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.”
Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. day, Eaglebrook teachers integrate the teachings of Dr. King into their lesson plans. Additionally, throughout the course of the school year, all departments have been using This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell as a tool to discuss issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The book is the School’s first-ever all-school read.
One of Eaglebrook’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinators Cam Taylor kicked things off in the morning assembly by telling students about his personal journey with Dr. King’s teachings. Mr. Taylor then discussed some of Dr. King’s most meaningful words and quotes, and then let a few Sixth Formers share their favorite quotes from Dr. King.
In classes, each teacher planned something special for the day where students were able to get involved and ask questions, and hopefully, be able to learn something new. Special projects were designed in different classes that related back to the themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Students in Mr. Townsend’s mathematics classes learned about income inequality and built spreadsheets based upon a minimum wage lifestyle. Students in Mr. Gutierrez’s history classes listened and read along to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. In Mr. Fox’s English classes, students read the lyrical novel Booked by Kwame Alexander, and students created poems for their own anthologies using a wide variety of genres. The class also examined protest poetry and wrote their own poetry. The Ad Libs and Chorus groups sang music inspired by Dr. King in the courtyard between the Learning Center and Edward P. Evans Academic Building. Both groups performed Patty Griffin’s Up To The Mountain and MLK by U2. All students gained a better understanding of Dr. King’s legacy and how King served others and called on America to live up to its democratic promises.