Let the world be your teacher.
Many Pomfret students choose to travel in the US or abroad during their time on the Hilltop. In doing so, they gain valuable insight into different cultures, different languages, and different ways of seeing the world. More often than not, these lucky students return transformed by our travel programs and are excited to share what they have learned with others.
Places We've Been
Experience far-flung destinations like Costa Rica, Spain, Ecuador, and more while earning course credit. To see where we are headed this year, visit our course catalogue, select a department, and filter by "travel."
Costa Rica
Spend two weeks in Costa Rica, surveying its jungles, beaches, and farms as part of our Global and Sustainable Development class — a yearlong course that explores the complex relationships between governments, economies, societies, and the planet's physical environment.
Morocco
Travel to the Kingdom of Morocco in the Maghreb Region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
Spain
Destino Salamanca is a two-week intensive language or ceramics course that offers a total immersion experience with four hours of daily instruction, homestays with Spanish families, daily cultural activities, and weekend trips to Avila and Madrid.
Peru
This South American country contains habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coast to the peaks of the Andes mountains, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest with the Amazon River. Peru is also home to Machu Picchu, often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas."
Maine
Just before school starts, students venture north to the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership in Penobscot Bay to get their feet wet during Marine Ecology and Climate Change on the Maine Seacoast. There, they integrate scientific research to address environmental issues in a rapidly changing world.
Ecuador
From small communities of the Andean cloud forest to the world-famous Galápagos Islands, this summer program is the perfect combination of Ecuadorian culture, tradition, and nature.
West Virginia
Take a trip during the Project: Pomfret to see the Dark of West Virginia and the famed National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank telescope, one of the world's largest fully steerable radio telescopes.
Vermont
Discover the nature, culture, and unique sense of place that is Vermont. The geography of the state is marked by the Green Mountains, which run north–south up the middle of the state, separating Lake Champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the Connecticut River Valley that defines much of its eastern border.
The South
Spend two weeks traveling to Philadelphia; Washington DC, Atlanta, and Alabama to visit museums, prisons, and courthouses as part of our American Studies: Criminal Justice class — a yearlong course that critically examines several aspects of justice in America.
Financial Assistance Available
Every student who registers for a Pomfret-sponsored, travel-based program has the opportunity to receive funding once during their time at Pomfret. Decisions are based on the family's ability to pay for the specific program in question. Financial awards, for those who demonstrate appropriate need, range from a partial reduction of the program fee to full forgiveness. This benefit is available to all students, not just students who receive traditional financial aid.