How can the beliefs and innovations of a progressive 19th-century New England educator equip today's students with problem solving and risk taking skills --- and maybe even set a bold new direction for all boarding schools? Join us for our first "foursome" as Deven Spear and Elizabeth Ormiston of Overabove talk to Peter Becker, Head of School and Patrick Dorton, Board Chair, for The Frederick Gunn School in Connecticut. A boarding school with a tradition of building student character and self-sufficiency since it was founded by Frederick Gunn more than 150 years ago, the school credits its non-conformist founder's approach with shaping and informing an innovative curriculum more relevant than ever to today's education challenges.
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By OveraboveHow can the beliefs and innovations of a progressive 19th-century New England educator equip today's students with problem solving and risk taking skills --- and maybe even set a bold new direction for all boarding schools? Join us for our first "foursome" as Deven Spear and Elizabeth Ormiston of Overabove talk to Peter Becker, Head of School and Patrick Dorton, Board Chair, for The Frederick Gunn School in Connecticut. A boarding school with a tradition of building student character and self-sufficiency since it was founded by Frederick Gunn more than 150 years ago, the school credits its non-conformist founder's approach with shaping and informing an innovative curriculum more relevant than ever to today's education challenges.