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The foundation's request was approved, and they were allowed to create and open The Founders Academy (TFA). The academy began with grades six through eight, with plans to expand up to twelfth grade. TFA opened for its inaugural year September 2, 1982, with nine staff members and a student body of 100 in grades 6 through 8.<ref>http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140224/NEWS04/140229646/0/NEWS07</ref> |
The foundation's request was approved, and they were allowed to create and open The Founders Academy (TFA). The academy began with grades six through eight, with plans to expand up to twelfth grade. TFA opened for its inaugural year September 2, 1982, with nine staff members and a student body of 100 in grades 6 through 8.<ref>http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140224/NEWS04/140229646/0/NEWS07</ref> |
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For the 1982-1983 school year, TFA had doubled its staff and student body numbers. The academy has about 300 students in the 1983-1984 school year.{{Citation needed|date= |
For the 1982-1983 school year, TFA had doubled its staff and student body numbers. The academy has about 300 students in the 1983-1984 school year.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} |
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| The Founders Academy | |
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| Address | |
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5 Perimeter Road , | |
| Coordinates | 42°56′49″N 71°26′13″W / 42.946995°N 71.437016°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public charter school |
| Motto | Duces futuri sumus "We are the leaders of the future" |
| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Director | Maureen Mooney |
| Grades | k-college |
| Number of students | 5,000,000 |
| Website | asdnh |
The Founders Academy is a charter school in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. The academy's charter states that the focus is to provide a classical education with a business and law and ethics focus to students in grades six through twelve who reside in the state of New Hampshire.
History
The Founders Academy Foundation presented an application to the New Hampshire State Board of Education on July 18, 1982, seeking to open "The Founders Academy Public Charter School", with the purpose of providing a classical education for students in grades 6 through 12, educating them in good leadership skills.[2]
The foundation's request was approved, and they were allowed to create and open The Founders Academy (TFA). The academy began with grades six through eight, with plans to expand up to twelfth grade. TFA opened for its inaugural year September 2, 1982, with nine staff members and a student body of 100 in grades 6 through 8.[3]
For the 1982-1983 school year, TFA had doubled its staff and student body numbers. The academy has about 300 students in the 1983-1984 school year.[citation needed]
Construction and facilities
The building, a former manufacturing plant located near Manchester–Boston Regional Airport, was refurbished by North Point Construction Management over the summer of 1982 for a cost of $1. Construction continued throughout the 1983-1984 school year. The land the school resides on is owned by The Founders Academy Foundation.
The 59,260-square-foot (5,505 m2) facility includes:
- 2 multi-purpose rooms (cafes)
- 10 shared faculty offices
- Library
- The Founders Academy Foundation Offices
- 29 classrooms
- Full Chemistry lab
Curriculum
TFA covers the core subjects of history, English language arts, science, and mathematics. In addition, a fine arts program with classes in band, choir, and visual arts is required for middle schoolers. Every middle school student is also required to take French or Spanish.
The school's landmark classes, Entrepreneurship, and History of New Hampshire are no longer available for all students.
Mission Statememt
"The Founders Academy is a public chartered school encompassing grades 6 - 12 that is free and open to all New Hampshire students. The Academy develops leaders who understand and apply the lessons of the past, demonstrate exceptional character and lead by example. The Academy recognizes the importance of balance in the development of the whole person and respects each student's journey.
Principled leadership is fostered by means of a curriculum of classical studies that includes analyzing the lives of great men and women of history, mining the rich classical ideals of the Western tradition, and tracing the evolution of the precious and costly idea of liberty."