Wilbraham & Monson Academy

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Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Seal of Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Location
Wilbraham, USA
Information
Religion No religious affiliation
Headmaster Rodney LaBrecque
Enrollment

315
Faculty 52
Average class size 12–15 students
Student:teacher ratio 7:1
Type Private, Boarding, Day
Campus 300 acres
Athletics Rebuilding
Mascot Titan
Color(s) Red, Blue, Gold, & White
Established 1804
Homepage http://www.wmacademy.org

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is a prep school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1804, it is one of the the fifteen oldest schools on the eastern coast of the United States. [1] It is a four year boarding / day high school with a student body of approximately 315 students and a 52-member faculty. It is located 1.5 hours from Boston and 3 hours from New York City. The program features small classes, 16 AP courses, postgraduate study, and a writing center. Athletics include lacrosse, baseball, cross-country, dance, wrestling, soccer, tennis, golf, football, basketball, track, volleyball, softball, water polo, and swimming.[2]

WMA was established by the merger of two nineteenth century academies — Monson Academy, founded in 1804, and Wesleyan Academy, founded in 1817 in New Market, New Hampshire. Wesleyan Academy relocated to Wilbraham to become Wilbraham Academy in 1912, and in 1971, when the school merged with Monson Academy, the name was officially changed to Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Wesleyan was the first co-ed boarding school in the country, and Monson Academy became the first to enroll Chinese students in 1847. The school also played a role in the anti-slavery movement, when its chapel was used as a stop on the Underground Railroad. [3]

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[edit] Academics

[edit] The Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies

The Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies (CEGS) offers courses in the study of global economics, finance, entrepreneurship, ethics, and sustainability. CEGS offers a multidisciplinary approach to learning, including lectures, seminars, independent study, and an on-line class with the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management. These are augmented by discussions with local business leaders, college professors, and prominent Wilbraham & Monson Academy alumni. Field trips to financial and governmental organizations provide “real-world” experience of class concepts. In 2005, CEGS students visited Brussels, the capital of the European Union, for a two-week program on the effect of the EU on the world's economy..[4]

[edit] The Bicentennial Scholars Program

The Bicentennial Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship program. This program annually awards a $5,000 International travel grant to upper school students who, in the opinion of the school, will enrich the academic, athletic, creative, social, and moral ethos of the school.

[edit] Athletics

In fall 2007, the Academy unveiled its $4 million expansion of the Greenhalgh Athletic Center on campus. The expansion includes a fitness room, a multi-purpose dance and wrestling space, a large gathering room and new central locker facilities.[5] Construction has recently begun on the athletic fields to make way for a new varsity baseball and varsity girls soccer field.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ American and Canadian Consortium of Independent Schools.
  2. ^ The Association of Boarding Schools.
  3. ^ Valley Viewpoint.
  4. ^ NAIS Resource and Statistics.
  5. ^ Kuhn Riddle Architects.
  6. ^ Boarding School Review.

[edit] External links