The Gow School
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South Wales, New York United States |
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| Type | Independent, day and boarding |
| Motto | "Bear and Dare" |
| Established | 1926 |
| Headmaster | Mr. Bradley Rogers |
| Faculty | 42 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 155 students total: 137 boarding, 18 day students, representing 18 states, 23 countries |
| Student to teacher ratio | 4:1 |
| Campus | Rural, 120-acre (0.5 km2) |
| Color(s) | crimson & navy blue |
| Athletics | soccer, cross country, golf, rowing, basketball, squash, wrestling, ski racing, lacrosse, tennis and outdoor education |
| Mascot | Raven |
| Website | www.gow.org |
The Gow School is a college-prep boarding and day school for students, grades 7-12, with dyslexia and similar language-based learning disabilities. Other diagnoses include developmental coordination disorder, auditory processing disorder, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and disorder of written expression. Students may also have attention (ADD or ADHD) or executive function difficulties. Located in South Wales, New York, near Buffalo, New York, United States the school was founded in 1926 by educator Peter Gow, along with insight from his colleague, neurologist Dr. Samuel T. Orton.
Gow’s college preparatory curriculum is presented using a multi-sensory format in a technology rich environment. The 4:1 student to faculty ratio allows focus on the remediation of language based learning differences (reading, written expression, spelling, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder and dyscalculia) through a phonics based program known as Reconstructive Language, a near relative of the Orton-Gillingham method. In addition to academics, Gow offers a strong athletic program, diverse fine arts curriculum, and a picturesque 100-acre (0.4 km2) campus.
During June and July, The Gow School offers a five-week Summer Program for students who have experienced academic difficulties. The program combines morning classes with traditional afternoon and evening camp activities and weekend trips.
The Gow School has its roots in the early teaching experience of founder Peter Gow Jr., who as an instructor at Choate Rosemary Hall, Nichols School, and The Park School of Buffalo had become interested in the plight of students who, though clearly intellectually able, struggled with certain aspects of learning in the language domain, especially spelling and reading. After contacting Dr. Samuel T. Orton, a noted New York physician who had done pioneering work in the area of dyslexia, Gow began development of the Reconstructive Language methodology that has been the backbone of the Gow School program since its founding.
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