As many of you know, I teach the 9th grade Ancient History course at The Academy. As the class works its way through the ancient world, we have studied many cultures. In our current studies of the Roman Republic and our reading of the Laws of the Twelv …

For many years now many schools have claimed that their school fosters a strong sense of community. Indeed, the word is so replete in K-12 education that I wonder if it still has meaning. Nonetheless community is one thing you feel when you visit The A …

Much has been written lately about focus as a means to achieve academic and personal success. Dr. Daniel Goleman’s book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, begins to unravel the sheer power that focus has in relation to learning and student behavio …

Curious to see some of the art work created by students in our Fall 2014 Studio Blocks? Check out our slideshow!

There is a good deal of noise in the field of education these days surrounding testing, both for and against it. Ever since the introduction of normative testing in the 60s, people have been critical of it, and in many way justifiably so. Then in the 9 …

2015 marks the 30th Anniversary of The Academy’s Honor Code. Because the Honor Code is central to The Academy’s identity, we will mark this milestone with a forum on campus in late March.

The Academy is honored and pleased to have received a generous grant from The Kate Risley Foundation, to ​develop our Girls Soccer program.

When I was interviewing here at The Academy, I was also considering jobs at other schools. I traveled all along the east coast meeting people and learning about their schools. Every school has something unique about it, and the more of them I saw, the …

I know that when I was hired, one question people had (whether they asked me or not) was how much of The Academy was I going to try to change. I had a similar question: how much was I going to want to change? People tend to be nervous about change; som …

Our student-generated literary magazine, The Charlemont Review, is now posted here on our website for all community members to peruse and enjoy.