The Montgomery Academy

The Montgomery Academy (MA) is a K–12, co-ed, nonsectarian day school serving the River Region community since 1959. Our mission is to develop leaders committed to honor, scholarship, service and the pursuit of excellence.

This mission is lived, every day, as the motivating goal of everyone on campus. Talk to students, faculty, administrators and parents, and you will learn that it is undertaken with both pride and seriousness.

Living our mission creates what we call the “MA Difference” in the:

• Well-rounded educational program in which teachers and students collaborate and form meaningful relationships
• Environment where students are simultaneously supported and challenged
• Strong belief in the strength of community and service to others
• Active parent engagement in the learning process and in volunteer opportunities
• 100% of our graduates going on to college, admitted to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation
• Reports from alumni stating that MA prepared them for success in college and life
• Student-led honor council for grades 9-12
• Nurturing of students’ leadership skills through experiences such as community service, clubs, and sports

The Montgomery Academy develops leaders committed to honor, scholarship, service and the pursuit of excellence.

CORE VALUES

• We create a supportive, challenging and joyful learning environment that cultivates academic, artistic and athletic excellence.
• We develop meaningful and lasting relationships among teachers, students and parents.
• We nurture, engage and empower each student to reach his/her maximum individual potential.
• We actively seek and value diversity in its many forms.
• We develop curious and confident life-long learners with a strong moral and ethical sense of purpose.
• We develop servant leaders who recognize their responsibility to help strengthen their communities.

The Lower School, located on the Hill Campus on Perry Hill Road, is a positive and stimulating environment for students in kindergarten through the fifth grade. We believe that the foundations for a child’s educational experience are developed and molded during the Lower School years.

The Montgomery Academy Lower School seeks to educate the whole child by focusing not only on each child’s academic development but also on her or his physical and social-emotional development. Each component of the day is designed to help students grow in each of these areas.

Our students are contributing members of a community. Every class at the Lower School begins the day with a Morning Meeting where the class gathers together to greet one another by name and share information about important events in their lives. Morning Meetings foster community, help students develop social skills, and set the tone for the academic day.

Middle School is a time of significant growth and transition for our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. We recognize that in these distinct and formative years our children are on a rapid quest to establish independence and identity. Our program is designed with this understanding in mind. Students take on increasing levels of independence, sharpen their interpersonal skills, and manage a wide variety of academic and extracurricular choices.

Our curriculum is not only designed to prepare learners for advanced educational outcomes but to “enlighten the spirit” through self-reflection born of healthy and meaningful challenges. Opportunities to participate in our school’s public purpose initiative, select nontraditional pursuits during our experiential block, and serve as student leaders on student council all help to shape the values and habits indicative of an MA graduate.

Welcome to The Montgomery Academy Upper School! It is with complete confidence that I encourage you to get to know our program, our campus, our faculty and our learning environment. MA is a school with a sense of purpose and a clear mission to educate the hearts and minds of young people in the pursuit of excellence. We are proud of our reputation as a school with a community of students, faculty and staff, and parents who are enthusiastic and have a deep intellectual commitment to our programs.