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.”
Beyond Friendship: Alumni Inspire Students and Faculty
What would you do if you were a teenager hanging out with a friend and enjoying some baseball practice on a hot summer afternoon, and your friend collapsed, stopped breathing, and was unresponsive? Unfortunately, this was a real scenario, but it does have a happy ending.
Friends and former Eaglebrook classmates Kiernan Keller ’19 and Bobby Miele ’19 were hanging out, doing some baseball skills practicing one hot June afternoon last summer. Bobby was experiencing a racing heart and went into cardiac arrest. Kiernan, who had Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, training while he was a student at Eaglebrook, immediately dialed 911 and started performing CPR on his friend. It took 15 minutes for the EMTs to arrive at the scene, and Kiernan had kept up with CPR that entire time. Bobby was later diagnosed with a syndrome that was unnoticed until that day.
Without Kiernan’s quick action, Bobby would not have made it past that hot June day. They came to Eaglebrook on Friday, March 25 to tell their story. This was the day before all Eaglebrook students were going to have CPR training and a few days after all of the faculty went through the same training.
Kiernan explained to the group, “At the moment when I needed to use it, I remembered bits and pieces of what I needed to get me started,” he said. He continued by saying, “What was comforting was having the familiarity with CPR from having gone through the training at Eaglebrook…My message to you is to be involved and present in your training.”
This amazing story provided a perfect way to kick off an important day of training for our Eaglebrook students, and it also showed the power of friendship, learning, and being brave. Please watch Bobby and Kiernan’s story here.