Michele Gay from Safe and Sound Schools presents at School Safety committee meeting
On October 10, the School Safety committee welcomed current parents to a meeting on School Safety, which included a presentation by Michele Gay, Co-founder and Executive Director of Safe and Sound: A Sandy Hook Initiative.
Following the tragic loss of her daughter, Josephine, in the Sandy Hook School tragedy, Michele joined Sandy Hook mother Alissa Parker to establish Safe and Sound Schools as a national resource for school safety. Michele’s work nationwide shares her message of inspiration, recovery, and school safety education and advocacy.
In her presentation to the Nashoba Brooks community–School Safety: A Parent's Perspective–Michele told her personal story and recounted the lessons she learned on December 14, 2012, in the aftermath of the tragedy. The presentation followed with an overview of our safety procedures and a Q&A session with Concord School Resource Officer Scott Camilleri.
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Grade 3 Native Peoples
Read MoreGrade 3 students participated in a favorite Nashoba Brooks tradition: a Sharing of Understanding. This event hosted family members to listen and learn about what their students have been working on at School, including a recorder recital and in-depth explanations of multiple indigenous peoples. -
2024 Book Ball: Eras Edition
Grade 6 students are in their Reading Era!Read More -
Sizing Down the Playground
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Fall Weekend Fun
Read MoreIt was a packed weekend on the Nashoba Brooks campus for Fall Weekend!Thank you to all the parent volunteers, student ambassadors, faculty members, and all other roles who contributed to making this weekend so memorable for our School. -
Grade 8 CSPAN StudentCam Winners
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Grade 1 Belts It Out!
This afternoon our community watched first graders ‘Belt It Out’!Read More -
Grade 3 Community Hero Projects
After weeks of hard work, Grade 3 students had the opportunity to present their Community Hero projects to their families and their interview subjects!Read More -
Visiting Lawrence Academy Alumni
A recent opportunity to connect with alumni attending Lawrence Academy left all in attendance filled with warm memories.Read More -
Family Fun at Fall Weekend!
Read MoreThe Nashoba Brooks School campus was bursting with excitement Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6, as we celebrated our annual Fall Weekend. -
2022 Concord Bookshop Day: A Smashing Success
This year’s Concord Bookshop Day was one for the records!Read More -
Students Consider Many High School Choices
Read MoreAfter 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. -
Students Recognized by National Latin Exam
Every year, thousands of Latin students across the United States and the world take the National Latin Exam (NLE).Read More -
Award Winning Authors Speak with Students
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.Read More -
Parents Rave in Annual Survey
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.Read More -
Nashoba Brooks Poets Published
Read MoreAs 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. -
Nashoba Brooks Prioritizes Affordability
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Grade 7 Students Help Local Turtles Thrive
As part of a multi-school initiative to support endangered species, Grade 7 students foster two Blanding's turtles for the school year.Read More -
Reflections from Artist Rachel Adams ‘01
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.Read More -
Guiding Grade 8 Students Through the Secondary School Search
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.Read More -
Grade 3 Meets Author Christine Day
Recently, Ms. Gaffny and Ms. Keady's Grade 3 students had the exciting opportunity to meet Christine Day, the author of I Can Make This Promise.Read More
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