Nashoba Brooks School

Nashoba Brooks School, one of the most inclusive in the United States, strives to provide its students with a quality education and a tolerant, comfortable, happy atmosphere for development. Here, children are taught to live in a happy world, continuously learn and deepen their knowledge, cultivate leadership qualities and a reasonable thirst for high achievements. Each child develops academically, in sports and art - the harmonious education of the individual is the main priority of Nashoba Brooks School.

The main thing in the program of children's development is the education of character, personality, and not just academic success. The main principles of Nashoba Brooks School:

1. Integration
2. Collaboration
3. Inclusivity
4. Empathy
5. Stability.

Children here are taught to show respect for themselves, others, compassion, care, responsibility, courage to defend their beliefs, courage, loyalty to ethical choices.

Not only does Nashoba Brooks offer a balanced curriculum, but it also offers childcare options before and after class.

• Children can arrive at 7:30 a.m. before school to participate in the Early Birds classes: until 8:00 a.m. (start of lessons) they will be supervised by a specialist.
• After classes (until 17:30), children can stay for an extended day. Supervised students will be able to play outside and warm up, chat, read, older children will be able to do their homework with the help of a teacher-organizer. They study in the library, master 3D printing, join the Film Production Club or study science, play softball or lacrosse, and study costume design.

The school does not provide accommodation for its young students, but carefully monitors their meals during the school day. Nashoba Brooks School has contracted with supplier Sodexo to provide students with healthy, balanced, and safe meals. For example, it is forbidden to bring food and dishes containing nuts into the territory, all dishes that are prepared here are also hypoallergenic, do not contain gluten, corn syrup, nitrates. The menu varies depending on the day of the week – examples of meals from the school food service:

• Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, butter and jelly sandwiches, tuna salad, homemade applesauce,
• Cheese soup with broccoli and cheddar, chicken salad with pita chips, ham,
• Vegetable turkey soup, roast beef sandwiches,
• Pizza, antipasti salad, homemade chocolate pudding, etc.

A salad bar is open daily, children are served fresh fruits and vegetables, clean water, milk and juice, yoghurts and cereals, dairy products. On request, you can request meals, for example, without eggs - the following safe designations are accepted:

• GF (gluten free),
• V (vegetarian),
• VG (vegan).

The school organizes a variety of interesting activities for its pupils to help them develop harmoniously and comprehensively. School holidays stand out in particular: Thanksgiving, end-of-year morning services, student events, and parties. Students take an active part in charity - the school cooperates with many local non-profit organizations: Gaining Ground, Heading Home, Open Table, Nashoba Learning Group, Cradles to Crayons, etc.

Children play a lot of sports, almost every day in the afternoon (from 15:30 to 16:50), compete with other local schools, can become a member of the school team or national team:

• Cross-country running,
• Soccer
• Field hockey,
• Basketball
• Yoga
• Strength training,
• Lacrosse
• Tennis (under the leadership of the profile club of New England),
• General fitness for toddlers,
• Five-a-side football,
• Softball
• Athletics.

The sports available may vary depending on the season (time of year).

No less attention is paid to art: in the lower grades it is firmly integrated into the main curriculum, in grades 6-8 it is presented as additional classes. It can be fine arts, painting, music, drama and theater, world cultures, traditional music of the peoples of the world, participation in various ensembles (the a-capella group is especially famous), etc.

Students can take part in a variety of communities - mathematical, scientific, youth initiatives, charity and others. Mostly, these opportunities are offered to older students (may be for an additional fee).

• The ratio of teachers to students is 1: 6,
• 100% of students participate in the activities of the STEAM course,
• 9 inter-school sports events, competitions and tournaments for students in grades 6-8,
• 30 acres of beautiful natural terrain in Concord, Massachusetts,
• 6 hours per week minimum is reserved for art, creativity, music and personal health education (PE),
• 82% of teachers have advanced degrees.

The campus of the school is spread over 30 acres of beautiful park area and has prepared for children all the opportunities for study, sports, recreation, walks:

• Numerous sports grounds, including multifunctional,
• Tennis courts,
• Game
• Forest glades, trails and ponds for controlled walks,
• Indoor gyms,
• Research centers,
• Common cozy dining room,
• Own library,
• Arts Zone: music laboratories, visual arts studios, auditoriums with a stage for speakers.

The price of the programs already includes:

• Lunches
• Educational books, manuals, materials,
• Daytime and evening activities, games, walks,
• Sports
• Use of all school technology and infrastructure,
• Support from school administration, teachers and other staff,
• Student insurance.

Extra charge:

• Transfer to school: the bus costs from $ 3460 (one way) to $ 5030 (round trip) per year,
• Extended day program (from preschoolers to grade 3 students): every day until 17:30-18:00,
• Supervision of students in grades 4-8 and assistance in preparing lessons during the extended day - until 17:30.

What is required of applicants:

• Contact the school, if necessary, ask questions and request more information; if possible, schedule a study visit,
• Sign up for Ravenna's online application system,
• Fill out the application form and pay the registration fee ($50),
• Fill out parent/guardian questionnaires,
• Generate an academic report (report card, transcripts, letters from teachers and principals). A minimum of 2 recommendations (from teachers of mathematics and English) will be required if the child enters grades 4/8,
• Fill out the questionnaire of the future student.

Nashoba Brooks graduates successfully enter the most prestigious and top-rated schools in the country - for example:

• Acton-Boxborough High School,
• The Bromfield School,
• Brooks School,
• Buckingham Browne & Nichols School,
• The Cambridge School of Weston,
• Chapel Hill,
• Chauncy Hall School,
• Chelmsford High School,
• Commonwealth School,
• Concord Academy,
• Concord-Carlisle High School,
• Dana Hall School,
• Deerfield Academy,
• Groton School,
• Holderness School,
• The Hotchkiss School,
• Lawrence Academy
• Lexington High School,
• Lincoln-Sudbury High School,
• Manlius Pebble Hill School,
• Middlesex School,
• Millbrook School,
• Milton Academy,
• New Hampton School,
• Noble and Greenough School,
• Phillips Academy, Andover,
• Phillips Exeter Academy,
• The Rivers School,
• Pomfret School,
• St. Mark’s School,
• Tabor Academy,
• The Thacher School,
• Ursuline Academy,
• Walnut Hill School,
• Waterford School,
• Weston High School,
• Winchester High School,
• The Winsor School,
• Westminster School,
• Williston Northampton School.

Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8.

The school strives to find purposeful, curious children who can constantly develop the school community, bring diversity, mutual respect, their interests and values to it. The admissions committee assesses achievements, academic potential, and readiness for development.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision