Thayer Academy
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Thayer Academy is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Braintree, Massachusetts, enrolling Grades 6–12. The Academy was conceived in 1871, at the bequest of General Sylvanus Thayer, the father of the United States Military Academy. Currently, Thayer Academy is Greater Boston's most prestigious private day schools.[citation needed] Six-hundred-sixty-eight students attend Thayer, with 440 attending the Upper-School and 228 attending the Middle-School. Tuition is $27,150 per year.
| Thayer Academy |
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| Established | 1877 |
| Type | private co-educational |
| Headmaster | Ted Koskores |
| Students | 668 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Location | Braintree, Massachusetts USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | [1] |
General Thayer's personal philosophy and methods remain core values at Thayer Academy, as exemplified by the school's motto, "Duty, Honor, Country." Thayer has been co-educational since its founding in 1877. Graduates have gone on to achieve success and fame in every area: the arts, science, atheltics, politics, the military and philanthropy.
Athletically, Thayer Academy participates in the competitive Independent School League.
The Visiting Committee evaluating Thayer in 1998 for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges wrote, "Thayer devotes itself to high ideals. The committee came away feeling Thayer deserves to celebrate a unique spirit of democracy, a strikingly vigorous community life, and the potential for remarkable future development...It is extraordinarily well poised for the 21st century."
Thayer Academy is also home to a private middle school for grades 6-8. The high school and middle school are referred to individually simply as "The Upper School" and "The Middle School."
The school is currently overhauling its flagging reputation after decades of emphasizing athletics over academics. Significant investment in mathematics and performance arts promises to restore Thayer's status as a true peer among the hallowed preparatory schools of New England.
