Far Brook School

52 Great Hills Road
Short Hills, NJ 07078
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Far Brook's inviting, semi-wooded nine acre campus encompasses playing fields, playgrounds, and a wetlands habitat.
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Far Brook's inviting, semi-wooded nine acre campus encompasses playing fields, playgrounds, and a wetlands habitat.
Far Brook students experience nature every day as they cross our verdant campus between classes.
Second Graders learn about rhythm while playing jump rope in the Courtyard during music class.
Seventh Graders are responsible for walking our Nursery & Kindergarten students to their classrooms in the morning.
Learning is collaborative at Far Brook.
Woodshop is one of the many classes taken by all Far Brook students each year.
Our classrooms open directly to the outdoors, enabling the students to experience the natural world in all seasons and weather. Often, children are found having classes in one of our many outdoor spaces.
Teachers get to know students individually as they progress on their unique learning journeys.
Our integrated curriculum allows for collaboration across many disciplines. Here, students created windmills using a 3-D digital design program, printed them using our 3-D printers in Woodshop, then tested them in Science class.

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
Grades OfferedGrades Prekindergarten-8
Year Founded1948

Student Body

Total Students227 students
Student Body TypeCo-ed
% Students of Color
30%
State avg.: 30%
Students by GradeFar Brook School Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers45 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio5:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
48%
Classroom Dress CodeCasual

Finances and Admission

Admission DeadlineNone / Rolling
% on Financial Aid
16%
Admissions DirectorMikki Murphy
Admissions AssociateKathy Ike

Sports

Total Sports Offered4 sports
SportsBaseball, Field Hockey, Soccer, SoftballBaseball, Field Hockey,
Soccer, Softball,
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