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Eaglebrook School
Location
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Deerfield
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Massachusetts

United States
Information
TypePrivate Junior Boarding School
MottoLumen, Fides, Labor, Facta
(Light, Faith, Work, and Deeds)
Established1922; 102 years ago (1922)
FounderHoward B. Gibbs[1]
Head of SchoolAndrew C. Chase '73
Grades6–9
GenderBoys
Enrollment257
 • Grade 623
 • Grade 746
 • Grade 898
 • Grade 980
International students103
Average class size10 students[1]
Student to teacher ratio3.5:1[1]
CampusRural, forested, Mountainous
Campus size850 acres
Color(s)   
MascotEagle
RivalCardigan Mountain School
Tuition$78,600 domestic boarding, $78,600 int'l boarding, $50,000 day[2]
Websitewww.eaglebrook.org

Eaglebrook School is an independent junior boarding and day school for boys in grades six through nine. It is located in Deerfield, Massachusetts, on the Pocumtuck Range near Deerfield Academy and sited on an 850-acre (3.4 km2) campus which is also preserved by the Deerfield Wildlife Trust.[1] Eaglebrook School is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE).[3]

History

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Eaglebrook School was founded in 1922 by Howard Gibbs, a friend of Headmaster Frank Boyden of Deerfield Academy. Gibbs, who graduated from Amherst College, envisioned a younger boy's boarding school that allowed boys to develop their innate abilities, discover new interests, and gain confidence.

Thurston Chase, an Eaglebrook teacher and Williams College graduate, took over the school after Mr. Gibbs' unexpected death. Student enrollment was expanded, and the school grew to include a gymnasium, tennis courts, a learning center, a science building, and four new dormitories.

After Thurston Chase's retirement, his son, Stuart Chase, became the headmaster. The school continued to grow as it bought 500 adjacent acres and added new playing fields, a track, a ski area with snow making and chair lift, a swimming pool, and two new dormitories.

In 2002, Andrew Chase, son of Stuart and Eaglebrook's former director of development, became the current headmaster.

The campus has undergone extensive massive upgrades since the mid-1990s. Baines House and the Thurston C. Chase Learning Center have been renovated. The Schwab Family Pool, and the McFadden Rink at Alfond Arena and a new track and field facility have been built in the late 1990s. Two new dormitories, Kravis House and Mayer House, were completed in the early 2000s. In 2007, a major renovation was undertaken on Flagler House, Halsted House, and Taylor House. The Learning Center was also extensively renovated at that time. During the summer of 2010, the Sports Center was renovated, adding two new international squash courts, bringing the total to six, a new student lounge and student fitness room, and a 50-kilowatt solar panel system on the roof of the gym.[4] The Edward P. Evans Academic Center for Science, Art, and Music, was opened in 2017.

Governance

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Eaglebrook is owned by the Allen-Chase Foundation, a nonprofit educational trust.[4]

Athletics

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Many sports are offered:[5]

Notable alumni

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King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, when he was a prince, receiving a certificate from Eaglebrook School in 1977.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eaglebrook School-Facts". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Eaglebrook School-Tuition". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "AISNE-Eaglebrook School". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Eaglebrook History". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Eaglebrook School Athletics". Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Abdullah II of Jordan (2011). Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace. Penguin. ISBN 9781101190135. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Soldier Creek Associates". Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2007.
  8. ^ Tifft, Susan (1993). The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty. Touchstone. ISBN 9780671797072. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Nick Bromell, "Scooter Libby and Me" Archived August 13, 2007, at archive.today, The American Scholar (Phi Beta Kappa) (Winter 2007) and "Scooter's Tragic Innocence: Why My Friend Scooter Libby Is Loyal to Bush, Cheney and an Arrogant Administration Whose Values Are Not His Own", Salon, January 24, 2007 (Premium content; restricted access); "Nick Bromell" Archived October 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, faculty profile at umass.edu (University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts); all accessed June 8, 2007.
  10. ^ a b "Ski Racing, The Journal of Snowsport Competition". Retrieved May 22, 2008.
  11. ^ Whittaker, Mark (2014). Cosby: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. p. 277. ISBN 9781451697971. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Home". flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Feaglebrook%2F5574710446&usg=AOvVaw2OYILd6RlVrAFCAGN8brOW. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  13. ^ a b Douglas, Cameron (2019). Long Way Home. Knopf. ISBN 9780525520849. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  14. ^ Duchin, Peter; Michener, Charles (2018). Ghost of a Chance: a Memoir. Random House. ISBN 9781984855862.
  15. ^ "Hoving, Thomas. "Artful Tom, a Memoir"". Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  16. ^ Horowitz, Helen (2020). Traces of J. B. Jackson: The Man Who Taught Us to See Everyday America. University of Virginia Press. pp. 7, 14. ISBN 9780813943350. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "System - Error 404". www.alumniconnections.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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