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Upper School
Gill's Upper School is a place where all students are deeply engaged, both in the classroom and through co-curricular activities.
As part of our college prep curriculum, we offer rigorous academic coursework, including AP and honors classes, and our teachers encourage students to continually challenge themselves academically. Faculty offer the support to enable students to thrive. That balance allows our students to offer their best work, grow in confidence, and act with integrity.
We are committed to being an engaging, inclusive, and supportive community. We know and value one another and respect the contributions that each person brings to campus. Located in Somerset County, our rich and varied academic high school program prepares students for top-tier colleges and universities, while still allowing for a balanced experience—with room to explore and discover new interests.
Want to learn more? Join us for a Middle and Upper School Open House on Sunday, November 23, 2025, or schedule a personalized tour today!
Student Life
Promoting the importance of co-curricular education, GSB provides Upper School students with exceptional athletic, fine and performing arts experiences, community service, and leadership opportunities.
Athletics
Gill St. Bernard's has a long and proud tradition of excellence in high school sports.
The Arts
Our Performing and Visual Arts Programs help students discover their passions and more about themselves.
Spring Unit Program
A signature program for nearly 50 years, the Spring Unit Program provides two-week experiential learning opportunities each May, including immersive study, field work, and regional and international travel opportunities.
Clubs & Activities
Opportunities abound for students to express themselves through the arts, participating in annual events and extended day programs, competing and learning via a wealth of extracurricular activities, and much more.
Our Campus
Discover the magic, wonder, and possibilities that exist across our 208-acre campus.
Recent Upper School News
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Meet the Upper School Leadership
Teacher Spotlight: Ned Lincoln
As the Farm Manager for Home Winds Farm, Ned’s passion for sustainability is palpable in the fields, inside the barn, on the tractor, and in the classroom.
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Acting - Advanced
Building on the concepts of Acting I and Acting II, this year-long course offers more in-depth training in the areas of emotion, character development, and motivation.
Acting I
This semester-long course introduces students to drama through theater games and activities. These exercises stimulate the imagination, sharpen sensory awareness, and develop skills in public speaking, movement, and improvisation by providing students with the opportunity to create characters that are fresh, unique, and believable.
Acting II
Students in this semester-long course work toward a more advanced set of goals, including a broader mastery of character development, the ability to effectively critique the performance of another student, and the ability to identify the individual goals and the overall theme of the plays being studied.
Advanced Topics in Computer Science
This is an advanced course in programming application and computer science intended for students who have completed AP Computer Science A and would like to explore the subject in greater detail.
Algebra I
A full-year course, Algebra I, is an introductory level math course and is a prerequisite for Geometry.
Algebra II and Trigonometry
The full-year Algebra II and Trigonometry course follows Geometry in GSB’s math curriculum.
Algebra II and Trigonometry Honors
A yearlong course, Honors Algebra II and Trigonometry follows Geometry and is a prerequisite for Honors Precalculus.
Alternative Approaches to Art and Design
This semester-long art course integrates analog and digital methods across 2D and 3D mediums, comprehensively exploring materials and techniques.
Animal Science
Students learn about a broad range of animal science topics.
AP 2-D Art and Design
AP 2-D Art and Design is a year-long course that is not based on a written exam; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation in early May.
AP Biology
This is equivalent to an introductory college-level biology course for biology majors.
AP Calculus AB
This course follows the syllabus for the AP exam in Calculus AB. As such, it is a rigorous, demanding course requiring a strong foundation in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry.
AP Calculus BC
This course follows the syllabus for the AP exam in Calculus BC.
AP Chemistry
This course is the equivalent of a first-year college chemistry course; it covers materials in-depth and provides a deeper consideration of both the theoretical and mathematical analysis of topics.
AP Computer Science A
This is a college-level, yearlong course that prepares students to sit for the AP exam.
AP Computer Science Principles
The AP Computer Science Principles course is designed to be equivalent to an introductory college computing course.
AP Drawing
AP Drawing is a full year course designed for the serious art student who is interested in an intensive investigation of art concepts, media, and techniques after taking Studio Art, Drawing and Painting, and Portfolio Development Honors.
AP English Language and Composition
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AP English Literature and Composition
A rigorous advanced-level humanities class, AP English Literature and Composition prepares students specifically for college-level English work.
AP Environmental Science
This course looks at the natural world and how human activity impacts it.
AP European History
This course surveys European political, social, economic, and cultural history from the Renaissance to the present.
AP French Language and Culture
Students work to master oral proficiency through oral reports that focus on cultural and historical topics.
AP Human Geography
This intensive course prepares students for the AP exam.
AP Latin
AP Latin concentrates on the translation, analysis, and interpretation of Latin literature, both poetry and prose. Authors include Pliny, Vergil, Catullus, and Ovid.
