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Mission
Pomfret School cultivates a healthy interdependence of mind, body, and spirit in its students as it prepares them for college and for lives of productivity, service, and fulfillment.
 
Core Values
 
People
Pomfret is a vibrant and welcoming community where a high-caliber and personally invested faculty exemplifies and demands from students a commitment to excellence, supportive spirit, and mutual respect.
 
Purpose
Preparation for college and lives of productivity and fulfillment are the foundational components of developing informed and ethical citizens of the world. Pomfret expects teamwork, leadership, positive risk taking, and clear expression (written and verbal) of ideas and perspectives, all while celebrating individuality.
 
Passion
Members of the Pomfret community are lifelong learners.  They thrive in a rigorous educational environment where self-discovery and individual transformation happen every day.  Faculty and students explore and discover, communicate, and create solutions; they are engaged and engaging.
 
Pride
When new students arrive at Pomfret’s beautiful 500-acre hilltop campus, they bring their potential.  Before they leave for college and life adventures, they gain a great deal of self-esteem for what they have accomplished and who they have become.  Pomfret considers this its most important point of pride.
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Founded in 1894, Pomfret School is an independent coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for 350 students in grades 9 through 12 and postgraduates. Set on a stunning 500-acre campus in Northeastern Connecticut and brought to life by an exceptional faculty, Pomfret offers a rich and rewarding experience for students from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Through a rigorous and engaging education, a commitment to service beyond self, and numerous opportunities for personal growth in academic, athletic, artistic, and residential settings, students emerge as ethical and active citizens of the world.
• 350 students
• Coeducational since 1968
• 15 countries and 26 states represented
• 12% are students of color
• 16% of our student body hails from 15 countries
• 77% are boarding students
• 23% are day students
• 81% of faculty hold advanced degrees
• 19 AP Courses, 16 Honors Courses
• Eight academic disciplines and over 150 electives