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.
Our admission process allows us to meet families, like yours, with curious and motivated students who would benefit from an Albuquerque Academy education and contribute to our community. We’ll get to know each other through the admission process that includes workshops, group activities, and other fun, child-centered events.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An initial concern can come from parents, teachers, adviser/family head, counselor, division administration, or the student.
Concerns are shared with the learning specialist through direct contact or e-mail.
The Learning Specialist gathers necessary background information and contacts the student to begin the support process.
The Learning Specialist communicates an informal plan of support to parents, teachers and adviser/family head, and other division personnel as appropriate through e-mail or hard copy documents.
If reasonable progress does not occur with informal intervention and patterns of a learning difference appear, the student may be referred for educational or neuropsychological testing to determine a student’s learning profile.