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The Nashoba Brooks School campus was bursting with excitement Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6, as we celebrated our annual Fall Weekend.
The energy began on Friday with Spirit Day. The halls were graced by the likes of Woody from Toy Story and Lin Manuel Miranda playing Alexander Hamilton when students and staff dressed as their favorite movie characters in anticipation of a community-wide Family Movie Night that evening. When dusk arrived, blankets and chairs covered the Lower School recess field as families settled in for a screening of The Bad Guys.
On Saturday, an estimated 300 community members came out for an afternoon of vintage-inspired carnival games, treats, face painting, and connection at the Harvest Festival. We were delighted to resume this annual gathering for our community! The excitement of the day was concluded with the highly-anticipated Grade 8 vs. employees flag football game. Coached by P.E. teacher Lucy Douglass, the Grade 8 players fought fiercely against their teachers and mentors, with interceptions on both sides and several scoring drives.
Finally, the busy weekend concluded on Sunday morning with a successful Open House. Nearly 35 prospective families spoke with student ambassadors, teachers, and administrators, about the many unique aspects of the Nashoba Brooks experience that make our community special. In addition to hearing from community members, guests were delighted by a visit from Brooks Bear and the melodic tunes of our World Music Ensemble.
In addition to creating a welcoming environment for our current and potential community, this weekend also provided the opportunity for us to make an impact on our broader community. Spearheaded by our Parents’ Association, community members filled the Nashoba Brooks van with a whopping 580 lbs. of donations for Open Table, an organization whose mission is to end hunger in our local community and provide healthy meals in ways that respect the dignity and diversity of those served.
This special weekend would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of our entire community. Our deepest thanks go out to the Parents’ Association, all of the dedicated volunteers, and everyone who showed their support for Nashoba Brooks School.
After weeks of hard work, Grade 3 students had the opportunity to present their Community Hero projects to their families and their interview subjects!
The Nashoba Brooks School campus was bursting with excitement Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6, as we celebrated our annual Fall Weekend.
After almost a year of research, school visits, interviews, self-reflection, and essay writing, the Grade 8 class is enjoying a variety of excellent high schools to choose from.
Alongside the book fair and poetry month, April has been a wonderful time for literature at Nashoba Brooks School. Sharon Draper and Jen Campbell, two celebrated authors, left their mark on the community over the past few weeks.
More than 75 parents responded to this year’s annual School survey and numbers were well balanced across all grade levels. The results of the survey are impressive and the feedback the parents offer to the School is glowing.
As Black History Month comes to a close, students and faculty alike celebrate diversity, acknowledging that a school is not only classrooms, gymnasiums, and fields, but also the people within these walls. Each year and at every grade level our students contemplate the presence and importance of different backgrounds, experiences and beliefs. And this month provides community members with an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be Black in America.
Rachel Adams graduated from Nashoba Brooks School in 2001. She went on to study at Lawrence Academy followed by Maine College of Art and Design. Now living in Portland as a successful artist, textile designer, entrepreneur, wife and mother of two, Rachel shares her journey from student to full time artist.
Guida Mattison, Nashoba Brooks School's director of secondary school placement, wants to remove as much stress as possible from the high school application process that Grade 8 students go through each year.
On Saturday, November 6, the School held an event to officially dedicate the Denault Library Courtyard, the most recent gift in the notable commitment of the Denault family to Nashoba Brooks School.
Nashoba Brooks' school counselor, Liz Joyce, was accepted as a 2021-2022 fellow by The National Coalition of Girls' Schools' Global Action Research Collaborative. NCGS is an advocacy group that helps connect schools and organizations that educate and empower girls.
On Wednesday, October 20, the School held a dedication event to officially name the Sureau Family Discovery Barn. While the pandemic limited the size of the event, the community looks forward to a larger spring celebration of this compelling new addition to our campus facilities.
Situated on a beautiful 30-acre campus in historic Concord, Massachusetts, Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8. Nashoba Brooks is an independent school designed to build community, character, and confidence in its students.