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or a friend of Brewster, we have
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Brewster’s
Champion
Trees
Brewster Academy was recently recognized
for being the stewards of two Champion
Big Trees: a white oak (pictured below)
and a black locust. Both are the largest reported
specimens of their species growing in Carroll
County.
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Brewster Commended
by NEASC
In November the Commission on Independent Schools of the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) commended Brewster on the school’s five-year
interim evaluation report.
The Academy last went through its re-accreditation and self-study process in 2006,
as required by the NEASC of independent schools every 10 years. In that review, the
accrediting board recommended specific areas in which Brewster could improve.
“The list of ways Brewster has improved is laudable,” said William M. Bennett, director of
the commission, in a letter to Head of School Dr. Michael E. Cooper. “The school has taken
specific steps to deepen and broaden its development efforts, to initiate ways faculty can be
part of the policy-setting process, to establish exciting directions in the curriculum, and to
open communication among many areas of school life.”
The white oak, located in front of Sargent Hall,
stands 69 feet tall, is 175 inches in circumference,
and has an average crown spread of 101 feet.
The black locust, located near Memorial Field
across from Brown Hall, is 72 feet tall and
measures 126 inches in circumference with an
average crown spread of 43 feet.
The New Hampshire Big Tree Program is an
outreach of the University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension. The purpose of the New
Hampshire Big Tree Program is to locate the
most outstanding examples of the various tree
species that grow in New Hampshire, to obtain
the cooperation of the tree owners to protect
and preserve specimens as landmarks for future
generations to enjoy, and to stimulate interest in
and greater appreciation for trees as a natural
resource. Next time you are on campus, take time
to stop and admire these champions.
During its re-accreditation process in 2006, the visiting committee members voted
unanimously in the affirmative on 67 of 77 standards necessary for accreditation. Of the
10 standards that did not receive a unanimous affirmative response, each one received
between five and seven affirmative responses; overall, an excellent “grade” report. It was
the improvements in these areas to which Bennett referred in his letter.
“The Commission feels Brewster is poised to become an even stronger school going
forward. The Commission commends the school on its work of the last three years as well
as the report itself,” Bennett added.
Brewster has received continued accreditation since its initial membership with the NEASC
in 1933. The NEASC is the regional accrediting body, providing accreditation services
for more than 2,000 public and private institutions for programs from pre-kindergarten
through the doctoral level.
18 BrewsterConnections – Spring 2012