The Gunston School

Jan. 06, 2023

2:04 p.m.

The Gunston School offers an intellectually rigorous, highly personalized, and nurturing college preparatory educational experience.

Established in 1911, the Gunston School is uniquely situated on 60 acres along the Corsica River and provides students with a personalized and rigorous academic experience, a strong sense of community, a focus on the balanced development of mind, body, and spirit, and an innovative curricular emphasis on global and environmental leadership. Gunston draws its student population from eight Maryland and Delaware counties as well as internationally from at least four countries. Programs of note include Gunston’s nationally-recognized environmental programs including Bay Studies and the study of climate science (a graduation requirement), and the fully accredited Chesapeake Watershed Semester (CWS), a single-semester, place-based academic program that cultivates students leaders who can promote regional and global environmental sustainability through their understanding of scientific, social, cultural, and political systems. The program is open to any juniors and seniors from any school.

Other programs include a nationally competitive robotics and rocketry team, and a popular arts program that features a pottery studio, wood sculpture, performing arts, and more. Additionally, various student leadership programs begin from day one at orientation and continue through all four years. Gunston offers 18 sports teams including sailing, crew, cross country, golf, volleyball, and triathlon, among others. The school day ends at 4:30 p.m. which includes athletics, so no late bus is needed. Gunston offers transportation from Annapolis, Severna Park, Chestertown, Church Hill, Easton, Galena, Grasonville & Kent Island; Dover & Middletown (DE).

Personal tours and shadow days are available by appointment with in-person open houses held annually in January, April, October and November.

CAMPUS NOTES

Year Founded: 1911

Religious Affiliation: Non-Sectarian

Head of School: John A. Lewis, IV

Grades: 9-12

2022 - 2023 Enrollment: 234

2022-2023 Tuition: $27,850

Educational Environment: Co-ed

Entrance Exams: No

Uniforms: Casual Dress Code

% Minority: 18%

Financial Assistance: Yes

Interscholastic Sports: 18

Languages Taught: Spanish

Performance/Creative Arts Offerings: 16

Extracurricular Activities: 18

In-Person Open Houses: January 22 & | April 23, 2023 | October & November dates TBD

10-12 Average Class Size

9:1 Student to teacher ratio

100% of graduates accepted to college

21+ Advanced Placement classes available