For the second consecutive year, Gulliver’s Upper School Math Department has partnered with the University of Miami, joining forces in the Girls are for STEM Program – an Advancing Women in Mathematics Across the Americas (WIMSA) initiative that aims to encourage female high school students to pursue higher education in STEM fields.
In addition to Gulliver, WIMSA partners with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and other private high schools in the county to provide advanced math classes for university credit to female high school juniors and seniors. As part of this program, Grace Sonville ‘26 was able to take a math course at the University of Miami as a high school junior, exposing her to an expanded view of the subject.
“This program has been an amazing opportunity that has encouraged me to continue learning about math outside of just Gulliver,” said Grace. “I loved seeing how the things we learn in class apply to the real world. Statistics is used in many fields, and after taking this class, I have a foundation for other areas I am interested in.”
According to WIMSA, at around age 16, young women talented in mathematics tend to drop out of the advanced math track. Girls are for STEM seeks to address this leaking pipeline of women in STEM.
“Being a part of Girls are for STEM has allowed me to be in a community where people are just as passionate as me, especially in fields where women are underrepresented,” Grace said. “My interest in math has grown, and being a part of this program has made me want to pursue a career where I can apply this knowledge by studying either applied mathematics or finance in the future.”
The Girls are for STEM partnership is just one way Gulliver has teamed up with Miami’s namesake university to expand learning opportunities for students. In fact, Gulliver offers something no other school in Miami-Dade County offers: a full-tuition scholarship dual-enrollment program with the University of Miami. In 2024-25, 18 students have been enrolled in university-level courses while still in high school, getting a head start on their college journey.
Mike Komaransky, father of Hugo ’26 and Luca ’29, graduated from University of Chicago in 2001. He worked as a trader and later a partner at DRW Trading in both Chicago and London, starting Cumberland, one of the world’s first cryptocurrency trading desks. He moved to Miami in 2018 and founded Grapefruit Trading, Ransky Trading and currently manages a portfolio of crypto-related investments
Vincent Signorello P ‘21
Vincent Signorello founded Scout Capital Partners in 2017 and Scout Cold Logistics in 2021. He currently serves as the Chairman and CEO of Scout Cold Logistics. Previously, Vincent was the President and CEO of Florida East Coast Industries, a wholly owned company of Fortress Investment Group. Vincent also served in executive roles at Fortress Investment Group, Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers. Prior to his investment banking and private equity career, Vincent served as an active duty officer in the United States Army where he led reconnaissance and infantry units. Vincent supports numerous non-profit organizations involving education and veteran assistance, including serving as the previous Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Gulliver Prep. Vincent, his wife Shannon, and his two children Cole and Mason currently reside in Coconut Grove.
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Transformation. Together. 2026. formally launched in May 2022, and, in October 2022, we opened the Center for Student Life at our Marian C. Krutulis PK-8 Campus. This 60,000 square foot facility was the first new building to be constructed as part of our capital campaign, and is at the heart of student life and learning. In March 2023, the Tennis Complex officially opened, marking the completion of Phase II.
With Phase III in progress, Phase IV pending fundraising, and Phase V on the horizon, we continue to make steady progress toward our campus transformation at the Upper School Campus.