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Academy at Charlemont

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Established
  
1981

Phone
  
+1 413-339-4912

Founded
  
1981

Color
  
Maroon and Ivory

Colors
  
Maroon and Ivory

Mascot
  
Aardvark

Number of students
  
86

Type
  
independent high school

Location
  
Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA

Affiliations
  
NAIS, AISNE, College Board, NEASC

Address
  
1359 MA-2, Charlemont, MA 01339, USA

Profiles

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The Academy at Charlemont is a small, private, college-preparatory day school, located on the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Massachusetts, that serves grade 7 through postgraduate. It has approximately 100 students. The school was founded by Eric Grinnell, Dianne Grinnell, David W. McKay, Patricia D. W. McKay, Margaret J. Carlson, and Lucille Joy in 1981 as an experiment in classical and community-oriented education.

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The school's mission is heavily influenced by the educational philosophy of American philosopher and psychologist John Dewey.

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Notable alumni

  • Bo Peabody '90, venture capitalist
  • Sarah Hartshorne '05, appeared on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9
  • DJ Lucas, also known as The Young Mr. Clean
  • Notable Faculty

  • Tracy Grammer, Academy choral director and prominent folk singer-songwriter with Signature Sounds Recordings; formerly half of the popular folk act duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer with her late partner Dave Carter.
  • David Chalfant, Academy teacher of Instrumental Music. He is a music producer as well as a musician, best known as a former member of the folk-rock band, The Nields.
  • References

    Academy at Charlemont Wikipedia