written by David Núñez, Interim Head of School

Dear GRS Community,

I hope you are all having a happy end to your school year!

We have been just immersed in trips and trip planning in the adolescent program. Personally, I’m on the Lower Adolescent Bike Trip and, as a newish member of this community, it has been wonderful to see how these trips work. The organization and work that go into them is tremendous. The students are a key part in this preparation and they have been working so hard to make all the trips a reality.

Remember that we are having a last-day ceremony this year, as per usual. The details came out recently in an email, but on Friday, June 10th we will gather to show gratitude to each other and to start off the summer as a community. The students will line up in the playground area on the south side of campus to participate in this short event. Caregivers are welcome to come and observe the ceremony and pick up their students afterward.

Finally, I would like to thank you all for making me feel so welcome this year. It hasn’t been an easy year as we collectively attempt to recover from years of living in a pandemic. But the key word here is collectively. Together we have not just survived this school year, we have built new relationships, rebuilt old ones, we have learned and we have grown, truly we have had a good year together because we relied on each other.

I am looking forward to next school year together and the leadership team and I are already deep into planning for things to come.

Thank you again.

Peace,
David