Being a lion in the annual Kindergarten circus performed for the preschoolers. Saving the Bay, the rainforest and the Statue of Liberty while you learn about them. Joining the really big kids in the All School Relay. Learning about safety, recycling and wise food choices as you maneuver your scooter through Scooter City.
 

 

The Glenelg Country Primary School is all about the fun and importance of learning. It’s about experiencing the fullness of life: speaking a foreign language, reading a new story, exploring a computer, playing music, drawing pictures, adding numbers or walking a balance beam.
 

 

Exciting opportunities arise when teachers constantly strive to make learning meaningful and relevant to the larger world. Recently, a fifth grade writing project became a session with Paul Courson from CNN (and 30 seconds of TV fame to boot). Math and Science applications came to life through visits with a real pilot. And sponsoring a mine detecting dog in Afghanistan led to an annual campus Afghan Kite Day and partnership via webcam with Afghan students.
 

 

Our focus in the Lower School is on developing in each student a strong academic foundation, critical thinking ability and intellectual connectivity across subjects. Students gain self-discipline, self-confidence, and learn how to respect and work with others for the benefit of the entire community.
 

 

As children grow, so grows their need for experience and confidence in presenting their work and ideas to others…and in stretching their abilities and awareness to new levels.
 

 

Finalists in Glenelg Country’s Barlow Public Speaking Contest repeat their recitations at senior centers, and eighth graders present their oral history projects to all of the adults who were interviewed. Students join the All School Band in leading the Halloween Parade, travel to Argentina to study nature and culture, and are paired with Baltimore City middle schoolers to work on service projects for area museums.
 

 

Supported by teachers who are also their advisors, coaches and friends, Middle School students in these true “balance years” begin to strike out on their own—speaking for themselves, making decisions and accepting responsibility.
 

 

Creativity, intellectual discipline and balance come to full fruition in Glenelg Country Upper School students as they chart more independent paths toward the passions they’ll pursue in college and beyond.
 

 

Cultural, service, research, mentorship and internship projects allow students to synthesize their energy and talents into exciting new ventures. They run the student radio station, win varsity championships, build ever stronger bridges for the Glenelg Country Bridge Competition and compete on TV’s “It’s Academic!” In one of our signature events, they work with parents and teachers to present an annual international showcase performance that raises thousands for international charities.