Statement of Purpose

As part of an academic institution that wishes to foster excellence in all its students, the Brace Center strives to advance an understanding of gender, and its influence on individual achievement. As part of a secondary school, the Brace Center aims to address issues of adolescent growth and development and to highlight the distinctive forms of support boys and girls require in order to realize their full potential. As part of a residential school committed to discovering authentic sources of community, the Brace Center seeks to elucidate gender-related differences in a multicultural setting so that men and women, boys and girls may come to understand and respect each other more fully. As part of the Abbot campus, the Brace Center hopes to embody and extend Abbot Academy's tradition of educational innovation. In all these endeavors, the Brace Center is committed to working collaboratively with other academy constituencies (faculty, staff and students) to help all members of the school develop "what is finest in themselves and others, for others and themselves," as specified in the academy's Statement of Purpose.