We are not the typical triple threat boarding school. While most boarding schools require faculty to teach, coach, and live in the dorm, we do things differently in Farmington. As a residential community, all faculty members are expected to participate in the life of the community, but Porter’s faculty don’t live in student dorms! They reside in school-owned houses and apartments adjacent to our campus, and the dorms are staffed by a separate residential life faculty. Our focus is classroom teaching. Faculty teach only two classes per trimester and co-curricular responsibilities are aligned with their passions and interests.
A teaching and learning structure that promotes focus and balance.
10
week trimesters
90
minute blocks
Interdisciplinary, team teaching Longer blocks to facilitate instructional creativity Weekly professional development sessions and daily collaborative time
2
classes per trimester
Project-based learning and experiential education Fewer students and class preps at one time Office hour block four times per week to provide time for individualized student support
