Far Brook School
| Far Brook School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
40°44′54″N 74°18′53″W / 40.7482°N 74.3147°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1948 |
Head of school | Amy Ziebarth |
| Faculty | 38 full time and 7 part time [1] |
| Grades | Nursery - Eight |
| Enrollment | 230 students in the 2011–2012 school year [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 [1] |
| Website | School website |
Far Brook School is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in nursery through eighth grade.
Far Brook School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Elementary Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools,[2] the Educational Records Bureau, and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
Notable alumni
- David Finckel (born 1951), cellist who is co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center[3]
- Michael Lerner (1943–2024), rabbi and political activist, who was the founder and editor of Tikkun magazine[4]
Notable staff
- Edwin Finckel was the school's music director for 39 years[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Home". farbrook.org.
- ↑ School Search Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Concert is benefit for Far Brook fund", The Item of Millburn snd Short Hills, December 31, 1981. Accessed July 3, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "David Finckel, cellist with the Emerson String Quartet, will give a concert to benefit Far Brook School January 9 at 8 p.m. in the YM-YWHA of Metropolitan New Jersey, West Orange. Accompanist will be Lambert Orkis, pianist with the e National Symphony in Washington, D.C. Mr. Finckel, a native of Madison, is a Far Brook graduate who began his study of the cello with Mary Gili of 40 Elm Street."
- ↑ Rabbi Michael Lerner, Ph.D., Awaken.com. Accessed July 5, 2026. "Lerner grew up in the Weequahic section of Newark, New Jersey. He attended the Far Brook Country Day School, a private school known for interdenominational Christianity."
- ↑ Holden, Steven (May 10, 2001). "Edwin Finckel, 83, Composer, Jazz Pianist and Music Educator". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2011.