LOOKING AHEAD, TOGETHER

A letter from Breck’s Head of School

Dear Breck friends,

Knowing your mission — and reflecting upon it — is an essential exercise for any organization.

Since our founding in 1886, Breck’s mission has lived at the heart of everything we do. As our school grows and changes throughout the years, the way we articulate our mission must also evolve.

I’m thrilled to share that in June 2022, our Board of Trustees affirmed an updated mission statement and core values for our school after spending time understanding how our history at Breck can inform and inspire our future. Breck today is different than it was in 1987, the last time our mission statement was updated. It will be different 20 years from now, too, and it is important that our mission statement reflects that.

In this issue of Today at Breck, we invite you to join us in celebrating moments in our shared history where we see our mission coming alive. In the pages that follow, we offer you a peek behind the curtain of the diligent work that went into modernizing our mission statement. You will learn about the women from the Class of 1972, who helped return Breck to its foundational mission of coeducation. You will also hear from Breck teachers and administrators who, like the women from the Class of 1972, lived into Breck’s mission every single day and forever changed the course of our school’s history.

We are honored to give space to our past as we look ahead together to the Breck we hope to be today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

Warmly,

Natalia R. Hernández, Ed.D. Head of School