BETTER FOR EVERY BOY
Army and Navy Academy brings boy-focused teaching, daily mentorship, and virtue development together in an all-boys college-preparatory community for grades 7-12. On our Carlsbad campus, your student has opportunities to take on responsibility, develop independence, and prepare for life beyond school.
FORGING VIRTUOUS YOUNG MEN
As one of California’s top boarding schools for boys, Army and Navy Academy has a singular mission: to forge virtuous young men for life. We are built for how boys learn, grow, and thrive. As a Gurian Center for Excellence, we use research-based teaching methods that rely on a foundation of boy brain science and social mentoring techniques to help every cadet reach his maximum personal potential. Our learning community is highly structured and values-driven, singularly engineered toward helping boys gain the focus, confidence, and character to excel far beyond the classroom. Becoming an Army and Navy Academy cadet isn’t just stepping into another private school: it’s a step toward lifelong success.
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OUR FUNDAMENTALS
Cultivating academic excellence and training exceptional scholar-athletes is the bare minimum of what a military boarding school should do. Army and Navy Academy graduates are currently attending top colleges, including Stanford, Dartmouth, the University of Chicago, the United States Naval Academy, and West Point. It’s our focus on the science of how boys learn and virtue development that makes us an unparalleled opportunity for any young man looking to thrive in an increasingly challenging world.
Virtue is our priority in all that we do, a fact reflected in the environment of dignity and respect that pervades our beachfront campus. Our core values of Honor, Integrity, Respect, Commitment, Courage, and Gratitude don’t just guide our cadets: they are guidelines that motivate every member of our educational community to uplift, serve, and inspire others. We teach our cadets to live these values every day and in every interaction.
BUILT FOR BOYS
We recognize that boys in middle school and high school have unique educational needs that are not being met in other public and private school settings. Across the country, boys are falling behind in school, resulting in a crisis in higher education and poorer life outcomes for young men. We address the needs of boys through the use of the Gurian Model, a revolutionary set of educational techniques that help boys learn best.
INSTILLING VIRTUE
Virtue development is a hands-on experience at Army and Navy Academy. Each week, cadets engage with dynamic guest speakers who share life lessons rooted in our core values of Honor, Integrity, Respect, Commitment, Courage, and Gratitude. These interactive sessions spark conversation, inspire reflection, and give our cadets practical tools to navigate life’s challenges with confidence. Our graduates become virtuous men for life.
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Have you found the right school for your son? It’s time to see him reach his full academic potential in a school that is better for every boy. We aren’t just one of the country’s best military boarding schools. Our revolutionary focus on boy brain science and virtue development helps cadets achieve new heights of success. We do more than produce exceptional scholars and athletes: we forge virtuous young men for life.