Brooks, Suffield & Westminster

cameo43
Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:36:18 +0000

They do have a lot of sporty kids and very enthusiastic school spirit. But the headmaster, in speaking to us, really lauded the achievements of kids in other areas, like theater, music, art, and academics, didn’t seem to be a huge emphasis on athletics (though we had heard those same ‘athletic focused’ comments from people). To us, it seemed like pretty much all aspects of the school are driven with enthusiastic participants. We met a music teacher on our tour, and when she heard D was a singer, she insisted on bringing her to one of the rehearsal spaces for a chat. Theater seemed very big there, too. Sometimes I think people make those "athletic-focused’ comments about schools that have winning teams… but wouldn’t anyone want a school whose teams win more than lose? The school spirit and pride comes from different areas, but let’s face it… everyone wants their school to win the game!