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About
WHERE INSPIRATION MEETS COMMUNITY
Nestled at the corner of the James River and Forest Hill Park, GSES capitalizes on learning in the community. Our curriculum maximizes the use of our community and inspires our students to serve our neighbors and learn typical subjects in compelling and thought-provoking new ways.
Admissions
Call for a Tour
The best way to learn if GSES is the right place for your family is to visit. Please call the school at (804) 231-1452 to arrange a personal tour.

Visits
Throughout the school year, GSES will provide opportunities for prospective families to visit for group tours and information sessions. Our open houses and visit days are the perfect opportunities for prospective students to get a taste of life in a GSES classroom.
Academics
Small Classes Allow for Big Experiences

Our small size provides big learning opportunities. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1, students receive personalized attention to grow at their own pace and learn about subjects that matter to them in addition to the core academic subjects. Our supportive environment allows students to take risks in their learning. Building a catapult that doesn't work teaches far more than a catapult that does. Feeling safe to try new things while carefully guided through challenging subjects encourages our students to thrive.
Programs
We LOVE the Outdoors
Our outdoor education program takes advantage of our location near the James River and Forest Hill Park. Lessons often take students on adventures such as searching for local quarry stone in the neighborhood, measuring the velocity of student-built boats as they float down the James River, or collecting native pawpaws to use in cooking.
Community
Community Cleanup
Our families show up for GSES. Each August, our students and their families help clean the school grounds in preparation for the new school year. This is just one of the many ways we work together to create a united and close community.
Support
Supporting GSES
As GSES approaches its 53rd year, families, alumni, and friends loyally provide support for the school's academic programs, as well as capital improvements to school facilities. Over the past few years, funds from generous donors have provided for library and Parish Hall renovations, as well as classroom enhancements and special programming.

In This Section

Team Sports

Good Shepherd Episcopal School offers several team sport options for its students. These activities improve students' athletic abilities, while also helping them foster their teamwork skills.

Some of the team sports that we have had include:

SOCCER CLUB

Soccer club is offered for students in grades 4-8. Our objective is to provide a safe place for students to develop and build their basic soccer skills, and self-confidence, and strengthen their stamina. The first half of each session is stamina/skill development, and the second half is a scrimmage game. We encourage parents to join and play with the kids during the scrimmage games to help build community spirit.

MOUNTAIN BIKING CLUB

Open to students in Grades 1-8, the sport engenders respect, camaraderie, and physical and mental fitness. Students have positive attitudes and are interested in taking good care of themselves, and because it is such a demanding endurance sport, it leaves little room for unhealthy behaviors. Please note that students in grades 1 and 2 must be accompanied by an adult who can ride with them.

Lower school basketball players cheering on team

“Our daughter has had an amazing experience on the mountain biking team. It’s easy to see how this shy little girl finds the courage to assuredly interact with adults and older children when you consider she is constantly bravely hurling herself down a steep biking trail in front of all her teammates! The experience has also created a means of bringing her caring nature forward. This is evident every time she slows down to cheer on those who lag behind, or when she offers to help push them up the hill—even when they are twice her size.”

— CHRIS HARRIS