Remember to Breathe
The beginning of each year is filled with so many forces: new students, new teachers, new classes. What will the new rules be? Who is on my bus? Who has changed the most from last year? We have so much on our minds that we tend to settle quickly into a …
Read more »Fall Sports In Brief
Fall athletics at The Academy this year includes soccer, cross country, and yoga.
Read more »Rafting Day 2015
We spent the first Friday of the school year on the Deerfield River, enjoying the beautiful late-summer weather and the gorgeous scenery.
Read more »College Acceptances and Plans for the Class of 2015
The eleven graduating members of the Class of 2015 were accepted to a wide and varied list of colleges and universities, and we celebrate their successes as they gear up for the fall.
Read more »Announcement: New Faculty Members Hired
A letter from Head of School Dr. Brian Bloomfield, announcing new faculty hires.
Read more »Alums on Campus
The 2014-2015 academic year brought a wonderful influx of alumni to campus, serving a wide variety of roles.
Read more »Dr. Kathy Bullock’s Presentation on the Roots of American Music
Dr. Kathy Bullock, who leads choruses and performs gospel music world-wide, gave a rousing, and evocative presentation at The Academy on May 20, sharing the story of the roots of American popular music in the spirituals, gospel, and blues traditions.
Read more »Aporia
Aporia is an ancient Greek concept which has two incarnations: logical and rhetorical. Logically it is a contradictory assertion. The most famous one is “all Cretans are liars,” but this statement was spoken by a Cretan. It forces you to question wheth …
Read more »Labor Omnia Vincit
This phrase translates as “work conquers all.” It is an adaptation from the Roman author Virgil (of Aeneid fame), and has long been a mantra for me because I like to work. I always have. I like to relax too (Aristotle taught with clarity the necessity …
Read more »Announcment: New Academic Deans Appointed
Current Humanities teacher Neale Gay and former Academy Math and Science teacher John Schatz have been appointed as Academic Deans, beginning July 1.
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