Bard Academy at Simon's Rock

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Bard Academy at Simon's Rock
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Bard Academy at Simon's Rock
84 Alford Rd.

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Berkshire
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01230

United States
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Type Independent, College-prep, Day & Boarding
CEEB code 220912
President Leon Botstein
Provost and Vice PresidentIan Bickford
Faculty50
Grades9-10
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment43 Students; 79% Boarding (2017)
Average class size15
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Campus size275 acres (1.11 km2)
Campus typeRural
Tuition$39,336 Day; $53,562 Boarding
Feeder to Bard College at Simon's Rock
Website simons-rock.edu/academy/index.php
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Bard Academy at Simon's Rock is a private, co-ed boarding school for grades 9 through 10 [3] located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA. Students finish high school in two years, [4] and after 10th grade, students have guaranteed admission to early college at Bard College at Simon's Rock. [5] Students at Bard Academy are taught by the same professors as Bard College at Simon's Rock. [6] [7] Together the programs create a six-year course of study, consisting of three two-year programs: Bard Academy, the A.A. degree, and the B.A. degree. Students can enter at the academy or A.A. sections. Some students transfer after the A.A. degree, while others stay for the B.A. [8] Ian Bickford, a graduate of Bard College at Simon's Rock, [9] is the founding dean of Bard Academy and was appointed provost of Bard College at Simon's Rock in 2016. [10]

Two-year high school

Bard Academy is a new pedagogical model where students complete high school in two years. [11] Then after high school, students earn an A.A. degree when the typical student would be graduating from high school. [12] Bard Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, [13] which means that it is not required to follow the Common Core curriculum. [14] Also, since early college admission is built into the curriculum, Bard Academy students typically don't take standardized tests or focus on college admission applications. [15]

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