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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Science

Department Chair: Kevin Fowler

Each Academy student participates in a carefully planned and coordinated science curriculum in grades 6 through 12, focused on inquiry-based instruction and balanced subject matter in the four core sub-disciplines: life sciences, chemistry, physics, and earth/environmental sciences. Courses are designed not only to prepare students for college, but also prepare them for life as scientifically literate citizens who appreciate and understand scientific aspects of the physical and social world in which they live. Students in grade 9 complete an inquiry-based introduction to physics and chemistry. All courses in grades 10-12 are elective, allowing students to designate a course sequence and combination appropriate to their specific needs and interests. Advanced Placement courses in science are available in all four core sub-disciplines.