|  | The Brooks community enthusiastically embraces the notion that living and learning with students from other cultures, either here on campus or in other countries, is a vital part of the educational experience. Brooks founded its own Exchange Program 25 years ago, well before many other independent schools followed suit. The school works closely with its program partners around the world to ensure quality programming for all participants. MORE INFORMATION
Through the School Year Abroad program, Brooks students have the option of spending a full year in France, China, Spain or Italy with students from several other schools, including Exeter, Andover and Groton. In addition to receiving full credit toward graduation requirements, the students often return fluent in the language of the country they visited.
The central elements of SYA — homestay and an academic program emphasizing foreign language acquisition — ensure that students return home with real mastery of a second language. At the same time, instructors from U.S. schools guarantee that they do not lose ground in their core American courses. Extracurricular activities and organized travel round out the year. Generous, need-based financial aid is available. MORE INFORMATION
In addition to a number of formal study-away options, Brooks students also enjoy opportunities to explore the world by participating in faculty-organized and–led foreign travel during the school year, as well as spring and summer vacations. |
African Exchange
5/28/2010
Eight African exchange students will be returning to their respective countries before school comes to a close next week. Each exchange student took a few moments to say thank you to the Brooks community during the final School Meeting of the academic year.
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China Bound
4/28/2010
About a dozen Brooks students will be in China for approximately five weeks this summer, studying in Beijing during the week and visiting the Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an and the World Expo in Shanghai on the weekends.
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New to Campus: Spanish Exchange Program
4/9/2010
After taking 600 photos, the memory card in fifth-former Kelsey Domoracki’s camera died a symbolic death while on the plane ride home from her four-week exchange program in Spain.
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School Year Abroad
4/1/2010
Katherine Mullaney ’11, Yadira Flores ’11 and Alysa James ’11 are the latest of 86 Brooks students to participated in the independent School Year Abroad program since 1975.
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European Cultural Week
2/18/2010
European Cultural Week is the third installment of program creator Nabil Alami-Hmidane’s four-prong cultural celebration. African and Middle Eastern Cultural Week took place at the close of October, while Asian Cultural Week was celebrated in December. The school will celebrate the Americas in April, which is likely to feature state vs. state contest, Alami-Hmidane said.
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Special Recognition
10/7/2009
The Akshaya Patra Foundation recognized sixth-former SeoYeun Choi's fundraising efforts during a Sunday night soiree. Her $600 donation provided hot, freshly cooked meals to underprivileged school children in India.
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Former African Exchange Student Builds Medical Facility in Homeland
8/17/2009
Milton Ochieng, a Kenyan exchange student from Alliance Boys, is
completing his medical residency here in the U.S. Ochieng and his
brother, Fred, secured funding primarily from American donors to build
a new medical facility in Nyanza. Click here to read more.
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Overseas Students
5/6/2009
A two-month exchange for eight African students will
conclude at the end of this month. Each student has created a unique
experience by enrolling in different classes, participating in various
extracurriculars and exploring the nearby surrounds with new American
friends.
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From Residents to Representatives
4/8/2009
Five Brooks students represented Kenya last weekend at the annual Model UN conference on the campus of Dartmouth College. They were studying abroad when 20 other Brooks
delegates attended the
in-state BosMUN conference earlier this winter. Just where were they studying abroad? All but one — who resided in Uganda — were based in Kenya.
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Brooks Community Welcomes Scottish Exchange Students
2/9/2009
Jumper versus vest. Bin bag versus trash bag. Lessons versus classes.
There are plenty of differences between the American and Scottish
vernacular, but some aspects of Brooks feel just like home to the three
Scots currently on campus.
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Brooks Welcomes African Exchange Students
4/15/2008
The African exchange students were introduced to the Brooks community at Chapel services held last week. The students hail from Kenya’s Alliance Boys and Girls High Schools, Uganda’s King’s College Budo, and the Maru-a-Pula School in Botswana.
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From the Scottish Highlands to the Brooks Campus
3/20/2008
Hailing from Glenalmond College in the Scottish Highlands, Anthony Favell, Pim Hannay, Hamish Houston and Alice Watson opted to spend a few months with the Brooks community through the Brooks-Glenalmond exchange program, taking courses with the Fifth Formers, living in the dorms, and participating in school activities.
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Hungarian Students Discover New Experiences at Brooks
10/29/2007
"Everything was bigger, from the interstates to the buildings. From the moment I stepped off the plane, I knew I was in a new world." This is how Diana Jega-Szabo describes her first glimpse of the United States after arriving from her home in Szeged, Hungary.
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