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Misson Statement
Brookstone School, a college preparatory school founded in the Judeo-Christian tradition and committed to academic excellence, endeavors to develop in its students a foundation for lifelong learning, integrity, personal responsibility, mutual respect, and service to others.
Students and Faculty
• 50% boys and 50% girls
• 10:1 student:teacher ratio
• 80 teaching faculty
Academics
• 100% of Brookstone graduates attend college
• 5 State STAR students (more than any other school in
the state of Georgia)
• Class of 2011 Mid 50% SAT score range: 1630-1950
• 15 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered, with all enrolled
students taking the national AP exam
• The 72 graduates in the Class of 2011 were accepted at 67
different colleges and universities and attend 28 schools from
coast to coast
• Members of the Class of 2011 were offered merit, leadership and
athletic scholarships valued at more than 3.8 million including:
- Goizueta Scholarship at University of Georgia
- Faculty Scholar at Centre College
- Academic Presidential Scholar at Auburn University
- Deans Engineering Excellence Scholarship at University
of Alabama
- Presidential Leadership Scholarship at University of Georgia
- Provost's Scholar at Southern Methodist University
- Servant Leadership Scholarship at Columbus State University
- Presidential Scholarship at Rhodes College
- Distinguished Scholar of Tulane University Honors Program
- Presidential Scholar at College of Charleston
- Brock Business Scholarship at Samford University
- Full-tuition scholarship at The Cooper Union
- Moore Music Scholarship at LaGrange College
- Duke Scholarship at Furman University
• Dual accreditation with SACS/SAIS
• All Lower School teachers trained in Orton-Gillingham
reading method
• SAT preparation for juniors
• 8th grade speech program
• Technology instruction for all students beginning in
Pre-Kindergarten
• Foreign Language taught at all grade levels (Pre-Kindergarten
through twelfth grade)
• Tablet Technology integration for all freshmen and sophomores
Across the Campus
• Servant Leadership program integrated into the curriculum
for all grades
• Sister school relationship with Ricks Institute, Virginia, Liberia,
West Africa
• Partner in Education with local public school Fox Elementary
• Close proximity to Fort Benning, GA, and Phenix City, AL
• Financial Aid available
• Full-time college advising program
• Emergenetics/STEP (thinking preference profiles)
• Licensed Extended Day program
• Learning Center
• Full-service cafeteria with lunch included in tuition
• Freshman Retreat
• Nationwide faculty recruitment
• Department Chair and Grade Chair system campus-wide
• Writing Center with full-time coordinator
• Faculty Advisor Program
Fine Arts
• Music, visual and performing arts instruction at all grade
levels
• Compete in Georgia High School Association and Georgia
Independent School Association regional and state events
• Pep Band, Concert Band, and Small Ensemble performance
opportunities
• Choral performance opportunities
• Annual spring musical with 3 evening performances
• Holiday and spring band and choral concerts
• 2010 One Act Play Region Champions
• Compete in the Georgia Theater Conference State Play Festival
Athletics
• Sports in 12 areas over 3 seasons at middle school, junior varsity
and varsity levels
• 75% of Upper School students are on school sports teams
• 70% of Middle School students participate on school athletic
teams
• Compete in GHSA
• 2011 Region Champions in girls and boys tennis, girls and boys
golf, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, and boys soccer
• 11 out of 12 varsity athletic teams participated in state playoffs
• 2011 Final Four in girls and boys tennis
• 2011 State Champion in boys golf
Honor Societies
• Cum Laude
• Latin Honor Society
• National English Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• National Spanish Honor Society
• National French Honor Society
• National Junior Beta Club
Foreign Language
• Foreign language begins in Pre-kindergarten and
continues through twelfth grade
• Spanish is taught from Pre-kindergarten through fourth
grades; French is introduced during the fifth grade year;
Latin is introduced during sixth grade
• Students select Spanish, French or Latin for their seventh
and eighth grade years
• French, Latin and Spanish are offered through the AP level
in Upper School State of the Art Science Facilities
• Students in the Upper School typically have use of their own
microscope and each science classroom is equipped with lab
tables and supplies
• Middle School Science Lab
• Intermediate School Science Lab
• The campus also utilizes two outdoor learning classrooms for
environmental science studies
Technology
• 1-2-1 Tablet Program for Upper School students and all
faculty members
• Projectors in every classroom
• SMART Boards technology
• Computer lab for all divisions with a total of 716 computers
campus wide
• Upper School foreign language lab
• Upper School Writing lab
• Upper School offers a variety of Computer Science Classes
including Technology Integration, Graphic Arts, Java
Programming, Game Simulation Development, Studio Production,
Web Development, and Broadcasting with CougarLive Video
Streaming.
• Mobile cart with netbooks for classroom access
• Tablets in middle school computer lab
• Multiple Document cameras in all divisions
• Lego Robotics available in Intermediate and Middle Schools
• Intermediate School network news program
• Lower school computer club
• Certified Lenovo repair staff onsite
Campus
• 100+ acre campus
• 2 libraries
• 3 technology labs
• 3 outdoor classrooms
• Intermediate School building (Grades 4 & 5)
• All faiths chapel
• Student center
• Natural history cabin
• Performing arts center
• Football stadium and track
• Cross country trail
• Fitness Center
• Wrestling room
• 2 gymnasiums
• 6 tennis courts
• Softball, baseball and soccer fields
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Brookstone provides individualized and thorough preparation for college and life. Classes are small, allowing teachers and students to get to know one another in and beyond the classroom. |
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