Ken Mills

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Support Gifft Hill School Today!

Join me and help make a difference in the U. S. Virgin Islands

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I am reaching out today to tell you about Gifft Hill School and to ask you to join me in supporting our unique mission.

Gifft Hill School is an independent day school located on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. We are the only school that provides preschool through high school classes on St. John.

GHS is committed to teaching resilience through sustainability, environmental literacy, and place-based experiential learning. We offer financial assistance to 90% of our students, with the average award exceeding $9,000 per student. Gifft Hill School is committed to providing educational access to all students willing to embrace our mission. Approximately 50% of our students are students of color, and 50% of our students are caucasian. The median family income of our students is $35,700, while 30% of our families have incomes below the federal U.S. poverty line.

We take very seriously our commitment to foster "compassionate community". For example, after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, GHS became tuition-free for one year for all school-aged children on St. John. Nearly 100 public school students attended Gifft Hill School while their schools were closed. More recently, during the "safer at home" regulations put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gifft Hill School partnered with World Central Kitchen and other organizations to provide more than 3,500 meals for families in need.

Every donation to Gifft Hill School will go a long way. I hope you will join me in supporting our unique programs and talented students.

Sincerely,

Ken Mills

Head of School