Honoring Black History
In honor of Black History Month this year, the School has provided some opportunities for students and adults to explore the history and experiences of African-Americans more deeply.
Members of the adult community are encouraged to take on the School’s Anti-racism Challenge. The Challenge, created by the School’s Inclusivity Leadership Team (ILT), includes a host of carefully curated print, audio, and video resources to help guide participants through four weekly themes including: Historical Foundations of Race, Racism and Systems of Oppression, Racial Identity and Whiteness, and Anti-racism and Action. The intention of the month long Challenge is to raise awareness of racial injustice, to encourage participants to reflect personally upon the material, and to promote actionable steps towards creating a more equitable and just society.
The materials provided on the Challenge website are intended for a more mature audience, so the ILT has also created a resource for family members of all ages to use as well this month. The Black History Month Calendar provides daily topics to learn more about impactful people, events, movements, etc. in African-American history. The Calendar Challenge provides opportunities for parents and children to inquire and reflect together on these important people and moments in the history of the United States. Families are encouraged to explore what they know, what they wonder about, and what they can do to make an impact in relation to each of the daily topics. The topics provided are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list, but rather a place to start. The ILT hopes that both challenges will inspire community members to continue to learn and explore.
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S'mores and More Winter Week
Our inability to have the traditional S’mores and More Winter Week events this year did not quell enthusiasm for this beloved School tradition.Read More -
Honoring Black History
In honor of Black History Month this year, the School has provided some opportunities for students and adults to explore the history and experiences of African-Americans more deeply.Read More -
Nashoba Brooks Announces bold plan to “reVision Tuition”
This week, Nashoba Brooks announced its “reVision Tuition Plan” to reduce tuition and provide parents with three years of visibility into annual tuition costs. The School’s plan will cut tuition by an average of 15% over the next three years, reducing costs for families by an average of 5% each year from current rates.Read More -
Nashoba Brooks Launches New Online Extension Program
Building on the School's history of inspired education and innovation, we are excited to expand our offerings through this pilot program and a chance to reach new students beyond our School community. Whether you are looking to enrich your child’s learning with an engaging workshop or get some extra help with schoolwork, you will meet knowledgeable instructors who bring creativity, experience, and a warm, inclusive approach. Check out our various sessions, and meet our talented team of online instructors!Read More -
Inclusivity Leadership Team presents at NCGS symposium
On October 28, Head of School Danielle Heard, Assistant Head of Lower School Tim Croft, School Counselor Liz Joyce, and Middle School Science Teacher Susan Lewis, presented at the National Coalition for Girls Schools’ Educating Girls Symposium on “Building Inclusive Anti-racist School Communities.”Read More -
Grade 8 Students Write Their Truths
Elaine Rabb, Nashoba Brooks School’s storied Grade 8 English teacher, watched as another batch of students expressed themselves in their “This I Believe” essays.Read More -
Exploring Gender Stereotypes in Middle School Health and Wellness
Nashoba Brooks School’s social-emotional learning objectives are spread across disciplines and departments, and one of the most significant pieces for our middle school students is their health and wellness class. Guida Mattison, who has been helping young people navigate the world of personal development awareness since 2007, is continually modifying her curriculum while she learns alongside her students.Read More -
Rosetta Lee: Instilling Positive Self-identity
Tuesdays at Nashoba Brooks are half days for students, but for teachers, the afternoons are filled with professional development opportunities and much needed planning meetings. Now more than ever, with so much packed into a day, teachers are valuing a time to forget about sanitizing for a moment and enrich their love of the craft.Read More -
Rachel Simmons On Pandemic Parenting: The Road Back
On August 27, 2020, as we got ready to open our doors to the new school year and the challenges of a hybrid learning model, bestselling author and expert on leadership development Rachel Simmons helped our parents to be thoughtful about supporting our students’ return to the classroom.Read More -
Meet Kaitlyn Giles McHugh, the New Assistant Head of the Middle School
Had you asked Kaitlyn Giles McHugh as a Grade 5 student at Nashoba Brooks School what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have given three distinct answers—an architect, a lawyer, or a marine biologist.Read More -
Alumni Drew Jameson TG'90: Journey from Student to Teacher at Nashoba Brooks
While Drew Jameson has been teaching at Nashoba Brooks School for the past five years, many people do not know that he is also a very proud alum.Read More -
Connecting with Jenn McClean: Parenting in the context of COVID-19
On Tuesday, May 11, Dr. Jennifer McClean, consulting psychologist and longtime friend of Nashoba Brooks School, spoke to Middle School parents about parenting adolescents in the context of COVID-19.Read More -
Connecting with Rachel Kramer: Parenting in the context of COVID-19
On Wednesday, April 29, Lower School parents were invited to join a discussion with Dr. Rachel Kramer about parenting in the context of COVID-19.Read More -
Grade 8 Shares Lessons on Giving with YIP
Grade 8 students presented a summary of their Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) experience, sharing their newly acquired knowledge of the meaning and impact of philanthropy with parents, employees, and special guests from the Foundation for MetroWest, which sponsors the YIP program.Read More -
Winter Weekend 2020: A Community Celebration
Read MoreNashoba Brooks School welcomed families, friends, employees, and alumni for Winter Weekend 2020, a three-day lineup of activities to celebrate winter and our incredible community. -
Alumna Rachel Frenkil '04: On Her Love of Learning and Languages
Alumna Rachel Frenkil, currently in her eighth year of teaching Spanish, loves working at Gann Academy.Read More -
Alumna Elisabeth Denison '04: Reflections on a Remarkable and Storied Writing Career
Alumna Elisabeth Reidy Denison ‘04 has immense gratitude for having the freedom during her formative years at Nashoba Brooks School to “write more or less what I wanted.” That rare and special time created the seedbed for her remarkable and prolific writing career.Read More -
Elaine Rabb: Teaching in Partnership with Students
Step inside Elaine Rabb’s classroom in the Middle School at Nashoba Brooks School and you immediately encounter a large “O” constructed of multiple tables, surrounded by chairs.Read More -
First Days by Tim Croft, Assistant Head of the Lower School
On a recent weekend drive, I was struck by the vibrant fall foliage illuminated by speckled light shyly peeking out from behind scattered clouds.Read More -
Lynn Lyons, LICSW, Presents to Employees/Parents on Managing Student Anxiety
Nashoba Brooks School employees and parents gathered at Concord Academy’s Performing Arts Center yesterday for a powerful and timely presentation focused on understanding and managing anxiety by author Lynn Lyons, LICSW: Beyond Calming Down: Shifting the Anxiety Paradigm from Avoidance to Action.Read More
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