Porter’s Voices

Teaching an interdisciplinary curriculum means we educators need to think of ourselves differently, as well. Our role changes from one of an expert who pours knowledge into the students to that of a co-learner, curator, and guide — someone who helps them on their journey to understand the complexity of the world and become a lifelong learner. 

Congratulations to Miss Porter’s Connecticut Scholastic Writing Award winner: Kinley Simmons |

Article after article documents the ways adolescents are struggling with mental health. Schools are responding, and those that can — like Miss Porter’s —  are adding mental health services and working to integrate social-emotional learning into the curriculum.

Spend the day at Miss Porter’s with fellow educators interested in Competency-based Mastery Learning.  Learn about how Miss Porter’s School is approaching this transition and share ideas with like-minded colleagues.

Two questions guide my thinking as I lead the academic program at Miss Porter’s School. I believe all well-resourced private schools must find ways to answer them with a “yes” if they truly wish to justify their existence and the privilege that they bestow upon students.