Congratulations to Director of College Counseling Karen Mason who will be retiring in June 2025 after 16 years at GA.
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GA’s 5th Grade students visited College Settlement in Horsham to experience cooperative learning in an outdoor environment, complete collaborative challenges, and bond as a group.
We are celebrating Anthony Hall ’25, Jazziah Manning ’25, and Josh Wangia ’25 for being honored by the College Board’s National Recognition Program. The National Recognition Programs honor the strong academic achievements of underrepresented students and are a great way for students to showcase their hard work in high school.
Aidan Gor ‘25 attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) this past summer. PGSS is one of the most rigorous high school summer programs in the country, consisting of a five-week research program for the top 72 high school scientists from each county in Pennsylvania.
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Family STEAM Night was a student-led event where community members learned about and participated in a variety of activities that connect Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The curriculum and technologies that are explored within the TinkerLab of the Lower School at GA were highlighted primarily, but it was also an opportunity to collaborate and show the vertical integration of programming across the Middle and Upper grades.
Senior Gertie Lafferty '24 writes about how the annual Senior Retreat helped her and fellow classmates think about the future.
Sarah Na recently led a workshop at a Parents’ Committee meeting on Identity, and then oversaw a similar activity in the Upper School where student leaders peer-facilitated discussions. She answers questions about the activity – Step In, Step Out - and why she felt it was impactful and important.
Former tech insider and social media strategist Max Stossel to spoke to students and families about the ways that social media impacts our minds, bodies, and hearts.