Newark Academy Viewbook

reimagining

rigor

Our enduring purpose at Newark Academy has always been empowering academic success and instilling intellectual energy.

Today, our extraordinary educators are also reimagining the educational rigor for which NA is known to create— true engagement, transcendent experiences, and transformative relationships.

Our students develop the critical and creative capacities

necessary to meet academic challenges at every grade level—

while retaining their instinctive enthusiasm

for investigating new ideas and diving into discovery.

The Newark Academy community celebrates difference,

prizes perspective, learns together, and respects all others,

while encouraging students to look within themselves and reflect upon their own ideas, opinions, and beliefs.

Our approach to character formation inspires confidence by embracing each child where they are—

and supporting them through brave exploration,

wise risk-taking, and increasing personal responsibility.

Newark Academy students prepare for tomorrow

while enjoying and deploying the possibilities of each day.

And from here, they are ready to make their way anywhere.

building skills

finding joy Middle School at Newark Academy In our Middle School, young minds benefit from both active, hands-on doing and deep, reflective thinking.

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are ready for greater academic challenges—which our masterful educators weave into engaging projects, illuminating activities, and gripping experiences. And in the midst of this happy bustle, our students build a strong academic foundation for the Upper School and beyond.

Equally important, they develop a resilient curiosity that serves them well for a lifetime.

What can a model roller coaster project teach a child about science and life? constructing a cardboard roller coaster demonstrating the fundamentals of physics needing all hands on deck keeping each mind engaged connecting miles of cardboard tubing with yards of duct tape anchoring the concept of centrifugal force in a moment of direct application mining missteps for information experimenting with abandon releasing a marble with bated breath forming a fascination with real science losing ourselves in pure discovery finding our own paths to nuanced understanding

celebrating

challenge

Newark Academy students work hard and dig deep. They wrestle with big ideas, take on inventive projects, and collaborate to try harder and push forward until they have learned more together than any one of them believed possible.

Our students truly revel in rigor.

Young minds go further at Newark Academy, propelled by shared curiosity, genuine fascination, and the joy of discovery.

What can Upper School students learn from coursework that requires them to think like real-world attorneys?

Upper School at Newark Academy

exploring law school in high school testing tomorrow’s possibilities today

NA’s Upper School curriculum is both vigorous and invigorating, challenging students to delve more expansively into research, articulate their arguments more precisely, and engage more fearlessly with

expanding essential masteries

exploring personal passions the ideas and opportunities that excite them the most.

Our International Baccalaureate program is open to all students in 11th and 12th grades, for diploma seekers or on a course-by-course basis, contributing to an environment that prizes authentic mastery and meaningful insight.

As a culture that rewards intellectual risk-taking, the Upper School at Newark Academy not only prepares students for success at prestigious colleges around the world, but also equips them for everything after.

poring over legal precedents trying out new ideas learning established processes incorporating fresh perspectives wrestling with complicated statutes working within complex teams melding argument and evidence parsing right from wrong celebrating a well-made case building momentum for the next challenge

How far can our students go on a two-week immersion trip?

Special programming at Newark Academy The whole of the NA curriculum is intentionally crafted—

sleeping in the woods

and thoughtfully enriched with special programming that

exploring a new city

encourages individual interests, teaches universal skills, and instills global perspectives.

going further

basking in the silence

inhabiting a fresh perspective

learning more

delivering bread to a village

Our International Baccalaureate Program (IB) facilitates

Off-campus study options provide remarkable experiential education:

deep thought and reflection as well as mastery of advanced

NA students can live on Capitol Hill while studying the legislative process,

content for 11th and 12th graders, either as part of the

run a farm in rural Maine, conduct Bahamian aquaculture research at The

IB diploma program or on a class-by-class basis.

Island School, or choose from many other horizon-widening opportunities.

NA’s STEM Experiences take our students into professional

June Term takes place in the final two weeks of the school year for grades

internships, clubs, summer programs, and research partnerships

9-11—our way of ending the year not with a storm of testing, but with

with colleges and corporations.

a flurry of discovery and creativity. Exciting courses like “The Art of

Our extraordinary Immersion Experiences facilitate pivotal and formative moments—from exploring Paris, to working with hospital patients, to scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Coaching,” “Documentary Filmmaking,” and “Making Things Fly” culminate in a final project or product.

For more information about NA’s life-changing special programming, please visit https://www.newarka.edu/academics.

feeding the capacity for empathy

installing a water purifying system building an awareness of inequity

ascending a mountain peak

transcending personal insecurities

living with a host family

feeling at home in the wider world

Beyond individual meetings with students, the College Counseling Office offers a full range of programs and services:

11th Grade College Night: A kick-off

College Counseling at Newark Academy NA college counselors see the college search as a vital journey of self-discovery, one in which our students must set criteria based on their own plans, needs, and

forging ahead

looking within

event for students and parents Roundtable discussions: Decoding college visits, financial aid processes, and the athletic recruitment process

definitions of success. While college counseling officially

Case Studies Night: How

begins junior year, searches and applications are

college admissions officers

culminating moments in a long process of growth

read applications and make

and exploration that begins as soon as a student

admission decisions

enrolls at NA.

