With our autumn athletics season coming to a close, I wish to congratulate all of our fine athletes for their hard work. The Academy’s policy of no tryouts, no cuts – everyone plays – is a special one, and not without its challenges.   On the one hand, …

Students from the Journalism & Publishing studio block course offer reflections on events from the first two months of the school year.

This week and next, families will receive the kick-off letters for our 2014-15 Annual Fund campaign; in a few weeks (November 8) we have our largest fund raising event of the year, the Cornucopia Auction; on December 10, The Academy will participate ag …

What does a good educational environment sound like? The clattering of drums? The floor of the U.S. Senate? Brazilian Carnival? For many years educators believed that the proper sound for a classroom was silence. Silence was golden. Silence allowed the …

One of the exciting elements of starting a new school year is the notion of freshness: we can start anew each year. If we struggled in writing last year, now we get a new start; if we spent a lot of time developing as an athlete but wish to try somethi …

The family and friends of Eleanor Lazarus, herself an educator and a supporter of the arts in education, have established The Eleanor (Ellie) Lazarus Memorial Fund for the Arts , to honor her passions and her fondness for The Academy.

As the culmination of their academic work at The Academy, our seniors embark on year-long independent studies. Read on to learn more about each project from this year’s class.

Having now completed the college application process, the 17 graduating members of The Academy’s Class of 2014 have been accepted to a wide range of colleges and universities.

Howard Bryant, author and sports writer for ESPN and ESPN.com, spoke to students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, March 26.

The Academy’s own Stephanie Purington is featured for the second time in the latest issue of Penzey’s