About
- - - We believe that children's lives change when their natural passion for learning is nurtured and transformed into habits of life-long learning and reflection. We believe that the world changes as these children learn to serve country and community with wisdom, conviction, and compassion.
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Admission
- - - At Albuquerque Academy, we look for the brightest students in the region, those with intelligence, character, and an eagerness to learn. We're serious about creating an educational experience that shapes sharp-minded students into purposeful, ethical, independent learners.
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Academics
- - - Albuquerque Academy is an independent, college preparatory day school for boys and girls in grades six through twelve. The Academy prides itself on offering an educational program based on creative, independent doing and thinking.
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Athletics
- - - Athletics is an integral part of the Academy experience. Every season our student-athletes gain lifelong lessons in the value of competition, perseverance, hard work, and the true meaning of teamwork.
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Campus Life
- - - Beyond the classroom, nearly all Albuquerque Academy students are involved in multiple extracurricular activities. Opportunities abound to participate in a wide range of clubs and activities, exchange programs, community service and sustainability initiatives, and student publications.
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Community
- - - Inherent in the Albuquerque Academy mission is a commitment to supporting the wider community through outreach and community service. In addition to the Community and Global Citizenship program that is part of the curriculum, the Academy offers a number of other programs for the wider community.
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Board of Trustees

Academy is fortunate to have a dedicated body of volunteers, with diverse and expert backgrounds, to oversee the administration of the school and the management of its financial and physical resources. Our current Trustees share a passion for Academy’s mission and a vision for the school’s ongoing excellence and leadership in education.

2017-18 Board of Trustees

Chaouki Abdallah

Patrick Apodaca

Secretary

Arthur Chu ‘90

John David ’85

Pam Garrett

Adam Honegger ’91

Chair

Christopher Jillson

Assistant Treasurer

Ian McKinnon ‘85

Ron Moya

Assistant Secretary

Diane Ogawa

Chamisa Pacheco De Alas ’96

Erika Rimson

Valerie Romero-Leggott

Jesús Salazar

Ernest L. Schmider ‘75

Leah Blaugrund Sandman ’89

Christina C. Sheehan ’01

Thomas Smidt III ‘89

Vice Chair

Marcella Stewart

Randy H. Talbot ’71

Judy Beckes Talcott

Chandler Todd

Eric Weinstein ’94

Hope Wynn