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.
Casual for a Cause
All Day
Primary and Lower Schools Closed: Parent Conferences
All Division Choral Concert
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Gala in the Country
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Grade 12 and Trustee Breakfast
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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
All School Noon Dismissal
Gould Observatory Star Party
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Wheely Fun Day (Rain Date)
Primary and Lower School Art Show
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Lower School Musical
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Upper School Prom
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Middle School Academic Awards Ceremony
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
All School Senior Car Parade
10:00 am - 10:45 am
College Athletics Commitment Celebration
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Rising Senior Ceremony
All School Field Day
Dragons Give Green
All School Relay
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Upper School Academic Awards Ceremony
Upper School Cum Laude Ceremony
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Kindergarten Celebration
9:00 am - 9:30 am
All School Relay (Rain Date)
11:00 am - 11:45 am
School Closed: Memorial Day
Middle School Exams
Upper 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
Pre-K–Grade 5 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
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Commencement Rehearsal
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Grade 12 Cookout
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Commencement
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Alumni Post-Commencement Party
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Little Dragons Summer Session Begins
Summer in the Country Begins
Programs and Offices Closed: Juneteenth
Programs and Offices Closed: Independence Day
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
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Upper School New Student Technology Workshop
Little Dragons Summer Session Ends
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Faculty Return
All School Faculty and Staff Opening Meeting
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm
Faculty Meetings
All School Faculty & Staff Social
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Primary School Meet & Greet
8:00 am - 11:00 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
Upper School New Families Cookout
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lower School Open House
School Closed: Labor Day
First Day of Classes
School Closed: Rosh Hashanah
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
Primary School Back to School Night
Lower School Back to School Night
Grade 5 Expedition
Middle School Expeditions
School Closed: Yom Kippur
Middle School Photo Day
Upper School Photo Day
Primary School Photo Day
Lower School Photo Day
Upper School Expeditions
Clothing Exchange
Upper School Community Service Fair
Family Day
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Family Day (Rain Date)
All School Photo
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Navigating College Admissions Testing
Discovery Day: Primary and Lower Schools
Middle School Fall Dance
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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
Upper School Open House
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
All School Halloween Parade
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
All School Barnes & Noble Book Fair
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Upper School Fall Formal
Upper School Winter Sports Begin
Grade 8 Visits Upper School
Grade 5 Visits Middle School
9:45 am - 11:00 am
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
Middle and Upper School Choral Winter Concert
Middle and Upper School Instrumental Winter Concert
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Discovery Day
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
School Closed: Winter Break
Grade 12 and Alumni Cracker Barrel
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Primary and 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
Grade 10 Meet the College Counselors Night
Lower School STEAM Fair
Primary and Lower School STEAM Fair Night
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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 Newly Accepted Student Welcome Breakfast
Scooter World Week
Middle School Newly Accepted Students Welcome Reception
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lower School Newly 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
Middle School STEAM Fair
School Closed: Eid al-Fitr
Middle School STEAM Fair Night
International Week
Lower School World Cultures Celebration
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Middle School Celebration of the Arts
Primary School Grandparents and Friends Day
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Middle School Grandparents and Friends Day
Lower School Grandparents and Friends Day
School Closed: Spring Break
School Closed: Easter Monday
National Language Honor Society Induction
National Honor Society Induction
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Upper School Spring Play
Primary and Lower School Noon Dismissal
Programs and Offices Closed: Juneteenth (Observed)
Programs and Offices Closed: Independence Day (Observed)
