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Back to School 2025-26

Welcome to the 2025–26 school year!

These pages have everything you need to get ready for 2025–26. See the Checklist below for specific action items as well as other pages in this section for important information.

Back to School Checklist

Administrative Office Summer Hours

During the summer, administrative offices are open

  • Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
  • Friday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Summer Camp Hours

Summer Camps begin on June 2. Summer Camp hours are Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Summer Camps Morning & Afternoon Care hours are Monday–Friday, 7:30–9 a.m. and 2–6 p.m.

Campus Closed

Summer Camps and the GDS campus are closed

  • Thursday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday
  • June 30–July 4 in observance of the July 4 holiday

Contacts

Lower School/Preschool Office: Michaela Tisdale

Middle School Office: Barbara Maynard

Upper School Office: Dana Sagen

Athletics: Craig Ashley

After School Programs: Peter Williams

Bookstore: Dajana Milicevic

Bus Transportation: Ed Caluori

Health Center: Linda Register

Marketing: Susan Davis

Student Billing: Stephanie Thornlow

Technology, myGDS: Chrissy Olson

Website: Jeff Topham

Other questions: Rachel Percival

Faculty/Staff Directory

Coming Up

All Parent Back-to-School Program
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Parents New to GDS Social
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Faculty Back to School Workday
all day
All School Open House (New & Returning Families grades BT-12)
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5th and 9th Grade Orientation, and New Student Orientation (Grades 5-12)
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5th and 9th Grade Orientation for ALL 5th and 9th grade students
Middle & Upper School New Student Orientation for NEW students in grades 5-12