Durham Academy
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3601 Academy Road Durham, NC 27705 USA |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′37″N 78°58′12″W / 35.97692°N 78.97006°WCoordinates: 35°58′37″N 78°58′12″W / 35.97692°N 78.97006°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-sectarian |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Headmaster | Michael Ulku-Steiner |
| Staff | 197 |
| Grades | Pre-K to grade 12 |
| Number of students | 1,203 |
| Campus | Suburban, 40 acres (16 ha) |
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Green and White |
| Athletics conference | TISAC |
| Mascot | Cavalier |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Tuition | $24,040 (grades 9-12) $22,165 (grades 5-8) $21,685 (grades 1–4) $13,880 (Pre-school) |
| Affiliations | NAIS, NCAIS |
| Website | www |
Durham Academy (DA) is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Durham, North Carolina, whose 1,203 students range from Pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Durham Academy states that its mission is "to provide each student an education that will enable him or her to live a moral, happy and productive life."
The school has four divisions - Preschool (Pre-kindergarten/Kindergarten), Lower School (grades 1-4), Middle School (grades 5-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12) - located on three campuses and comprising 84 acres.
Thirty-three percent of Durham Academy's students are students of color, with 17 percent of DA teachers representing faculty of color.
DA awarded more than $2 million in financial aid during 2016-2017, and the average award was $14,682.
Experiential education programming begins in grade 5 and takes place at the beginning of each school year. The majority are overnight trips including camping, hiking and rock climbing, while others involve interactive "living history" experiences. Students and teachers/advisors have the opportunity to get to know each other outside of a classroom setting and students get to know each other before the start of the academic year. The trips increase in skill and responsibility, leading up to "Senior Challenge," when the entire senior class heads to the North Carolina mountains for a 5-day backpacking/hiking/rappelling/orienteering wilderness experience.
Community service begins in Pre-kindergarten and is integrated into every division from Preschool to Upper School. On dedicated community service days students have the opportunity to learn about and serve one of a host of community partners that Durham Academy has developed sustained, impactful relationships with.
Durham Academy was founded in 1933 as the Calvert Method School by George Watts Hill and his wife Ann McCollough Hill. The couple established the school as a private, independent school to educate their children. The school's teaching philosophy (and its name) were based on the Calvert School in Baltimore, Maryland, which Ann McCollough Hill attended as a child. The Calvert Method School's first home was in Durham's Forest Hills neighborhood, with the neighborhood's clubhouse serving as a classroom for seven students and one teacher.
In 1937 the Calvert Method School moved to John Sprunt Hill's former home at 815 S. Duke Street.
In 1959 the school officially ended its affiliation with Baltimore's Calvert School and changed its name to Durham Academy. DA also became a member of the National Council of Independent Schools and added an eighth grade.
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