{ INDEPENDENT SCHOOL GUIDE } Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall School
Waltham, MA At Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, a coeducational day and boarding school, we remain dedicated to teaching the way our students learn. Students in grades 9-12 and postgraduate thrive in our college-preparatory curriculum where they find small class sizes, academic challenges and a tailored approach to learning necessary to be successful, innovative thinkers. Our students discover engaging classes, teachers, and peers, and actively contribute to a community that encourages participation in the arts, athletics and other extracurricular opportunities. Our curriculum challenges and engages students, while instruction tailored to individual learning styles empowers our students to achieve their potential. Our multiple intelligences approach to teaching, along with support seamlessly integrated into the classroom, creates a transformational learning experience for students. We Teach the Way Students Learn: • An average class size of ten allows us to truly know our students • Dynamic 75-minute classes engage students in multiple ways of learning • Skills and Academic Support Program develops independent learners • Diverse population enriches the culture of our School • Co-curricular and arts programs inspire students to discover their passions • We are proud to have 100% of our students accepted into college or university. Teaching to Students’ Strengths The CH-CH community is committed to each student’s individual success and to understanding the unique ways in which each student learns. Our approach to education embodies the knowledge that students learn differently, exhibiting various academic strengths and areas which need more improvement. This requires varied, creative methods of instruction. An attentive, experienced faculty identifies ways to encourage each student to harness his or her strengths for continued progress, while devising strategies to engage students in learning methods that suit individual skills. CH-CH classes are both active and challenging. For example, students in a Spanish class may study a song, use its lyrics to hone speaking skills and participate in group work to examine the piece’s cultural nuances. Then, they may create their own lyrics to the same tune, cementing their understanding of a particular set of vocabulary terms. Our layered approach to instruction provides students with meaningful interactions and a deep understanding of academic material. Visit www.chch.org for more information. Located at 785 Beaver St., Waltham, MA 02452 If you would like an individual campus tour and school visit, please contact the Admissions Office. Lisa Pelrine, Director of Admissions, 781-314-0800 admissions@chch.org
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Pomfret School
Pomfret, CT Exceptional People, Exceptional Possibilities Founded in 1894, Pomfret School is a coeducational, independent college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades nine through twelve and postgraduates. Located on 500 wooded acres in northeastern Connecticut, Pomfret has a diverse student body of 355 students from twenty-five states, and twenty-three countries. We offer a robust curriculum drawn from eight academic disciplines, with more than one hundred electives and a range of selections in the visual, performing, and digital arts. Pomfret students can actively compete on twenty-five interscholastic athletic teams; perform, sing, and dance on stage, participate in a Community Service program and a host of clubs and activities, and are given authentic responsibilities in the School’s social media and communications platforms. Pomfret blends all of the traditional benefits of a boarding school experience with an innovative educational program. A daily schedule of fewer sessions per subject per week in favor of lengthier blocks of quality classroom time provides opportunities for deeper learning. Guided by a talented faculty who teach, coach, mentor, and advise, students thrive with our advisory program that meets in small groups during the academic day, and for dinner one evening per week to reinforce the less tangible aspects of educating the “whole child.” Pomfret’s new advanced courses will replace an out of date Advanced Placement curriculum for our most talented students. The balancing piece to our academic schedule is the Q.U.E.S.T. (Question, Understand, Engage, Share, and Transition) initiative. Scheduled for Saturdays, each student-year of the Q.U.E.S.T. curriculum focuses on an age- specific theme (self-identity, the community and me, service to others and the college process, legacy and philanthropy). The Grauer Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education at Pomfret, made possible through the generosity of the Grauer family, supports
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a faculty of over eighty committed educators in all aspects of classroom engagement, resources, and professional development. The Grauer Institute works to ensure Pomfret stays on the forefront of educational progress and growth. Two years ago we launched Project: Pomfret, a two-week, schoolwide interdisciplinary project-based learning period in early December. As we move into the third year of this dynamic program, this December a group of students, as part of a pilot global learning initiative, will travel to Costa Rica to study culture, economics, and science. No matter what hometowns and families have shaped them, our “Griffins” are encouraged to strive academically, embrace new ideas and challenges, discover the world, and discover themselves. Director of admissions: Carson Roy, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid; 860-963-6121; croy@pomfretschool.org www.pomfretschool.org WESTONMAGAZINEGROUP.COM 219