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An Educator's Dream Come True: The Gow School

By Stephen Kellogg - April 24, 2017

Frustrated when his students failed to learn, Peter Gow founded a school in South Wales that continues to change lives in the 21st century.

The full content is available in the Spring 2017 Issue.

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