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After three weeks away, 2022 at Brentwood has begun and our student body has made its way back to campus after a well-deserved winter break. Due to various travel issues, we do not yet have every Brentonian back in Mill Bay, but we are incredibly grateful to be able to return to school and continue to enjoy in-person learning. As we all know,...

As the impish Grade 8s go about their year in a spacious ocean-view classroom in the Bunch Centre, along with what some might call a rigorous homework load and faced with the looming specter of beginning of high school in September, they are assigned a task as a class to explore the life of theatre. Although some may like participating and some...

With the conviction that creativity fosters wellness, imagination, community and joy, Brentwood proudly offers a diverse range of arts across four periods each Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon. To optimize these opportunities, a cadre of student Arts Captains lead their peers and support teachers in their individual art programs. It is...

Arts are a key pillar of the tripartite program at Brentwood. With choices available in performing arts, technical arts, visual arts as well as debate & public speaking, there is something for everyone to explore. Facilities cater to experiences ranging from robotics to dance. On arts days, students can enjoy up to four hour-long blocks of arts,...

Every arts afternoon, in first block, the Brentwood musical program assembles. Exhilarating sounds of music fill the campus as students dance, sing, and act. A joyful group enters the dance studio and the Killy Theatre to work on their musical numbers, dance, and act. The atmosphere is electric and everyone is eager to learn. This year the musical...

There are many Arts in the third arm of Brentwood’s Tripartite Program and Performing Arts have a big impact on our school’s atmosphere. Some examples of these arts are dance, musical theatre, senior play, and a wide range of musical endeavours. Our Arts Program also contains physical, hands-on arts such as drawing and painting, pottery,...

Week one is in the books. Last Sunday the members of the Student Executive Council arrived. Monday brought the Orientation Assistants. Tuesday the all-important New Students. Thursday the veterans. Friday was first classes and Eco-Challenge. Saturday featured morning classes and an afternoon of athletics. The water, courts, fields, trails &...

Live theatre, especially that of the musical type, is something that is cemented in Brentwood’s legacy. To those who watch from the comfort of the house, it seems that the only purpose of the program is to put work into our extravagant March performance, year in and year out. While that is a large part of our program - which we were very lucky to...

It is my privilege today that I can present two traditions that usually happen at the closing of the final show in the run of the musical, but as we wanted some live audience to be able to acknowledge the recipients, we decided to wait until this post-show assembly. If you read Jack NG’s latest blog article, A Pandemic Performance, he says...

A week before the show, the cast and crew of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat received some really disappointing news: this year's show would be put on without Brentwood’s supportive audience. Additionally, we would be required to wear masks on stage whenever physical distancing was impossible, and all physical interactions needed...