Interscholastic games are back!
View the calendar on our Athletics Teams and Schedules page to see which squads are playing, when games will be, and any livestream links available.
Get all the details about our 2020 return to school
Please be advised that all visitors to Brooks School are required to submit a COVID self-attestation at our security checkpoint, located at the Service Entrance, prior to proceeding onto campus.
On the day of the visit:
1) Click into Brooks Visitor Daily Covid-19 Screening Site.
2) Answer the four questions.
3) Show the QR badge to the security guard.
Please do not execute the self-attestation on the day before your visit. Badges change daily. (We will also accept hard copies of the self-attestation at the security checkpoint). Thank you for your cooperation.
See details about our Coronavirus response during the spring.
Recent Parent Newsletters
April 15, 2021
April 8, 2021
April 1, 2021
To see prior newsletters, please visit our Parent Newsletter Archives. If you're not receiving the newsletter, let us know!
Where Can I Find ...?
PARENT RESOURCES
- Major Dates 2020-2021: (Updated as of January 14).
- Major Dates 2021-2022: Mark your calendar!
- Student Debit FAQ: The guide to student spending accounts on campus with MyKidsSpending.com
- Follet Online Bookstore: Visit to purchase textbooks for courses.
- Required Device Policy: Details about students' technology needs
- Vacation Transportation: Information about chaperoned rides to, and from, Boston's Logan Airport, Manchester–Boston Regional Airport and Connecticut/New York City for breaks.
- Local Transportation Services: A list of campus-area companies that students have used.
- School Contacts: A guide to help you determine who to contact.
- Gifts From Home program: Send your child a special care package through the school. Download the order form here.
INFO ABOUT LIFE AT BROOKS
- Student Handbook: Information on the school's expectations for students.
- Dress Code: Brooks will have a relaxed, casual dress code for the fall semester of 2020
- Packing Guide: In order to maintain as much open space as possible in student dormitory rooms this fall, we will be limiting the amount of personal belongings each student will be allowed to bring to campus.
- Dorm Decorations Rules: Click to view the school's dormitory fire and decorations regulations for 2020-2021.
- Dining Hall Menu: From dining services provider Meriwether Godsey
- School Store: Fall Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (978) 725-6236 to order or with any questions. Store manager Dawn Morrison is also available at (978) 725-6241.
- BSN sports's Sideline Store for Brooks offers Brooks apparel online.
PHOTOS
- Smugmug Photos: View, share and order prints or keepsakes of images from campus events, activities and sports.
TIPS FOR VISITING
- Where to Stay: Contact information for various local hotels.
- Where to Eat: A not-comprehensive list of area eateries.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
- Parents Committee: Learn about ways to participate in our community.
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In partnership with the student environmental club, No Planet B, we are happy to host a conversation with four alumni who will share their insights and professional expertise on current environmental issues. Visit our Earth Day Panel event page to get all the details, register to attend and see who is coming.
The annual induction ceremony for the Cum Laude Society will be held today and shared via livestream. Join us to celebrate the academic achievements of our senior scholars!
The Parents Committee treats Brooks employees on campus to say thank you for all that they do!
Kicking off an extended Alumni Weekend 2021 (May 11-15; virtually celebrating alumni in classes that end in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s) Brooks School graduates are invited to join Head of School John Packard H'87, P'18, P'21 and hear the latest about Brooks. RSVP and see who's coming on our Schedule of Virtual Events page. We look forward to seeing you!
The inaugural BIPOC Alumni Family Reunion - with Kelli Perkins '01, Summar Lyons '03 and Tayo Ajose '99 - is a time for Black and/or Latinx Brooks alumni from all classes to come together to celebrate our accomplishments since Brooks, highlight our excellence, provoke important conversations that impact(ed) the Brooks experience of BIPOC alum and students, and bring us all together in a meaningful way.
This event is part of our extended Alumni Weekend 2021 (May 11-15; virtually celebrating alumni in classes that end in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s) but is open to all BIPOC alumni, not just those in reunion years. Register for the event to get the meeting link.
Alumni Weekend: Brooks Literary Society presents "The Magic Years: Scenes from a Rock-and-Roll Life"
Continuing our extended Alumni Weekend 2021 (May 11-15; virtually celebrating alumni in classes that end in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s) Brooks School graduates are invited to join the Brooks Literary Society in a discussion with Jon Taplin '65 about his latest book. RSVP to get the link, and see who's coming, on our Schedule of Virtual Events page.
As part of our extended Alumni Weekend 2021 (May 11-15; virtually celebrating alumni in classes that end in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s) Brooks graduates are invited to join one of three learning opportunities:
- "Alone: Winslow Homer's masterpieces The Fog Warning and The Gulf Stream," taught by English faculty John Haile
- "COVID-19: The Quest for Herd Immunity," taught by Science faculty Laura Hajdukiewicz P'15, P'17, P'19
- "What Is Literature and Why Do We Like It?" taught by English faculty Dr. Nova Seals P'24.
Register to get the link, and see who's coming, on our Schedule of Virtual Events page.
Wrapping up our extended Alumni Weekend 2021, Brooks graduates are invited to watch a Memorial Chapel Service, filmed in the Frank D. Ashburn Chapel, that remembers those classmates from classes that end in 0, 1, 5, and 6 who have passed away since their last Alumni Weekend celebration. This video will be available after the session, as well. Register to get the link on our Schedule of Virtual Events page.
Our annual live music festival features student and faculty performances outside in the sunshine. In addition to the concerts, there will also be games and activity stations.
Fifth- and sixth-form students will enjoy the annual dance: Details to follow!
Afternoon programs and second semester classes wrap up today.
Brooks School's annual Lawn Ceremony will be held on campus for in-person students and faculty members to confer prizes to students in the classes of 2022, 2023 & 2024 and celebrate spring accomplishments.
All this week, May 31 through June 4, members of the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 will perform their Exhibitions of Learning, wrapping up their academic year.
The graduating class will depart for a two-day trip to Maine for whitewater rafting and outdoor activities at a summer camp facility. Happy graduation, sixth-formers!
The academic year concludes for today for all students in the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. (Students in those classes may depart for the summer as soon as they have completed their final Exhibition at any point during this week). Have a great vacation, Brooksians!