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From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: There are certain things that you can only experience here at Brook Hill.  For example, you can’t go to a Smithsonian-quality museum at every school and learn about the experience of the paratroopers who stormed Normandy while sitting in an actual C-17 cockpit.  You can’t […]

Brook Hill Boarding students made the short drive to Peirce Equestrian Riding School for English riding lessons.  The first hour students learned about horsemanship, grooming their horses and learning how to properly saddle them.  The second hour was spent riding horses at the arena.  The 75-acre setting was beautiful and the cool weather was perfect […]

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: Maybe you’ve never heard the term Third Culture Kid.  As the name implies, the Third Culture Kid (TCK) is an amalgamation of two other cultures, his passport country and the culture in which he resides.  From his passport country he will learn things like national […]

This weekend several of the boarding students traveled to the Collin Creek Mall in Plano. Each student with their own goals, some were the same, some were different, but the common denominator was to have fun. Collin Creek mall is the home of Amazing Jakes, and activity center with miniature golf, climbing walls, and numerous […]

Last weekend our boarding community played paintball for their weekend activity! For some of our students it was the very first time they had played, and it was a fun activity to get their minds of school and make some memories with their friends!

This past weekend our boarding community took trips to Stonebriar Mall in Dallas and to watch FC Dallas play soccer. Our students had a blast! Our residential life program offers optional trips like these every weekend for our students!

Last weekend our boarding community went to Main Event in Dallas for a weekend get away. Students played laser tag, arcade games, bowling, pool, and enjoyed pizza. We plan something almost every weekend for our students to get off campus and have a fun experience!

This past weekend we welcomed our new boarding students to The Brook Hill Boarding Village. Many of our day students showed up to help and hang out. We also had a luau on Tuesday night to start the new school year off! This is going to be a great year at The Brook Hill Boarding […]

Sometimes people wonder if boarding school is worth the struggle. Often times you move far away from home, and have added responsibilities because of it. But, when you compare boarding school to private and public day schools, the numbers tell it all. Here is a quick look at some of the advantages of boarding:   […]

During his graduation speech, Brook Hill Salutatorian, Daniel Choi, created a powerful portrait of the education system in South Korea, contrasting it with his experience as a boarding student at The Brook Hill School. Daniel captures the distinction between his educational experiences when he says, “This [my Korean school] was not a school. It was […]

This past weekend we celebrated our graduating seniors in a big way. Brook Hill families joined their son or daughter for Graduation from all over the world. We held a number of events in our students’ honor, including an evening reception where younger students could greet our seniors and their families as well as write […]

Last weekend, our boarding community went to Celebration Station in the Dallas area to celebrate the ending of our school year. Students played games, raced go-carts, played laser tag,  enjoyed food, lemonade, coke, and just spending time together.