New Haven Academy

Grade Levels: 9- 12
School Population: approx. 246
Hours: 7:55 AM to 2:30 PM
 
 
Click here to visit the school website:
http://newhavenacademy.org
 
Click here to visit the Inter District web site!
http://www.newhavenmagnetschools.com/
 

• Open House 2013: Sundays, January 13 & February 10, 12-2pm and Saturdays, January 19 & February 2, 11am-1pm
• A commitment to every student's success
• Small class and school size
• Teachers challenge students according to their individual strengths
• Every student has an academic advisor
• Academic workshops designed to meet students' individual skill needs and interests
• Partnerships
• Quinnipiac University, including their Division of Education
• Facing History and Ourselves
• Membership in the Coalition of Essential Schools, a national network that promotes higher student achievement and develops more nurturing and humane school communities
• A rigorous education that prepares every student for college
• Rigorous core program of Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Foreign Language
• Active classrooms that require students to write, debate, experiment and problem-solve daily
• Block Scheduling to support in-depth learning
• Graduation By Exhibition: students complete, present, and defend major projects
• An emphasis on the critical thinking skills valued in college-level classes
• A College-Bound Program for all students that provides individual college counseling, financial aid planning, and SAT preparation
• Courses at area colleges and intensive internships at local businesses and institutions for Juniors and Seniors A unique Citizenship Education Program
• Facing History and Ourselves
• Citizenship education through Facing History and Ourselves, a national education organization that encourages adolescents and adults to examine profound ethical questions about history, decision-making, prejudice, and violence, and to participate in finding solutions to real-world problems.

 
Mission Statement
 
Our magnet theme is an international program entitled Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO), a curriculum that engages adolescents in citizenship education and encourages adolescents and adults to examine profound ethical questions about history, decision-making, prejudice, and violence.
 
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.

We work to build a racially, ethnically and economically diverse student body, provide individual attention for every student, and guide students through the difficult transition from middle school to high school.

New Haven Academy graduates will be independent thinkers who ask critical questions and who develop and defend their own ideas. In order to achieve this vision, New Haven Academy is a learning community in which all members--staff, students and parents -- know each other well.