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 Value of Free & Open Access - Banned Books Week
It is Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Books featured in the Copley Library at Eaglebrook this week have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information.
Eaglebrook’s librarian Anna Bognolo had this to say about Banned Books Week, “More often than not, banned (or challenged) books deal with topics and/or real-life situations that make some people feel very uncomfortable -- uncomfortable because such books pose difficult questions that are hard to answer. Ironically, these books are precisely the ones that we should be making available in our libraries and teaching in our schools. The banning of books means we lose an opportunity to have a conversation, to better understand the multiple perspectives of our world, and to become better global citizens. This is why I choose to celebrate banned books.”