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Gloucester Student Arts Festival returns on May 18, 2024!
Gloucester Student Arts Festival returns on May 18, 2024!

GEF and GPS’s annual celebration of arts and creativity is back!

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Volunteers needed for Power of Play and Arts Fest!
Volunteers needed for Power of Play and Arts Fest!

Join us!

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Power of Play Returns in 2024!
Power of Play Returns in 2024!

Everyone’s favorite “Day of Play” is back!

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GEF helps welcome the Class of 2036 at Countdown to Kindergarten!
GEF helps welcome the Class of 2036 at Countdown to Kindergarten!

Countdown to Kindergarten 2023 is a hit!

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Nothing brightens a gloomy day like the arrival of the 2024 Gloucester Student Arts Festival promotional materials! Cards, posters, and light post banners all arrived today, featuring gorgeous student artwork and photographs celebrating creativity in
The O’Maley Science Center hosted a rollicking eclipse-viewing party today! So cool to see kids of all ages, staff from across the district, and some enthusiastic parents (plus one stuffed bear) coming out to see this special phenomenon.
GHS alum and Harvard sophomore Olivia Hogan-Lopez helped host the Gender Equity in STEM Club on campus in Cambridge yesterday! Olivia was one of the founders of the GHS Gender Equity Group in 2021 and instrumental in getting the Gender Equity in STEM
WE’RE READY TO PLAY!!!! Come on down to Gloucester High School from 11am-3pm today.
ROUND 6: Create Every year the CREATE station has featured an awesome array of art activities - some collaborative, some individual, all colorful and creative! This one's tricky - think you can guess it? #powerofplay #gefpowerofplay #move #create
ROUND 5: Discover This Play Station is chock-full of science, engineering, experimentation and investigation. Can you guess what some of these fishy friends might be doing at this year's Power of Play? #powerofplay #gefpowerofplay #move #create #bu
ROUND 4: Move We're super-excited about the amazing activities and community partners for MOVE this Power of Play. This activity got everyone off their feet last year! Can you guess what it is? #powerofplay #gefpowerofplay #move #create #build #dis
Big-time shout out to the many GEF volunteers, new and old, who came by our office today to help get ready for Power of Play next week! Extra gratitude goes to Ingrid Conti, this year’s Event Chair, and Heather Widtfeldt, Power of Play vetera
ROUND 3: Build Fan favorite, Build will include everything from LEGO and Duplo galore to our giant cardboard box fort-building! Can you guess this other Power of Play classic favorite? #powerofplay #gefpowerofplay #move #create #build #discover #cr
ROUND 2: Games What would play be without some good old-fashioned GAMES? Can you guess the Power of Play spin on these classic board games? #powerofplay #gefpowerofplay #move #create #build #discover #create #games #touch #gloucesterma #gloucesters
ROUND 1: Touch When we say "a day of play for all ages", we mean it - TOUCH is always a big hit with the littles who just want to get their hands dirty. This activity was one of the most popular last year so we had to bring it back for th
Power of Play is just TEN DAYS away! Starting tomorrow, we'll be counting down to the 2024 Power of Play with a little guessing game. Each day will feature one of our six "play stations" and a clue to one of the afternoon's activities. Play
Last night the GEF Board of Directors met with our new Student Advisors for the first time to talk schools, opportunities, and desert islands. Always a treat to bring students and their perspectives to the table!
A giant congratulations to the cast and crew of “Spongebob the Musical”, who brought down the house at O’Maley the past two weekends. This little fan was on the edge of her seat, in awe of the talent on stage and behind the scenes.