Gow School

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The Gow School
Location
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2491 Emery Road South Wales, New York 14139 United States
Information
Type	Independent
Established	1926
Founder	Peter Gow, Jr.
CEEB code	335290
NCES School ID	00941795
Headmaster	M. Bradley Rogers Jr.
Faculty	32.3 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	6–12[1]
Enrollment	143[1] (2017–18[1])
Student to teacher ratio	4:4[1]
Campus	Rural, 100-acre (0.4 km2)
Color(s)	crimson & navy blue
Athletics	soccer, cross country, golf, rowing, basketball, squash, wrestling, ski racing, lacrosse, tennis and outdoor education
Mascot	Raven
Accreditation	New York State Association of Independent Schools[2]
School fees	$2,500 (bookstore deposit) [4]
Tuition	$72,500 (boarding), $52,500 (day) [5]
Revenue	$12,450,580 [3]
Website	www.gow.org

The Gow School is a college-prep boarding and day school for students, grades 6-12, 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.^[6]

History[]

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.^[7]

Notable alumni[]

• Brooks McCabe ’66, West Virginia State Senator
• Quinn Bradlee '02, learning disabilities advocate; son of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn

References[]

External links[]

• The Gow School
• The International Dyslexia Association

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