Uniquely GMS

In the Classrooms

Something interesting is always going on in the classrooms at The Girls’ Middle School. Students are expected to communicate their thinking with creativity and clarity by using a variety of methods and media – written, hands-on, or computer based, individual or group – to present their projects.

Dance to Defense

During the rainy months of January and February, GMS girls are exploring non-sport approaches to movement and fitness in their physical education classes. But both of these units extend beyond the physical, challenging the girls to expand their awareness of their local and global surroundings.

The Girls' Middle School held its tenth annual Entrepreneurial Night event, the cornerstone of our Entrepreneurial Program, on January 24, 2010 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.

Arts, Technology, and the Great Outdoors

Twice each year, GMS students expand their horizons by delving into topics of their choice for Intersession. Intersession is a weeklong, and consists of half- or full-day courses that take students out of their usual classroom settings and focus on the arts, technology, and outdoor exploration.

This Fall, the 6th Grade Humanities classes read Paul Fleischman’s book Seedfolks. The novel, which is illustrated by Judy Pedersen, tells the story of a young girl’s journey toward building a community garden, and how it brings her neighborhood together.

Three Cups of Tea Celebration

“If every one of us did something to change even one person’s life for the better, this world would be an awesome place to live.” —GMS 6th grader