Mission Statement

Guiding Principles

• We believe in the benefits of an all-girls educational environment.
• We practice project-based, hands-on learning that connects to real world situations.
• We build our curriculum around critical thinking and problem solving.
• We provide educational opportunities through math, science and technology that prepare young women for their future.
• We encourage our students to seek challenges.
• We assess students via a narrative assessment.
• We value teachers’ expertise and passion.
• We address the social and emotional needs of middle school girls.
• We prepare our young women to live in a diverse cultural environment. 

 Essential Skills

GMS is committed to developing our girls' core competencies in reading, writing, mathematics, physical education, and social and physical sciences. The Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs) are the outcomes we expect for all students when they graduate, and they are implemented throughout the curriculum and the GMS program. ESLRs include:

• Demonstrate a strong foundation in our curriculum and an ability to apply academic solutions to real-life problems.
• Define problems and approach solutions with creativity and innovation.
• Appreciate, describe, and understand intellectual, artistic, and physical endeavors.
• Communicate effectively.
• Evaluate, set, and attain goals for emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being.
• Appreciate the direct benefit of multiple perspectives on personal growth and the community.
• Approach work with intrinsic motivation and embrace a love of learning.

Non-Traditional Academic Courses

By offering and encouraging girls in courses such as computer science, entrepreneurial studies, and engineering, GMS girls expand their vision of the arenas in which they can participate and achieve.

Narrative Evaluation

We believe grades can limit students' motivation to learn. Teachers do not define student achievement by a letter grade. Instead, teachers give rich narrative feedback informing students where they have met or exceeded expectations and how they can continue to improve. Teachers also provide ongoing formal and informal feedback.