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.”
Just like the students, the Eaglebrook faculty have summer reading books. When the teachers arrive back on campus after summer vacation, they will have the opportunity to discuss the books they read. This year, there are three titles for the faculty to choose from.
Assistant Headmaster and Dean of Faculty Paul Cyr-Mutty had this to say about this year’s faculty reading selections, “This year the faculty is focusing on how to incorporate into their teaching, coaching, and advising important new knowledge from neuroscience on how children learn. To facilitate this, half the faculty are reading Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning which discusses how our understanding of how memory works makes certain teaching techniques particularly effective, and the other half are reading Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning which discusses how these techniques can be incorporated into teaching through relatively minor adjustments to curriculum. To support this and the faculty’s understanding of the neuroscience, they are all also reading a short, visually engaging book which is intended for use with students called The Owner’s Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain.” Take a look at past Eaglebrook faculty summer reading selections.