Classroom Close-Up
In Climate Connections, 7th grade students conduct an experiment on erosion.
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Purington Pi Day Observed
Former Academy teacher and dean Stephanie Purington returned to help us observe Purington PI Day on Wednesday, March 29, which is also Founders Day. She brought four of her famous cookie dough pies, which were by far the most requested slices among many other options – apple, cherry, blueberry and chocolate pudding. Her daughter Elizabeth […]
Read More »The Academy Mourns Dr. Robert Jaros
The Academy mourns the passing of Dr. Robert H. Jaros, P88, 90, 04, longtime trustee and board chair, and dedicated friend of the school. Bob’s extraordinary service and commitment to The Academy have left a legacy felt by all those who are fortunate to be a part of its history and its future. Our gratitude […]
Read More »Lunch with an Alum
Jeannie Bartlett ’10 Skyped in this week to be our featured alumna in our Lunch with an Alum program. After graduating Jeannie deferred her acceptance at Middlebury and took the year off to backpack in Patagonia with a National Outdoors Leaderships School (NOLS) program. At Middlebury she studied Conservation Biology and after graduating she interned on […]
Read More »SAVE THE DATE: “Walking the Talk for Racial Justice” Conference, May 20
Thanks to the efforts of our Social Justice Council with support from additional faculty members as well as Academy trustees, we will be hosting a conference encouraging awareness and action on the topic of racial justice. The conference, entitled “Walking the Talk for Racial Justice” aims to further educate area middle and high schoolers (and […]
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Students in Mr. Miller’s Geometry class studied engineering geometry and used their findings to construct craft-stick bridges in small groups. They tested the bridges for strength, and wrote up reports of their findings. Maximum loads ranged from 18 to 46 lbs!
Read More »Social Justice Council Seeks Help from the Community
Liberation Library is a Chicago-based organization that distributes books to incarcerated youth. Through reading and relationships, the organization aims to “empower young people to change the criminal justice system.” Click here for their story. Incarcerated youth at four detention centers have requested a variety of books that both reflect their own experiences and offer glimpses […]
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Students in Ms. Falco’s 7th grade Geography class studied four of the religions that originated in India – Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism – and created visual representations of a chosen aspect of a religion. Ruby C. finished off the presentations with a “festival” of sorts, modeled after the Sikh festival Holla Mohalla, complete with […]
Read More »7th Grade Trip to the Clark Art Museum
Intro to French students have been exploring French Impressionism. In an interdisciplinary effort, each researched a French Impressionist artist of their choice and presented their findings to fellow students in French class. In art class, they chose one of their artist’s work and rendered it according to their own interpretation. The results are impressive! The […]
Read More »Recorder Supplement Features Academy Students
The Greenfield Recorder published its annual “Celebrating our Youth” supplement on March 2, with a cover feature on community service at The Academy. For those who didn’t see the paper, click here to read the article.
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