The Gow School

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    A 125-acre campus in South Wales, New York, where classrooms, dorms, the dining hall, and the Gow Center are a short walk apart.

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    Gow's campus has grown from a single converted horse barn to more than 30 buildings. Here is what each one is for, so you know where your child will learn, eat, play, and sleep.

    Academic Buildings

    Howard Hall

    Our new state-of-the-art academic building. It replaced the Main Building, the converted barn where the campus began.

    Isaac Arnold Library

    Upstairs are eight classrooms, including the College Counseling Office. The Library and the Headmaster's Office are downstairs.

    Orton Hall

    Our largest academic building, home to English, Math, Spanish, and History, plus the IT office.

    Alice R. Gow Science Center

    The Engineering Lab, a 3D printer, and two science classrooms.

    Wolbach Science Building

    Biology and Chemistry labs, in what was once the campus water treatment facility.

    Arts and Athletics

    Reid Art Center

    A painting studio, pottery studio, digital lab, and recording studio. Simms Theater, inside, hosts daily assembly and school productions.

    The Gow Center

    A 50,000 square foot athletic center with three squash courts, a weight room, two indoor tennis courts, a basketball court, and two classrooms.

    Dining and Gathering

    The Weston Dining Hall

    The whole school eats together, 19 meals a week, provided by our in-house dining service, SAGE. Flags of our students' home states and countries hang overhead.

    The Gow School Chapel

    Used for special-occasion, all-school meetings.

    Residence Halls

    DormWho Lives There
    Whitcomb DormBoys in grades 9 to 12.
    Templeton DormGirls in grades 9 through the post-graduate year, in single rooms, with a designated floor for all-gender students.
    Rogers-Ivie DormGirls in grades 5 to 12.
    Warner DormBoys in grades 5 to 8.

    Faculty Housing

    Many faculty live on campus, so caring adults are always close by. Faculty homes include Howard House, The Old Manse, Brown House, Emery House, and Willis House, along with the McIlvain Head of School's House.

    Find Us

    The Gow School
    2491 Emery Road
    South Wales, NY 14139

    About a 30-minute drive from Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

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    Non-Discrimination Policy

    The Gow School admits students of any race/color, ancestry/national origin, religion/creed, and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race/color, ancestry/national origin, religion/creed, and sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic, and other school-administered programs.

    The Gow School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color, ancestry/national origin, religion/creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability. The Gow School complies with Federal and State Laws regarding nondiscrimination and preference.

    Land Acknowledgement Statement

    The Gow School acknowledges that our campus is situated on the land once belonging to the Haudenosaunee people and we pledge to honor their enduring presence.