Each morning before classes begin, students and faculty file into Moore Hall, class by class. The atmosphere is one of quiet contemplation. A faculty member has stated, "Morning Meeting allows a child to open himself to listening and the world."
At Morning Meeting, we experience poetry, music, and stories that range from the whimsical to the sublime, not as performances, but as food for the imagination, as examples of what is fine and meaningful, and as catalysts for adventuresome learning. "Young and old come together each day … the youngest look up in admiration … of the older students and set new models for themselves." (Former Far Brook Head of School Mary Wearn Wiener). Morning Meeting reminds us each day of our shared educational purpose. In Morning Meeting we seek "to instill a creative response to learning with great art, drama, music, and literature as models.” (Far Brook School Statement of Purpose)
"Every morning the bell of the Hall would ring and we would walk
solemnly into the open room and sit on the floor while someone might play a flute sonata or a teacher might read a poem by Keats. The incredible thing is that I sat on the floor each morning from the time I was four – through Eighth Grade – and soaked up all that culture and beauty. And I never realized how fortunate I was."
~ Andrew Epstein, Class of 1984
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