In response to our objective to become the premier school workplace where staff and faculty thrive in a culture of excellence and belonging, Breck has promoted pathways for teacher leadership and professional development and thereby increase retention.
 

In Winter 2026, Breck sophomores began a new journey in leadership through Stampede, a seminar launched by the Melrose Center with support from the George Family Foundation. The curriculum empowers 10th graders to define their approach to leadership by focusing on self-knowledge, their core values and communication styles. As the cornerstone of Breck's emerging P-12 leadership curriculum, Stampede uses reflection and hands-on experience to help students understand how they can best show lead in the Breck community and beyond.

In response to our objective to enhance our national presence as a premier destination for exceptional candidates, Breck hosted the inaugural Breck Institute: Leading for Social & Academic Belonging in April. This gathering of educators from US-based and international schools explored how social and academic belonging reinforce one another across classrooms and community life. Visiting teams had dedicated time to reflect and strategize for improvement in their own contexts through facilitated discussions and breakout sessions led by faculty from the Melrose Center and Peter Clark Center for Mind Brain Education.

In response to our objective to enhance our national presence as a premier destination for exceptional candidates, Breck this year has highlighted the Peter Clark Center and the Melrose Center at renowned conferences such as the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the ISACS Annual Conference, and the NAIS Annual THRIVE Conference. We do more than simply present our successes. We invite a global community of educators to see what is possible when a school coordinates its resources to support the whole child.

In response to our objective to create new, and enhance current, authentic learning experiences, Breck has evolved our curriculum to integrate emerging technologies and opportunities. Led by Lower School Director Katie Mahoney and STEM Chair Jeremy Kes, planning began in early 2025 around our core design question: How might we equip a making hub that fosters student engagement, collaboration, and critical problem-solving?

In response to our objective of ensuring that faculty have the training and resources to remain at the forefront of research-based educational innovation, Breck supports faculty and staff with personalized and collaborative professional growth.

In response to our objective to create new, and enhance current, authentic learning experiences, Breck expands entrepreneurship opportunities across the curriculum.

In response to our objective to ensure that faculty have the training and resources to remain at the forefront of research-based educational innovation, we support faculty and staff with personalized and collaborative professional growth, mentorship, and development.