by Frederick Weissbach | Jul 29, 2021 | Alumni Updates, Headmaster's Blog
We keenly appreciate the importance of friendships at Franklin Academy, which explains the progression of words in our school motto – “Belong, Grow, Succeed.” Good things happen when each student experiences the solidarity of belonging to a natural peer group. It is...
by Frederick Weissbach | Jun 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Headmaster's Blog
I am amazed by our success in navigating the COVID-19 labyrinth. Thanks to a robust set of campus safety protocols, the cooperation of everyone, especially our remarkably resilient students in adapting to new circumstances, weekly testing, steady leadership, and some...
by Frederick Weissbach | Jun 23, 2021 | Headmaster's Blog
Franklin Academy offers a dynamic summer program for creative students with unique learning styles, aged 13-19. Just take a look at this commercial for Mind & Body, an on-campus institute for students “who want to do it all.” Click here. We also have...
by Frederick Weissbach | May 31, 2021 | Headmaster's Blog
Franklin Academy’s pandemic year ended with the successful on-campus, in-person graduation of our eighteenth class. Sixteen seniors and six postgraduates came to us from nine states – CT (8), MA (3), CA (2), NY (2), and one each from TX, NJ, IL, PA, and VA. Two...
by Frederick Weissbach | May 28, 2021 | Headmaster's Blog
Closing Ceremony at Franklin Academy is one of our oldest traditions. Teachers and students gather in the early evening of our last Wednesday together. Seniors and postgraduates process into a darkened and quiet Great Room of the School House and sit facing the...
by Frederick Weissbach | May 27, 2021 | Headmaster's Blog
A highlight of the spring trimester was our first annual student/faculty kickball game played last week. Cheerleaders and spectators gathered under a sunny sky to root for their favorites. First-year Franklin teachers joined the student team to even the playing field,...
