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Garrison Forest empowers students to realize their full potential and live lives of purpose.

Garrison Forest School
  • About Us

    About Garrison Forest

    We are an independent, private, all-girls’ K-12 day and boarding school with a coed preschool located on 110 wooded acres outside of Baltimore, Maryland.
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    • From the Head of School
    • History
    • Core Values, Mission and Statement of Respect
    • Strategic Plan
    • Community Life and Inclusion
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    Apply

    Request information and schedule a visit to experience a day in the life of a Garrison Forest student.
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    • Admission Overview
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      • The Impact of All Girls
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    • Affording GFS
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  • Signature Programs

    Discover

    What makes a Garrison Forest education stand out? Explore our unique programs and partnerships designed to make you stand out.
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    • Why a Girls' School?
    • The WISE Partnership with Johns Hopkins
      • Requirements, Timeline and Application
    • Boarding
    • Integrated STEM
    • Equestrian Institute
    • Polo
    • The James Center
      • Jenkins Fellows
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    Create

    Discover your talents, express yourself and develop skills in our state-of-the-art facilities.
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    • Visual Arts
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      • Applied Music Contract
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  • Academics

    Learn

    Explore our programs from Twos through 12th Grade and discover what makes Garrison Forest a leader in education.
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    • Daycare
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      • Lower School Afterschool Offerings
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      • Enrichment Opportunities
      • The Gateway Scholars
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    Play

    Show your mettle in our 16 sports with 48 teams including dance, polo and riding.
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    • Athletics Overview
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    • Polo
      • Programs
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      • Riding and Polo after GFS
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  • Student Life

    Be Yourself

    Find your place and voice in our joyous community and learn what GFS Spirit is all about.
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  • Boarding

    Live

    Find your home away from home with our international, national and regional boarding programs in a family environment.
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    • Boarding at GFS
    • Boarding Philosophy
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    • Preparing to Arrive
    • Meet the Residential Life Faculty
  • Give

    Make a Difference

    Invest in our students and the GFS experience through giving.
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    • Give
    • The Fund for Garrison Forest
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    • Preschool Back to School Information
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Interested in learning more about GFS? Visit gfs.org/admission.

Preschool

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Calendars and Schedules

2023-24 Calendar Highlights 

Handbooks and Guides

Preschool Parent Handbook

Back to School Details

PROGRAMS AND TUITION

Preschool Essential Names and Numbers

Preschool Administrative Assistant, Chris Shriver: 410-559-3221

Director of Early Childhood Education, Sandi Uehlinger: 410-559-3220

Head of Lower Division, Gail Hutton: 410-559-3230

Head of School, Chris Hughes: 410-559-3102

Health Center: 410-559-3200

School Store: 410-559-3495

Campus Security: 443-744-3708

Calendar: gfs.org/calendars

Contact Us

300 Garrison Forest Road Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
P: 410.363.1500 / F: 410.363.8441
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Garrison Forest School is a private, independent girls' school in Baltimore County, Maryland with an elementary, middle and high school program, coed preschool and national and international boarding program.

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