Graduation at the Girls’ Middle School begins with a welcome from a graduating student, as do many graduations at many schools. But the opening quickly becomes ‘uniquely GMS,’ as the greeting in English is followed by girls welcoming the assembled community in Spanish, Vietnamese, Dutch, Chinese,

GMS’s celebration of National Engineers Week was marked by an exciting array of events and activities. The kickoff assembly asked the question,  “What is engineering?” and started us on the journey to provide an answer. 

GMS is excited to offer a summer camp for girls entering 4th through 7th grade. The four one-week sessions will feature explorations in science, technology and the arts. The camp is sure to spark each girl's imagination, while she discovers, builds and creates!   To learn more and register please click here.

On February 3, author Rebecca Stead visited GMS and spoke to our entire student body. This January, her novel When You Reach Me won the John Newbery Medal for outstanding children's literature, the top prize for children's book authors. The novel is set in New York City in the 1970s, and tells the story of Miranda, a sixth-grader, who gets mysterious notes saying she needs to be saved from a future tragedy. The judges heaped praise on Stead's intricate book, explaining that every scene and word is "vital to the plot." 

Twice each year, GMS students expand their horizons by delving into topics of their choice for Intersession.  Intersession is a weeklong, and consists of half- or full-day courses that take students out of their usual classroom settings and focus on the arts, technology, and outdoor exploration.  

GMS swept the Julia Morgan Count on Girls Math Contest in December, with the 6^th grade team winning outright and the 7^th and 8^th grade teams tying for first place with Castilleja. One of our eighth graders also won the individual speed round competition. 

“It is so great to represent your school in a math contest and show that your school is a great school that loves mathematics.”   (GMS 8^th Grade Competitor)