Brookewood’s Middle School Science Fair was held on Thursday, March 5 in the school’s MPR, showcasing the curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking of our 6th–8th grade students. Congratulations to all participants—and especially to this year’s award recipients:
6th Grade: Runner Up Evie C.; 1st Place Maria Teresa A. H.
7th Grade: Runner Up Gabby G.; 1st Place (tie) Maria Agnes C. and Ava H.
8th Grade: Runner Up Milana F.; 1st Place Julia M.
2026 Play Actors Guild Production This past weekend, Avalon & Brookewood’s Play Actors Guild delighted audiences with William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing—a fast-paced comedy full of wit, romance, and well-earned redemption. Directed by Erin Bone Steele (her 7th show with Avalon & Brookewood), the production showcased a talented ensemble, including Gio G. (Leonato), Luci E. (Beatrice), Patrick S. (Benedick), Suzanna M. (Hero), Luke H. (Claudio), Rohan S. (Don Pedro), Maggie…
Aleteia, a national Catholic news and lifestyle site, has featured Brookewood School and our brother school, The Avalon School, on its new list of “tech-free” Catholic schools that are “fighting back” against screen overuse and its impact on student focus. The article, published November 4 by Theresa Civantos Barber, specifically names “Avalon & Brookewood (each…
In this episode, I talk with Mrs. Ann Vitz, longtime Brookewood parent and new Brookewood teacher, about her program, Great Moral Stories, which we’re implementing in grades K-12 this year. Based on Core Virtues by Mary Beth Klee, and designed with Aristotle’s virtues as its foundation, this curriculum is helping Brookewood girls to learn more about how to…
Brookewood Junior Bella Romero Wins Maryland Poetry Out Loud State Title Brookewood School is proud to announce that Bella Romero, an 11th-grade student, won the Maryland Poetry Out Loud state competition on Saturday, March 7, 2026. After advancing from Brookewood’s school competition to the regional level, Bella earned the state title and will now represent…
Brookewood students Bella Romero and Elena Aldrette have been honored with the Maria Guarrera Wilmeth Award for excellence in the study of the Italian language. The award, presented at the gala of the Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, recognizes outstanding students from Washington-area high schools where Italian is part of the curriculum. Bella and…
Today I talk with Rich McPherson, Head of Brookewood and President of Avalon and Brookewood, to learn how he spent his summer vacation. Having made a number of one-day pilgrimages and thought for a long time about multi-day routes, Rich has devised a two-week pilgrimage, a Camino of Maryland, he hopes to initiate this next…
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