About
New Haven Academy is a college preparatory high school. Its small size and active classrooms help students learn to think critically and deeply through writing, debating, experimentation and daily problem solving. In order to advance a grade students must complete, present and defend a series of projects and exhibitions that demonstrate their mastery of learning objectives.
New Haven Academy structures its academically rigorous education around "Facing History and Ourselves," a unique citizenship education program that encourages students to examine profound ethical questions about history, decision-making, prejudice and violence and asks them to participate in finding solutions to real-world problems.
The school shapes courses and special projects around modern and historical social issues, problems and themes. Students will examine complex questions such as: What are government and politics? How can ordinary citizens affect change? How can scientific developments of the past shape the future? How do great writers address the critical questions of their time?
New Haven Academy uses its Advisory Program to foster relationships within the school community and provide students with the support and skills necessary for their success in high school and beyond. Students receive help from their advisors to set life goals and create step-by-step plans to achieve them. In addition, the schoolÕs College Bound program prepares students for college admission with guidance on internships, job shadowing experiences, independent study opportunities at local colleges, SAT preparation and financial aid advice.
- Small class size
- After school enrichment programs including debate, newspaper, mock trial, drama and intramural athletics
- College bound program that includes counseling, financial aid planning and SAT preparation
- Independent study opportunities at area colleges
- Career internships and service-learning opportunities
- Networked computers in every classroom
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New Haven Academy provides a rigorous education that prepares all students to succeed in college and become active citizens able to make informed decisions about their lives and their communities. The school offers individual attention to its ethnically and economically diverse student population and guides students through the difficult transition from middle school to high school. New Haven Academy graduates will be independent thinkers who ask critical questions and are able to develop and defend their own ideas.
New Haven Academy promotes the following "Habits of Mind":
- The question of evidence: How do we know what we know?
- The question of multiple perspectives: WhoÕs speaking?
- The search for connections and patterns: What causes what?
- The idea of supposition: How might things be different?
- The question off why and what any of it matters: Who cares?
New Haven Academy is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools (www.essentialschools.org), a national network of more than 1,200 schools and 20 regional support centers that promote higher student achievement and develop more nurturing and humane school communities.
Coalition of Essential Schools
Facing History and Ourselves
Quinnipiac University
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