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THE GREGORY SCHOOL

AZ · EIN 860374130 · $8.7M rev · operational · www.gregoryschool.org
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The Gregory School is an independent college-preparatory school in Tucson, Arizona, serving middle and upper school students. It provides a holistic education with a strong emphasis on academics, arts, and athletics, fostering a supportive learning environment. The school offers a rigorous curriculum and a variety of extracurricular activities.

activities · 45

what they do

direct service · 42
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Design Instruction Community Makerspace with Technical Tools
    Provides students with hands-on experience using modern automated CNC systems, high-power lasers for fabrication, and AutoCAD with 3D printing and scanning for prototyping and reverse-engineering.
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Community Makerspace with Technical Tools
    Provides students with access to modern automated CNC systems, high-power lasers for fabricating prototypes, and AutoCAD with 3D printing and scanning for experimental sample characterization and rapid-prototyping.
  • Alumni Engagement and Arts Exhibition
    Hosts an annual Alumni Photography Show, with submissions adjudicated by current photography students and selected images exhibited in Zeskind Hall.
  • Alumni Photography Show
    Hosts an annual Alumni Photography Show, with submissions adjudicated by current photography students and selected images exhibited in Zeskind Hall.
  • Athletic Facilities
    Provides athletic facilities including a gymnasium with locker rooms and a workout center, soccer, softball, and baseball fields, outdoor courts, and campus bike trails.
  • Athletic Program Management Interscholastic Youth Sports Teams
    Operates varsity and junior varsity squads for Upper School teams and Middle School athletic teams for students in grades 5-8, offering multiple teams in the same sport to maximize student participation.
  • Offers varsity and junior varsity squads for several Upper School teams and Middle School athletic teams for students in grades 5-8, aiming to maximize student participation with multiple teams in the same sport.
  • Offers varsity and junior varsity squads for Upper School teams and Middle School athletic teams for students in grades 5-8, with multiple teams in the same sport to maximize student participation.
  • Campus and Facilities Management Student Enrichment & Extracurricular Programs
    Maintains a 35-acre campus including a farm yard, vegetable garden, student-created riparian area, athletic fields, and facilities such as science labs, a library, a theater, fine arts studios, and a dance studio.
  • Campus and Farm Management
    Maintains a 35-acre campus that includes a farm yard, vegetable garden, and a student-created riparian area.
  • Clothing and Household Item Collection Donation-Based Reuse & Resale
    Collects unwanted clothing and household items via a donation bin on campus, which supports the Boys & Girls Club and generates donations for the Family Association.
  • Community Donation Collection Donation-Based Reuse & Resale
    Collects unwanted clothing and household items via a donation bin on campus, which supports the Boys & Girls Club and generates donations for the Family Association.
  • Community Engagement and Events School Community Engagement Events
    Organizes various school-wide events including Homecoming, a Winter Formal, Spring Family Dinners, and an annual Alumni Photography Show, and hosts Friday Exploration sessions and Author's Talks.
  • Community Events and Celebrations School Community Engagement Events
    Hosts various community events including a Volunteer Appreciation Coffee, Spring Family Dinner, Homecoming, and a Winter Formal for Upper School students.
  • Community and Family Engagement Events School Community Engagement Events
    Organizes various school-wide events including Homecoming, a Spring Family Dinner, a Winter Formal for Upper School students, and appreciation initiatives like a Farmer's Market and "Stock the Lounge" for faculty and staff.
  • Teaches students to approach programming problems and devise solutions using various programming languages.
  • Provides free online access to a digital library of yearbooks from 1982-2009, initiated through a digitization project in March 2016.
  • Donation Collection for Community Support Donation-Based Reuse & Resale
    Collects unwanted clothing and household items via an on-campus donation bin, which supports the Boys & Girls Club and generates donations for the Family Association.
  • FabLab Operation
    Operates a FabLab where students can imagine, conceptualize, design, and build projects.
  • FabLab Operations
    Operates a FabLab where students can imagine, conceptualize, design, and build projects.
  • Faculty and Staff Appreciation Holiday Food and Gift Distribution
    Hosts a Farmer's Market to provide Thanksgiving treats and items for faculty and staff and organizes "Stock the Lounge" where families provide goodies for the faculty/staff lounge during finals week.
  • Provides fine arts facilities including multiple arts studios, a photography studio with digital lab and film processing, a multimedia lab, digital studio, and pottery kilns.
  • Provides daily, healthful lunches made on-site from scratch using seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients, offering multiple hot options, soups, salad and sandwich bars, and fresh spa waters.
  • K-12 Academic Instruction College-Preparatory Academic Programs
    Provides a structured curriculum across seven academic departments for students in grades five through twelve, integrating a leadership curriculum and supporting technology skills development with laptops in every classroom.
  • Operates a 4,000 sq ft library with over 14,000 books, providing space for study, reading, and group meetings.
  • Provides daily, healthful lunches made on-site from scratch using seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients, offering multiple hot options, soups, salad and sandwich bars, and fresh spa waters.
  • Parent Communication School Community Newsletters
    Publishes a "Parent to Parent" section in the weekly TGS Newsletter to facilitate communication among parents.
  • Parent and Volunteer Engagement Parent & Family Engagement Programs
    Facilitates parent involvement through "Parent Passion Projects" to support educational programs and facilities, publishes a "Parent to Parent" section in the weekly newsletter, and organizes initiatives like "Stock the Lounge" and a Farmer's Market to appreciate faculty and staff.
  • Parent-Led Educational Projects Parent & Family Engagement Programs
    Offers "Parent Passion Projects" which allow parents to implement projects or activities supporting TGS educational programs, facilities, and student assistance.
  • Parent-Led Project Implementation Parent & Family Engagement Programs
    Facilitates "Parent Passion Projects" which allow parents to implement projects or activities that support the school's educational programs, facilities, and student assistance.
  • Performing Arts Facilities Performing Arts Venue Operations
    Maintains a 370-seat theater with professional lighting and sound, a stage, orchestra pit, dressing rooms, ticket booth, and lobby, and a 1,000 sq foot dance studio with sprung flooring, barre, mirrors, and audio-visual equipment.
  • Provides daily, healthful lunches made on-site from scratch using seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients, offering multiple hot options, soups, salad and sandwich bars, and fresh spa waters.
  • Science and Robotics Facilities STEM & Robotics Education Programs
    Provides science facilities including chemistry, biology, physics, two robotics, and a virtual reality laboratory for student learning and exploration.
  • Student Access and Support PTA/PTO Classroom & Program Funding
    Uses annual fund donations to support student access to facilities, materials, equipment, community connections, athletics, and travel, and ensures accessibility of online materials for individuals with sensory impairments.
  • Virtual Human Interaction Lab
    Operates a Virtual Human Interaction Lab where students explore immersive virtual reality simulations and digital representations in communication systems and games.
  • Virtual Reality Lab Operation
    Operates a Virtual Human Interaction Lab where students explore immersive virtual reality simulations and digital representations in communication systems and games.
  • Website Accessibility Support Website Accessibility Support
    Ensures accessibility of online materials for individuals with sensory impairments and offers to provide website material in an accessible format upon request.
  • Operates a Writing Center four days a week during academic enrichment time, staffed by faculty and trained student editors to assist students with the writing process.
  • Writing Center Operations Academic Mentoring & Tutoring Support
    Operates a Writing Center staffed by faculty and trained student editors, open four days a week during academic enrichment time, to assist students with the writing process.
  • Writing Workshops and Author Events Writing Contests with Mentorship Workshops
    Offers Friday Exploration sessions on topics such as "Keeping a Writer's Notebook," "Workshopping the College Application Essay," and "Navigating AI as a Writerly Resource," as well as Author's Talks.
  • Writing Workshops and Author's Talks Writing Contests with Mentorship Workshops
    Offers Friday Exploration sessions on topics such as "Keeping a Writer's Notebook," "Workshopping the College Application Essay," and "Navigating AI as a Writerly Resource," as well as Author's Talks.
  • Provides free online access to a digital library of yearbooks from 1982-2009, initiated through a digitization project in March 2016.
capacity building · 3
  • Faculty Professional Development
    Supports faculty in attending workshops and conferences, pursuing further education, and developing curriculum to enhance educational offerings.
  • Faculty Professional Development
    Supports faculty to attend workshops and conferences, pursue further education, and develop curriculum.
  • Faculty Professional Development
    Supports faculty in attending workshops and conferences, pursuing further education, and developing curriculum.
strategies · 24

