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Grauer is bringing a visionary program into even sharper focus.
The Grauer Institute exists to push the boundaries of what a boarding school can and should be through research, professional development, and programmatic innovation.
Areas of Interest
The Grauer Family Institute exists to equip each and every student with the skill, knowledge, character, and confidence they will need to meet society's most pressing challenges.
It does this by working with teachers and students across four unique areas of focus: programmatic alignment, curricular development, student agency, and mastery learning.
History & Vision
In 2013, Pomfret established an ambitious goal: to permanently endow a position that would exist at the center of major cultural and pedagogical shifts in secondary education.
Not long after, The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education was born — made possible by a generous gift from former Board Chair Peter Grauer and his wife, Laurie.
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Summer Institutes
Every summer, the Grauer Institute hosts a number of unique professional development opportunities for educators by educators.
Grauer Institutes are open to any teacher, dorm parent, or administrator who wants to experiment with emerging teaching methods in the company of like-minded peers. All residential programs are held concurrently on the Pomfret campus during the third week in June.
At Pomfret, we spend as much time talking about learning as we do about teaching. That's a really important distinction.
— GWYNETH CONNELL DIRECTOR OF THE GRAUER INSTITUTE