The Brewster program, based on the School Design Model TM , provides students with a highly personalized education that combines the best-established practices in teaching, curriculum, and resources within a vigorous college preparatory environment. The program meets students at their current level of performance and accelerates them in their mastery of skills and knowledge, ensuring graduates leave the Academy prepared for the challenges of college and life after college. Brewster offers honors level classes in all courses and seven advanced-placement classes. Parents have online access to student grade and progress reports. Each instructor is placed on a seven-member team that teaches and advises students in a single grade, allowing for constant communication and interaction.
Teams meet four times weekly to discuss each student's progress and performance.
The adviser serves as the major link among students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Each grade has its own academic center complete with classrooms, an auditorium, a laboratory, and student and teacher workstations. In addition to the physical work space, all students and faculty use laptops, and teachers use a powerful suite of software tools to design and implement curriculum and to ensure constant communication among students, parents, and administrators. Through online portfolios, students post their work to be reviewed and evaluated by faculty and to share with parents. Students also have online access to grades, which helps them evaluate and track their progress.