GETTING TO KNOW
Introducing
OUR NEWEST HEADS, DEANS, AND DIRECTORS JOINING US THIS FALL!
Getting to Know Beth Creswell Wilson ’96 Head of Upper School Alumna Beth Creswell Wilson ’96, who most recently served as the Upper School Assistant Principal at The Galloway School in Atlanta, Georgia, returns to GPS with a wealth of knowledge and experience in academic programming and curriculum development that focus on the whole child. Throughout her career, she has created and implemented signature programs to enhance the student experience in teaching and learning and offered increased student resources to help students thrive academically while emphasizing character education and social-emotional wellbeing. She brings to her new role as Head of Upper School a passion for team building and supporting teachers, partnering with them to create a culture of collaboration, innovation, and reflection. After graduating from GPS, Wilson attended Davidson College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English. She holds a master’s in rhetoric and composition from UT Chattanooga, and a certificate in school management and
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leadership through a joint program from Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School. She’s expected to complete her doctorate in discourse studies and pedagogy from Old Dominion University this year. Wilson is a visionary leader who brings integrity, curiosity, and empathy to all she does and will bring to our school a depth and breadth of experience in curriculum development. As an alumna, she credits GPS for launching both of her careers— first as an urban designer and then as an educator. “During my formative years, the all-girls environment had taught me that my voice should be heard when I had something worth saying and, in later years, it never occurred to me to act otherwise,” she said. “The world needs girls’ voices, influence, solutions, and leadership, and GPS has a proud legacy of preparing her students for the demands of these contributions. I am excited to work with the students, faculty, and staff of the Upper School—a place marked by intellectual growth, curiosity, resilience, belonging, friendship, and laughter.”
