Food from Around the World
The Arts and Culture Council at its annual international potluck luncheon. Members contributed foods from most continents.
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Melos at The Academy
Mr. Gay’s 9th grade Humanities class has been studying ancient Greek rhetoric by using Thucydides’ The History of the Peloponnesian War as a guide. As a class they analyzed Pericles’ Funeral Oration from Thucydides, and also Thucydides’ famous “Melian Dialogue.” The tiny island of Melos is the setting for the dialogue. Here, Athens has surrounded […]
Read More »Classroom Close-Up: 7th Graders
Academy 7th Graders enjoyed testing the permeability of different soils in Climate Connections, during their unit on groundwater.
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 […]
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