
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Grade 12 and Trustee Breakfast
All Division Instrumental Concert
Middle and Upper Schools Band and Chorus Competition
Wheely Fun Day
9:30 am - 11:30 am
AP Exams
P&FA Teacher Appreciation Week
Wheely Fun Day (Rain Date)
Primary and Lower School Art Show
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Lower School Musical
Upper School Prom
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
All School Senior Car Parade
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Rising Senior Ceremony
All School Field Day
Dragons Give Green
All School Relay
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Middle School Academic Awards Ceremony
Upper School Academic Awards Ceremony
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Upper School Cum Laude Ceremony
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Kindergarten Celebration
9:00 am - 9:30 am
School Closed: Memorial Day
Middle School Exams
Middle School Noon Dismissal
Grade 12 Class Trip
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Primary School Noon Dismissal
Lower School Noon Dismissal
Upper School Exams Makeup Day
Middle School Exams Makeup Day
Lower School Academic Awards Ceremony
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Grade 11 College Workshop
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
School’s Out
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Grade 8 Closing Ceremony
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
All School Faculty and Staff Closing Meeting
Commencement Rehearsal
Grade 12 Cookout
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Commencement
Alumni Post-Commencement Party
Little Dragons Summer Session Begins
Summer in the Country Begins
