Fearless Learning. Boundless Joy. Endless Opportunity.

Fearless Learning. Boundless Joy. Endless Opportunity.

Only GMS

Fearless Learning. Boundless Joy. Endless Opportunity.

Only GMS

At The Girls’ Middle School

We focus exclusively on serving the unique needs of girls in middle school:

To learn in deep and connected ways, to take risks in a safe, supportive environment, and to be surrounded by joy and community. As a result, GMS grads are ready to take on any path they choose with confidence and courage. Here, they’ve been given the space and encouragement to begin to discover and define for themselves who they are and what they’re capable of, opening endless opportunities for their futures.

Intentionally Middle School

Purposefully Girl Centered

Studies show that in middle school, adolescents experience more significant growth than at almost any other point in their lives. And girls, in particular, become aware of how others see them. They face a choice—define themselves or let others do it for them. Our evidence-based program, created purposefully to center and celebrate middle school girls, ensures that we support and embolden our students at this critical point in their development.  

Fearless Learning

Every aspect of the GMS experience is designed to help your child stretch both academically and personally, discover her voice, and build her confidence, preparing her for high school, college, and beyond.

Boundless Joy

Middle school girls are actively building self-confidence and social skills, and they thrive when they’re surrounded by encouragement, connection, and compassion. At GMS, friendships flourish, mentorship matters, and every student is encouraged to be their best, most authentic self.

Endless Opportunity

At GMS, doors are opened. Each student engages in a wide range of unique offerings, designed to empower and enrich their middle school journey. Through these transformative experiences, our students discover who they are and begin to see all that they’re capable of.

And from here, the future is theirs to define and shape. For high school, college, and all that comes next, GMS prepares our graduates to embrace challenges with courage and confidence, know and believe in themselves, and boldly succeed in whatever paths they choose.

Emily Laiterman

Emily Laiterman ’06

Carnegie Mellon
Localization Project Manager, Apple
"GMS is a safe place to be whoever you want to be"
Vanessa Ibarra

Vanessa Ibara ’04

Mount Holyoke College
Lead Teacher, The Primary School
"I was encouraged to ask questions and be a self-directed learner. Teachers were warm, empathetic, and extremely supportive."
Julia Shapiro

Julia Shapiro ’04

Whitman College
Guitarist, singer, songwriter
"I could express myself fully [at GMS]. I was so weird, and I still am!"
Emily Finke

Emily Finke ’14

Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami
Opera Singer
"My time at GMS played a big part in the person I am today. GMS was the first place I felt comfortable being myself and felt truly accepted by my peers and teachers. One of my first big stage roles was Lady Macbeth in the 8th-grade Shakespeare play! Also, I chose "Singing Show Tunes" as my 8th-grade Personal Odyssey project, which gave me an opportunity to build confidence in singing in front of an audience. My three years at gMS helped me to build a foundation for my own educational and personal journey, and for that, I am so grateful."
Michelle Louie

Michelle Louie ’16

Middlebury College in Vermont
"GMS gave me a nurturing environment for the pivotal years of middle school and helped me to succeed academically. "
Paloma Raffle

Paloma Raffle ’19

UC Berkeley
"GMS was the most 'homey' place that you can be at, which is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself during the sensitive and intense years of middle school!"
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Carly Robison Class of 2010

CalTech grad 2018
Software Engineer at Waymo LLC
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Madeline Cotton Class of 2014

Carnegie Mellon Architecture 2023
Lead Teacher, The Primary School
"GMS nurtured and cemented in me a passion for knowledge and conviction to learn that has carried through my academic and professional life. My time at GMS reminds me of a quote from Frank Herbert's Dune: "[She] learned rapidly because [her] first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that [she] could learn.” "
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Hannah Schneider Class of 2015

Scripps Media Studies 2023
"To this day GMS shapes who I am as a thinker and how I want to be as a leader and community member. Specifically in a male dominated industry and one in which women and gender non- conforming individuals are still assumed to be fans rather than critical thinkers and are underrepresented in leadership roles. GMS has made me resilient and unafraid to assert my opinion and advocate for my expertise. It has influenced who I am as an empowered person who can contribute and push a team forward. "
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Maya Malavasi Class of 2016

Case Western Reserve CS 2025
"GMS gave me confidence to speak up in class and answer questions, and a love for learning! Also, GMS introduced me to CS for the first time, which ended up being my major - thanks for changing the course of my life! "

Her Journey Begins Now

Three formative years to find and own her voice, to be herself confidently, to open a future of possibilities.

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