ACADEMICS
- Small classes with close teacher interaction
- 150 full-year courses and seminars, including 10 lab courses and 17 AP courses
- Wide range of elective courses
- Advanced placement courses and focused programs for honors students
- ESL program for international students
- Academic support program for students with learning needs
- Professional college counselors who guide and assist students as they choose colleges that match their interests, abilities and aspirations
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TECHNOLOGY
- Cushnet, a campuswide computer network for students and faculty
- Laptop initiative requires each Cushing student to bring a laptop to campus
- High-speed internet access in dorm rooms.
- Digital video and art lab
- Wireless networking in all academic buildings
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ARTS
- Modern arts facility with five studios and professional-quality gallery
- Visual arts courses including painting, illustration, pottery, sculpture, jewelry making, stained glass, graphics, photography, animation and videography
- Performing arts programs in drama, music, dance and voice
- Field trips, portfolio programs and performance productions
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ATHLETICS
- 40 interscholastic teams for boys and girls, including football, soccer, cross country, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, tennis and golf
- Intramural and recreational programs
- Ski programs including snowboarding and alpine skiing
- Recent championships in girls soccer, field hockey, football, girls and boys ice hockey, baseball and cross country
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FACILITIES
- Opened in January 2005, a new academic center, which provides space for the performing arts and classrooms for science and mathematics
- Superb dining hall, featuring vegetarian and meat entrees, homemade soups, pasta bar, deli bar with fresh sandwiches and breads, salad bar and homemade desserts
- Student center with big-screen TV, video games, jukebox, snack bar, post office, student bank, bookstore and travel office
- State-of-the-art arena, as well as gymnasium and athletic facilities such as tennis courts, grass playing fields and newly installed high-tech turf surfaces for football and lacrosse fields
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DAILY LIFE
The Monday-through-Friday schedule, which begins with classes at 8 a.m., provides time for an extra-help period, activities, and athletics before evening study hall at 8 p.m. On weekdays, the hours from 3 to 5 p.m. are reserved for athletics (interscholastic games are played on Wednesday and Saturday), arts, community service or other activities of the student's choice.
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WEEKEND LIFE
A typical weekend at the Academy is filled with opportunities for cultural enrichment, entertainment, shopping, or exercise. Chartered buses bring Boston within range most weekends, but students frequent local shopping malls, cinemas, and during the winter, ski areas. Movies are shown on campus each weekend, while dances and concerts are often scheduled in the evening.
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