Algebra I students use practical applications to determine whether or not there are mathematical relationships in the world around us. In particular, is there a relationship between the weights of nickels and pennies? They’ve already drawn scale diagra …

As a capstone to our unit on Belgium, French IV students Nat and Liam N are joined in the kitchen by French student Julen and German students Vroni and Hanna, as they all prepared and shared delicious Belgian waffles, with a touch of New England maple …

This year The Academy is sponsoring the Hot Chocolate Run which benefits Safe Passage. In addition, a group of Academy parents and students have formed Team Aardvark and will race in Northampton’s Hot Chocolate Run on December 3rd. We are raising funds …

In order to commemorate the completion of the short story collection begun last year, students of Spanish V read a poem by Bécquer describing the unification of disparate entities (symbolizing the works and the students) into a warm, single flame, then …

Students in Environmental Science harvested carrots and turnips for use in the kitchen and raked and weeded some of the beds. It’s part of an ongoing effort to learn about sustainable agriculture and our school’s ecological footprint.

The Social Justice Council held a postcard writing campaign at lunchtime today, to encourage FEMA to distribute aid more equitably to communities in Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria. 16

In the 2nd Annual Cupcake Challenge, student teams were challenged to take a blank canvas (plain cupcakes) and create a masterpiece. Teams were given 6 plain cupcakes and a bag of identical mystery decorations. But wait, there was a twist…each team w …

The Boys Varsity Soccer team lost 6-4 to Four Rivers in an RVAL semifinal game last Friday. Nat B-O scored twice and Hendrik P scored once. Winston P, Liam F, Ishan S, Tucker Z-A, and Kyle N all had strong performances in the team’s final game of the s …

On Nov. 1, five students of Spanish (Ella D, Grayson R, Nellie B-O, Lila G, Chessie R-C)  and one of French (Amun P) joined Sra./Mme Valdez for a virtual foray to South America in a new Academy bus. The first stop was at the Ecuador Andino Store, a mar …

Refashioning Garments with Heather Micka-Smith  Students learn about creating clothing and accessories by refashioning old garments into new wearable goods. Students are examining ideas and trends related to sustainability in fashion design.