Much has been written lately about focus as a means to achieve academic and personal success. Dr. Daniel Goleman’s book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, begins to unravel the sheer power that focus has in relation to learning and student behaviors (Dr. Goleman is a distinguished psychologist, and architect of the concept of emotional intelligence, and […]
Read More »As the culmination of their academic work at The Academy, our seniors embark on year-long independent studies. Read on to learn more about each project from this year’s class.
Read More »The family and friends of Eleanor Lazarus, herself an educator and a supporter of the arts in education, have established The Eleanor (Ellie) Lazarus Memorial Fund for the Arts , to honor her passions and her fondness for The Academy.
Read More »One of the exciting elements of starting a new school year is the notion of freshness: we can start anew each year. If we struggled in writing last year, now we get a new start; if we spent a lot of time developing as an athlete but wish to try something different, we have a fresh start. […]
Read More »This week and next, families will receive the kick-off letters for our 2014-15 Annual Fund campaign; in a few weeks (November 8) we have our largest fund raising event of the year, the Cornucopia Auction; on December 10, The Academy will participate again in Valley Gives Day, the region’s day to focus on philanthropy. We […]
Read More »Students from the Journalism & Publishing studio block course offer reflections on events from the first two months of the school year.
Read More »With our autumn athletics season coming to a close, I wish to congratulate all of our fine athletes for their hard work. The Academy’s policy of no tryouts, no cuts – everyone plays – is a special one, and not without its challenges. On the one hand, having everyone participate builds camaraderie. Students bond […]
Read More »Our student-generated literary magazine, The Charlemont Review, is now posted here on our website for all community members to peruse and enjoy.
Read More »I know that when I was hired, one question people had (whether they asked me or not) was how much of The Academy was I going to try to change. I had a similar question: how much was I going to want to change? People tend to be nervous about change; some even fear it. […]
Read More »When I was interviewing here at The Academy, I was also considering jobs at other schools. I traveled all along the east coast meeting people and learning about their schools. Every school has something unique about it, and the more of them I saw, the more their “uniqueness” began to look the same as all the […]
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