Dean of Academics
Alistair Vance
Oversees curriculum standards and department chairs.
A Better Question / About
A long tradition of looking forward.
Over a century of commitment to scholarly inquiry, ethical leadership, and dedicated community service.
A tradition of asking why.
For over a century, our academy has stood as a beacon of academic rigor and moral clarity. We believe that true education challenges critical reasoning while cultivating humility, kindness, and civic responsibility.
Our graduates matriculate to the nation's leading universities, equipped not merely with test scores, but with the habits of heart and mind necessary to lead lives of genuine purpose.
What learning asks of us.
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Intellectual Discipline
Challenging students to read deeply, write with precision, and investigate complex questions with intellectual honesty.
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Uncompromising Honor
Fostering personal honesty, academic integrity, and mutual respect in every seminar, laboratory, and playing field.
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Generous Service
Inspiring scholars to deploy their knowledge and skills in generous service to their local and global communities.
Meet the academy leadership.
Dean of Students
Margaret Thorne
Directs student wellness and character initiatives.
Head of School
Dr. Julia Montgomery
Thirty years in independent schools, and still teaching a ninth grade seminar.
Chair of Mathematics
Daniel Reyes
Teaches algebra as a set of good questions, one whiteboard at a time.
