Wilbraham & Monson Academy

Wilbraham & Monson Academy (WMA) is a college-preparatory school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1804, it is a four-year boarding and day high school for students in grades 9-12 and postgraduate. A middle school, with grades 6–8, offers boarding for grade 8 students. The academy is located in the center of the town of Wilbraham, 75 miles (121 km) from Boston and 150 miles (240 km) from New York City.

Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Rich Hall
Address
423 Main Street

Wilbraham
,
Hampden
,
Massachusetts
01095

United States
Coordinates42°07′20.96″N 72°25′53.67″W
Information
Former names
  • Monson Academy
  • Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy
TypePrivate, boarding, day
MottoAt Home. In the World.
Established1804 (1804)
CEEB code222400
NCES School ID00604261
ChairScott B. Jacobs
Head of SchoolBrian Easler
Faculty66
Enrollment400
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus400 acres (1.6 km2)
MascotTitans
Annual tuition
  • $66,800 - 7-day boarding
  • $56,800 - 5-day boarding
  • $36,000 - Upper School day
  • $25,000 - Middle School day
Revenue$ 22,102,738
Websitewww.wma.us

WMA was established by the merger of two 19th-century academies — Monson Academy, founded in 1804,[1] and Wesleyan Academy, founded in 1817 in New Market, New Hampshire. Wesleyan Academy relocated to Wilbraham in 1825 and was renamed Wilbraham Academy in 1917. In 1971, when the school merged with Monson Academy, the name was officially changed to Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Wesleyan was the first coeducational boarding school in the country, and Monson Academy became the first to enroll Chinese students in 1847.

Academics

Faculty

WMA is led by 66 faculty members, 44 of whom live on campus and 70 percent who have advanced degrees. The program features small classes (6:1 student/teacher ratio) and 23 AP courses. WMA's Middle School includes 64 students and has an average class size of eight.

Athletics

Athletics include rugby, lacrosse, baseball, cross country, dance, wrestling, soccer, tennis, golf, football, ice hockey, basketball, track, riflery, volleyball, softball, water polo and swimming.

In fall 2007, the Academy unveiled its $4 million expansion of the Greenhalgh Athletic Center on campus. The expansion included a fitness room, a multi-purpose dance and wrestling space, a large conference room and new central locker facilities.[2] A turf field and new tennis courts are among improvements to campus facilities during the last decade. WMA has 29 varsity athletic teams, and 18 others that compete at the non-varsity level.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Adams, George (1853). "Education in Massachusetts: Incorporated Academies". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Printed by Damrell and Moore.
  2. "Kuhn Riddle Architects".
  3. "Emily Norcross Dickinson (1804–1882), mother". Emily Dickinson Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. "Wilbraham & Monson Academy Profile (2021) | Wilbraham, MA". Boarding School Review. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  5. "Worcester District Medical Society".

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