|  | Brooks School’s first headmaster, Frank D. Ashburn, described the ideal independent school as one with goals that are “personal, social and spiritual.”
Aptly named, the Frank D. Ashburn Chapel remains a central part of life for the students and adults who live, study and work at Brooks School.
The chapel is more than a gathering place for the campus community. Often referenced as the heart of the school, Brooks' chapel programs seek to simply foster the spiritual life.
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| | Student Perspective: Harry Student Perspective: Lopa | |
What
happens at a typical chapel service? Three times a week students and
faculty gather in the chapel. There is music; hymns are sung; prayers
are offered to God; and readings are read which mainly come from the
Bible. All of these lead up to and build toward the Chapel Address.
Many students and faculty speak in the chapel to express what is most
important to them to the entire student body and adults. The senior
prefect, head of school and school minister all speak frequently.
Outside guests — alumni, religious leaders from the Episcopal Church or
other denominations and faith traditions — also speak yearly. Chapel
services are lively, inspiring, fulfilling and meaningful for all students and adults, no matter their religious beliefs.
In the
chapel, we have a broad understanding of spirituality and the spiritual
life. We understand that spirituality takes different shapes in
different individuals; we know that one’s spirituality cannot be
coerced or manufactured. And also, the spiritual life undergoes change
and development as the students develop toward adulthood. We hold
closely to the conviction that moral development and the building of
character are important parts of the Brooks School education. |
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