The cornerstone on Center School on Obtuse Hill reads: "Brookfield School, Erected A.D. 1938."…More Center was then known as the Consolidated School, as the building brought together all the one-room school houses in Brookfield. Even today Center School has the distinction of being the only completely wooden school left in Connecticut. </p> <p>Presently, Center School is Brookfield children's introduction to school, offering preschool, kindergarten and first grade. Each day approximately 420 children walk through the doors. The faculty includes the principal, 22 classroom teachers, art, music and computer departments and a gym. In addition, the school offers a special education department, a social worker and a school psychologist. Non-certified staff includes office staff, paraprofessionals and custodians. </p>

The Montessori Community school strives to provide high-quality private education, life preparation and exceptional…More childcare for preschool and kindergarten children ages 3 to 6 years old, in Brookfield, Danbury, Ridgefield, Newtown, Bethel, New Milford, Southbury and the surrounding communities.</p> <p>The school does this by exemplary teaching methods and maintaining a staff certified in Montessori education. The small school of approximately 30 students facilitates individual attention and encouragement. Half and full day programs are available.  </p>

Brookfield High School's administration holds it as their mission to "motivate and inspire all students to become…More responsible, respectful, productive members of the community.  All students will learn through a rigorous academic and varied co-curricular experience which holds students accountable while valuing their individual worth."</p> <p>The school boasts very high graduation rates and almost all students continue with their studies after high school.  The athletic program is excellent, with teams making it to the playoffs in their Class-M division in every sport season.</p>

Whisconier Middle School, where Brookfield students go for grades 5 through 8, was transformed from the former…More elementary school in the early 1970s.  The school's curriculum and atmosphere are based around their mission statement: "We at Whisconier Middle School will respect ourselves and one another, appreciate individual differences and encourage one another to reach our potential," which can be found posted all around the building.</p> <p>"These are the toughest years for a kid," according to Principal Deane Renda, "They develop their personality, their group of friends—they kind of find their niche."  While tending to the students' personal development, the school's academic focus is on preparing children for the future.   "The most important job is to develop habits for the High School," Renda explained, "Developing responsibility, study habits and time-management skills."  This is achieved, according to Renda, by keeping kids interested in what they're learning and streamlining the curriculum through all four schools.</p>