![birdseed ornament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639587320/gsesorg/ihr4x1tsaagojlqewpoz/WildlifeTreeThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639587320/gsesorg/ihr4x1tsaagojlqewpoz/WildlifeTreeThumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
Join the GSES community in sharing winter gifts for wildlife.
News
Don't miss a moment of the excitement at Good Shepherd! See our photo galleries below for a glimpse into our fun and innovative campus activities and events. You can find our most recent news stories to the right. If you have news you would like to share with us or if you have further questions about any of the news stories listed here, please contact Director of Marketing and Communications Lori Jobe at ljobe@gses.org.
Recent News
![Elizabeth Coleman reading to K in Forest Hill Park]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611264806/gsesorg/va9eeybxth1z8fff4yp7/TheGiftofOutdoorEducationthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611264806/gsesorg/va9eeybxth1z8fff4yp7/TheGiftofOutdoorEducationthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611264806/gsesorg/va9eeybxth1z8fff4yp7/TheGiftofOutdoorEducationthumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611264806/gsesorg/va9eeybxth1z8fff4yp7/TheGiftofOutdoorEducationthumbnail.jpg","width":1200}])
Outdoor Education Director Elizabeth Coleman describes the gifts of the outdoors.
![Lorie Bartee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600704064/gsesorg/txv4uu1oj45ykuq3rmif/LorieBarteeHorizontal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600704064/gsesorg/txv4uu1oj45ykuq3rmif/LorieBarteeHorizontal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1600704064/gsesorg/txv4uu1oj45ykuq3rmif/LorieBarteeHorizontal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600704064/gsesorg/txv4uu1oj45ykuq3rmif/LorieBarteeHorizontal.jpg","width":1150}])
- Middle School News
Lorie Bartee, who has served as the transition and outreach coordinator for Good Shepherd since 2017, has been named the new director of admissions.
- all school news
- lower school
- middle school
![photo of computer with virtual chapel showing]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1599063310/gsesorg/pa330yw2fy6bw3cfqvas/IMG_0012.jpg","width":2200}])
Convocation and the first chapel of the year was held on September 2. Students, parents, grandparents, and friends gathered virtually to share in this GSES tradition.
![Grade 8 students on playground]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1597251217/gsesorg/gqhxtg9w29ozmvjlmgic/IMG_1996-2.jpg","width":2200}])
A note from Head of School Ken Seward regarding GSES's commitment to diversity and inclusivity reaffirming the school's mission.
- diversity
- head of school
- inclusion
![student using microscope in outdoor education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636056453/gsesorg/rzf22zudtzc0f2kphdfn/outdooredmicroscopesthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636056453/gsesorg/rzf22zudtzc0f2kphdfn/outdooredmicroscopesthumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
![worms from Reedy Creek]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1618415768/gsesorg/vfff937cmrkusmnd4vjh/20210302_140906.jpg","width":2200}])
![A photo of twigs and buds as part of an outdoor education lesson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612291796/gsesorg/jinz7rz4r5dnpgcfnol5/TwigsandBudsthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612291796/gsesorg/jinz7rz4r5dnpgcfnol5/TwigsandBudsthumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
![MS students visit Belle Isle Dam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612291460/gsesorg/oyw0mkacwyo3b3glxreb/BelleIslethumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612291460/gsesorg/oyw0mkacwyo3b3glxreb/BelleIslethumbnail.jpg","width":512}])
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