Creativity, Confidence, and Risk-Taking
Arts
The Lower School arts program is designed to develop foundational artistic skills and to instill confidence and creativity in young students. As an introduction to the visual arts, boys learn to draw, paint, collage, and manipulate clay through sequentially developed lessons based upon the individual student’s abilities. Emphasis is placed on creative risk-taking and exposure to a diverse range of art and artists.
Numerous art projects are displayed throughout the hallways during the year, and all boys participate in an annual art exhibit.
Boys also have the opportunity to practice public speaking and acting skills through annual drama presentations.
Music
The goal of the Lower School music program is to make music available to all children, to instill in them a sense of joy and openness toward music, to encourage them to share their ideas and talents, and to help each child recognize the important role that music plays in his culture and in his own life.
Children experience music through several activities, including singing, playing instruments, listening, movement, and creating and improvising. They are exposed to music from a variety of genres, and from different parts of the world. Every child has the opportunity to participate in public performances held in the course of the school year.
Brunswick competed in Match 4 of the Fairfield County Math League on Wednesday, with the A-team earning a convincing victory in the field of 27 schools with 113 total points.
For the Brunswick School football program, this year’s National Signing Day is more than a celebration — it’s a historic milestone, as the Bruins are sending an unprecedented 12 student-athletes to play college football during the early signing period.
Gordon Korman, the prolific author of children’s books and young-adult fiction, visited with Lower and Middle School students in late October, offering a lively recap of a creative, bountiful career spanning almost 47 years.
Brunswick's final match of the season was the NEPSAC Championship game against Phillips Exeter Academy at Mehra Natatorium on Sunday, with the Bruins ultimately earning a 20-13 win to capture their 10th consecutive New England Championship title.