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The Academy At Charlemont

1359 Route 2 The Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA, 01339-0133 -

School Notes Overview:

At The Academy, we highly esteem civility, helpfulness, and a concern for other. The Academy at Charlemont makes a classical, academic education available to children from the towns of Western Massachusetts and to a small number of boarding students from other countries and areas of the United States. Our traditional curriculum also includes the study of cultures and ideas outside mainstream Western history and society. We believe that the members of a free society should share a body of basic knowledge that both enables individuals to grow and flourish and equips them to contribute to the well-being of the larger group. To that end, we emphasize clear, original thinking that is expressed with precision, clarity, and grace. We believe that much is lost when this body of basic knowledge is divided into discrete disciplines; we strive to show the connections among peoples, places, and areas of inquiry through inter-disciplinary teaching and learning....

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School Overview:

	The Academy At Charlemont
School Membership(s)	Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
County	Franklin County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	94 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	2%	21%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 18 students
	Grade 8 - 17 students
	Grade 9 - 18 students
	Grade 10 - 17 students
	Grade 11 - 14 students
	Grade 12 - 10 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	166 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

At The Academy, we highly esteem civility, helpfulness, and a concern for other. The Academy at Charlemont makes a classical, academic education available to children from the towns of Western Massachusetts and to a small number of boarding students from other countries and areas of the United States. Our traditional curriculum also includes the study of cultures and ideas outside mainstream Western history and society. We believe that the members of a free society should share a body of basic knowledge that both enables individuals to grow and flourish and equips them to contribute to the well-being of the larger group. To that end, we emphasize clear, original thinking that is expressed with precision, clarity, and grace. We believe that much is lost when this body of basic knowledge is divided into discrete disciplines; we strive to show the connections among peoples, places, and areas of inquiry through inter-disciplinary teaching and learning.
Profile last updated: 07/15/2009

In the News:

Charlemont site to be preserved (The Republican)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 07:41:55 am
CHARLEMONT - Thirty-seven acres of fields and woods along Route 2 and the Deerfield River will be preserved under an agreement between the Franklin Land Trust and the Academy at Charlemont.
Search the Archives (Massachusetts Daily Collegian)
posted on April 24, 2009 at 04:08:14 am
Northampton ’s own Winterpills will perform at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls this Saturday, Apr. 25 at 7 p.m.
Act 60 is not working for all (Brattleboro Reformer)
posted on February 28, 2009 at 10:40:33 pm
WILMINGTON -- Pure and simple - students at Twin Valley High School do not have equal educational opportunities to students living in Brattleboro.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01339)	School Zip (01339)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	1,973 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	34%	43%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$46,167	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.7 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	48 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	81% / 19%	58% / 42%