New York Military Academy:
New York Military Academy is located in historic Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, just 60 miles north of New York City and the major NY metropolitan airports.The academy, founded in 1889, is a co-educational, college preparatory, boarding and day school with a military tradition. The student body or Corps of Cadets, grades 7-12, benefit from a rigorous academic curriculum and athletic program under the supervision of a dedicated faculty and staff. The sixty-five acre campus is home to two hundred students participating in honors and AP classes. The average class size is 10:1. Daily tutorials are available to students who require additional academic assistance from time to time. The academy offers admission to qualified students in September and January. Applicants should be physically fit and capable of fulfilling all the physical aspects of cadet life. Financial aid is available.
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With a corps of cadets (the student body) in grades 7-12, NYMA offers a comprehensive education on a personal level: cadets enjoy small classes, a devoted, highly qualified faculty and an education that is reinforced by a special mentorin
g program that keeps parents involved. The result is a superior preparation for college and for life.
HALLMARKS OF OUR CURRICULUM:
- Challenging, recognizing the different ability levels of cadets, offering rigorous activities that require the best of each cadet's ability
- Comprehensive, providing fundamental learning at each grade level interwoven with enriching experiences; it is modern in content and methodology, socially responsible, and regularly audited, and it addresses all instructional subjects and provides for multiple, innovative approaches to instruction
- Reflective of core values and emphasizes and reinforces values consistent with NYMA's mission
- Global, developing in cadets an awareness of global interdependence in all aspects of life, including the environment and the economy
- Goal-based and measurable: a defined core of knowledge at each grade level is taught, measured, and required for entry, exit, and advancement; specific and measurable goals ensure that cadets develop skills and acquire knowledge for success at NYMA and for effective lifelong learning
- Well grounded in supportable research, and aligned with recognized national and state standards, with regular review of all courses and programs to determine the extent to which cadet educational needs are being met
- Inter-disciplinary and reinforces learning across the disciplines; addresses developmental needs and varied learning styles while helping cadets to integrate content areas and see the connections within and between subjects
- Motivating and fostering creativity in teachers and cadets alike while providing an experience that develops a lifetime love of learning
- Scoped and sequenced content clearly articulated between the grade levels which provides for instructional norms within each grade level
- Technologically advanced, providing cadets with computer skills, and integrating technology as a tool in various areas of the curriculum
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