Schoeffel brings a wealth of ability, knowledge, and experience from all areas of education. Born in Canada, he went to high school at Upper Canada College (UCC) before attending Harvard University, where he excelled as a student and athlete. Mark graduated in 1988 magna cum laude with a concentration in government and political philosophy and received the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for outstanding scholarship and the John Reardon Award for best Harvard male scholar/athlete.
A Rhodes Scholarship finalist, Mark spent three years teaching, coaching, and advising at his alma mater (UCC) before returning to Harvard to earn his Ed. M. in 1994. For the past eleven plus years Mark has worked at The Lawrenceville School where, among other things, he has taught English, coached crew and squash, and served as a house master, Director of the Fifth Form, and English Department Chair. In 2005, he coached the national champion women’s eight, Stotesbury Cup and state champion crews and oversaw the development of the entire rowing program at Lawrenceville.

As Shipley is enthusiastic about Mark Schoeffel, so Mark is about Shipley. "I am honored to serve as the new Head of the Upper School,” he says. “The Shipley School is genuinely devoted to fostering a giving, welcoming spirit of community and We [my family and I] are eager to be a part of such a lively, supportive, and dedicated school."

February 1, 2006