The 8-9 Division is devoted to the transitional years between the lower school and the upper school. With a keen focus on community, we foster relationships between students and teachers with a vibrant and engaging advisory program, sit-down family-style lunches, class service projects and many activities and events that draw the 8-9 community together. All the while, students demonstrate more responsibility for their own learning as we prepare them for the upper school and beyond. There are also many opportunities for students to get involved in the life of the Academy through athletics, clubs and theatrical productions. There’s truly something for everyone!

I invite you to explore all that the 8-9 Division has to offer. I think you’ll find it’s a robust academic program that also cultivates the socio-emotional well-being of our students.

Martha Palmer
8-9 Division Head