Peoples
Academy has a rich tradition of innovation and excellence.
Since the beginning, Peoples Academy stressed the importance
of both academics and co-curricular activities. A student
in the 1850's could take History, Botany, English, Latin
and Philosophy, as well as, Music, Oil Painting and Drawing.
160 years later, technology class has replaced penmanship
but students continue to have a wide variety of opportunity.
In
2000, Peoples Academy was named as a ‘High School on the
Move' and participated in a renewal effort to continually
improve our quality of education. Peoples Academy is currently
participating in TASS: Teaching All Secondary Students.
This program provides weekly graduate education courses
for our staff where improved student learning is the goal.
As a result, our staff provides unique, advanced and high
quality educational experiences to all learners.
At
Peoples Academy the focus is simple: Success
for all learners . The examples of students
finding success are endless at Peoples Academy. Take last
year for example:
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14 students participated in Governor's Institute
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Students were accepted to and attend a diversity of
colleges including:
Boston
College, Johnson State, Louisville Technical Institute,
Lynchburg State, Montserrat
College
of Art & Design, Mt. Holyoke, St. John's University,
UVM, & Wesleyan University
•
Our Spanish Club traveled to Nicaragua and helped
with PLANTING HOPE
•
French students visited Switzerland and France and
stayed with host families
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Our sports teams won four state championships
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15 students spent their springbreak in Bridgeport,
CT working with Habitat for Humanity
•
Melissa LaCasse was named a National Merit Commended
Student
•
Lydia Bickford earned national honors as the Gatorade
Athlete of the Year for her standout performance in soccer
and track & field
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We had the highest number of students enrolled in
AP classes to date
These
are just a few highlights. But success comes in many other
forms at Peoples Academy such as, students creating new
clubs, learning to bake a pizza in an outside oven or
making honey from real live bees. Some of these successes
are a result of our innovative after school program, Unbound,
which provides extended academic and enrichment activities
to students beyond traditional school hours.
Finally,
we believe that our student body deserves various pathways
to graduation. This looks like some students
taking traditional classes while others design their own.
Their learning might take the form of an engaging discussion
about Shakespeare or a working internship with a nearby
business or community organization. Allowing for multiple
pathways to graduation offers students more than one avenue
to achievement.
Enjoy
your visit. We have lots to share and many stories to
tell.
Philip
Grant, Principal |
