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Brookwood School

For the New York-based labor institution (1919–1937), see Brookwood Labor College. For the Maryland school, see Brookewood School.

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, 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.[citation needed]

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 second and third headmasters were John Ogden and A. Marshall "Buck" Lawton, respectively. The fourth headmaster, John Peterman, held the position from 1993 to 2015. In the fall of 2014, Brookwood named a new Head of School, Laura Caron. Since 2021, the current head of school is Jon Bartlett, In 2024, the new upper school headmaster is Jason Tebbons.[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. Chubb Creek flows through the school property, lond with Cutler pond, which rarely, can hold people for skating in winter.[7]

LGBTQ Community

Btookwood teaches the LGBTQ Community in clases, offer ally and LGBTQ clubs, Non-binary sports teams and inclusive stickers on doors.

References

  1. ^ Grieco, Kristen (August 28, 2007). "Private school celebrates 50 years of history". Gloucester Daily Times. pp. A1, A4. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Brookwood School". September 17, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brookwood names new head of school". Salemnews.com. October 12, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Board of Trustees 2014-2015 | Brookwood School". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Brookwood School's Global Education Initiatives". February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. ^ L'Ecuyer, Jonathan (September 9, 2009). "A special reopening at Brookwood Private Manchester school launches new year with $1M wing". Gloucester Daily Times. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2010.