how they think

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named programs · 8

what they call their work

Athletics Program
Provides opportunities for students to participate in team sports and individual achievements, focusing on physical fitness, self-discipline, sportsmanship, and teamwork.
Digital Yearbook Library
Provides free online access to scanned yearbooks from 1982-2009 for alumni.
Family Association
Connects, involves, and communicates with TGS parents to develop community and support student success through events and volunteer opportunities.
MIT Network-Affiliated FabLab
A space where students can imagine, conceptualize, design, and build, encouraging tinkering, experimenting, and learning from failure.
Middle School Program
Educational program for students in grades 5-8, including academics and athletics.
Parent Passion Projects
Opportunities for parents to implement projects and activities that support TGS educational programs, facilities, and student assistance.
Upper School Program
Rigorous college-preparatory educational experience for students in grades 9-12, including academics and athletics.
Writing Center
Staffed by faculty and trained student editors to assist students at all stages of the writing process.
relationships · 12

who they work with

  • 1st Heritage Realty Partner — Listed in the Family Association's business directory.
  • Arizona Interscholastic Association Partner — Competes in sanctioned sports through the association.
  • Boys & Girls Club Partner — Receives donated clothing and household items from a bin on campus, which also generates a donation to the Family Association.
  • Central Pet Partner — Listed in the Family Association's business directory.
  • E.E. Ford Foundation Funder — Fund supported by the E.E. Ford Foundation is used for faculty development and continuing education at The Gregory School.
  • MIT Fab Lab Network Network — Member of a larger community that collaborates beyond international borders, sharing knowledge, designs, and experiences.
  • MIT FabLab Network Network — First and only school-based member of the MIT FabLab Network in Arizona.
  • Optical Perspectives Group Partner — Listed in the Family Association's business directory.
  • Sage Dining Service Partner — Provides dining services for the school's lunch program.
  • Tierra Antigua Realty Partner — Listed in the Family Association's business directory.
  • Tucson Independent Athletic League Partner — Middle School teams compete in this league.
  • University of Arizona Main Library, Express Document and Production Services Partner — Developed a relationship to learn about preserving and sharing yearbooks.