Almondale Academy

Almondale s serene country-side setting supports our dynamic approach which includes: project-based education, outdoor and environmental learning, expeditionary and service-learning in multi-age classrooms. Almondale Academy is committed to nuturing the whole student -- the intellectual, social, moral, and physical aspects that help to ensure a child's full development. Our experiential, project-based academics are tied to inculcating the habit of service to others. Our educational standards match or exceed state and Common Core standards.


Our mission is to provide a dynamic environment where educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and develop a student s capacity to contribute to his or her community.


The school opens at 6:30 a.m. for extended care and ends at 6:30 p.m with extended care. We begin our daily academic schedule at 8:30 a.m. with P.E. for 1/2 hour, followed by the core subjects of math, language arts, science, and social science from 9:00 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. with a 20 minute break after 100 minutes. The electives in the afternoon are Latin, Spanish, voice, instrumental music, drama, art, service learning, and home economics (finance, cooking, garden, and crafts). The foreign language classes are 4 days of 50 minutes. We also have a class meeting for 1/2 hour a week to work on virtues and communication skills. Field trips are part of the curriculum. The primary grades have reading in the afternoon for 50 minutes and constructive games for the last 45 minutes. The school day ends at 3:00 p.m. and extended care begins.