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Garrison Forest School

Owings Mills, Maryland, USA
All Girls, No Religious Affiliation

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Empowering students to achieve their fullest potential and live lives of purpose—this has been the core of Garrison Forest School since 1910.

What was an innovative educational mission for girls at the turn of the 20th century remains so in the 21st century. Garrison Forest was founded in 1910 as an all-girls’ day and boarding school.

Throughout our history, our mission has been to prepare young women for a rewarding college experience and for a purposeful life well beyond. Guided by our motto, Esse Quam Videri—To Be Rather Than To Seem—Garrison Forest’s curricular and co-curricular program balances exceedingly high standards within a welcoming, spirited atmosphere.

Located outside of Baltimore, the school’s park-like campus offers collegiate-quality academic, athletic, arts, and residential facilities. Our innovative partnership with The Johns Hopkins University, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program, matches students with a Hopkins professor and lab to conduct research in science and engineering. Students may apply to be a Jenkins Fellow for an in-depth service learning project of their choice. Our new Equine and Veterinary Science program, expanded Robotics program, arts offerings, competitive interscholastic athletics (including riding and Polo at the national levels) and many clubs meet every interest, broaden horizons, and provide leadership development. With Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and other Mid-Atlantic cities and states nearby, students enjoy a variety of weekend activities.

Here, students flourish intellectually and individually. Find their voice. Discover their passions. And embrace their potential.

  • Garrison Forest is located on 110 acres
  • Garrison Forest has 5 Core Values: Be Brave
  • Garrison Forest has 5 Core Values: Be Spirited
  • Garrison Forest has 5 Core Values: Be Curious
  • Garrison Forest has 5 Core Values: Be Authentic
  • Garrison Forest has 5 Core Values: Be Compassionate
 

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300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, Maryland, USA 21117

(410) 559-3111

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Director of Admissions: Vanessa Griffin
Admissions Phone:(410) 559-3111Fax:410-363-8441
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.gfs.org


  • Application Deadline: January 31
  • Application Fee: $100
  • International Application Fee: $100
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: No
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  • Founded: 1910
  • Campus Size: 110 acres
  • Grades Offered: kindergarten-12th
  • Accredited by: AIMS
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 8th-12th
Day
Grades kindergarten-12th
Total
Girls     54 466 520
Boys     0 0 0
Total     54 466 520

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $60,215
  • 5-Day Boarding: $60,215
  • Day Tuition Fee: $31,470
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 47.00%
  • Average Awarded: $18,350
 

Summary: Upper School is the culmination of the Garrison Forest School experience, supported by an expert and committed faculty dedicated to every aspect of a girl's growth. Thorough, individualized preparation for college and for a successful and meaningful life is the hallmark of the Upper School experience at GFS. Upper School students come to know themselves as learners as they move through a rich core program into honors and Advanced Placement options and as they become leaders in the school community. Special programs such as the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, the James Center: Programs and Partnerships with a Public Purpose, and the Elsie Foster Jenkins '53 Community Service Program encourage students to develop their passions; extensive co-curricular, arts, and athletics programs bring students together to cooperate, collaborate, and compete. Through four challenging, exciting years, Garrison Forest girls find their voices through an educational experience that will make them life-long learners, lovers of the arts and athletics, and leaders in their communities.

Department Director: Reema Khanchandani

Average Class Size: 16

Full Time Teachers: 90

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 73.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 1/9

