The Brunswick Trust N E W S L E T T E R
Brunswick Trust Report Fall 2024
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eptember found our Brunswick boys and their teachers in some new or newly renovated spaces, each carefully crafted to meet the needs of the Bruins housed there. From the trike track on Lake Avenue to the multi-purpose learning space in Pettengill, our new facilities offer space to explore and engage in all of the learning opportunities ’Wick presents. As we have settled into the routines of our campuses this fall, each division has been intentional about the “focus” on what it means to be a member of our Brunswick community. Our motto of “Courage, Honor, Truth” remains the north star of our programs, and the work of the Trust helps us all to live those words to their fullest each Brunswick day.
Character & Leadership
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he true story of three American astronauts who got stuck in space after an explosion — and the science and ingenuity that brought them back to Earth — served as the subject of an Upper School Brunswick Trust assembly this fall. Boys gathered in Baker Theater in October to watch the 1995 film Apollo 13. With a run time of 2 hours and 19 minutes, the film served as a good opportunity for boys to come together for a relatively long period to focus on a single narrative, while also considering Trust themes around decision making, leadership, character, and what it means to be part of a family. Leadership opportunities at the Middle School have multiplied thanks to a new House and Den program launched in a special assembly this fall. The program was created to maintain and ultimately enhance the
inter-grade connections in the Middle School, unifying the four grades that are now spread out into two buildings on either side of King Street. “I would like to usher in a new era!” sixth grade advisor Kyle Miller told boys gathered at the assembly. “An era where a fifth grader can break bread with an eighth continued on page 2
CHARACTER
D I V E R S I T Y, E Q U I T Y,
H E A LT H
SERVICE &
& LEADERSHIP
INCLUSION &
& WELLNESS
S U S TA I N A B I LI T Y
BELONGING