“Our nation’s schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence … Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved but may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself and the surrounding community.”...
ACADEMY PERSPECTIVES
Army and Navy Academy’s blog is a window into life at California’s premiere college preparatory military boarding school. Here, we’ll share cadet stories, achievements, insights from our leadership team, and information for families interested in boy brain science and the Gurian model. Whether you’re a prospective family exploring what sets the Academy apart or a member of our vibrant Warrior community, you’ll find exciting and informative perspectives.
Army and Navy Academy Has a New Look!
This year has been an adventure for us here at Army and Navy Academy! While it was a crazy ride, we feel as though it has bonded us all together and we are ready to share our journey with you! Over the past 15 months, we have undergone some major changes that we felt were necessary to help better...
School Aviation Programs Respond to Critical Shortage of Pilots
The future of our nation and that of other developed countries is literally up in the air, due in large part to a growing worldwide shortage of commercial and military pilots. If not cured relatively soon by military boarding schools and other private schools, the pilot shortage will could...
Why Lacrosse is the Sport of Choice of Today’s Youth
Wondering why lacrosse is the sport of choice for high school and college athletes? Need to find a boarding school with a championship-level lacrosse program? A quick review of the history of organized sports shows lacrosse to be by far the oldest organized sport in North America. Wikipedia...
Courage is Key to Being Prepared for an Unsure Future
“Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.” – Ambassador Claire Boothe Luce Courage is an attribute people often ascribe to those in the armed forces and our public safety agencies who take massive personal risks to save lives and property. On many occasions, we also celebrate...
Boarding Schools: Where Learning Never Stops
There’s been so much focus on what’s being taught in our schools’ classrooms that we’re apt to forget what needs to happen beyond the traditional school day to sharpen and add to students’ academic achievement while providing additional learning opportunities to transform young people into...
Grit: The Foundation of Character Development
What is Grit? Do you want to get grit while you’re in high school? Here, we will take a deep dive into the meaning, definition, and characteristics of grit, as well as give you some tips on how to get “grittier.” In addition, you can take the Grit Scale Self-Test that has been given to West Point...
Effective Communication is Key to Resolving Conflicts
Effective Communication is Key to Resolving Conflicts – But Wait, There’s More… “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” – Prison guard “in conflict” with stubborn prisoner in “Cool Hand Luke.” “Conflicts are neither constructive nor disruptive but the ways these are handled make them...
Just Who is the ‘iGen’ Generation and How Are They Different?
Just Who is the ‘iGen’ Generation and How Are They Different? The 74 million young Americans born between 1995 and 2012 comprise the most important generation in the nation’s history, both in size and composition. One out four Americans, from age 5 to 22, have been collectively dubbed the “iGen”...
There’s a Critical Need to Build a Moral Compass in Our Teens: Here’s How
“To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society” – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States In the wake of the 2002 national “No Child Left Behind” educational initiative, it appears that plenty children have been and continue to be left behind...