Investing in our People Throughout this academic year,
the school has continued to make
progress toward the Strategic Plan priority of investing in our people, beginning with the teaching
faculty who are developing new
courses and academic programs, advancing our mission, and
finding ways to make Frederick
Gunn’s values and ideals relevant to students today.
“What this school has stood for and will always stand for is the building of character, citizenship and scholarship in our students, and to do that we need to be the best,”
classroom, or on the field,” Gum said. “It’s a comprehensive take on what professional growth means at a boarding school, which is not just becoming a great classroom teacher.”
said Emily Gum, Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning. “What the educational community comes down to is an excellent community of adults who are excellent educators.” The school’s Professional Growth Task Force has been looking comprehensively at the faculty experience, “because we believe that to be great educators, you need to see every experience with students as an opportunity for learning, whether in the dorm, in the
The focus of the task force this year has been directed toward what it means to grow as a faculty member at The Frederick Gunn School. “The other piece of that is the actual investment piece,” Gum said. “We have a Professional Development Fund, which gives faculty opportunities to explore different avenues, whether they want to grow in the classroom, as a coach, take a program or course, or just have the opportunity to learn something new so they can bring their passion here.”
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