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Great Schools Should be Accessible
Dear Friend, When good public schools are inaccessible and private schools are unaffordable, under-resourced families are stuck without options for their child’s education. It's frustrating and disheartening. Great schools should be accessible. Recognizing that all...
“My Nurse Shelley”
Dear Friend, This year at Brookstone, the LORD has blessed us with the ability to expand our services to students in a number of areas. In addition to our new middle school sports program, we have not only added a counseling team but a full-time school nurse to...
Reading starts from day 1
If you’ve been around Brookstone, you know how much we value a strong academic foundation. Reading proficiency by third grade is the strongest indicator of high school graduation. As a matter of fact, “A student who can’t read on grade level by 3rd grade is 4 times...
A peek inside our new school year. You’re welcome!
A letter from our Head of School September 8, 2021 Dear Brookstone Community— With so many heart-wrenching challenges in our country and world right now—from the condition in Afghanistan, to the earthquake in Haiti, to the fires in Western America, to the damage and...
Ricky’s Story
Ricky was our 2021 Valedictorian. We'd love for you to get to know him and some of his story! Here are some interview questions he answered for our community. What was the biggest challenge you overcame when you were at Brookstone? My biggest challenge that I overcame...
A Message from Suzanne Wilson
This anniversary year has led me to think more deeply about how the LORD has been working at Brookstone over the years. I believe everything, no matter how small or large, has an ‘appointed time’ in His plan and purpose. Following God’s call, a handful of us...
Robina
This week we are recognizing a Brookstone Student who just completed her first year at Brookstone as a Kindergartener - Robina. Robina, the youngest of five, is the only one in her family that was born in the US. Her parents spent more than twenty years as refugees...
Kindergarten through 8th Grade! Congratulations, Egypt.
As we celebrate the end of a great year and prepare to enroll 30 new students in the fall, we invite you to meet a “Brookstone Lifer” you are going to love. Egypt Maxwell-Wright is one of our recent graduates who was a part of Brookstone from kindergarten through...
Help us Say “Yes”
As we finish a one-of-a-kind school year for Brookstone, we are thankful. Under-resourced Charlotte students have continued to learn and thrive, with about 85% of our students attending in-person since September. We praise God for blessing our school. This week, our...
