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Pomfret School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States, serving 360 students in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduates. Located in the Pomfret Street Historic District, an hour's drive from Boston and three hours from New York, the average class size is 11 students with a teacher to student ratio of 1:6. Over 80% of faculty hold masters or doctorate degrees. Typically, 40% of students receive financial aid or support from over 60 endowed scholarship funds (see Endowed scholarships), 14% are students of color, 17% are international students. Pomfret is ranked in the top 20 of similarly sized U.S. boarding schools, in the top 50 of all U.S. boarding schools, and has been recognized as one of the "Most Beautiful Boarding Schools Around the World." Founded in 1894 by William E. Peck and his wife Harriet Jones Peck, who designed the school's coat of arms, Pomfret's graduates have distinguished themselves in sports, government, the arts, sciences, business, and public service as philanthropists and activists (see Notable alumni). In 2014, Pomfret established The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education. Pomfret is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASAC). Memberships include the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), the Headmasters' Association, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the Cum Laude Society, and A Better Chance (ABC), The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Sphere Consortium, the Folio Collaborative, and the The Independent Curriculum Group. ==Facilities== A number of Pomfret's buildings and houses are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). * 500 acre campus, 1894, designed by legendary landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted * School House (NRHP) constructed 1906, and facilities plan designed by architect Ernest Flagg * George Newhall Clark '04 Memorial Chapel (NRHP), 1908, dedicated on St. George's Day, 1908, consecrated on May 16, 1909, also designed by Ernest Flagg, houses a fine pipe organ built by George S. Hutchings Organ Company of Boston which has been restored and expanded over the years, and contains three extraordinary stained glass windows from 13th century France (see Historical notes) * Dunworth, Pontefract, Plant, and Bourne dormitories (NRHP); Pyne Infirmary; Lewis Gymnasium, 1907–1912, also by Ernest Flagg * Monell Science Building, 1958, gift of the Ambrose Monell III Foundation (class of 1926) * Hard Auditorium, 1928, donated by Anson W. Hard, Jr. 1904, and his wife Florence Bourne Hard, daughter of Frederic G. Bourne. *Main House, 1956 (begun 1954) *Mallory Field, plaque laid 1962 *Strong Field House, Dedicated 1983 * Jahn Ice Hockey Rink, 2005, designed by architect Helmut Jahn, parent of a recent graduate. * du Pont Library, 1969, gift of Henry B. du Pont (class of 1916), multi award wining design by Cambridge Seven Associates * Centennial Academics and Arts Center, 1996, designed by Mark Simon (class of '64) of Centerbrook Architects * Corzine Athletic Center, 2004, gift of Jon Corzine, former Governor of New Jersey and parent of a graduate, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners * Olmsted Student Union, 2004, donated by Robert Olmsted and long-time Trustee, designed by Tai Soo Kim Partners * Blodgett Boathouse, 2005, and Blodgett Tennis Center, 2007, donated by Mark Blodgett (class of '75) * Olmsted Observatory, 2001, equipped with a Celestron 14 and a Takahashi refracting telescope combined with a super-cooled CCD camera to enable digital photography. The system is robotic and can be fully controlled by students in the observatory or anywhere on campus through the school's wireless network. * Schoppe Dance Studio * Parsons Lodge, 2010 AIA Connecticut People’s Choice Award for “the building in which people would most like to study”; 2009 Best Fireplace Award from Masonry Construction. * Chester K. Lasell '26 Alumni House, 2001, donated by Chester K. Lasell '54 and Honorary Life Trustee, and members of the Lasell family in honor of three generations of Lasell's graduating from Pomfret. * WBVC (FM) 91.1 FM, a student run radio station〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/264 )〕 * Picerne, Robinson, Kniffin, Hale, Clement, and Eastover Houses (NRHP) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pomfret School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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