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1910

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

Mary Moncrieffe Livingston, a teacher from New York, founded the school in 1910.

1929

Miss Livingston grew her school in size and reputation, and in 1929, she passed the mantle to Co-headmistresses Jean G. Marshall and Nancy J. Offutt.

In 1929, Jean G. Marshall and Nancy J. Offutt became co-head mistresses of the school and founded the school's riding program.

1942

Garrison Forest School’s Service League was founded by students in 1942 as a response to helping on the home front.

1960

In 1960, the School hired its first male headmaster, Archibald “Tad” Montgomery III, who expanded the residential program, campus, and enduring tradition of community outreach.

1975

In 1975, Garrison Forest merged with the nearby Valley School, a local, coed independent preschool and elementary school.

1989

In 1989-90, Alexander A. Uhle served as Interim Head of School until Elsa “Midge” M. Bowman began her four-year tenure.

1994

In 1994, G. Peter O’Neill, Jr. joined Garrison Forest.

2008

In 2008, the School founded The James Center: Programs and Partnerships with a Public Purpose, adding new opportunities for civic and financial literacy and social entrepreneurship to its existing programs for service and leadership.

2014

Kimberley J. Roberts, Ph.D. began her tenure at GFS in July 2014.

2018

He began his tenure in July 2018.

The first phase, a renovation of Garrison Forest’s McLennan Library, was completed in 2018.

2019

GFS broke ground on the new dormitory earlier this month with a completion date of July 2019.

2022

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