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Brooks School Among Top Christian Boarding School in America
The North Andover school was selected based on its academics, extracurricular activities, religious programs and college counseling.
A North Andover school was chosen as one of the best Christian boarding schools in the country.
Brooks School was included on the list of “The 30 Best Christian Boarding Schools in America” by TheBestSchools.
The list of the Christian boarding schools includes Catholic and Episcopal, Lutheran, Baptist, and Seventh-day Adventist schools.
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Schools were chosen based on academic excellence, college counseling and preparation, spiritual growth programs for students, extracurricular activities and enrichment as well as geographic, demographic and theological diversity.
The list gave strong preference to schools like Brooks School that enroll both boys and girls.
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Brooks School, 1160 Great Pond Road, is an Episcopal school founded in 1926.
About 166 girls and 209 boys enroll into Brooks School, according to Brooks School website.
The school is open to American and international students and students are required to take three years of language, TheBestSchools reported.
Students must participate in sports, the arts or a community service. They can chose from sailing, dance, squash, choir, theatrical productions and more.
Chapel is held three times a week featuring a new topic each meeting and guest speaker, according to the list.
TheBestSchools is for students looking to attend a college or university.
Check out the full list of “The 20 Best Christian Boarding Schools in America” here. The schools are arranged alphabetically.
Photo Credit: Brooks School Facebook page
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