Welcome from Diane Rosenberg
Thank you for taking time to visit our website and learn about our school. As you watch videos, browse photos, and read about our program, you’ll become acquainted with engaged, active, and joyful student-learners.
You’ll meet their teachers – dedicated early-learning and elementary educators and life-long learners in their own right whose commitment to academic excellence is matched with extraordinary care for children and their growth.
You’ll hear from their parents, as well, who partner closely with the school and show their commitment and generosity every day, in ways big and small.
You will read about the core values and mission that ground our school, tie us to the legacy of our visionary founders, and establish a moral foundation for PBS alumni who are making a difference in their communities.
Phillips Brooks School distinguishes itself with a unique combination of academic strength and an emphasis on emotional intelligence. This approach to program excellence ensures that PBS children flourish because we pay attention to them as individual learners, in partnership with their families. PBS students graduate as confident and empowered learners.
I invite you to visit so that you and your family can experience first-hand this extraordinary school and our beautiful campus. Come see the excitement on students’ faces, experience their teachers’ enthusiasm, and feel the strong sense of community.
Warmly,
Diane Rosenberg
Interim-Head of School
drosenberg@phillipsbrooks.org
P.S. If you’re looking for a place to start your exploration of our site, you might want to read Where We Begin – a description of our Early Learning Center and Kindergarten Programs – or take a look at the 10 Things We Know and Love About PBS.
Diane Rosenberg is our Interim Head of School for the 2024-2025 school year. Diane is a recognized and distinguished Bay Area independent school leader, having most recently served nearly two successful decades as Head of School for The Nueva School from 2001-2020. Under her visionary and student-centered leadership, The Nueva School increased enrollment by almost 300% and expanded the diversity representation of the students, faculty, and staff. She transformed the school as it secured a second campus, opened a high school, and led three capital campaigns raising well over $100 million. Diane also held numerous leadership positions with Princeton Day School and The Park School of Baltimore and is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan. Diane served on the PBS Board of Trustees from 2022 to 2024. An educator to her core and with expertise in strategic planning, major fundraising, and fiscal management, she is ideal to guide PBS through this period of change. Diane brings a fresh perspective grounded in PBS’s mission, core values, and a firm focus on support for our students, families, faculty, and staff.