Traditions
This favorite playground equipment was the inspiration for the song "Circle Game" in past years' end-of-year 5th-grade slide shows.
What is the Merry-Go-Round?
A spiral staircase leads to this iconic spot at Brookside, allowing children to get a bird's eye view of the campus.
WHat is the Brookside Tower?
She was the first headmistress of Brookside School and rode a trolley to work each day.
Who is Jessie T Winter?
A Maypole, the MayDay Carol, singing, dancing, and recorders are all part of this event.
WHat is the Spring Festival?
1921
What year did Brookside school start?
This long-standing practice at Brookside allows teachers to teach mealtime etiquette and good manners.
WHat is Family Style Dining?
This charming space was the original classroom at Brookside, then known as the Bloomfield Hills School, and is currently home to drama classes and chapel performances.
What is the Meeting House?
who is kai?
Children look forward to hayrides, a dunk tank, bounce houses, face painting, cotton candy, and caramel apples at this event.
What is the Fall Festival?
In the spring of this year, two class grades graduated from Brookside.
When is 1981 or the year that 6th grade moved from Brookside to the middle schools?
Younger students are paired with older students as classes meet throughout the year to share time and activities together.
WHat is the Brookside Learning Partner Program?
This wing of the school opened in the fall of 1996 and floats on the flood plain created by the Rouge River.
What is the Vlassic Early Childhood Center?
The highlight of this day is when first graders sing and dance to The Turkey Trot.
What is Grandparents' day?
Brookside will celebrate its centennial during this year.
When is the 2021-2022 school year?
To honor Mr. Booth, children at Brookside spread out across the campus to pick up garbage.
What is the Booth Memorial Clean-Up?
Tucked in next to the brook, children gather here to read on clusters of stone pedestals surrounded by wildflowers.
Where is the Brookside Children's Garden?
This frozen treat is served at Friday lunches.
What is Ice Cream?
Children walk through this archway each morning as they enter the school.
What is the Log Jam?