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 | |
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| 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 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.[citation needed]
Notable staff
edit- Edwin Finckel was the school's music director for 39 years.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Home". farbrook.org.
- ^ School Search Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.
- ^ Holden, Steven (May 10, 2001). "Edwin Finckel, 83, Composer, Jazz Pianist and Music Educator". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2011.