Thoughts on College Admissions – The Process, The Scandal, and The Academy’s Approach
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 help …
Read more »One Academy Family’s Effort to Make a Difference
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 pro …
Read more »Students Taking Care of Our School
Many hands and big hearts made light work during an impromptu, student-initiated effort to clean up trash found in Grinnell field. In the same spirit, the Community Service Council facilitated an all-school deep cleaning, getting ready for spring.
Read more »Spring Break Montreal Trip
During Spring Break, a group of French students embarked on a trip to Montreal. They stayed in Old Montreal, visited the historic sites around them including the Basilica Notre Dame for both a guided tour and a special evening light show. They went swi …
Read more »Announcing 2-West, a Literary Magazine to Connect Western Massachusetts High School Students
The Academy at Charlemont’s Inter-school Relations Council has begun working to create 2-West, a bi-annual, student-run literary magazine that aims to connect Western Massachusetts high schoolers through poetry, prose, and visual art. We are looking fo …
Read more »Student Art on Display at Green Fields Market Through April
The work of seniors Izzy B, Ethan B, Sophia C, and Leni S-F, and junior Solly C (photography and oil painting) is on display at Green Fields Market (Franklin Community Coop, 144 Main Street in Greenfield) through April. We’ll host a reception after …
Read more »Academy Students in the News
Check out The Recorder’s “Celebrating Our Youths!” supplement in the February 28, 2019 edition. Seniors Chessie and Kayla have an article in the issue – and the cob oven and greenhouse they built as parts of their respective Senior Independent Projects …
Read more »Studio Block Close-Up: Audio Collage
In Audio Collage, students learn about the world of composing with field recordings and found sounds. Sampling and sound design techniques are also incorporated.
Read more »Ukrainian Pysanky Progress
Students are learning to make Ukrainian Pysanky this semester, hand drawn creations on eggs using a wax resist method. This highly detailed process requires patience and attention to detail, and some works-in-progress are shown here.
Read more »Climate Connections Field Trip
The 6th/7th grade visited the Northeast Climate Science Center where they talked with researchers about their work to understand the effects of climate change on certain marine and terrestrial animals, on New England fisheries, and on Native Americans …
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