We had a great crowd and a lovely day on campus last Friday with almost 40 special guests who engaged with students and teachers in classes and at lunch. Great questions, insightful answers, and as-always inspired teaching and learning brought out a sea of proud smiles. Our guests were treated to High Tea with the […]
Read More »Our varsity Ultimate topped BART in an exciting game on Tuesday. Although BART took the lead early in the first half, the Aardvarks persisted through heavy, cold rain to win 15-7. Handlers Izzy B and Tucker Z-A exhibited exciting give-and-go in the second half, and the cup in our zone defense applied non-stop pressure to […]
Read More »Tom Wessels, author of Reading the Forested Landscape and several other important forest ecology works, visited the Environmental Science class on Thursday morning and toured several sites on campus to share his knowledge and perspective about land use history and the record of natural and anthropogenic events shown in the trees and landscape. His expertise will help […]
Read More »Academy students participated in the annual Model United Nations conference held at Dartmouth College April 5-7. Students debated international politics, humanitarian causes, and more. Congratulations to sophomore Eli C who was awarded Best Position Paper by the Historical Crisis Committee.
Read More »Mr. Almeida’s Pre-Calculus students practice comparing and evaluating logarithms by playing a variation of the card game War.
Read More »The work of Academy at Charlemont artists will be on display, along with that of students at other area schools, at the 2019 MASS MoCA Teen Invitational. Works will be on view April 26 – 27 from 11 AM to 5 PM. An opening reception will be held April 26 (7 – 9:30 PM), with […]
Read More »In a story that aired on NEPR, Pria Nadkarmi Green brought our attention to the latest community project that she’s working on with her artistic collaborator and husband, our own Mr. Andrae Green. Both are heavily involved in the Springfield Cultural Partnership’s work to transform the city. Pria spoke about the murals she and Andrae are working […]
Read More »The Academy at Charlemont will hold its annual Community Service Day on Friday, May 3. Students, faculty and staff members will spend the entire day working in area towns, to honor the spirit and vision of the school’s founders. Groups will be pulling invasive plants with the Trustees of Reservations at Bear Swamp in Ashfield. […]
Read More »Associate Head of School and Director of College Counseling Neale Gay has worked with Academy students for many years as both a teacher and a College Counselor. He has great insights into the process, the system, the scandal, and the importance of helping young people find the right fit as they continue their education. He […]
Read More »The Hall-Mayer family is sponsoring a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Honduras. “DN”* will be living with them for 6 months to a year once she is released from the detention center where she is currently held. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to provide for her commissary and telephone funds, and her transportation from the detention […]
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