JANUARY 16, 2020
Artist Michele Boshar P'20 visited the "Chasing Creativity: Exploring Why Artists Make Art, and Cultivating Your Own Inner Artist" Winter Term class on Friday. See more shots from their activities: brooksschoolphotos.com .
See You at the Winter Term Symposium!
Join us Friday, Jan. 24, to see what everyone has been working on! 

  • 7 to 8:30 p.m. Symposium in the Classroom and Science Building: Come watch class presentations, explore the Winter Term curriculum (view the course catalog) and talk with students and teachers. Siblings are welcome. 

  • 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Parent Reception in the Henry Luce III Library/Robert Lehman Art Center: Come view the works of ceramicist Laura Nichols GP'18, GP'20, GP'22 and student art from the "Pottery and Raku" class while you mingle with fellow parents! Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Adults only.
Long Weekend Guidelines
The Winter Term Holiday will take place January 25 to 27. Students may leave after their last commitment that Saturday. Boarders should return on Monday by 8 p.m. Students must complete their weekend slips as usual, and parents must email permission for their child to leave campus to weekendpermissions@brooksschool.org .
Report Cards Update
Winter Term Report Cards will be available in OnBrooks on Jan. 29 after 2 p.m. Contact Registrar Lisa Saunders with any questions.
Fifth-Form Parent Reception/College Counseling Workshop
Please join us for a College Counseling Kickoff weekend ! Mingle with fellow parents and college counseling staff at Head of School John Packard’s home on Jan. 31 from 6-7:30 p.m. The program continues on Feb. 1, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., featuring panel discussions with college admissions officers ( see the list here ), a presentation of Brooks School’s program and a Q-&-A session. Please RSVP for each day by Jan. 24. If you have any questions, contact Assistant College Counselor Christine Jackson .
Parents of Fifth- and Sixth-Formers Planning Summertime Now . . .
A Summer Opportunities Fair , highlighting academic, language and gap-year programs, will be held on Jan. 26 at Phillips Academy in Andover. The event is open to the public. Contact Brooks’ Dean of College Counseling Andy Campbell with any questions.
Save the Date: Community Appreciation Luncheon
Each year, parents treat every employee at Brooks to a lunch complete with amazing raffle items that they can win! Parents handle every aspect of the lunch, from set-up, cooking, serving and clean-up to donations of raffle items. Please save the date of Mar. 25 (the day before school resumes following Spring Break) for this event. More information to come during the next few weeks.
Books Need to Be Ordered For Electives
If your student is taking a new elective, please check our Follett Online Bookstore to order the books they'll need.
Second Semester Private Music Lessons
If your student would like to participate in music lessons -- for an instrument or voice -- during the upcoming semester, please click here for information regarding sign-up, cost and other details.
Giving Day 2020 ~ Feb. 11
This year, Brooks will be celebrating its fifth annual Giving Day , one of the biggest days of the year for the Brooks Fund . Last year we received 745 donations to Brooks on this single day! While primarily focused on boosting our alumni participation, some parents have also chosen to celebrate this day by making a Brooks Fund donation. While the Brooks Together parent drive for the Brooks Fund will officially kick off in late March, we did want to share Giving Day details with our parents in case you had questions or wanted to make a contribution to the Brooks Fund on that day. If you have any questions about Giving Day or the Brooks Fund, please contact Director of Annual Giving and Donor Relations Mary Merrill .
Student Activities This Weekend
Check out the full schedule of events . Highlights include a lip sync battle and trips to IHOP and the mall.
Upcoming Events 
  • Jan. 24: Winter Term Symposium, 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 31: Fifth-Form Parent Reception, 6 p.m.
  • Feb. 19: Florida Reception, 5:30 p.m.
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