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Academy. From the Greek Akademeia. Aka- demoS) The grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught. Academics are the core of what the Academy iS: schol arship, the development of the intellect, the relationship be tween teaching and learning.
Christian Brothers Acade my has a tradition of high standards of academics. Whether fighting with gram mar in 7th grade English or struggling with integration in AP Calculus, every student at the Academy is constantly be ing challenged to learn and grow. Students enter C.B.A. with various amounts of infor mation drifting around in their heads, and when they leave,
they’ve been crammed so full of knowledge, that they can’t remember half of it.
ideas as well as statistics. The intense academic demands at C.B.A. may seem overwhelm ing to some. For others, there is no problem at all. But eve ryone is constantly learning, even if they don’t realize it.
After years of cramming, last minute memorization.
tttOhcther fighting with
grammar in 7th grade
English or struggling with
that graduates of the academy go on to become the light of the world.
endless classes, impossible But academics at C.B.A. is tests, and more notes than
more than raw data, more than trying to memorize billions up on billions of facts. Students of the Academy learn to think for themselves, to analyze and un derstand information, to grasp
thought physically possible, C.B.A. graduates are prepared to deal with life outside the "academic wing.” More than prepared, in fact: The rigors of academic life at C.B.A. insure
(upper left) Nando DeFino tackles Newton’s Laws of Motion by connecting the dots to form an apple.
(far left) Senior Frank Smith, fond of doing his infamous Neanderthal impersonation attempts to impress Brendan Lewis. Brendan is unaware, however, as he enjoys another fulfilling pictire book.
(left) As a rite of passage into high school, eighth grade classes must experience Mrs. Snyder's Library Usage Seminar. For Stacy Gradoville and Brendan Eberhart, the experience couldn’t be more delightful.
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