![]() ![]() Since opening in 2014, GEMS has focused on increasing awareness and understanding of matters of social justice. This led us through a thorough and inclusive process of crafting an official diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statement that accurately reflects not only our beliefs but who we are, what we do, and how we want to act. Three years ago, the GEMS community began the process of evaluating our mission statement in relation to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Join us as we learn, transform, and apply knowledge into action in our dynamic community.” Developing our DEI Statement: We welcome you to engage with us in meaningful dialogue and empathetic service locally and globally. We commit to partner and advocate within our community and beyond. ![]() We call Chicago home, and are obliged to acknowledge and address injustice around us. Drawing upon our diverse perspectives, we are connected by our belief in the dignity of all. We are anti-hate and pledge to co-create a more equitable future. We recognize our responsibility to take risks and to participate in, organize, and promote informed, just action. ![]() “At GEMS World Academy Chicago, we intentionally design learning experiences that cultivate open-minded, principled, global citizens. GEMS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement: Our close relationship with campuses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore offers unmatched opportunities for exchange and collaboration with fellow students on projects to inspire new perspectives, challenge convention, and develop the grit to embrace a future of unknowns. GEMS World Academy Chicago welcomed its first cohort of students in 2014, joining a micro network of international schools educating the next generation of change agents who learn locally, but think globally. Through the Varkey Foundation, 100 underprivileged students’ lives are impacted for every one student enrolled in a GEMS school via teacher training, advocacy, infrastructure improvements, and more. Nearly 60 years later, the Varkeys’ original, simple vision of reaching as many students as possible, remains. Under the leadership of Chairman Sunny Varkey, GEMS has become synonymous with forward-thinking and innovative education that prepares today’s students to solve next-generation problems. From a school of just three teachers and 27 students emerged GEMS Education, one of the largest education groups in the world, educating over 250,000 students from more than 170 countries across four continents. Their local vision soon became a global one: to make a quality education available to everyone. Settling as teachers in Dubai, they quickly discovered the power of education in building intercultural understanding and in creating bright futures for students arriving from all over the world to the burgeoning metropolis. In 1959, KS Varkey and his wife, Mariamma, left India in search of better opportunities for their family. Please note if the item is time-sensitive and we will accommodate the request.A Family’s Vision for the Future of Education
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