The Future Is Bright

On Jan. 31, the new Upper School home, Patriots Hall, was officially dedicated with much fanfare and celebration.

As has been the case since Patriots Hall opened on Jan. 4, we all felt joy and pride in the accomplishment of so many "dreamers" who made the dream a reality. Today, our Upper School is housed in a magnificent building that permits us to deliver an education second to none.

We have the classroom and lab space to provide a high quality college prep experience; we have extensive art and computer graphic art rooms; we have a spacious and beautiful library with room for quiet study; we have a state-of-the-art fitness and weight room and field house providing complete support for all our athletic programs; we have a very large music and drama room for practice and future performance; we have an inviting and spacious cafeteria/student commons area for relaxation and conversation. In short, we have a wonderful, secure home for Upper School programs.

But the dedication, and the mission of the Upper School, is much more than the steel and bricks and mortar of a new facility. The building houses the people who deliver a special program with passion and enthusiasm. Our programs intend to take all students and guide, teach, and direct them to achieve personal excellence and prepare them to make a positive change in our world.

Our graduates are doing that now, and many have come back to tell us about what they are accomplishing. This is a special time for the Upper School and for Brookfield Academy as a whole and the future remains very bright for all of us fortunate enough to be part of this enterprise.

Dan Davis, Head of Upper School