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Save the date: Brooks School celebrates the annual prom, dance and excursion off campus, for students in the classes of 2027 and 2028!

President of the Board of Trustees John Barker '87, P'21, P'23 and Alumni Board Member Zoe Stathopoulos '06 invite all Brooks alumni who participated in the Exchange Program to join them for an online gathering to reminisce and reconnect, as well as hear about the Brooks of today. Register here for the link!

Head of School John Packard H'87 and Kimberly O'Neill Packard '87, P'18, P'21 invite you to join a retirement celebration honoring Lillian Miller's P'14, P'17, P'20 twenty years of exceptional and devoted service to Brooks School. RSVP here and get all the details.

On Community Weekends, all Brooks boarding students are on campus for events and activities. As always, day students are encouraged to participate in weekend activities. Go Brooks!

On Community Weekends, all Brooks boarding students are on campus for events and activities. As always, day students are encouraged to participate in weekend activities. Go Brooks!

Brooks will celebrate those in graduating classes that end in '0s, '1, '5s and '6s during Alumni Weekend, held this year on May 8 and May 9.

Brooks will celebrate those in graduating classes that end in '0s, '1, '5s and '6s during Alumni Weekend, held this year on May 8 and May 9.

Students welcome loved ones to campus for a day of events during our annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Highlights include classes with grandchildren, family photos and lunch!

Brooks School is proud to be a host of and compete in softball's annual Big East tournament, held this year on May 16 and May 17. Go Brooks!

Brooks School is proud to be a host of and compete in softball's annual Big East tournament, held this year on May 16 and May 17. Go Brooks!

Bravo, Brooksians! Student musicians perform during our annual recital.

No classes today in recognition of Memorial Day! (Boarding students return by 9 p.m.)

Commencement Weekend kicks off with this dinner for the class of 2026 and their families. Parents and guardians will join the sixth-formers as they celebrate joining Brooks School's alumni community and view a slideshow commemorating the soon-to-be graduates. RSVP HERE.

Kicking off Commencement Weekend, this service celebrates the achievements and future aspirations of graduating students from BIPOC and underrepresented groups. Seating is open and no RSVP is required.

Graduation weekend begins for everyone! Students in all classes are honored today for their special accomplishments during Brooks School's annual Commencement Weekend event on campus.

Members of the class of 2026, parents and guests are invited to a celebration dinner in Wilder Dining Hall at 5 p.m. RSVP HERE.

UniquelyBrooks

Winter Term

Winter Term is an intense, three-week, one-topic course of study held each January. Puttting into practice the concept of “depth over breadth,” the single-course structure of Winter Term allows students and faculty to work together even more closely than they do in regular classes.
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Students On The Forefront

The Students on the Forefront of Science Program is a summer internship initiative that provides rising sixth-formers with innovative experiences that expose them to research, technology and advanced studies in the sciences.
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Exchange Program

Since 1986, Brooks students have participated in exchanges with schools all around the world. A program that started initially with schools in Kenya and South Africa has expanded to include Botswana, Hungary, Peru and Scotland.
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BrooksFacts

1926 year Brooks School was founded

270 acres overlooking Lake Cochichewick

80% of our faculty hold advanced degrees

6.5 million provided in financial aid each year

1:5 faculty-to-student ratio

4 heads of school since 1926

31 states represented in student body

23 countries represented in student body

 

11 average class size

 

70% of students live on campus

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    Brooks School is a coeducational boarding and day school, grades nine through 12, located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, color, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational and admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletics and other school-administered programs and activities.

    AlumniStories
    Brooks School's KimChi Vu '00
    Finding Home

    KimChi Vu ’00 owns a Vietnamese restaurant that’s quickly become a can’t-miss stop for locals and visitors alike.

    Brooks School's Rob Simmons '61
    A Life of Service

    After being drafted into the United States military at the onset of the Vietnam War, Rob Simmons ’61 embarked on a political career devoted to supporting servicemembers and veterans. Now, he finds peace in the simple labor of growing crops on his family farm in his hometown of Stonington, Connecticut.