We strive — every single day — to create a learning, growing environment second to none. To that end, we’re excited to share the strategic framework that will keep Gulliver moving forward as we meet the needs of an ever-increasing diverse and dynamic world. The development of the strategic plan began last year and included broad input and feedback from Gulliver students, families, faculty, and staff. This plan serves as a roadmap, guiding Gulliver towards our centennial celebration in 2026 and beyond. And, with this plan, we will continue to open the world wide for our students and cultivate tomorrow’s leaders, inventors, and creators for years to come.
Making a difference

Our Progress

2022 At-a-Glance

84+

faculty members leading the initiatives that are impacting 100% of faculty across divisions.

40

milestones completed and implemented into the life of Gulliver.

67%

completion towards Transformation. Together 2026. Gulliver’s first capital campaign launched in spring of 2022.

100%

participation in all student empowerment initiatives created including peer mentoring, social-emotional learning, and affinity groups.

The Path to the Future

Strategic Plan

Goal 1

Unite Our Community

Gulliver will strengthen and align our community to ensure all members embrace our mission and shared vision.
Goal 2

Empower Our Students

Gulliver will excel in empowering student agency, well-being, leadership, and character.
Goal 3

Leverage Our Strengths

Gulliver will be the school of choice for families seeking a holistic, comprehensive education to prepare their child(ren) for a complex and changing world.
Goal 4

Ensure Our Future

Gulliver will grow our culture of philanthropy to fund our facility improvements, enhance our programmatic offerings, and ensure a legacy for future generations.

Gulliver will strengthen and align our community to ensure all members embrace our mission and shared vision.

Our Strategies
  • Align the Gulliver community around common values, expectations, and outcomes
  • Build systems around both people and process to support mission and vision
  • Increase faculty opportunities and engagement in professional growth, development, and collaboration
  • Align curriculum and practices across campuses and divisions
  • Strengthen community and school spirit
  • Expand opportunities for innovation

2022 Progress Summary

By developing a curriculum that is both challenging and engaging, we are helping to ensure that all of our students are prepared for the future. Additionally, we are providing professional development opportunities for all faculty members to help them stay up-to-date on the latest educational practices and strategies. We support educators in constantly refining their understanding of how to engage students in learning; thus, growth in content, pedagogy, and information technology are integral components of the professional lives of Gulliver teachers.

Curriculum Development 6 Milestones / 83% Completed

Professional Development 4 Milestones / 100% Completed

Progress Monitoring 3 Milestones / 67% Completed

Gulliver will excel in empowering student agency, well-being, leadership, and character.

Our Strategies
  • Ensure that all students are known, heard, and empowered to design their own journeys
  • Build character education curriculum and programming
  • Complete the shift to a culture of health and well-being, including mental health, mindfulness, and self-care practices, for all members of our community
  • Create additional opportunities to develop student responsibility and leadership
  • Expand our definition of success to include the examination of grading/depth of knowledge/mastery, homework, and core course requirements

Middle school students in digital mass media

2022 Progress Summary

We believe that students must feel safe, accepted, and valued in order to reach their full potential. We work hard to create an environment where students are able to learn and grow in a supportive and nurturing environment, and are expanding our student leadership opportunities by giving students a greater voice and to engage them in decision-making.

Grading and Placement 5 Milestones / 60% Completed

Social-Emotional Learning 8 Milestones / 86% Completed

Character Education 3 Milestones / 50% Completed

Expand Student Leadership 7 Milestones / 57% Completed

Gulliver will be the school of choice for families seeking a holistic, comprehensive education to prepare their child(ren) for a complex and changing world.

Our Strategies
  • Discover and articulate the Gulliver brand
  • Leverage and enhance Gulliver’s signature programs, electives, learning opportunities, and experiences
  • Prioritize investment in attracting, retaining, and developing high quality faculty and staff
  • Strengthen international relationships and partnerships to elevate Gulliver’s reputation among families relocating from abroad to Miami
  • Establish local partnerships that extend the campus beyond our walls
  • Become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community

Lower school students reading and writing

2022 Progress Summary

We continue to expand our community partnerships to ensure that our students have access to a variety of educational and enrichment opportunities. We are also increasing our faculty engagement by strengthening the relationships between teachers, students, and families. Additionally, we provide resources and programs that will help new families transition into our school and community.

 

Enhanced Effectiveness in Addressing DEI3 Milestones / 67% Completed

Increased Faculty Engagement 3 Milestones / 100% Completed

Pedagogy 3 Milestones / 33% Completed

Marketing/Branding 4 Milestones / 75% Completed

Support New Students and Families 2 Milestones / 100% Completed

Gulliver will grow our culture of philanthropy to fund our facility improvements, enhance our programmatic offerings, and ensure a legacy for future generations.

Our Strategies
  • Realize the vision of our master plans to transform our facilities
  • Grow giving and support of the Gulliver Fund and the capital campaign
  • Maximize the student experience, opportunities for student collaboration, and the showcasing of student work and talents, through enhanced synergy between programs and facilities

Primary students playing with sand during art

2022 Progress Summary

Through philanthropy, we are able to create meaningful connections between our students and the community, and provide a platform to teach essential values such as generosity and kindness. We also understand that a quality learning environment can have a huge impact on student engagement and learning outcomes. With this in mind, we are actively working to create new learning spaces that foster collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

Help Build a Culture Philanthropy 3 Milestones / 100% Completed

Learning Spaces 2 Milestones / 50% Completed

Continue Exploring

Our Mission

To create an academic community devoted to educational excellence, with a personal touch, that fulfills each student’s potential.

Our Vision

Gulliver will build on its history of innovation and transformation—opening the world wide for our students to learn boldly, act with great heart, and lead wisely.

Core Values

At Gulliver We…
  • Explore

    Curiosity demands courage. Learning here is a grand adventure filled with endless opportunity.

  • Nurture

    There is infinite promise within us all. We are here to unleash it.

  • Empower

    At our heart are our students. We are devoted to their full growth as scholars, global citizens, and impact makers.

  • Pioneer

    Our minds are open. To new ideas. To innovation. To searching for ways to reinvent and reimagine.