Fast Facts
THE ACADEMY
- Co-educational since its founding in 1820
- Serves grades 9-12 and postgraduate
- Mission: "We prepare diverse thinkers for lives of purpose."
- Head of School Kristy Kerin
- Mascot: The Bobcat
ACADEMICS
- Team-based teaching
- Collaborative and project-based learning
- Interim Studies Program
- Multi-level classrooms
- Mastery based curriculum
- Advanced Placement courses
- Academic Support programs since 1975
- Integrated social and emotional learning program
- Global Education: Immersion trimesters, freshman trips, and a unique Post-Grad Gap Year program in Europe
THE CAMPUS
- 80 acres with classic New England facilities
- Half mile shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee
- Located in “Oldest Summer Resort in America”
- Six lakeside athletic fields
- 18 student/faculty residences
- Steps away from quaint downtown shops, bakeries, and restaurants
STUDENTS
- 350 Students; 80 percent boarding; 20 percent day
- Represent 27 states and 20 foreign countries
- 38 percent of students receive financial aid
FACULTY
- 4:1 student-faculty ration
- 84 faculty and student-facing staff
- 33% have 20+ years teaching experience
- 37% have been with Brewster for more than a decade
- Brewster Summer Institute for professional development
COLLEGE AND BEYOND
- 100 percent acceptance at four-year colleges and universities
- Road Map to College program
- High college retention results
ATHLETICS
- National and New England championship teams
- Successful history of college athletic placements
- Thirty interscholastic, recreational, and instructional offerings
- Only independent school with an outdoor turf and an indoor convertible turf
- Nine tennis courts
- Indoor rowing tank
- 200-meter indoor track
- Use of 18-hole Clive Clark championship golf course
COMMUNITY LIFE
- More than 25 active student clubs, organizations, weekly community service opportunities
- Spectacular outdoor programs and activities
- Challenging student leadership opportunities
- New state-of-the-art student and arts center, including student commons area, cafe, pool table, group spaces, and much more!
THE ARTS
- Traditional arts courses and the latest in digital arts
- Enrichment offerings for afternoon activities
- Advanced courses in visual and performing arts
- Private instruction offered in voice and instruments
- Seasonal theater productions
- Dance instruction by Joffrey Ballet-trained instructor