Academic Schedule: Semester

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 19

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • AP Courses
  • Equestrian Institute for advanced riders
Support Programs
  • College Counseling
  • Evening Study Assistance
  • Learning Center
  • Learning Differences Support
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Subject Tutoring
  • Technology Center
  • Writing Center
English:
  • Classics
  • Creative Writing
  • Honors
  • Literature
  • Playwriting
  • Poetry
History:
  • Asian History
  • Medieval History
  • United States History
  • World History
Foreign Languages:
  • Chinese-Mandarin
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Latin
Religion/Philosophy:
  • Ethics
  • World Religions
Humanities/Social Sciences:
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
Sciences:
  • Anatomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physical Science
  • Physics
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Honors Math
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
Computer Studies:
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Multimedia
  • Web Design
Music:
  • Band
  • Choral Music
  • Composition
  • History of Music
  • Individual Instructions
  • Music History
  • Orchestra
  • Voice
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • 3-D Design
  • Acting
  • Animation
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Ballet
  • Ceramics
  • Dance
  • Debate
  • Design
  • Drama
  • Drawing
  • Fiber Arts
  • Film and Video
  • History of Theater
  • Modern Dance
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Portfolio
  • Pottery
  • Printmaking
  • Publications
  • Sculpture
  • Studio Art
  • Textiles
  • Theater Arts
  • Theater Design
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Independent Study
  • Leadership
  • Personal Finance
  • Semester/Year Off-Campus
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) in partnership with Johns Hopkins University
    The James Center Programs and Partnerships with a Public Purpose
    Global Community Service
    Veterinary and Equine Science
AP Courses Available:
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • Macroeconomics
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • French Literature
  • Latin Literature
  • Latin: Vergil
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art
  • US History
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Summary: Campus life at Garrison Forest is as simple—and as meaningful—as hanging out with friends in the dorm to enjoying the rich offering of clubs and weekend activities. Our three dormitories provide the comforts of home and the camaraderie of friends. Residential faculty live in the dorms as advisors and extended family.
Each weekend's chaperoned activities are open to both boarding (grades 8-12) and day to further bond as classmates and friends. Taking full advantage of nearby Baltimore and the Mid-Atlantic region, Garrison Forest outings include museums, plays, concerts, and other cultural offerings, as well as mixers and events with other regional independent schools through the Boarding Schools Social Activities Committee (BSSAC). Students also explore a variety of athletic, social, and volunteer interests, from movie outings to skiing and snow tubing, to participating in the school's student-run Service League, the student-run community service program. Student-led Upper School clubs cater to different interests. Also, Garrison Forest has numerous traditions that underscore the school’s spirit, including "school color teams" (Light Blue and Dark Blue) that compete throughout the year in a friendly competition and Ring Sisters during junior year.

Department Director: Jennifer Hua

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 3

Average Students Per Dorm: 25

No. of Girls Dorms: 3

Dorm Amenities:

  • Game Room
  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet

Dress Code: Uniform

Student Life

Facilities

  • All-weather track
  • Baseball field(s)
  • Basketball court(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Volleyball court(s)
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Equestrian Center
  • Indoor and Outdoor Polo Arenas
  • Tennis Courts
  • Dance Studio
  • Playgrounds

Clubs and Organizations

  • Amnesty International
  • Animal Rights Club
  • Asian Club
  • Chess Club
  • Classics Club
  • Community Service
  • Computer Club
  • Debate Club
  • Diversity Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Environmental Club
  • FCA
  • Food Council
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Honor Council
  • Horseback Riding
  • International Clubs
  • Investment Club
  • Jewish Student Org
  • Literary Magazine
  • Math Club
  • Model UN
  • Newspaper
  • Peer Counseling
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Photography
  • Science Fiction Club
  • Sexualities Club
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • SADD
  • Yearbook
  • Young Democrats
  • Young Republicans
  • Anime Club
  • Art Club
  • Debate Club
  • Robotics Club
  • STEAM Club
  • Student Diversity Leadership Council
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Summary: Garrison Forest places high value and strong emphasis on the arts and athletics. Our arts program and talented faculty offer substantive, varied, and sequential curricular and co-curricular choices programs in the Visual Arts, Dance, Music and, Theater. Our exceptional arts facilities include the Hathaway Fine and Performing Arts Center (studio and rehearsal space, recital hall, arts classrooms, and facilities for sculpture, jewelry-making, and traditional dark-room and digital photography). The 400-seat Garland Theater offers performance and class space for theater and dance, with two separate dance studios on campus.
All students are required to participate in interscholastic sports or the Physical Education program. Garrison Forest fields 16 sports of 42 teams. Garrison Forest is a member of the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM), the national Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA), and the U.S. Polo Association. In the past four years, Garrison Forest "Grizzlies" have won a collective 29 championships in field hockey, lacrosse, indoor soccer, and equestrian sports, including national championship titles in Equitation and Polo. As one of only two girls' schools in the nation to offer polo, our teams and players are consistently among the country's best and won Nationals in 2017.
Athletic facilities include the Elizabeth B. Searle ’74 Athletic Center, a top-flight facility with three courts, a running track, weight room, training and locker rooms, and a dance studio. The school has four athletic fields including two turf fields, and six tennis courts. The D. & J. Smith Equestrian Center and the Sheridan Indoor Polo Ring provide exceptional facilities for Equitation, Showjumping, Eventing, and Polo and the boarding of horses.

