Gilmour combines a faith-based foundation with the hallmarks of a true independent school model: small class sizes, dynamic student-faculty relationships, outstanding academic opportunities and highly focused student advising.
As an independent, faith-based school, Gilmour gives students unique and enhanced opportunities for academic and personal growth. Gilmour’s distinct mission combines academic excellence with spiritual grounding to engage the whole student: mind, heart and body. We address the needs of all students and prepare them for a life of unlimited potential. Gilmour deliberately fashions a warm, welcoming, family-like educational environment that encourages students to take responsibility for their learning and achieve their personal best. Our seven education outcomes serve as guiding principles for the enduring learners we nurture while providing curriculum coherence throughout our school.
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Persons on a journey of faith Effective communicators Analytical, reflective and complex thinkers Effective problem-solvers Self-directed, responsible, lifelong learners Collaborative contributors Morally responsible persons
Guidance & Advisory Programming As partners with parents, teachers, and staff, the guidance team at Gilmour is committed to student enrichment. Guidance and counseling at Gilmour incorporate individual as well as small-group counseling, academic skills support and college and career planning. One of the most powerful forms of support and guidance at Gilmour is the Advisory Program. Meeting weekly, the advisory group is home base to each small, grade-level group of students facilitated by a faculty member. Here students feel comfortable sharing their hopes, concerns and successes. And because faculty advisors work with only a small group of students, often they are in the best position to support, assess and advise.