Lower School (Grades Kindergarten-Grade 5)

You feel the spirit right away in the Garrison Forest Lower School.

There's exuberance for learning and a joy of discovery that resonates across strong academics. Each lesson is grounded in trust, respect, and routine, and every subject connects to the other--and to your life outside the classroom. Every moment in the Lower School helps you to understand who you are. How you learn. What excites you. And how to celebrate these qualities in yourself.

Our all-girls Lower School offers a vibrant, welcoming environment for girls to learn and to take intellectual risks, to develop as leaders in and out of the classroom, and to discover and use their gifts.  

Lower School News

Apply Online

New for all 2012-13 applications, the Online Application!

You may also print, complete, and mail a hardcopy of the application booklet:

Preschool and Lower School Application Booklet

Contact the Admission Office

Phone: (410) 559-3251
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
After hours voicemail: (410) 559-3111

Fax: (410) 363-8441

Email: admission@gfs.org

Important Admission Dates

October to January

Visit campus, have a personal interview, and submit formal application

Early November

Take recommendations and Transcript Release Form to your school and teachers

January 6, 2012

Application deadline

February 15, 2012

GFS mails notification letters

April to August

April to August: Late applications are considered on a rolling basis as space allows.