Classroom Close-Up: 7th Graders
Academy 7th Graders enjoyed testing the permeability of different soils in Climate Connections, during their unit on groundwater.
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News From The Academy at Charlemont
Annual Winter Concert (7 PM) and Art Exhibit (6 PM) – December 15
Please join us at Theater 14 in the Mendenhall Center at Smith College (122 Green Street, Northampton) for an evening of joyful sound and creative expression. Students from all grades will entertain and astound with their musical and visually artistic talents. A reception follows. Non perishable canned and other goods will be collected at the […]
Read More »The Academy Gives Back
Our school has a long tradition of service and giving. As a part of that, the Community Service Council closed a change drive this week that resulted in the collection of $373.03 to support the relief efforts of Partners In Health (PIH) in Haiti, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. On Giving Tuesday (11/29) we made […]
Read More »Veterans Day Speaker
Rob Riggan of Shelburne Falls came to speak with students this past Wednesday to mark Veterans Day. Riggan, who served as a medic during the war in Viet Nam, talked about his service, noting in particular both his sense of duty and his opposition to the war. Out of that personal conflict, he has solidified […]
Read More »Classroom Close-Up: Hawley Bog
Academy students explore Hawley Bog, a unique local wetland, during Climate Connections, our 7th grade Climate Connections class.
Read More »Classroom Close-Up: Spanish 3 Class
Elizabeth Rodriguez Salas’ Spanish 3 class tasting their culinary projects: red and green gazpachos, burritos and quesadillas. As students and faculty wandered into the Common Room, they were invited to taste and decide which gazpacho was better.
Read More »Classroom Close-up: Nick H.
Nick H. drafting his own design in Mr. Grunberg’s Architectural Rendering Studio Block class.
Read More »Classroom Close-Up: Tor O’s Take
Tor O.’s take on Terpsichore in Mr. Grunburg’s Architectural Rendering Studio Block.
Read More »Academy Singers on Tour
On Wednesday, Mr. Hoffman and Ms.Tirk took the singing group Five of Noon on tour to perform at three area elementary schools. After their set at Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton, our group joined students there to continue singing. Five of Noon also performed at Buckland Shelburne Elementary School and New Hingham Regional Elementary School […]
Read More »How The Academy Supports College Readiness
The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA recently conducted a survey of college freshmen called The Freshman Survey. This national study revealed something we know to be true anecdotally: independent school children are more prepared for the kind of work colleges require of them than their public school counterparts. I have spent the last […]
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