Each quarter our Lower School takes time to celebrate our students as they develop character, leadership, and pursue excellence in their learning. It’s a school-wide affair, providing all of our students the opportunity to learn celebration, and to cheer each other on as they excel! The awards include Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, Servant’s […]
Kindergarten students had the opportunity to express their creativity and practice being in front of their peers for an alphabet fashion show! Complete with a disco light and red carpet, each student had the opportunity to design and decorate their vest with a specific letter in mind and then we had so much fun […]
Our community came together Monday night to celebrate our founder, Stephen Dement, and to honor the late Ruth Ann Young and Mr. Tommy Young for their generosity to Brook Hill. Prior to the concert, we enjoyed celebrating over hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to meet Austin French. Our orchestra played, the choir led us […]
Play is the work of childhood. On Thursday, our pre-k students did just that when they visited Moore Farms! After learning about pumpkins this week, students were able to experience the life cycle of farming first-hand. The best part is, our parents were able to join for the fun! We went on a hayride, […]
Dr. Mettetal presented a picture book depicting the installation and completion of the water well that Brook Hill students raised over $8,500 to have installed in Ethiopia. Partnering with Hope Springs in this has been a continued reminder of the world beyond our immediate Brook Hill community here in Bullard and reinforces our desire […]
It’s one of the highlights of our year at The Brook Hill Lower School, Community Helpers Day! Our students have been learning about what community looks like and as a part of that conversation, we had the honor of hosting local “Community Helpers” at the Lower School today for our pre-k and kindergarten classes […]
Students from Mrs. Lowe’s, Mrs. Batis’ and Mrs. Atteberry’s Lower School classes took the time to write letters to the brand new boarding students, here for their first year at Brook Hill. These 3rd-grade students have been working on these letters for weeks, collecting names, nations and birthdays of the boarding students, carefully crafting […]
HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER At schools, traditions are important. One of the most significant traditions at Brook Hill is Founder’s Day. Founder’s Day was established in 2008 to honor those who have made a significant impact on the school and to celebrate Brook Hill’s mission, vision, and […]
As a part of this year’s service project, Brook Hill third graders are collecting dimes to purchase food and supplies for the Bullard Mission House! Mrs. Lowe, Batis and Ateberry’s third-grade classes are diligently taking up the Guard Charge to Serve Others this year as they save their dimes for donation. Students will have […]
We love parent involvement and feedback as a part of the Brook Hill experience and want our parents to have opportunities to connect with leadership and staff. Taking ownership in this initiative, Mr. Kris Shustella, our Principal of grades Pre-K through 8th hosts a monthly meet-up with Brook Hill parents at the Cabin. The […]
Strings Teacher, Rachel Carlton, is sparking a passion for music at the Lower School! The age-old idiom, “practice makes perfect” lays the foundation for our Lower School’s introduction to the violin as they learn the basics of posture and holding “an instrument” before moving on to ever playing a note. This allows them to […]
With oil pastels in hand, 4th-grade students began building their Ancient Moai Statues in Mrs. Larios’ art room this week! After a brief educational video explaining the history and design behind the iconic Easter Island statues, students had the chance to “build” their own. With paper and oil pastels, students drew, colored, and layered […]