Miss Porter’s School

Jamiah Bennett graduated from the University of Connecticut (UConn) in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and sociology. While at UConn, she was a resident assistant and group fitness instructor for three years. She also interned at Columbia University’s Double Discovery Center and the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Outside of her college experiences, Jamiah has been a freelance writer for Hearst Media and a member of the Curvy Girls Scoliosis Support Group where she served as the founder of the Connecticut chapter, a mentor, as well as the founder and coordinator of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. 

 

In her free time, Jamiah enjoys baking, listening to music, and playing games such as Uno and Jenga. 

 

Jamiah comes to Porter’s as a teaching fellow with the University of Pennsylvania where she is a candidate for a master’s in education. Jamiah teaches English, coaches, and lives on campus.

Ms. Schomers graduated with her B.A. from the University of Iowa, where she majored in English, minored in History, and earned a Medieval Studies Certificate. She later went on to Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she earned her M.A. in Literary Studies. Always a passionate reader and writer, Ms. Schomers developed a love of teaching and coaching while working as an assistant rowing coach, first at the University Iowa then at Trinity College. Athletes who were themselves passionate about their boarding school experiences inspired Ms. Schomers to pursue a career teaching and coaching in independent schools. Before coming to Miss Porter’s, she worked at Blair Academy and then the Gunnery, where she embraced her role as a triple-threat faculty, coaching a variety of sports, teaching all grade levels, and working in dorms.

Ms. Schomers will be teaching English, coaching, and living off campus.

Elizabeth teaches English, coaches swimming, and is the recipient of the 2021-2022 Sarah Porter Award of Excellence in Teaching.  She was Porter’s second Innovative Teaching Fellow during the 2020-2021 academic year, works with Porter’s Leads, and has directed the Global Language and Leadership (GLLI) Summer Institute since 2017. Elizabeth earned her doctorate in educational leadership, and researches mastery-based learning and its implications for educational policy and practice; she also teaches in the Teaching and Learning strand of the University of Pennsylvania’s Independent School Residency Program. One of the many meaningful Porter’s experiences for Elizabeth has been to support the evolution of an English curriculum that is both diverse and inclusive so that all students can see themselves in the texts and assessments with which they engage. She also loves meeting international middle schoolers and supporting them socially and academically when they attend Porter’s. Elizabeth is excited to support an assessment framework for Porter’s students that is both equitable and transparent. 

Her favorite movie is Jaws and she lives on campus with her Irish husband Thomas and their dog, Hooper.