AP Microeconomics
This course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to understand and analyze critical topics in microeconomics.
AP Music Theory
This year-long course takes advanced musicians with existing knowledge of music theory through the equivalent of a first-year college music theory class.
AP Physics C Mechanics
AP Physics C: Mechanics is a calculus-based treatment of physics similar to the material encountered in a one semester college-level physics course for physical scientists and engineers.
AP Physics C: Mechanics Electricity & Magnetism
This course is a response to the format changes made by the College Board in 2014, and it is based on the “Six Big Ideas,” or core principles identified by the College Board.
AP Psychology
This course is the equivalent of an introductory college course in Psychology.
AP Spanish Language and Culture
This rigorous and challenging course emphasizes the use of authentic Spanish for active communication, allowing students to reach advanced levels in their oral, aural, reading, and writing skills.
AP Statistics
The AP Statistics course introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data.
AP United States Government and Politics
This course provides students with an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States.
AP United States History
This is an intensive yearlong course that prepares students to read historical texts critically...
AP World History: Modern
In World History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present.
Biology
This course provides a systematic approach to the study of biology.
Biology Honors
Topics covered in this fast-paced course include ecology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics, bioethics, evolution, diversity of life, and animal and human anatomy, and physiology.
Calculus Honors
This course is designed for students who wish to take Calculus, but not in preparation for the AP exam.
Ceramics Advanced
Advanced ceramics will allow the further development and exploration into technical skill, personal style, and aesthetic choice within the medium of clay.
Ceramics Honors
Ceramics Honors is a full year course for students who have successfully completed Ceramics I, Ceramics II, and Ceramics Advanced and who have full understanding of foundational techniques within clay.
Ceramics I
Ceramics I is a fall semester course. Ceramics I focuses on the development of skills within sculptural and functional pottery creations to allow students to familiarize themselves with the medium of clay.
Ceramics II
Ceramics II is a spring semester course that focuses on the unification of sculptural and functional pottery creations to allow students to pursue projects unique to their interests and art style.
Chemistry
This course emphasizes the periodic table of elements, the formation of compounds, and reactions that occur to produce new substances.
Chemistry Honors
This course emphasizes the periodic table of elements, the formation of compounds, and reactions that occur to produce new substances.
Choir Honors
Students who have completed the Concert Choir course and have shown significant growth are eligible to take Honors Choir.
Comparative World Culture (CWC)
This course explores critical developments in world history, using resources drawn from the social sciences, history, and the natural sciences.
Computer Science Principles
Computer Science Principles is a semester-long course which builds a solid understanding of computer science.
Concert Choir
Concert Choir can be taken as a semester or year-long course. It is designed to develop musical skills, broaden students’ familiarity with musical genres, and deepen students’ appreciation for music.
Creative Writing Advanced
Open to juniors and seniors who have taken Creative Writing and Portfolio Development, students in Advanced Creative Writing I craft a more extensive portfolio of fiction or poetry organized around a theme or common topic.
Creative Writing and Portfolio Development
This course is designed with the serious writer in mind.
Creative Writing Honors
Advanced Creative Writing II is open to seniors only.
Debating Social Issues
In this year-long offering, students research and debate social issues that shape the world in which they live.
Desktop Publishing
Students in this semester-long course learn the basic design principles involved in print publications, including the development of a theme or motif, layout and design, the appropriate choice of a font or typeface, the appropriate placement and use of images, and the importance of proofreading for both spelling and grammar.
Differential Equations
This course follows college level curriculum intended to teach students to learn elementary analytical solution techniques for the solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), to understand the solution structure of linear ODEs in terms of independent homogeneous solutions and non-homogeneous solutions, and to interpret the solutions using plots and methods of calculus.
Digital Illustration
This spring semester-long course will serve as an introduction to the study of digital illustration as a visual interpretation of words, concepts, and ideas.
Digital Media Advanced
In this full year course, students will expand on the technical and design skills they previously learned in Digital Illustration and Graphic Design.
Digital Media Honors
This full year course is designed for students who have mastered the required skills in Graphic Design and Digital Illustration.
Directing
In this year-long course, students learn how to create an artistic vision of an existing play, how to serve as the coordinator of a cast of performers, how to manage the schedule of a production, and how to be the single director of a staged performance.
Discrete Mathematics
This introductory semester course in discrete mathematics is designed for strong math students, particularly those also interested in computer science.
Drawing
In this semester-long course, students learn numerous skills and techniques for representational drawing, focusing on and capturing what they see and using value, shading, and contrast to create a sense of form.
English 10 Honors: American Voices
What does “American mean,” and how has the answer to that question changed and developed over the course of America’s history?
