Mission
Gilman cites as its mission statement:
| “ | Gilman School is a diverse community dedicated to educating boys in mind, body, and spirit through particular emphasis upon academic excellence, athletic participation and aesthetic appreciation. Gilman seeks to produce men of character and integrity who have the skills and ability to make a positive contribution to the communities in which they live and work. | ” |
John Schmick introduced the concept of "The Five Pillars of Gilman" during his first year as headmaster. "The Gilman Five," as they are often called, are: Humility, Respect, Integrity, Honor, and Excellence. When these school standards are mentioned during speeches, school assemblies, and the such, the emphasis almost always lies on the facet of honor as a part of each student's life (and its involvement in the community). There are posters displayed across the campus with the Gilman Five printed on them; their purpose is to remind students to "Be Gilman."
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Famous quotes containing the word mission:
“Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.”
—Umberto Eco (b. 1932)
“The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and mountain-side, as soon as possible.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Every Age has its own peculiar faith.... Any attempt to translate into facts the mission of one Age with the machinery of another, can only end in an indefinite series of abortive efforts. Defeated by the utter want of proportion between the means and the end, such attempts might produce martyrs, but never lead to victory.”
—Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872)