In honor of Veteran’s Day this past week, students from The Brook Hill Lower School and Bullard ISD in grades first through fourth were invited to enter the Red, White, and Blue Festival poster contest for the city of Bullard’s annual Veteran’s celebration. The theme of the contest was “An Image of America”. Caleb […]
Our 7th-grade Humanities classes had the privilege this past week of hearing from retired Texas educators who have spent a lifetime cultivating curiosity and collecting stories. When we think about history it’s easy to imagine it as something that affects others. Something that happens to those who have passed away, or perhaps to countries […]
This semester our Brook Hill School of Business has been enjoying their new space in the Business Lab as they engage their passion for learning and hands-on development in the fields of marketing, economics, entrepreneurship, and business principals. Though each class has a different focus, the foundation of applicable skill-building is one that Kelly […]
The Brook Hill Middle School kicked off the academic competition season this past week by participating in the Academic Rodeo’s Academic Challenge Quiz. One eighth grade student, Aaron Nguyen, and five seventh grade students, Kai Glenn, Nathan Hill, Price James, Jackson Locker, and Cam Ryle comprise the Quiz Bowl team. Congratulations go out to […]
This year has given us new spaces, and new opportunities as a school. One of those spaces is our Lower School Leap Lounge. The Lower School Learning Enrichment & Academic Potential (LEAP) program exists to not only help students realize their academic potential through support programs but also to enrich the learning environment of […]
3rd grade led our students in chapel this week, teaching us how to use our gifts and talents for God’s glory. This modern retelling of the parable of the talents brought the story to life for our lower school. The owner of Lucky Lou’s Licks-a-lot Lollipops went away on a trip, leaving money to […]
Proudly on display and helping us tell the story of America, this monument to the Forefathers is an exciting addition! After visiting Brook Hill for Founder’s Day in 2015 and having the opportunity to tour the American Freedom Museum, actor and producer Kirk Cameron recently gifted our school with a treasure for display in […]
Everything begins as an idea. It starts with noticing, and then moves to evaluating, which turns to thinking and talking and trying to solve the problem at hand! Our classes, specifically our Robotics class this past week, have been making good use of our new Idea Lab that recently opened as a part of […]
This week, our 4th graders worked in teams to invent a game as a part of their Mind Mission challenge. Mind Missions is a curriculum that offers makerspace type challenges that push students to think outside the box, collaborate, and innovate. In this week’s Mind Mission, our 4th graders were required to invent a […]
Cole Fitzgerald and Florencia El Hay were honored at the Rotary Club of Tyler this past week for being named Outstanding Senior Girl and Boy at Brook Hill. Students are chosen based on their achievements through academics, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and athletics. We are proud of their accomplishment and for the way Cole and […]
This quote from Enda Kenny captures the essence of our “why” we offer coding classes at Brook Hill. It also inspires us to consider the possibilities beyond the classroom as our students strengthen their ability to problem solve, create, and to think outside the box. Our middle school coding class has been doing that […]
Each fall we look forward to introducing our youngest Brook Hill students to the American Freedom Museum! It’s always so much fun to see their wonder, their minds grasping something new. The museum is used by all of our students as a learning space and has been a pivotal part of our experiential education […]