Academics and Student Life
The Academy attempts to maintain high standards, both academic and ethical, for students and faculty. Norfolk Academy students are also known for their matriculation to top colleges and universities.
Students are required to research, compose, and deliver to the student body and faculty an original persuasive speech as a graduation requirement. Public Speaking skills are integrated into the curriculum from the 1st grade on.
Norfolk Academy’s German program was recognized in 2007 as the number one German program in the country among high schools. The College Board recognition for the school and German program has been earned, as the Report notes, through the performance of students on the AP German Language Exam. The ongoing exchange with the Copernicus Gymnasium, Löningen (Germany) has been in place since 1973. This exchange is the longest-running high school student exchange program between the two countries.
In 2011, Norfolk Academy established The Center for Civic and Global Leadership to prepare students to become principled civic leaders. Central to that mission is a commitment to public purpose and service -- to recognize and help address the challenges members of our community and across the globe now face. Norfolk Academy was one of just three schools in the nation to receive a coveted largest grant that the Edward E. Ford Foundation extends, which will help fund support for this significant educational initiative, designed to help Norfolk Academy students learn about complex, real world issues, and make a lasting difference in their community. The Center for Civil and Global Leadership has already created four-year programs such as the Chesapeake Bay Fellowship Program, the Global Health Fellowship Program, and the International Relations Fellowship Program where students venture beyond the classroom, conduct their own research, build leadership, and travel internationally in the context of their program.
The school offers a significant array of international educational experiences, and is a member of the School Year Abroad program and the World Leading Schools Association. Formal school partnerships and exchange programs include: Copernicus Gymnasium in Loningen, Germany (since 1973); St. Dominique in Paris, France; Holy Trinity School in Mar del Plata, Argentina; and Beijing No. 101 in China.
Norfolk Academy's Honor Code requires everyone in the school community to pledge not to lie, cheat, or steal. Students write the statement at the end of each graded assignment "I have acted honorably in the completion of this assignment" and then sign their name. Honor infractions in for seventh through twelfth grades are handled by the Middle and Upper Schools' respective honor councils, which consist of elected students.
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