The Oxbridge Academy Provides Students With A Challenging And Dynamic Education By Deborah Welky
A coeducational private high school, the Oxbridge Academy was founded in 2011 by energy magnate and philanthropist William I. Koch to provide a challenging, dynamic education in and beyond the classroom in order to prepare students for a lifetime of success. At the Oxbridge Academy, students learn through engagement in academic and community-based projects that speak to their talents and interests, sparking their curiosity and passion. The Oxbridge Academy offers a college preparatory program that emphasizes depth of understanding and practice in the skills required for successful college performance. The school’s unique approach to learning highlights the discrete skills required for becoming an insightful reader of literature and history; a practitioner of the principles behind meaningful historical analysis, material and scientific
processes; and fluency as a speaker of a different language. The Oxbridge Academy accomplishes these goals through extensive use of experiential learning and diverse opportunities for discovering one’s passions as a student. In addition to a strong academic curriculum, the school is proud of its culture of kindness and acceptance that helps all students feel welcome as a member of the Oxbridge family. Terrell Seabrooks, president of the senior class, entered Oxbridge as a freshman and discovered his special talents through work with the Oxbridge
Academy’s nationally competitive debate team. He eventually emerged as the school’s premier competitor in Congressional Debate, winning multiple tournaments and finishing second in the nation. Seabrooks has excelled at lacrosse throughout his time at Oxbridge and, this year, earned the athlete of the year distinction in Palm Beach County. He took advantage of the honors and honors seminar classes available at Oxbridge and was admitted to both Harvard and Princeton. He will matriculate at Princeton University this fall. The Oxbridge Academy works hard to fill its faculty positions with top educators. The school constantly hires the best and most energetic teachers, pays them appropriately and works to be certain that the curriculum balances essential learning with elements of the new needs and interests of today’s stuwellington the magazine | june 2017
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