History & Vision

In 2013, school leadership at 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. At its core, the Grauer Institute was designed to help reimagine teaching and learning not only for Pomfret but for all of secondary education.

Today, under the leadership of Gwyneth Connell, a bold and visionary thinker, the Institute makes significant resources available for faculty to experiment with emerging teaching methods and pursue ongoing professional development so that they may design and deliver innovative programs across a broad spectrum of the student experience.