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==Academics==
==Academics==
Concord Academy is a prestigious school and ranks in the top tier of U.S. boarding schools for student SAT scores, and SSAT scores. <ref> <ref>[http://boardingschoolreview.com/highest_sat_scores/sort/1 "Highest SAT Scores"], Boarding School Review. Retrieved January 9, 2012.</ref>
Concord Academy is a prestigious school and ranks in the top tier of U.S. boarding schools for student SAT scores, and SSAT scores. <ref>[http://boardingschoolreview.com/highest_sat_scores/sort/1 "Highest SAT Scores"], Boarding School Review. Retrieved January 9, 2012.</ref>


Concord Academy’s curriculum includes classes such as:<ref>[http://www.concordacademy.org/academics/index.aspx Concord Academy course catalogue]</ref>
Concord Academy’s curriculum includes classes such as:<ref>[http://www.concordacademy.org/academics/index.aspx Concord Academy course catalogue]</ref>

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For the special needs school in Memphis, Tennessee, see Concord Academy (Memphis).
Concord Academy
Main Gate
Location
Map
Concord
,
Massachusetts

United States
Coordinates42°27′33″N 71°21′17″W / 42.45917°N 71.35472°W / 42.45917; -71.35472
Information
School typePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1922
StatusOpen
Faculty61
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment373 (60% Day, 40% Boarding)
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus size39 acres (160,000 m2)
Color(s)Green  
MascotChameleon
Endowment$40 million
Graduates5,051+
Students of Color23%
Acceptance rate (2008)32%
Websitewww.concordacademy.org

Concord Academy is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory school for grades nine through twelve, located in Concord, Massachusetts. Founded in 1922, the school currently enrolls 373 boarding and day students from eight countries and twenty states.

Academics

Concord Academy is a prestigious school and ranks in the top tier of U.S. boarding schools for student SAT scores, and SSAT scores. [1]

Concord Academy’s curriculum includes classes such as:[2]

  • Applied Chemistry: Neurochemistry
  • Applied Physics: Meteorology
  • Advanced Physics: Electromagnetism
  • Creative Nonfiction and the Art of the Essay
  • The "Hidden Luminous": Writing and Reading Poetry
  • Latin American Literature: Magical Realities
  • All Under Heaven: Early Chinese History

Athletics

Concord Academy students play on twenty-eight teams in twenty-three sports; about 75 percent of students play on at least one team each year. Teams compete in the Eastern Independent League (EIL).[3]

Athletic offerings are as follows:

Fall

  • Girls and Boys Cross Country
  • Cross Country
  • Girls Varsity Field Hockey
  • Girls and Boys Golf
  • Girls and Boys JV Soccer
  • Girls and Boys Varsity Soccer

Winter

  • Girls JV Volleyball
  • Girls Varsity Volleyball
  • Girls and Boys JV Basketball
  • Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball
  • Girls Squash
  • Boys Club Squash
  • Boys Wrestling
  • Girls and Boys Alpine Skiing

Spring

  • Boys Baseball
  • Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis
  • Girls and Boys Varsity Lacrosse
  • Girls and Boys Sailing
  • Girls and Boys Ultimate Frisbee
  • Girls and Boys Club Track

Boarding/day hybrid

In the 2009–2010 school year, Concord Academy's student population consisted of 217 day students and 156 boarding students.[4]

Campus

Concord Academy's primary campus is located on 39 acres (160,000 m2) between Main Street and the Sudbury River in the center of Concord, Massachusetts. Concord Academy’s campus includes eleven historic houses on Main Street, all built as family homes between 1780 and 1830.

Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel. This nineteenth-century meetinghouse is considered a landmark on campus. It was transported to Concord from Barnstead, New Hampshire in 1956. Today it serves as a meeting place three times per week for the entire Concord Academy community.[5]

School mascot

Concord Academy's mascot is the chameleon, chosen for the adaptability it implies. Excerpted from "Leapin' Lizards", Winter 2008 Concord Academy magazine:

“It’s unclear how or why the chameleon was chosen, or exactly when that happened, but “the critter” has been associated with the school for more than eighty years. When Philip McFarland was researching A History of Concord Academy: The First Half-Century and A History of Concord Academy: The Wilcox Years, alumnae told him that the chameleon dates from the era of Elsie Garland Hobson, who was headmistress from 1922 to 1937, and that it was used as a symbol before becoming the title of the school’s literary magazine, first published in December 1927... Over the years, the chameleon has been used in a variety of ways—most notably on the school ring, but also on the cover of the literary magazine, in recognition of contributions to Annual Giving, on stationery, pillows, bags, pens, mugs, and clothing . . . True to its nature, the chameleon has adjusted with the times. It remains an important part of CA—an enduring legacy and a symbol of how adaptable the school’s graduates can be while still maintaining their individuality.”[6]

Although the Chameleon is the mascot, the window pain is the school's logo, which also serves as a secondary mascot.

Publications

  • The Centipede, Concord Academy’s student newspaper, is published approximately eight times a year.
  • The Chameleon, a literary and artistic magazine, is published annually.
  • The Scallion, a satirical newspaper playing on the title of The Onion (a scallion is also called a green onion, alluding to Concord's school color), has published as frequently as six times a year and as infrequently as never. Its slogan: “Yeah. We Said It.”
  • The Gentleman's Standard, a journal on world events and politics written from the perspectives of highly conservative and traditional intellectuals.
  • Concord Academy magazine, the school’s alumnae/i magazine, is published three times a year and is sent to more than 8,000 graduates, parents, and friends of CA.[7]
  • Drop, a magazine that reviews, critiques and recommends the latest music that students are listening to.

History

Concord Academy was established as a school for girls in September 1922. Enrollment grew gradually from three in 1924 to twenty in 1948. The school's headmistress for the first 15 years was Elsie Garland Hobson, followed by Valerie Knapp (1937–40) and Josephine Tucker (1940–49). Tucker imposed the advisor system and ended the giving of prizes at commencement. Under Elizabeth Hall (1949–63), student population increased, especially. Mrs. Hall shape in the boarding department, and the Academy's reputation as an independent high school grew. Under David Aloian (1963–71), Concord Academy was regarded as "perhaps the finest independent secondary school for girls in the country".[8]

1981—Thomas E. Wilcox named headmaster

1984—Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel dedicated

2000—Jacob A. Dresden named head of school

2004-05—Renovation and expansion of Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel

2007—Purchase of additional 13.6-acre (55,000 m2) property near main campus

2009—Richard Hardy named head of school; began July 1, 2009

Notable alumni


Notable teachers

  • Elizabeth B. Hall, after serving as headmistress from 1949 to 1963, went on to found Bard College at Simon's Rock in 1964, the nation's oldest and most prestigious college early entrance program.
  • Kevin Jennings taught at Concord Academy from 1987 to 1995, where he was chair of the history department. In 1988, he and a student founded the nation's first gay-straight alliance at Concord Academy, which is still an active club in the school.

References

  1. ^ "Highest SAT Scores", Boarding School Review. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Concord Academy course catalogue
  3. ^ http://www.concordacademy.org/athletics/teams.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.concordacademy.org/students/lifeatca.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/campus.aspx
  6. ^ “Leapin’ Lizards,” by Ingrid von Dattan Detweiler, Class of 1961, from the Winter 2008 Concord Academy magazine
  7. ^ http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/publications.aspx
  8. ^ http://www.concordacademy.org/about_concord_academy/history.aspx

Philip McFarland, A History of Concord Academy: The First Half-Century and A History of Concord Academy: The Wilcox Years

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