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The most important
outcome is reaching your maximum potential.
No two people are the same — in their interests or their aspirations. That's why we have taken the kind of high quality educational experience you'd expect from a top New England boarding school and made it personal.
Competency Learning
Over the course of their Pomfret education, students earn “competencies” — similar to college credits — based on the six elements of the Portrait of the Pomfret Graduate. Within this framework, competencies are broken down into two categories: foundational competencies and advanced competencies.
Feedback & Assessment
The way schools grade is broken. Research shows it. It is not an accurate reflection of achievement. It distorts and corrupts the purpose of learning. It saps motivation. It contributes to anxiety and depression. It hurts kids. At Pomfret, students are graded on a scale of 0 to 4 rather than 0 to 100.
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Learning Record
The Pomfret Learning Record is a digital, interactive document that provides a framework for students to reflect on their learning and growth.
The top layer of the Learning Record is an easy-to-digest snapshot of all the competencies a student has earned during their time at Pomfret. The bottom layer consists of a robust student-curated portfolio. The Learning Record is an optional ancillary resource that college admissions officers and hiring managers can use to differentiate between candidates.
Go wide. Then go deep.
Our academic program is based on
a carefully designed track and sequence
of programmatic offerings.
By taking the rigor, challenge, and curriculum of a proven college prep experience and making it personal, Pomfret’s distinctive brand of education reflects a standard of excellence that challenges, engages, and inspires each student to succeed. Pomfret teaching faculty, who are experts in their field, encourage students to “go wide” as they explore their interests, and then “go deep” once they find them.
