Since 1774, Newark Academy has remained true to the spirit that guided its founders by providing an education that equips our students with the knowledge, skills, and character that prepare them to contribute meaningfully to society. Our program, created by outstanding faculty, combines high academic standards and an innovative, forward-looking curriculum that sets the Newark Academy educational experience apart.
Designed to suit younger students' needs, the Middle School has its own unique identity and signature curriculum. Project-based learning, collaborative classes, and end-of-year Capstone Experiences capture students' curiosity and create opportunities for them to apply their growing knowledge to real-world situations. By eighth grade, Newark Academy students demonstrate a level of self-understanding unusual for their age by assembling detailed portfolios that highlight their progress in acquiring skills and knowledge across various disciplines.
In the Upper School, the curriculum grows more sophisticated, as our excellent teachers engage and inspire students in a wide variety of courses. An intellectual vitality informs our academic program, which allows qualified students to take a range of AP and IB courses as well as an impressive array of electives. Our large campus provides outstanding athletic facilities for our teams. Our art department is known for its offerings and accomplishments in theater, the fine arts, dance, and choral, classical, and jazz music. The school's required Immersion Experience places students in unfamiliar contexts--farms, foreign countries, and wilderness areas, for example--where they must adapt and apply newly acquired skills. As a result, our students gain self-confidence, maturity, and a deeper understanding of the world and their place in it.
Though our students and faculty set high standards for themselves, they thrive in a comfortable atmosphere of trust, respect, collaboration, and good humor. A familiar spirit and purpose bind the community together, as do the traditions we share, from all-school morning meetings to our annual Spirit Week and Homecoming celebrations.
Today, Newark Academy continues to move forward, building its endowment to sustain its mission in perpetuity and planning strategically for the other facility and program growth. But even as Newark Academy expands and develops as an institution, the vision of the school's founders remains intact: Newark Academy is an inclusive community comprised of an exceptional faculty dedicated to encouraging a global perspective that empowers students to develop a depth of character, innovative thinking, and commitment to service.
Newark Academy welcomes and celebrates diversity and brings individuals together in an atmosphere where all are valued. We like to say that we have many voices but one purpose. Together, we learn and grow not just as students and faculty but as citizens of the world, acknowledging, embracing, discussing, and respecting our differences.
Newark Academy's Equity and Inclusion Team's mission is to promote diversity, equity, and justice throughout the school community. The team is comprised of student and faculty representatives in both Middle and Upper Schools. They work to create new programs and expand existing ones in conjunction with the Academy's strategic diversity initiatives.
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