Arts Department Director: Diane Yu

Athletics Department Director: Jodi Blackburn

Arts
  • A Cappella Group
  • Art Club
  • Chamber Choir
  • Chamber Ensemble
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Drama Club
  • Glee Club
  • Rock Band
  • String Ensemble
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
Interscholastic Sports
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Equestrian
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Horseback Riding
  • Lacrosse
  • Polo
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Squash
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Indoor Track
Recreational Sports
  • Aerobics
  • Dance
  • Equestrian
  • Horseback Riding
  • Volleyball
  • Weight Lifting
 

Summary: At Garrison Forest School we view college counseling holistically—it is the next in a series of opportunities for us to better know our students. By virtue of being a college preparatory school, Garrison Forest naturally guides students towards the next educational step. Through personal contact with academic advisors, teachers, and weekly classroom guidance lessons with the school counselor, Garrison Forest students are challenged intellectually and nurtured emotionally. College counseling at GFS applies that same ethic of growth to the college search process, helping to guide our students toward making the best choices for themselves.

Department Director: Ann Marie Strauss

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Bryn Mawr College 5 graduates
Bucknell University 4 graduates
Clemson University 5 graduates
Cornell University 4 graduates
Denison University 3 graduates
Duke University 3 graduates
Franklin and Marshall College 4 graduates
Johns Hopkins University 3 graduates
Middlebury College 2 graduates
Penn State University 7 graduates
Princeton University 2 graduates
Syracuse University 8 graduates
Tufts University 2 graduates
University of Maryland, College Park 30 graduates
University of Pennsylvania 2 graduates
University of Richmond 2 graduates
University of Virginia 12 graduates
Vanderbilt University 2 graduates
Virginia Tech 6 graduates
Washington & Lee University 4 graduates
Notable Alumni

Beth Botsford (Class of 1999) 1996 Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist

Kerri Beiser (Class of 1992) Scientist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

E. Jane Albert Hubbard, Ph.D. (Class of 1977) Developmental Genetics Researcher, Columbia University

Sterett Gittings-Kelsey (Class of 1960) Internationally known sculptor

Adele Smith-Simmons (Class of 1959) First female Dean at Princeton University; President of the Global Philanthropy Partnership

Eve Pell (Class of 1954) Author

Shelia Eaton Isham (Class of 1946) Abstract painter; 1st American accepted to the (West) Berlin Academy of Fine Arts

Mandy Cabot (Class of 1972) Founder and CEO, DANSKO

Sara Bleich (Class of 1996) Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Elizabeth Littlefield (Class of 1978) President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC)


Quotes from Alumni

"Garrison Forest gave me opportunities to take risks, discover new interests, and nurture my passion to make a difference."

-Sara Bleich, Ph.D., Class of 1993, A international expert on obesity policy, Dr. Bleich has been widely published.


"Being a producer is a combination of being creative and being organized. Garrison Forest was pivotal in teaching me how to think creatively and analytically."

-Beth Sternheimer , Class of 1993, Documentary producer, writer and researcher for independent films


 

Department Director: Tara Rosenbaum

Summer at Garrison Forest

Summer at Garrison Forest 2018 programs are for girls and boy ages 2 and up.
Customize your summer fun with many full-day, morning, afternoon, overnight, evening and weekend options. Combo morning and afternoon sessions to create a full-day experience with your favorite picks!

Registration Deadline: N/A
Tuition: $199-1499
Financial Aid Available:  No
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