Brookwood School

Brookwood School
Address
One Brookwood Road
Manchester, MA, 01944
United States
Coordinates 42°34′20″N 70°47′49″W / 42.572176°N 70.797036°W / 42.572176; -70.797036Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 70°47′49″W / 42.572176°N 70.797036°W / 42.572176; -70.797036
Information
Type Private Co-educational
Motto Conscience, Character, Compassion
Established 1956
Head of school Laura Caron
Grades Pre-K – 8
Campus size 30 acres
Campus type Suburb
Color(s)           green, white
Mascot Heron
Tuition $14,020 - $23,245 (2007)
Website www.brookwood.edu

Brookwood School, founded in 1956, is a non-denominational, co-educational, non-profit day school in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Sports such as field hockey, basketball, soccer, and lacrosse are offered. There are after school classes offered by teachers as well as visitors that include sewing, music classes, knitting, fencing, and clay.

History

Brookwood School was founded in December 1956 as Essex County Day School by a group of parents who felt there was a need for another school in the area. An old estate property was purchased and the school opened in the converted stables in September 1957.[1] Its founding headmaster was Pip Cutler.

Brookwood School had an initial enrollment of 65 students in 1957. The school has expanded its facilities and student population, and in 2010 had approximately 408 students.[2]

Headmaster Cutler retired in 1973. The fourth headmaster, John Peterman, held the position from 1992 to 2015. In the fall of 2014, Brookwood named a new Head of School, Laura Caron.[3]

Brookwood's Board of Trustees is the governing body, managing the school's financial and physical resources.[4][5]

In 2012, Brookwood was recognized by NAIS for their global initiative efforts.[6]

Campus

The campus consists of 30 acres (12 ha) of playing fields and academic buildings, surrounded by natural woodlands, slightly in-land from the northern shore of Massachusetts Bay. The upper school students are housed in the wing that was originally the stables.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Grieco, Kristen (28 August 2007). "Private school celebrates 50 years of history". Gloucester Daily Times. pp. A1, A4. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Brookwood School". 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Brookwood names new head of school". Salemnews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Brookwood School's Global Education Initiatives". 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  7. ↑ L'Ecuyer, Jonathan (9 September 2009). "A special reopening at Brookwood Private Manchester school launches new year with $1M wing". Gloucester Daily Times. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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