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Brooks bestowed diplomas on 102 students Monday, following a weekend filled with sun, sweet memories and sentimental goodbyes.
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In a new twist on the traditional event, Brooks’ annual music festival was held on a Saturday night for the first time this year.
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Michael Keating ’58, P’97 was recognized with an alumni award on campus May 5.
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The Brooks Arts Cabaret wove together theater and music, monologues and ensembles, bright jazz and sultry rock into one impressive performance to a standing-room-only crowd.
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Boston Marathon bombing survivors Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky spoke with students about their experiences navigating physical disabilities — and working with Kensky’s service dog, Rescue — during the couple’s April 25 visit to campus shortly after the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack.
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Jackie Kelleher ’12 shared her story and advice with students in a thoughtful Chapel talk during the school’s annual Kippy Liddle Day.
At Brooks School, we seek to provide the most meaningful educational experience our students will have in their lives.
BrooksEvents
Calling all alumni from the classes of 2013 through 2020: Join us for a happy hour with complimentary drinks and appetizers. We're excited to share this event space again with alumni from Governor's Academy, St. Mark's School, St. Sebastian's School and Thayer Academy. Register and get details on brooksschool.org.
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 places like Scotland, Spain, Botswana, Peru and Morocco.
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BrooksFacts
1926 year Brooks School was founded
270 acres overlooking Lake Cochichewick
78% of our faculty hold advanced degrees
5.2 million provided in financial aid each year
1:6 faculty-to-student ratio
4 heads of school since 1926
22 states represented in the student body
15 countries represented in the student body
12 average class size
70% of students live on campus
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Take a glimpse at all that Brooks has to offer, described in the words of our students.
Take a glimpse at all that Brooks has to offer, described in the words of our students.
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Fill out our online inquiry form and we will send you a packet of materials that will tell you more about Brooks.
Contact our admission office to schedule a visit. We will arrange a student-led tour and an interview with an admission officer.
Learn more about applying to Brooks. We welcome online applications from Gateway to Prep Schools or SSAT's Standard Application.
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
Ginger Walsh Cobb '83, Alex Skinner '08 and the 1982-1983 girls 1st lacrosse team will be inducted into Brooks' Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming on October 1.
Lisa Petzold '00 used the intellectual inspiration and opportunities she found at Brooks to discover her passion for living and working abroad. She's now made a career of foreign service. Petzold is this year's recipient of the Alumni Shield award.
This doctor and his team's work could pave the way for future medical research breakthroughs. Teerawat Wiwatpanit '07