Wellbeing
Making Wellbeing a Vital Element of School Life
THE MISSION OF MANY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS across the globe is to reach and teach the whole student and to cultivate learning and growth in mind, body, and spirit. The emergence of wellbeing as a vital element in education allows our schools to become even truer forms of what we say we are. Pomfret School offers one model of how to realize this through the creation of a Wellbeing department and the development of an integrated curriculum woven throughout school life. Just as our schools have made thinking more visible in the classroom during the last decade, we have begun the journey to make wellbeing even more visible throughout all facets of school life. Join us for this unique week-long experience of enrichment, inspiration, collaborative planning, and rejuvenation as we embark on this journey to make wellbeing a central component within the lives of our schools.
Monday
Anchoring in the Why
Explore the urgency of wellbeing in today’s educational landscape and discover why prioritizing wellbeing is essential for both individuals and the institution.
Tuesday
Defining the What
Move from theory to vision. Identify the skills, habits, and practices that allow students to thrive, and define what it looks like when wellbeing becomes a true institutional priority.
Wednesday
Navigating the How
Shift to strategy and implementation. Learn how to align mission and program, gain stakeholder buy-in, and integrate experiential learning to make wellbeing visible throughout your school.
Thursday
Designing Your Approach
Translate ideas into action and develop practical strategies and tools to implement wellbeing initiatives in your school’s unique context.
Friday
Launching the Vision
Bring it all together. Share plans, refine frameworks with peer feedback, and leave ready to put a sustainable, school-wide wellbeing vision into practice.
Meet Your Facilitators
Erin Fisher
Erin is an experienced educator and coach. She is currently serving as Pomfret School's Director of Wellbeing, instructor of Wellbeing elective courses, program director for QUEST, and Head Coach of the Girls Varsity Soccer team. Erin has also been Director of Student Growth and was the founding Director of Pomfret’s Collaborative Learning Center. Erin received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her master’s degree from Columbia University. She played collegiate soccer at Cornell where she was Captain, All-Ivy, Academic All-Ivy, and a CoSIDA Academic All-American. Erin is a licensed clinical social worker.
Bobby Fisher
Bobby is an Independent School educator with more than twenty-five years experience working closely with students and teachers in a variety of roles. Bobby earned his BA in History from The University of Alabama and his M.Div. from Columbia Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He joined the faculty of Pomfret School in 2002. During his time at Pomfret, Bobby has served as Chaplain, teacher, Dean of Faculty, soccer, tennis, and squash coach, dorm parent, and advisor. Bobby continues to serve the community as Director of Spiritual Life.