Statement of Unity and Belonging

The Gow School's distinct culture of success and belonging stands upon our pillars of kindness, respect, honesty, and hard work. These serve as our compass points in all programs and policies. This school-wide philosophy supports important ideologies around diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Gow United is a phrase often used with a school-wide common denominator of learning differences, dyslexia, reading disorders, learning disabilities, and attentional impairments.  Students, teachers, parents, alumni, and members of the Board of Trustees are all vested stakeholders of The Gow School Mission. Gow enrolls students from all over the United States and the world. In order to receive admission, they must have a diagnosis of some type of learning difficulty. To new students we often say "We are your people" upon their enrollment. They instinctively understand that sense of belonging. Before Gow, many students experienced firsthand rejection, a sense of not belonging, and educational discrimination. The Gow experience becomes their fresh start.

Multi-cultural celebrations are part of what we do at Gow.  Students of both genders with different religions, languages, races, and a host of other characteristics come together as one at The Gow School. They are all seeking unity within our distinct culture of success and belonging. Celebrating and learning about these multi-cultural differences, The Gow School embraces a never-ending effort approach to grow and gain deeper understandings around diversity.  At the same time, we remind ourselves The Gow School is not all things to all people, but rather a specialty school for students with diagnosed learning differences. We enforce social and emotional boundaries to promote wellness for all our students, employees, and their families. Because so many of our students and their families have firsthand experience in educational discrimination, our community is keenly aware of the importance of celebrating and honoring students and families of all backgrounds.