About

Captain Samuel Douglass Academy houses grades 4 and 6, with a population of 281 students. The schools are supported by 114 staff members with Specialists routinely traveling between the two buildings. Brookline Schools are part of SAU 41.

The Brookline School District recognizes that the development of individual dignity and worth is crucial to the education and growth of each child. As children are the most important resources in any society, it is the school’s goal that each student be given the opportunity to reach his/her full potential by encouraging the development of his/her individual strengths and personalities. We strive to accomplish this goal in cooperation with the family and the community, by insuring equal opportunity for all students without regard to race, national origin, creed, sex or challenging conditions that can affect physical or emotional health. This optimum development of each child’s unique talents and abilities is sought in order to:

- promote the individual’s inherent desire to learn.
- afford each child the opportunity for self realization and reaching his/her full potential.
- develop individuals who become contributing and responsible members of our society through an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.

To implement this philosophy, we set a series of goals, which first work toward a strong educational background for all students and then must be tailored to individual needs through adequate provisions for flexibility in the total school program and in each classroom.