Why would you send a sixth-grade boy to boarding school? Shouldn't a ninth-grade student start high school? What is a junior boarding school? Make an appointment to visit us today and learn why Eaglebrook, a boarding and day school for boys in middle school, might be the right place for your son.
Eaglebrook School was founded in 1922 by Howard Gibbs as a private boarding and day school for boys in middle school. Learn about our school in Deerfield, Massachusetts then and now, and read about the Core Skills we think every boy should know.
At Eaglebrook, we recognize that all students learn in different ways, vary in their innate abilities, and come from a variety of educational backgrounds. Classes at Eaglebrook are organized to meet the needs of each boy.
Eaglebrook is a close community of middle school students, teachers, and their families. Activities outside of the academic classroom are important to the intellectual, social, physical, and emotional development of boys in middle school. Learn about the programs we offer at Eaglebrook, from athletics to arts.
At Eaglebrook, boys learn more than they ever thought possible, discover inner resources, develop self-confidence, and have fun along the way. Delivering on our mission is only possible through the incredible generosity of alumni, parents, parents of alumni, and friends.”
The Edward P. Evans Center at Eaglebrook was the site of a Residential Life conference for new teachers at Junior Boarding Schools last week. Junior Boarding Schools for students in middle school only, and there are 11 such schools in the country, with Eaglebrook being one of them. The daylong conference was packed with sessions designed to aid new teachers who are about to be living and working with their students.
Rich Fox, Eaglebrook’s Dean of Student Life, had this to say about the day, “This conference is designed for new or relatively inexperienced residential faculty as an opportunity to learn about what life is like with middle school boarding students. It specifically addresses how to support middle school students living away from home, as well as how new dorm parents can both thrive and survive considering the demands of caring for and living with junior school boarders.” All of the new faculty at the conference were eager to get back to their schools and begin the 2017-2018 school year.