Mission

LAWRENCE ACADEMY'S MISSION ASSERTS THE FOLLOWING IN PROVIDING COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION FOR BOARDING AND DAY STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12: "LAWRENCE ACADEMY RECOGNIZES YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, INSPIRES YOU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHO YOU WANT TO BECOME, SUPPORTS YOU AS YOU LEARN, AND EMPOWERS YOU TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE GREATER GOOD." THROUGH ITS MISSION AND PROGRAMS, LAWRENCE ACADEMY SEEKS EXCELLENCE AND DISTINCTION THROUGH A "STUDENT-CENTERED" APPROACH TO EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL'S FOCUS BEGINS WITH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT STRIVES FOR CREATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO LEARNING. ARTS AND ATHLETICS ARE ADDITIONAL AVENUES FOR FOSTERING SELF-DISCOVERY, GROWTH, PASSION, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE. ULTIMATELY THE TOTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING LIFE ON CAMPUS AND IN THE DORMS, IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE WELL-BEING, MUTUAL SUPPORT, AND THOUGHTFUL, RESPONSIBLE LIVING ARE FOSTERED.