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.
Student Health Forms Due
All Day
Upper School Fall Sports Preseason Begins
New Employee Orientation
8:15 am - 3:00 pm
Upper School New Student Technology Workshop
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
New Coach Orientation
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Coaches Meeting
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Little Dragons Summer Session Ends
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Faculty Return
All School Faculty Meeting
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm
Faculty Meetings
All School Faculty & Staff Social
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Little Dragons Homeroom Visits
Grade 9 Student Orientation
8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Grade 9 Parent and Guardian Orientation
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Pre-K–Grade 1 Parent & Guardian Orientation
Grade 6 Parent & Student Orientation
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Grades 7–8 New Parent & Student Orientation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 10–12 New Parent and Student Orientation
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Upper School New Families Cookout
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Grades 2–5 Orientation
8:30 am - 11:45 am
School Closed: Labor Day
First Day of Classes
Clothing Exchange Drop-off Week
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
Upper School Photo Day
Middle School Photo Day
Casual for a Cause
Lower School Photo Day
Grade 9 Expedition
4:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Grade 5 Expedition
Middle School Expeditions
Upper School Expeditions
Clothing Exchange
8:00 am - 11:00 am
P&FA Opening Meeting
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
All School Noon Dismissal
Family Day
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
All School Photo
10:00 am - 11:00 am
All School Photo (Rain Date)
Upper School Community Service Fair
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
School Closed: Rosh Hashanah
Family Day (Rain Date)
Navigating College Admissions Testing
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
School Closed: Yom Kippur (Observed)
Discovery Day: Lower School
PSAT (Grades 8–11)
8:15 am - 12:00 pm
Discovery Day: Middle and Upper Schools
Upper School Fall Play
Middle and Upper Schools Closed: Parent Conferences
Little Dragons–Grade 5 Closed: Parent Conferences
Discover the Upper School
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
Discovery Day
College Athletics Commitment Celebration
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
All School Barnes & Noble Event
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
Middle School Musical
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Lower School Band Concert
Lower School Turkey Day
9:30 am - 10:15 am
School Closed: Fall Break
Financial Aid Applications for Current Families Due
School Closed: Professional Day
School Resumes
Grade 11 College Night
P&FA General Meeting
8:30 am - 9:45 am
ISEE Testing
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
International Holiday Bazaar
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Middle and Upper School Choral Winter Concert
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Middle and Upper School Instrumental Winter Concert
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Admissions Applications Due
Financial Aid Applications for Prospective Families Due
Little Dragons Winter Concerts
9:00 am - 10:30 am
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
P&FA All School BINGO
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Grade 10 Meet the College Counselors Night
Middle School Ski Trip
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Upper School Ski Trip
Lower School STEAM Fair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Lower School STEAM Fair Night
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 New Student Welcome Breakfast
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Scooter World
Middle School New Student Welcome Reception
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lower School New Student Welcome Receptions
Upper School Musical
Leadership Appreciation Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Middle School STEAM Fair
Middle School STEAM Fair Night
School Closed: Spring Break
International Week
Lower School World Culture Celebration
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Middle School Celebration of the Arts
School Closed: Eid-al-Fitr (Observed)
National Language Honor Society Induction
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
National Honor Society Induction
Little Dragons Grandparents and Friends Day
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Middle School Grandparents and Friends Day
Lower School Grandparents and Friends Day
School Closed: Good Friday
School Closed: Easter Monday
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
Lower School Art Show
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Wheely Fun Day (Rain Date)
Cabaret Underground
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 Noon Dismissal
Middle School Exams
Grade 12 Class Trip
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Lower and Middle Schools Noon Dismissal
Upper School Exams Makeup Day
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Lower School and Little Dragons Noon Dismissal
Middle School Exams Makeup Day
Lower School Academic Awards Ceremony
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 Meeting
Graduation 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
Programs and Offices Closed: Juneteenth
Programs and Offices Closed: Independence Day
