The 110-acre, tree-lined Garrison Forest School campus gives students the space to explore, build, create, and think. There are endless learning opportunities outside of the classroom!
Younger students have access to several different playgrounds, and the innovative outdoor classroom offers students space to climb and jump, to imagine and pretend. The outdoor classroom features nature-based play structures, dirt and sand
to dig and create, a garden, and musical instruments.
The rolling campus includes state-of-the-art athletic fields, including a lighted turf field; an impressive equestrian complex that features riding and polo arenas, an outdoor riding ring and barns to house the many campus horses; pollinator gardens; a dye garden used by art classes; a pond and pavilion space for gathering, relaxing, or conducting nature-based science lessons; and ample spaces to walk and explore. The academic buildings are designed to be modern, comfortable spaces to learn and collaborate. Each division–Preschool, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School–has a separate, intentionally constructed learning space. The arts building encourages creative, personal expression and houses the 2D and 3D art rooms, woodworking lab, photography lab, a makerspace, performance hall, and practice rooms. The Garland Theater hosts many performances throughout the year, including divisional programs, a Middle School play, two Upper School productions, dance performances, and more, and serves as a gathering space for the GFS community. The campus center includes the Searle Athletic Center and Alumnae Hall, home to their recently renovated dining hall. Within the Searle Athletic Center, students can run the raised track or use the workout room; it is also home to the dance studio and provides space for their athletes to train and compete. Featuring natural lighting, the two-story library offers quiet meeting and study spaces and cozy nooks for reading. GFS’ boarding program, offered for grades 8-12, has four student dorms and 24 faculty residences, creating a homelike atmosphere for students joining the school from across the country and around the world.
Whether learning and exploring outdoors or finding your academic spark within one of
the buildings, the GFS campus becomes an integral part of your overall educational journey.
This article is part of our 2026-2027 Guide to Baltimore Independent School
