Academy at Charlemont
Encyclopedia
The Academy at Charlemont is a small, private
, college-preparatory day school
, located on the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Massachusetts
, that serves grade 7 through postgraduate. It has approximately 110 students. The school was founded by Eric Grinnell, Dianne Grinnell, David W. McKay, Patricia D. W. McKay, Margaret J. Carlson, and Lucille Joy in 1981 as an experiment in classical and community-oriented education.
The school's mission is heavily influenced by the educational philosophy of American philosopher and psychologist John Dewey
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Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, college-preparatory day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, located on the Deerfield River in Charlemont, Massachusetts
Charlemont, Massachusetts
Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, that serves grade 7 through postgraduate. It has approximately 110 students. The school was founded by Eric Grinnell, Dianne Grinnell, David W. McKay, Patricia D. W. McKay, Margaret J. Carlson, and Lucille Joy in 1981 as an experiment in classical and community-oriented education.
The school's mission is heavily influenced by the educational philosophy of American philosopher and psychologist John Dewey
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology...
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Notable alumni
- Bo PeabodyBo PeabodyBo Peabody is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Internet executive who co-founded Tripod.com, one of the earliest dot-coms, in 1992.-Tripod.com:...
'90, venture capitalist - Sarah Hartshorne '05, appeared on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 was the ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the third season of the series to be aired on The CW network. This cycle's promotional tagline was "The Future Of Fashion." The promotional song was "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna.The international destinations...
- Ian Compton '08, skier for Line Skis, Full Tilt Boots, and Meathead Films
Notable Faculty
- Tracy GrammerTracy GrammerTracy Grammer is an American folk singer known for her work as half of the folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer and for the solo career that she has continued since Carter's death...
, Academy choral director and prominent folk singer-songwriter with Signature Sounds RecordingsSignature Sounds RecordingsSignature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in singer-songwriter, Americana, and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote the acoustic artists playing in the Northampton, Massachusetts music scene...
; formerly half of the popular folk act duo Dave Carter and Tracy GrammerDave Carter and Tracy GrammerDave Carter and Tracy Grammer were an American folk duo who released three albums from 1998 to 2001, as well as additional material released after Dave Carter's death...
with her late partner Dave CarterDave CarterDave Carter was an American folk singer-songwriter who described his style as "post-modern mythic American folk music." He was one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, who were heralded as the new "voice of modern folk music" in the months before Carter's unexpected death in July 2002...
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- David Chalfant, Academy teacher of Instrumental Music. He is a music producer as well as a musician, best known as a former member of the folk-rock band, The NieldsThe NieldsThe Nields was a folk-rock band that performed from 1991 to 2001. It toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk festivals...
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