I Will Not Be Diminished
Last week I spoke to Academy students and staff about the value of sharing our cultural, religious, and personal selves with one another.
Read More »Author: Nora Bates-Zale
Riverrun – The Academy at Charlemont’s Literary Magazine
The latest edition of The Academy’s literary magazine, entitled Riverrun, has been published! Read poetry and prose and view the stunning drawings and photos produced by members of the Academy community. Congratulations to our writers and artists!
Read More »Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
A recent conversation with our visiting teachers from Holland reminded me of the historical struggle between orthodoxy and heterodoxy. Let’s define orthodoxy as the belief in a singular idea as correct, and heterodoxy as the willingness to consider multiple ideas as a means of finding which is correct. Orthodoxy is comforting. I know it […]
Read More »Coat Drive Warms Those In Need
The Academy’s Community Service Council has collected over 50 coats to be distributed to those in need.
Read More »Give, and You Shall Receive
In many ways, The Academy has the look and feel of a ma-and-pa business: we know everyone by name, we strive for comfort in our building more than polish, and we still see the children we serve as the most important consideration in every decision. We have been described as “homey” and “gritty,” and I […]
Read More »Academy Athletics Highlights, September 2015
Game results and highlights for September 2015.
Read More »Remember to Breathe
The beginning of each year is filled with so many forces: new students, new teachers, new classes. What will the new rules be? Who is on my bus? Who has changed the most from last year? We have so much on our minds that we tend to settle quickly into a rhythm or pattern just to keep moving […]
Read More »Fall Sports In Brief
Fall athletics at The Academy this year includes soccer, cross country, and yoga.
Read More »Rafting Day 2015
We spent the first Friday of the school year on the Deerfield River, enjoying the beautiful late-summer weather and the gorgeous scenery.
Read More »College Acceptances and Plans for the Class of 2015
The eleven graduating members of the Class of 2015 were accepted to a wide and varied list of colleges and universities, and we celebrate their successes as they gear up for the fall.
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