Army and Navy Academy Blog
Why Growing Numbers of Students and Parents are Choosing Boarding Schools for their Teenagers
Many Americans are rather unfamiliar with boarding schools, despite their awareness of independent private day schools. So, let’s begin with a brief overview before we dive into the many benefits of boarding school for teenagers. Most boarding schools in the U.S. have...
How Enrolling Your Child in an Aviation Camp Will Help Your Child with School
There is no better way to inspire a passion for learning math and science than showing students how subject matter is directly tied with a practical application. An aviation summer camp presents the perfect framework for students to accelerate their understanding of...
Why a Disciplined Lifestyle Will Do Wonders for Your Child in College
If you want your child to do well in college, think about sending your child to a private boarding school, perhaps a military school, where a disciplined lifestyle is integral to all aspects of campus life: academics, athletics, character development, and specialized...
How Computer Science Camp Will Give Your Child a Competitive Advantage in College
Think about a time when students once wrote papers with pen and paper, then along came the typewriter where they would peck away on the keys. Fast forward to our world today, where we rely on computers to help us execute various projects and processes. Perhaps,...
Five Common Misconceptions About Boarding School
When parents first begin thinking about a boarding school for their child, they may be reluctant to share their thoughts and views with others. They could be wresting with the decision within themselves, because of many misconceptions. In fact, they might have even...
Different Ways Your Child Might Benefit from Attending A Leadership Summer Camp
Will this be the summer that changes your teen’s life? Your child can discover new interests, form friendships, participate in invigorating activities that test their mettle—all of it in an environment that encourages character building. It’s the kind of experience...
How to Have Fun Learning How to Exceed and Lead This Summer
There’s been concern in recent years that a number of young people in the U.S. and elsewhere lack the essential skills to become successful and productive adults. A study several years ago in the Journal of Youth Development expressed “widespread concern” that only...
What You Need to Know About SAT and ACT Tests
While many colleges and universities no longer require SAT and ACT test results as part of admission applications, there are large numbers of students and their parents who worry that not taking standardized entrance exams could negatively impact their application...
Academy’s TAC Officers Help Develop and Mentor Young Men of Good Character
“This school takes a young man and teaches him discipline, responsibility, ownership, and values. The TAC officers spend time getting to know each kid and facilitate problem-solving with the boys. I’d consider any young man very lucky if he can attend this school.” –...
Cadets, Parents Are Thankful for What Makes ANA Different
“… ANA is providing my son opportunities to be the best he can be and as an ANA parent, I could not be more pleased with our experience…” – Pamela R. (ANA parent) The Cadets who attend the Army and Navy Academy and their parents have several more reasons to be...
SAT Testing Option is Just Part of College Preparation at ANA
A September 20 article on the EdSource website reported that many high school seniors are “scrambling to schedule SAT and ACT tests this fall” despite the fact that most private and public colleges and universities are not requiring test results as an admissions...
Personal Health and Safety are Chief Priorities at Army and Navy Academy
The Cadets, teachers, and staff members who have returned to the Army and Navy Academy campus for the beginning of the 2020-21 school year have found a large number of health and safety protocols that weren’t in place prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Learning Teamwork Skills Helps Build Future Leaders at Army and Navy Academy
“Teamwork makes the dream work…” John Maxwell, author and speaker Teamwork is an essential part of most successful endeavors in modern life. It is especially so in the highly competitive workplace where the ability to work as part of a team is one of the most...
Learning Communications Skills Critical Part of an Academy Education
“The art of communications is the language of leadership.” --Presidential speechwriter and author James C. Humes While it is true that effective leadership thrives on communication, the fact is so does everything else to varying degrees when people interact with...
Academy’s STEM Programs Prepare Cadets for Several Critical Career Areas
“The United States will need approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than will graduate in the next decade.” – White House news release sent in 2012 Since the above statement was released eight years ago, the acronym STEM has become the dominant content...
What Makes Army and Navy Academy Different from Other Schools?
There are a lot of questions prospective parents and their sons ask about the school they’re considering; some predictable, others not so much. For example, the first question often asked by boys who are looking at the Army and Navy Academy is whether the Academy’s...
What Does ‘College Preparatory’ Really Mean?
It should go without saying that the academic, personal, and social skills needed to succeed in college are beyond those required to succeed in today’s typical high school. What becomes clear immediately to incoming college or university freshmen – and their parents –...
Academy’s STEM-Based Program Prepares Cadets to Pursue Aviation Careers
“Our Cadets who finish this program and go onto to complete a college education in aviation will be equipped to succeed in the aviation industry, no matter where they go.” --Retired Marine Aviator LtCol. Kevin G. Moss, Aviation Instructor, Army and Navy Academy The...
Why Diversity Matters in Educating Students
“Diversity can be defined as the sum of the ways that people are both alike and different…” --National Education Association (NEA) Schools throughout much of the developed world have added numerous resources in recent years to enhance the quality of teaching and...
Leadership Education Enhances Student Achievement
For the past several years, U.S. private and public schools have placed a growing emphasis on academics, trying to deal with the rapid changes taking place in today’s world and the disturbing fact that the U.S. trails a significant number of other countries in student...
The ‘Secret’ to Educating Boys
“Boys and Girls Learn Differently,” -- title of book by Michael Gurian, founder of the Gurian Institute. While there have been all-boys and all-girls schools in place for centuries, it’s only been in recent years that scientific research has shown why such schools are...
Why a Military Boarding School Makes Sense for Boys
“Cadets at military schools learn to be leaders of character who are able to assess dynamic situations, make informed and timely decisions and bring to any environment.” --Association of Military Schools and Colleges of the United States Our nation’s young people are...
Why a Boarding School Can Make a Big Difference
There’s been so much focus on what’s being taught in our schools’ classrooms that parents and even their adolescent and teenage children often are unaware of what learning opportunities lie beyond the traditional school day. So much can be added after school hours to...
Helping Boys Become Bold, Brilliant, and Self Confident
“When I wear my Army and Navy Academy uniform, I beam with pride. Here I see myself through the admiring eyes of teachers, family, and friends who believe I will accomplish my dreams … I can’t imagine being anywhere else.” --Current Army and Navy Academy Cadet A...
Superior Education Begins With a Safe School Campus
“Success will always be with you as long as you place safety as the first priority.” -- Anonymous There was a time when acts of violence on U.S. school campuses were pretty much confined to an occasional after-school fistfight, a brief altercation between opposing...
What Parents of Boys Should Look For in a School
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States Many of our nation’s schools today are struggling to provide a quality education...
Academy’s ‘Belief in the Boy’ Emphasis Attracts Interest
“This is a wonderful place for boys to learn leadership, responsibility, character and the many skills needed to become engaged, purposeful, and contributing citizens… ANA is providing my son opportunities to be the best he can be and as an ANA parent, I could not be...
How One School Adapted to Remote Learning During Crisis
How the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has brought about massive changes in the daily lives of people of nearly every nation on earth, including what U.S. schools are now doing to educate children and young adults to become productive and successful citizens.
Technology is Transforming Classroom Teaching and Learning
Technology has impacted our daily lives at lightning speed over the years to help us do things we’ve never been able to imagine.
More Emphasis on Learning is Key to Quality Education
These days, we pay a lot of attention to curriculum content, classroom teaching strategies, and other teaching-directed resources as the primary strategies that comprise a quality education.
