Grandparents & Grandfriends Day, celebrated each year on the Friday in May before Mother’s Day, has been a special tradition at Greenwich Country Day School for decades.
We welcome our guests to spend time on our campus to explore classrooms, meet our faculty, view concerts, and spend time getting to know GCDS.
A Night with Grandparents and Grandfriends!
Guests of All GCDS Students, N-12 are invited to a Special Reception
Thursday, May 8, 2025
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.GCDS Upper School Campus
257 Stanwich Road
Greenwich, CT
Schedule of Events:
5:00 p.m. Check-in and cocktails
5:30 p.m. Welcome by Head of School, Adam Rohdie
5:30 p.m. Grade 10 students present The American Dream Project
5:30 p.m. Mrs. Julie Jason (GP: ‘28,’30,’33) shares her GCDS Planned Gift story
5:45 p.m. Upper School tour by students
5:45 p.m. High School tour, which features the Festival of the Arts at GCDS and showcases Upper School student artwork
7:00 p.m. The Upper School Spring Concert
Grandparents and Grandfriends Day!
Friday, May 9, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.401 Old Church Road CampusGreenwich, CTGuests of Lower Elementary Division (Grades PK-2)
10:00 a.m. Classroom visits begin
Enjoy coffee in the Commons
GCDS Festival of the Arts - view student artwork displayed throughout the division
Photobooths (inside the main corridor) for a snapshot to commemorate the occasion.
Visit the pop-up Tiger Shop outside the Lower Elementary building
Guests of Elementary Division
(Grades 3-5)
10:00 a.m. Classroom visits begin
Enjoy coffee in the Commons
Grade 5 Civil War Museum presentations
GCDS Festival of the Arts - view student artwork displayed throughout the division
Photobooths (Main Floor and Lower Level in the Library) for a snapshot to commemorate the occasion.
Guests of Middle School Division
(Grades 6-8)
9:45 a.m. Q&A with Division Head Marshall Spooner in the Performing Arts Center
10:00 a.m. “Tiger Talk” with Alex Atkinson ‘29. All Middle School students will be at this special presentation.
-Enjoy coffee in the MS
10:50 a.m. Visit 2 classes and depart the MS at 12:05 p.m.
-GCDS Festival of Arts – view student artwork displayed throughout the MS
Visit the Tiger Shop (Middle School, lower level) from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
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