About
Wilbraham & Monson Academy is ...
WMA is an independent, college-preparatory, coeducational middle and upper school for boarding and day students. Located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, our student body of 400 students represents 34 countries.
Our academic program, which offers 24 Advanced Placement courses and various honors tracks, aims to create global thinkers by offering a curriculum that integrates the mastery of traditional core disciplines while also incorporating courses specific to our Center for Entrepreneurship, Economics & Finance and our financial Trading Center. In addition, our new 5,000-square-foot state-of-the-art iLab opened for the 2021-2022 school year and a $6.2 million Athenaeum library opened in 2020.
Outside of the classroom, students have the opportunity to engage in more than 30 competitive, recreational or civic activities in our Athletics & Afternoon programming. We create future leaders, who investigate opportunities for intellectual growth, integrate by seeking intercultural connections, and innovate by practicing critical reasoning and entrepreneurial thinking.
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Portrait of a Graduate
Purpose: describes the skills and competencies that a community agrees its young people need to thrive in learning, work and life.
Academics
WMA Graduates will be able to …
- Solve complex problems by applying knowledge and skills acquired from various disciplines to multifaceted issues
- Communicate effectively using appropriate tone and language, and identifying occasions for self-advocacy and expression
- Think and act creatively by developing new skills and demonstrating forms of artistic, individual and entrepreneurial expression.
- Apply a foundation of academic skills across core disciplines allowing for success at the post-secondary level and beyond
- Cultivate their own intellectual curiosity and foster a continual desire to learn
Character & Citizenship
WMA Graduates will practice …
- Resiliency
- Gratitude
- Accountability
- Humility
- Respect for self and others
- Courtesy
WMA Graduates will engage with the world as …
- Healthy decision-makers
- Culturally competent community members
- Empathetic peers
- Members of society who can balance both participation and leadership
WMA Today
Overview
Address
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Main phone: 413.596.6811
Main Fax: 413.596.2448
Website: www.wma.us
Campus
400 acres, 3 Upper School dorms, 1 Middle School dorm, 12 faculty family homes
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Technology
Wi-Fi, iPads, Macs, Dell, Stock Ticker, Acceptable Use Policy, Online Classes
Tuition
Grades 6 -12, PG
7-Day Boarding: $73,000
5-Day Boarding: $63,000
Day Students
Upper School Day: $41,000
Middle School Day: $30,000
School Hours
Academic Day: 8:15 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Afternoon Activities: 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Study: 8 - 10 p.m.
School Week
Classes: Monday-Friday
Monday: All-School Meeting, Academy Blazer Day
Half Day: Wednesday
Weekends: No classes
SCHOOL PRIDE
School Colors: Scarlet & Navy
Mascot: Titan
Programs
Athletics & Afternoon Programs
- WMA's Afternoon program has 29 Varsity teams, including Olympic sports like Rugby, Skiing, Riflery and Water Polo
- Afternoon Program options include: Dance, theater, model congress, robotics, (community) service team and outdoor program.
Arts
Our Fine & Performing Arts program has 26 offerings including:
- Three AP courses
- Two Fashion courses
Clubs
WMA has 30+ Clubs including Model UN, Mountain Biking, Robotics and Tai Chi.
Student Leadership
- Student Government
- Prefects
- Orientation Leaders
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Upper School
Middle School
Titan Traditions
CEEF
Course Progression
Course Offerings
Our Mission: Wilbraham & Monson Academy is a transformational experience where students become challenge-seeking citizens and leaders of an evolving world.
Live Clean. Speak True. Work Hard. Play Fair.
Frank Chapin Cushman lived by the ideals and motto of “Live Clean, Speak True, Work Hard, Play Fair."
The Academy has adopted this motto, which was presented by Mrs. Rufus P. Cushman in 1928 on a bronze tablet, “to honor right living achieved and to keep high purpose glowing in the soul of youth.”
WMA School Profile
As one of the country’s oldest boarding schools, WMA has been educating global citizens and world leaders since 1804. The Academy is an independent coeducational college preparatory school, enrolling students in Grades 6 through postgraduate. The school is accredited by the NEASC and holds membership in ACCIS, NAIS, NEASC, NACAC, NEACAC and SSATB.
