Brookstone Alumni – Match Day!

Friday, March 17th, was Match Day for medical schools all over the country! On this day, 4th year medical students find out where they have “matched” for their residency program. It’s a fun-filled day of nervous excitement as students find out one by one in front of friends, family and colleagues where they will be spending the next few years of  their medical training! Congratulations to all of these Brookstone Graduates on their matches! We are so proud of them!! Blake Bowden Brookstone Graduation Year: 2009 Medical school: Medical College of […]

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Sunrise on the Field

Thank you to Katie Bickerstaff, one of our parents, for this beautiful picture she took while walking around the track recently. I echo her sentiments exactly… @brookstoneschool is a sanctuary for my children. How amazing that it is for me too!!! #walkingthetrack #watchingthesuncomeup #thisplaceismagic #cougarnation #brookstoneschool #whowantstojoinme — at Brookstone School.

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Grandparents’ Day

A few weeks ago, we celebrated another wonderful Grandparents’ Day! Here at Brookstone, we made the move from a school-wide Grandparents’ Day celebration to limiting it to just two classes – Kindergarten and 7th grade. The reason behind this move was to allow for a truly intentional visit one on one instead of having grandparents drop in to a number of classrooms visiting multiple grandchildren. The result of this move has made for a wonderful time for both grandchildren and grandparents alike! The Kindergarten classes started with a performance in […]

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Deliberate Life

My second born just completed his Deliberate Life speech. As a Brookstone senior, it is a rite-of-passage. But it is more than a speech – more than a project. It’s choosing to live deliberately. Inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau, our Deliberate Life projects seek to challenge our seniors on an entirely different level than a typical senior research paper or project. Thoreau says, “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate himself by conscious endeavor…I went to the woods because […]

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Lower School Art!

We made history today at Brookstone School! Pre-K had their very first day in the art room with our beloved Deana Graham, affectionately known as “Mama D,” and they were naturals! Art has long been incorporated into the 3K and pre-k curriculum, but it has always been confined to their classrooms. But now, they are finally making the trip to the lower school art room where so much beautiful magic happens! For their first time with Mama D, they combined art and chemistry, while they painted with colored vinegar onto […]

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