English 10: American Voices
What does “American” mean, and how has the answer to that question changed and developed over the course of America’s history?
English 11/12 Honors: Global Perspectives: 20th and 21st Century Literature
If we are the decisions and choices we make, then those decisions and choices have multiple implications for our place and meaning in the world.
English 11/12 Honors: Global Perspectives: Latin American Literature
This course focuses on the roles we play in our society as individuals and in groups and looks at how we interact.
English 11: Social Responsibility
This course focuses on the roles we play in our society as individuals and in groups and looks at how we interact.
English 12: Choices and Decisions
If we are the decisions and choices we make, then those decisions and choices have multiple implications for our place and meaning in the world.
English 9 Honors: Exploring Identity
An introductory class to the study and analysis of literature, English 9 prompts students to contemplate how we form our identities.
English 9: Exploring Identity
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Ethics
Using a seminar format based on primary texts, students in this semester course will engage with the great debates of ethics and apply their understanding to practical, contemporary situations.
Fibre Arts
This innovative course delves into the historical, cultural, and contemporary context of fiber practices.
Forensic Science
This course is designed for seniors who would like to pursue advanced studies in science after successfully completing physics, chemistry, and biology.
French I
Students are introduced to the French language and culture. They develop skills in the four language modalities: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
French II
Although this course expects students to have a solid first-year preparation in vocabulary and grammar, the class begins with an active review of previous material before leading the students into more challenging material.
French III
This course continues to review and reinforce fundamental communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
French III Honors
This course continues to review and reinforce fundamental communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
French IV
Students continue to develop and refine their language skills through increased exposure to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
French IV Honors
Students continue to develop and refine their language skills through increased exposure to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
French V Conversation and Culture
This course challenges students to improve and refine their spoken and written language skills while exploring the history and culture of France.
Geometry
This course usually follows Algebra I and is a prerequisite for Algebra II.
Geometry Honors
This course is designed to challenge students with strong mathematical backgrounds.
Graphic Design
In this fall semester course, the interaction of text and image and the fundamental components of graphic communication are introduced,
Graphics and Computer Aided Design (CAD)
This semester course will give students the ability to “determine security requirements and mechanisms,” focusing on the big 8: ethics, establishing trust, ubiquitous connectivity, data security, system security, adversarial thinking, risk, and implications.
GSB Student Internship Program
This program provides select eleventh- and twelfth-grade students an enhanced educational experience by exploring career opportunities.
History of Ancient Greece
In this semester course, students learn about aspects of life in the ancient world, including culture, daily life, history, literature, and art.
History of Ancient Rome
In this semester course, students learn about aspects of life in the ancient world, including culture, daily life, history, literature, and art.
History of the Holocaust and Genocide
This semester course will cover aspects of introductory geology as it applies to natural disasters in a brief survey.
Honors Thesis
In addition to standard, honors, and AP courses for physics, chemistry, and biology, the Upper School Science Department offers many elective courses.
Human Anatomy and Physiology
In this semester course, students study the anatomy (structure) and the physiology (function) of body systems in humans and other animals.
Instrumental Music Ensemble
This year-long course is designed to develop previously learned instrumental skills for students taking formal lessons on an instrument for more than one year.
Introduction to Physics
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of and appreciation for physics while preparing them for higher-level science and mathematics courses.
Introduction to Psychology
This course offers an overview of the scientific study of both the behavioral and mental processes of human beings.
Latin I
Students begin to learn the basics of Latin vocabulary, grammar, and syntax by translating stories based on life and times in ancient Pompeii.
Latin II
Students continue their exploration of the Latin language and ancient Roman culture.
Latin III
Students continue the study of Latin grammar and vocabulary, translate increasingly complex material, and further their exploration of ancient cultures and societies.
Latin III Honors
Students continue the vigorous study of Latin grammar and vocabulary in order to translate increasingly complex material, and they begin to study original works by ancient authors.
Latin IV
Roman literature is a diverse and exciting field, and in this course, students have the opportunity to read authors such as Catullus, Ovid, Virgil, Caesar, Suetonius, and others.
Latin IV Honors
Latin literature is a diverse and exciting field, and in this course, students read diverse authors such as Ovid, Virgil, Caesar, Cicero, and others.
Latin V
Latin literature is a diverse and exciting field, and in this course, students have the opportunity to read authors such as Catullus, Ovid, Virgil, Caesar, and others.
Leadership
This semester seminar-style course will explore and evaluate different leadership styles and theories.
Linear Algebra
Students will utilize the basic concepts and methods of linear algebra to analyze basic applied problems, solve linear equations, and find eigenvalues and eigenvectors to enable diagonalization.
Multivariable Calculus
This advanced course is designed to further explore calculus topics after taking AP Calculus BC.
Ninth Grade Seminar
This is one of six required courses for freshmen.
Organic Chemistry
This year-long course will cover aspects of introductory organic chemistry in a brief survey. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon, the foundation of all life.
Painting
In this spring semester-long course, students learn about the unique qualities of different types of paint, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil.
Photography Advanced
As this year-long course progresses, students are taught an expanded range of digital printing techniques, camera functions, and photographic techniques.
Photography Honors
Photography Honors is a year-long course designed for passionate students eager to explore the power of visual storytelling.
Photography I
This fall semester-long course serves as an introduction to the historical, technical, and aesthetic responsibilities of digital photography.
Photography II
In this spring semester-long course, students continue discussions of the historical, technical, and aesthetic responsibilities of digital photography course.
Physics Honors
This class fosters in students an appreciation of, and interest in, this most fundamental branch of science.
Portfolio Development Honors
Honors Portfolio Development is a year-long course for students who are serious about the practical experience of art and want to develop mastery in conceptualizing, composing, and executing their ideas.
Precalculus
A prerequisite for Calculus, students master topics that include recognizing parent functions; graphing functions (polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and exponential); solving quadratic equations and inequalities; solving systems of equations using matrices.
Precalculus Honors
This course surveys the areas of mathematics that constitute prerequisite skills for the study of calculus.
Programming I - Python
Students in this semester course learn computational basics through programming or coding.
Programming II - Java
This year-long course is designed for students who have computer programming experience and are interested in a rigorous introduction to object-oriented languages.
Robotics and Engineering I
Students in this semester course are introduced to the principles, history, and social implications of robotics and experience a hands-on introduction to robotics and engineering, enabling students to combine the skills of a mechanical engineer, project manager, and programmer.
Robotics and Engineering II
This semester course takes robotics further by concentrating on advanced topics.
Scientific and Analytic Reasoning
The focus of this one-semester course is to empower students with the capacity to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services, and apply that knowledge to make informed decisions in their daily life.
Sociology of America
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and effects of human behavior through the study of groups, organizations, and societies.
Spanish for Heritage Speakers Honors
This course is designed for students who grow up speaking or hearing Spanish being spoken and would like to enhance their language skills while deepening their cultural understanding and knowledge.
Spanish I
This course stresses proficiency in all four skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—and provides an understanding of basic grammatical structures and patterns of communication.
Spanish II
This course reviews and reinforces communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
Spanish II Honors
This course reviews and reinforces communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
Spanish III
This course reviews and reinforces Spanish communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
Spanish III Honors
This course continues to reinforce Spanish communication skills through the integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.
Spanish IV
Students read and analyze contemporary and classic literature from Spain and Latin America.
Spanish IV Honors
In this course, students continue to expand and refine their knowledge and communication skills through the study of more complex vocabulary and advanced grammatical structures at a rigorous pace.
Spanish V Conversations and Culture
This upper-level course focuses on enhancing students’ fluency, deepening cultural understanding, and strengthening literacy skills in Spanish.
Statistics
This course uses both a theoretical and experimental approach and provides students with a solid foundation in introductory statistics.
Studio Art
This semester-long, entry-level course provides an overview and introduction to the visual arts using a variety of art tools and materials.
Technical Theater
This year-long course develops knowledge of and experience in the technical (nonperformance) aspects of theatrical production.
United States History
Students explore the history of the United States from the pre-colonial era to the present day.
Upper School Spring Unit
For over 50 years, the Spring Unit has been the inspiration for the school’s motto, Schola Mundus Est: “The World is Our Classroom.”
Urban Sociology
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of cities: the origins, the nature of urban life, and the diversity.
US and the World
This semester course offers an in-depth exploration of U.S. foreign relations, focusing primarily on the twentieth century. It examines the role of the United States in the global arena during this period, identifying patterns and motivations that have shaped its foreign policy.
US Government and the Constitution
This year-long course examines the fundamental aspects of the United States government, focusing on the three branches of government and how each one functions.
Woodworking Advanced
This year-long course enhances the skills that students have previously acquired. In advanced levels of woodworking, students undertake increasingly challenging and sophisticated projects.
Woodworking Honors
In this year long course, students in Woodworking Honors will draw on the knowledge they have gained and the skills they have developed in their previous two years of woodworking to create and produce sophisticated projects that reflect high-level craftsmanship.
Woodworking I
This fall semester course introduces students to the wood medium, beginning with the basics of shop safety.
Woodworking II
This spring semester course continues where the student has left off from their first semester, taking them further into the world of woodworking with a heightened sense of form and function.
World Language Independent Study
Students who wish to undertake or to continue the study of a language that Gill St. Bernard’s does not offer may contract with Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) in Liberty Corner,
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