About Us

Mission Statement

Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

Core Beliefs

Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.

Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed while we will eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.

Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.

The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement, well-being, and student agency.

The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.

The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission, and sustain our core beliefs.

All students and staff deserve to work in optimal learning environments supported by sufficient resources, well-maintained facilities, and sustainable operational systems.

Vision Statement

At Brooks, we utilize our museums magnet approaches and our diversity to impact the world around us as we innovate, challenge, and grow our school community. Each person is valued, connected, and celebrated in a community where all students are able to demonstrate social and academic success.

Magnet Program Lens

At Brooks, we are committed to fostering an inclusive community where learning transcends classroom walls through study-guided trips and authentic, hands-on experiences. Rooted in Paideia principles, our educators serve as lifelong learners and coaches, guiding students in integrated, inquiry-based learning that connects subjects like math and literacy with art, physical education, and music. Through the use of primary sources, artifacts, and collaborative learning, we nurture curiosity, celebrate diversity, and build strong relationships to ensure every student feels a sense of belonging and purpose.

Our Values

Study-guided trips to museums and authentic locations are purposefully planned and directly aligned with integrated units to provide learning opportunities beyond the classroom walls.

Learning at Brooks centers around authentic experiences. Objects, artifacts, and primary sources are used as inquiry points throughout all curricular areas.   

Paideia principles are held as core professional beliefs for all staff. They serve as the cornerstone for the instructional methods used at Brooks. Teachers facilitate seminars and coach students through projects within integrated units of study. Teachers are coaches and lifelong learners. 

Instruction of core subjects does not occur in isolation. Math and literacy are integrated into Art, Seminar, Physical Education, Music, and Media/Technology. Teachers work closely with specialists (MITs) to ensure that connections are made between all subjects and that units of study are well integrated.  

Brooks embraces diversity and strives to create a strong sense of community within each classroom, across the school, and among school families. Morning Meeting occurs each day in every classroom and is used to ensure a sense of belonging for each child, to intentionally build relationships, and to build positive communication skills.