The GFS 2025 Alumni Survey yielded results that will inform and inspire future alumni and student experiences. Conducted between February and June last year, the survey garnered over 800 responses and signaled a high level of care and trust in the school. Take a closer look at key takeaways.

An alumnus' donation of rare vintage cameras is expanding creative possibilities in GFS' photography classes.

The GFS Annual Fund empowers our students, faculty, and staff to move beyond the expected and embrace extraordinary opportunities. Learn some of the important ways the GFS Annual Fund is making an impact throughout the school!

Meet Teresa Maebori, a retired Lower School teacher, who is including GFS in her estate planning.

A Q&A with Melinda Tuan P’23 about philanthropy’s role in securing the future of nonprofit institutions and organizations.

How the Class of 1975 rallied around their 50th reunion to support the All School Commons.

Since 1971, GFS' Community Basketball & Enrichment summer camp has provided top-tier basketball skill-building and academic instruction for rising third through ninth graders from Germantown and the surrounding communities. Learn more about this program, which is a cornerstone of our community education programming.

Robert (Bob) W. Giess ’57 co-founded GFS' first jazz band, The Six Saints, while a student here. As an alumnus, he and his bandmates established the Six Saints Fund to provide ongoing support for faculty and students in the school's music program.

A GFS alumnus and his family named a space in the All School Commons to uplift and honor his beloved Class of 1982. Read about the enduring friendships and memories behind this generous gift.