Faculty
Breck has 134 full and part-time faculty members, of whom more than two-thirds hold post-graduate degrees. Several have been nationally recognized for their teaching or publishing, including Lois Fruen, who has been honored as the country's outstanding high school science teacher and has also received a Presidential award for excellence in the teaching of science and mathematics, as have Brad Kohl and Karen Pape. Faculty development grants enable teachers to pursue their research interests or enhance their teaching skills. A few exceptional teachers — Jane Bartow, Tom Hegg, Jacob Miller, Carol Raths, Michael Moos, Karen Pape, Ruthanne Swenson and Alice Wright — are formally recognized as Master Teachers.
A Breck teacher receives a faculty chair award in the inaugural year of the program.
Faculty Chair Program Recognizes Excellence
In 2005-06, we established the Breck Faculty Chair Program to honor excellence in teaching. Thanks to the generosity of six families who have made gifts of one million dollars each to create the program, we will honor two teachers at Breck every year. Each recipient will hold a named Faculty Chair for a term of three academic years. Holders of a Breck Faculty Chair will be able to apply for funding to pursue a project of their choice. Read more.
One-Minute Video: If you teach a man to fish ... Watch our one-minute video featuring professional development at Breck (click on the photo below).
Unparalleled Opportunities for Professional Development
Breck faculty members benefit from the school's deep commitment to ongoing professional development. Read more.
2009 Wigley award recipients with Barb Wigley