Schools that make the intentional choice to focus on the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional lives of boys and young men share an appreciation for the intensity and complexity of boyhood. Our educators celebrate and value all that it means to be a boy.

In addition to pursuing high academic achievement, schools for boys share many broad goals: to promote well-being, to develop resilience and empathy, and to see that each student achieves his potential. But none is more important than the essential goal of building good character and, by extension, helping each boy and young man make responsible choices and live an honorable life.

It’s a simple fact that boys and girls grow at a different pace. Boys’ strengths are different from those of girls. Boys are more spatial and visual by nature, and they demonstrate a natural affinity for areas like abstract mathematics. They are also hardwired to learn more easily through action than words. Our project-based, active learning curriculum fosters this learning style.

Each faculty member at Trinity-Pawling has made a conscious choice to teach boys. Their passion to teach boys requires a commitment to build relationships, craft a curriculum, and lead a classroom that engages each student in the way he learns best.

Working together in the classroom, on the playing field, or on the stage, students are united by a special bond of brotherhood. Many boys’ school graduates say the friendships they developed with their peers and with faculty are among the most important benefits they carry with them from their schools.