Pomfret School
| Pomfret School | |
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| Address | |
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398 Pomfret Street Pomfret, Connecticut USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational, Secondary, Boarding |
| Motto |
Certa Viriliter (Strive Valiantly) |
| Established | 1894 |
| Founder | William E. Peck |
| Chairman | Justin P. Klein |
| Head of School | J. Timothy Richards |
| Grades | 9–12, PG |
| Enrollment | 360 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Student Union/Association | Olmsted Student Union Pomfret Alumni Association |
| Color(s) | red and black |
| Athletics | 42 interscholastic teams |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Newspaper | Pontefract |
| The Grauer Institute | Director - Jamie Feild Baker |
| Website | www.pomfretschool.org |
Pomfret School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States, serving 360 students in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduates. Located in the Pomfret Street Historic District, an hour's drive west from Boston, the average class size is 11 students with a student-teacher ratio of 6:1. Over 80% of faculty hold master's or doctorate degrees. Typically, 40% of students receive financial aid or support from over 60 endowed scholarship funds (see Endowed scholarships), 14% are students of color, 17% are international students.
Pomfret is ranked in the top 20 of similarly sized U.S. boarding schools, in the top 50 of all U.S. boarding schools, and has been recognized as one of the "Most Beautiful Boarding Schools Around the World."
Opened October 3, 1894 by Founder William E. Peck and his wife Harriet Jones Peck, who designed the school's coat of arms, Pomfret's graduates have distinguished themselves in sports, government, the arts, sciences, business, and public service as philanthropists and activists (see Notable alumni). In 2014, Pomfret established The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education. Pomfret is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASAC). Memberships include the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), the Headmasters' Association, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the Cum Laude Society, and A Better Chance (ABC), The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Sphere Consortium, the Folio Collaborative, and The Independent Curriculum Group.
A number of Pomfret's buildings and houses are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Founded in 2014 by Laurie and Peter Grauer, parents of two Pomfret graduates, the Grauer Institute at Pomfret School researches and develops innovations in secondary education. Peter Grauer is the former CEO and current Chairman of Bloomberg LP. The institute is also supported by the Class of 1965 Endowment Fund.
Named as the institute's first Director in July 2014, Jamie Feild Baker was previously Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence and is "a nationally recognized and sought-after expert in innovation and school transformation." The Institute's Advisory Board includes Peter Grauer; Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap and Creating Innovators; John Hunter, educator, one of 50 TED2014 All-Stars, creator of the World Peace Game Foundation, Fellow at the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence; and Stephanie Rogen, principal and founder of Greenwich Leadership Partners.
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