2016 Brown University Summer Leadership Institute
Junior Michaela Lindsey has been accepted to the Brown University Summer Leadership Institute, with a concentration in Women in Leadership.
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2016 New England Young Writers Conference
Junior Tucker Boyd has been selected to participate in the 2016 New England Young Writers Conference hosted by Middlebury College at the Bread Loaf campus.
Read More »Model UN
Academy senior Allen Gabriel of Ashfield, and junior Benjamin Michalak of Hadley, received recognition for their participation in the prestigious Dartmouth Model United Nations held February 26-28.
Read More »Lunch with an Alum
Beginning in September this year, alumni/ae have been visiting campus regularly to talk with students about college, careers, and more generally, post-Academy life.
Read More »Character Matters, Even to Colleges
If there’s one question high school parents always ask, it’s “how do I get my child into a good college?”
Read More »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 »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 […]
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