College Counseling

Working closely with teachers, grade counselors, advisors, coaches, and parents, our college counselors help students identify and apply to colleges and universities that are best suited to their own interests,

Workshop (CCW): Group meetings for juniors and seniors at each stage of the college search

abilities, and aspirations. Each of our students comes to

Summer workshops: Understanding

this experience searching for something different—and

the Common Application and writing

NA’s College Counseling Office encourages and empowers

college application essays

them to find their own best fit.

On-campus visits by more than 100 colleges/universities annually

thriving

together

The NA community strives to celebrate difference and practice genuine inclusion. We recognize the profound value of learning beside, listening to, and truly knowing people of many perspectives, cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds.

Our students develop the same compassionate curiosity about themselves that they extend to all others, learning to reflect thoughtfully upon their own ideas, opinions, and emotions. Secure in themselves, our students feel empowered to show up for each other.

Arts education begins in NA’s Middle School, with courses of study designed to introduce students to fundamentals of visual and performing arts. In the Upper School, students are encouraged to follow their own passions

creative making

critical thinking

The Arts at Newark Academy

and develop deep expertise.

The arts take many forms at Newark Academy. Our

creative drama

Middle School:

students get hands-on experience with shaping clay

studio art

and layering paint on a canvas. They learn to raise their

digital art and design

voices in song and on the stage and develop a sense of

dance

rhythm in dance class or during jazz band rehearsal. And

musicianship

most of all, they cultivate a balance between academic and artistic pursuits that nourishes their minds, bodies,

Upper School:

and spirits.

drawing

NA’s arts programming serves essential educational and developmental purposes. Courses, events, and projects offer an important means of self-expression, a vehicle

painting ceramics digital photography filmmaking

for storytelling, and an inspiring brush with beauty. By

chamber music

creating their own works and exploring those of others,

orchestra

our students cultivate emotional intelligence, human

wind ensemble

empathy, interpretive and analytical skills, and

jazz band

communications capacities that enhance their academic

concert choir

performance—and enrich their lives.

dance theater and acting skills

embracing competition

pursuing excellence

Athletics at Newark Academy NA coaches, student-athletes, families, and

Like all other aspects of Newark Academy, Minuteman Athletics strives

fans see athletics as a rich learning experience—

to provide every student-athlete with an outstanding experience. Our

one that transcends a race against the clock or

serious and competitive teams are grounded in solid fundamentals and

the meeting of two teams across a field of play.

bolstered by coaches of integrity who commit to developing students’

Here, sport offers the exhilaration of mastering

leadership abilities. And because our school community values

new skills and provides the empowerment that

achievement in every area—in the classroom, but also on the court,

comes with strengthening and training both the

in the pool, and on the turf—our students widen their horizons, cultivate

body and the mind.

balance, and experience the emotional rewards of pushing themselves, physically and mentally, toward personal and team goals.

NA athletics begin in Middle School, where all students are required to participate in an interscholastic sport each season. In the Upper School, students may choose to join one or more of 23 varsity or junior varsity teams.

Minuteman Athletics offers the following programs:

cross country swimming field hockey

wrestling

football

baseball

soccer

golf

tennis

lacrosse

volleyball

softball

basketball

track

fencing

inspiring

integrity

From the first day of Middle School, NA educators recognize their students as uniquely promising individuals and inherently valuable people. Students, in turn, learn to treat themselves and each other with the same respect and acceptance, as they try new things, learn from mistakes, and build mastery.

Our community fosters the growing resilience and maturity of each child.

NA students learn to take intellectual risks, use their freedom on campus wisely, do what’s right even when no one is watching, and accept greater responsibility for themselves, their community and classmates, and their own learning experiences.

Middle School encourages our students to dive into discovery. Our supportive community embraces each child as they build skills, learn from mistakes, and grow.

Upper School students at NA take intellectual risks, pursue personal passions, rise to challenges, and assume ownership over their own educational experiences.

Arts @ NA take many forms—from painting to ceramics to dance to graphic design. Here, the arts empower young minds to appreciate beauty, express themselves, and think creatively and critically.

discovering Newark Academy

Athletics @ NA teach physical skills, mental discipline, teamwork, and individual tenacity. Our student-athletes also compete with grace and learn the self-discipline and commitment needed to succeed.

Special programming allows NA students to venture beyond campus, across the country, and around the world. These experiences teach young minds to embrace wider perspectives, push past comfort zones, and encounter life-changing, hands-on learning.

College Counseling @ NA is built on the premise that each of our students enters the college search process looking for something different. Our students weigh their own convictions, needs, and strengths—and, together with their counselor, find their own right fit.

To learn more about how Newark Academy is reimagining rigor, please call 973.992.7000 for more information or to schedule a visit.

91 South Orange Avenue Livingston NJ 07039 973.992.7000

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