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The 9th Grade Theatre Foundations traveled to Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to see the classic Dickens' tale of A Christmas Carol.
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For the last two years, Garrison Forest School has expanded upon the message of Pengyou Day by celebrating and encouraging friendships with people of all nations.
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The GFS Varsity Polo team defeated the Aiken Youth Polo girls interscholastic team in South Carolina.
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Christine Knauss ’09, a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science graduate student, came back to GFS to share her research with the 6th Grade.
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Preschool and Lower School brought in the Thanksgiving holiday with feasts and celebrations.
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Upper School art students visited the Renwick Gallery and American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Middle School and Upper School Light Blue and Dark Blue Spirit Teams took part in giving before the Thanksgiving Break and enjoyed some friendly spirit competition along the way.
![World Kindness Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542739437/garrison/s2auk3xa2jxsv6a6s21o/worldkindnessday1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542739437/garrison/s2auk3xa2jxsv6a6s21o/worldkindnessday1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1542739437/garrison/s2auk3xa2jxsv6a6s21o/worldkindnessday1.png","width":800}])
6th Grade celebrated World Kindness Day on November 13.
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Childhood Education Innovations magazine published Sweet Innovation, an article about our GFS beekeepers, in its November/December edition.
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Joined by their families and coaches, five Garrison Forest student-athletes gathered in Head of School Chris Hughes’ office this morning to sign National Letters of Intent.