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, remain connected to the heart of 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.
Summer Programs
All Day
Health Forms Due
Upper School Sports Begin
Leadership Retreat
Little Dragons Summer Session Ends
New Employee Virtual Orientation
9:00 am
Little Dragons Program Closes
5:00 pm
SAT
Clothing Exchange Drop Off Week
Faculty Return
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Coaches Meeting
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
All School Faculty/Staff Meeting
International Student Orientation
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
All School Faculty Social
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Grade 6 Parent & Student Orientation
Grade 9 Student Orientation
Middle School Musical Boot Camp
11:00 am
New to GCS Grade 10 and 11 Student/Parent Orientation
8:30 am
Grade 7-8 New Parent & Student Orientation
School Closed – Labor Day
School Closed – Rosh Hashana
Catered Lunch & Bus Service Begins
First Day of Extended Day
Little Dragons Begins
Pre-K-Grade 12 First Day of Classes
Third Annual Legacy Breakfast
8:45 am - 10:00 am
Grade 12 College Night
7:00 pm
Pre-K-Grade 5 Orientation & Back to School
10:00 am
ACT
Middle School Back to School Night
Upper School Back to School Night
School Closed – Yom Kippur
Middle School Expeditions
Upper School Expeditions
P&FA Clothing Exchange
8:00 am
Board of Trustees Meeting
6:15 pm
Middle School Photos
Upper School Photos
All-School Tag Day
Lower School Photos
All School Noon Dismissal – Family Day
12:00 pm
Upper School Community Service Fair
Family Day Rain Date
Middle School Back to School Dance
All School Photo
Navigating College Admission Testing
Homecoming
Homecoming Game
Upper School Cabaret
Discovery Day
PSAT (Grades 8-11)
All School Dismissal – Faculty Convocation
2:00 pm
Upper School Fall Play
Little Dragons-Grade 5 Closed – Parent Conferences
Upper School Fall Play Rain Date
All School Tag Day
Middle & Upper School Closed – Parent Conferences
Grade 8 Parent Orientation to Upper School
8:15 am
Photo Make-Up Day
Grade 5 Parent Orientation to Middle School
All-School Halloween Parade
1:00 pm
Halloween
Grade 5 Visits the Middle School
Grade 8 Visits the Upper School
Diwali
All School Barnes & Noble Event
4:30 pm
Little Dragons-Grade 5 Closed – Trimester 1 Ends
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Lower School Science Fair
Lower School Science Fair Night
6:00 pm
Veteran’s Day
Veteran’s Day Ceremony
Middle School Musical Lock In
Pre-ACT (Grade 10)
Upper School Fall Formal
Middle School Musical
Lower School Band Concert
Middle School & Upper School Trimester 1 Ends
Lower School Turkey Day
9:30 am
Extended Day and Little Dragons Closes at 5:00 PM
School Closed – Fall Break
School Closed – Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
School Resumes
Pre-Kindergarten Orientation to Kindergarten
Grade 11 College Kick-Off Night
World Fair
Middle School & Upper School Winter Concert (A-L – Last Name)
Middle School & Upper School Winter Concert (M-Z – Last Name)
ISEE Testing
Little Dragons 3 Holiday Concert
Little Dragons 2 Holiday Concert
Lower School Holiday Concert (Pre-K-Grade 1 Parents)
1:30 pm
Alumni Ice Hockey Game
Lower School Holiday Concert (Grades 2-5 Parents)
All School Noon Dismissal
Alumni Holiday Cheer
Winter Break
Christmas Eve
Christmas
Kwanzaa
New Years Eve
New Year’s Day
Financial Aid Applications Due
Grade 12 & Alumni Cracker Barrel
6:30 pm
Middle School Barlow Public Speaking Contest
Lower School Admission Testing
Little Dragons 3 Parent Orientation to Pre-Kindergarten
Dance Gallery
School Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Grade 12 Field Placement Lunch
11:30 am
Grade 8 Semi-Formal
Upper School Exams
Chinese New Year
Groundhog Day
Re-enrollment Contracts Due
Lower School Barlow Public Speaking Contest
Middle School Ski Trip
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Upper School Ski Trip
Grade 10 Meet the College Counselors Night
P&FA All School BINGO
Valentine’s Day
All School Closed – Professional Day
School Closed – President’s Day
Middle & Upper School Trimester 2 Ends
Class of 2026 Welcome Reception
7:30 am
Little Dragons – Grade 5 Noon Dismissal – Trimester 2 Ends
Middle School & Upper School Closed – Professional Day
Middle School New Student Welcome Reception
4:00 pm
Upper School Musical
Lower School New Student Welcome Reception
Middle School STEAM Fair
Middle School STEAM Fair Night
Daylight Savings Time Begins
School Closed – Spring Break
International Week
National Language Honor Society Induction
Financing College Night
Middle School Celebration of the Arts
Upper School Spring Play
Ramadan
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and Dinner
P&FA Virtual Auction Opens
3:00 pm
Lower School Maker Fair
P&FA Virtual Auction Closes
10:00 pm
No After-School Extended Day, Bus Service or Little Dragons
All School Noon Dismissal – Grandparent’s & Friends Day
Passover
School Closed – Good Friday
Easter
School Closed – Easter Monday
Earth Day
Lower, Middle & Upper School Choral Concert
Spring Dress Begins
Grade 12 & Trustee Breakfast
Lower, Middle & Upper School Instrumental Concert
P&FA All School Trivia Night
AP Exams
P&FA Teacher Appreciation Week
Eid al Fitr
Cinco de Mayo
Middle & Upper School Hershey Park Band & Chorus Concert
Spring Alumni Reunion
Mother’s Day
Lower School Art Show
5:30 pm
Lower School Musical
Cabaret Underground
Grade 12 Field Placements Begin
P&FA Appreciation Reception
Upper School Prom
8:00 pm
Rising Senior Ceremony
Dragons Give Green
Field Day – All School Relay
2:45 pm
Middle School Academic Awards
Middle & Upper School Trimester 3 Ends
School Closed – Memorial Day
Middle School Exams – Noon Dismissal
Little Dragons in Session
Middle & Upper School Exams
Lower & Middle School – Noon Dismissal
Middle School Exam Make Up Day
Upper School Cum Laude Induction Ceremony
Lower School Awards
Last Day of Lower School – Noon Dismissal
Upper School Awards Assembly
Grade 11 College Application Workshop
Grade 8 Closing Ceremony
Commencement Rehearsal
Senior Picnic
Commencement
Last Day of Little Dragons – Noon Dismissal
Alumni Post-Commencement Party
Little Dragons Summer Session Begins
Flag Day
Father’s Day
Summer in the Country Begins
