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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ThinkIt!

Building on the success of its very popular Think Academy Summer Program, the school expanded its Think Academy offerings in 2013 with the addition of Thinkit!, a year-round elementary education program for students throughout the Albuquerque area in grades 1-5.

Thinkit! Classes and Programs…

Expand learning time and provide fun, vibrant enrichment experiences to elementary students
Provide unique after-school classes and customizable (up to full-day) programs during spring and summer breaks
Meet at Albuquerque Academy, where teachers and students actively explore its exceptional 312-acre main campus and facilities.

Thinkit! students…

Enjoy individualized instruction in small classroom environments (teacher-to-student ratio does not exceed 1:15)
Celebrate active-learning strategies through project and inquiry based activities, interdisciplinary options (e.g., science, engineering and math), and dynamic recreational programs
Receive high-quality instruction from an extraordinary staff of teachers who motivate and nurture young learners.

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