Gilmour Academy after school (so students can participate in athletics and clubs/ activities) • Students can meet with teachers, use athletic facilities and participate in spiritual opportunities • Teachers may take students off campus for extended, experiential learning
CAMPUS AND FACILITIES: Recent construction projects: • The Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts • Renovation of Weber Stadium (turf field, all-weather track, long jump and high jump) • Six tennis courts • Phase II of Figgie Field project (a baseball scoreboard, grandstands, a press box, a concession stand, bathrooms and an entrance plaza with ticket windows) • Outdoor learning facilities (Preschool-Grade 12): an outdoor classroom, a nature trail, a greenhouse, apiaries, giving gardens and a chicken coop • Lower School playground • Fabrication lab Existing facilities include: • Molecular genetics research lab (the only one of its kind in Ohiobased secondary schools) • Digital music studio • Broadcast journalism studio • Sports medicine training room, natatorium, gymnasium, all-turf baseball field and two ice rinks • Steinway pianos (the first private K-12 school in the Midwest to become a Steinway Select K-12 School) • Boarding option for Grades 9-12 ACCREDITATION: Accreditation is provided
through the Independent School Association of the Central States and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association. EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS: • Lower School clubs/activities: 23 • Middle School clubs/activities: 17 • Upper School clubs/activities: 49 (the speech/debate team ranked in the top 5% nationally) • Fifty-four sports teams
FALL OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION: All-school Open House: Noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 RSVP at www.gilmour.org/openhouse. UNIQUE STUDY OPTIONS/ PROGRAMS: Nature-Based Learning Program (Toddler-Grade 12): • Outdoor learning facilities • Environmental science courses • Sustainability initiatives Community Block (Grades 7-12): • Midday block with a myriad of options for enrichment • Club meetings during Community Block, rather than
LancerTech: • Computer science opportunities for students and professional development for teachers • Advanced courses in 3D game design, competitive robotics and web development • Recognized as a regional training hub/best practices showcase for educational institutions Wellness Initiative: • Social-emotional, physical, spiritual and financial wellness; mindfulness • Daily wellness block at Lower School (Toddler-Grade 6) VECTOR Program: • Students partner with faculty mentors to design focused academic experiences FACULTY: • Average tenure: Nine years • Average number of years of teaching experience: 14 • Percent with advanced degrees: 71%
gilmour.org Address: 34001 Cedar Road, Gates Mills Grades Served: Montessori Preschool (Toddler-Pre-K); Grades K-12 Total Enrollment: 675 Annual Tuition: $5,980-$30,520 Average Class Size: 15 Year Established: 1946 TOP SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: • Kathleen C. Kenny, head of school • Elizabeth Edmondson, chief academic officer • Whitney Daly, chief mission integration officer • NaNetta Hullum, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer TOP BOARD LEADERSHIP: • Fred G. Botek ’85, board chair • Michael J. Baird • Lorraine C. Dodero • Michael C. Howley • James R. Pender • Katherine C. Pender • Dr. Kevin M. Stein • E. Mark Young ’92
ALUMNI: Gilmour alumni (more than 5,700 graduates) live in 36 countries, as well as every state in the U.S. They live out the school’s mission in a variety of industries. FINANCIAL AID: Merit-based and need-based tuition assistance is offered for students in Grades K-12. For the 2020-2021 school year, $8.5 million was awarded.
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