Derby Academy
Encyclopedia
Derby Academy is an elementary and middle school that offers a coeducational curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten
through 8th grade. It is located near Route 3A and Broad Cove in Hingham
, Massachusetts
. The grades are divided into the Lower School (Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 3), Middle School (Grades 4-6), and Upper School (Grades 7-8).
, French
and needlework
, while their male counterparts studied mathematics
, geography
, Greek
and Latin. In 1818 the original structure was replaced with what is now called Old Derby Academy, located on Main Street in Hingham, MA. The school moved to its current location on Burditt Avenue in the 1960s.
Today, Derby serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8, offering rigorous academics and rich arts and athletics for everyone. Some of Derby's more unique programs include the International Primary Curriculum for Grades 1-5, a 1:1 iPad program in Grade 8 that began in fall 2010, foreign language offerings beginning in Pre-Kindergarten and laboratory science starting in Grade 4. Derby remains committed to the arts in every grade at school. Upper School students have a wider range of course offerings, including visual arts, applied and digital arts, music, dance and theater. Physical education begins in Pre-Kindergarten and team sports begin in Grade 6. The Derby experience includes programs like Outdoor Education, cross-grade mentoring, clubs and more.
Pre-Kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins between the ages of 3-5 depending on the length of the program...
through 8th grade. It is located near Route 3A and Broad Cove in Hingham
Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The grades are divided into the Lower School (Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 3), Middle School (Grades 4-6), and Upper School (Grades 7-8).
History
Derby Academy was founded in 1784 by Madame Sarah Derby and is one of the oldest coeducational institutions in the United States. Under Madam Derby young women learned EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and needlework
Needlework
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
, while their male counterparts studied mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
and Latin. In 1818 the original structure was replaced with what is now called Old Derby Academy, located on Main Street in Hingham, MA. The school moved to its current location on Burditt Avenue in the 1960s.
Today, Derby serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8, offering rigorous academics and rich arts and athletics for everyone. Some of Derby's more unique programs include the International Primary Curriculum for Grades 1-5, a 1:1 iPad program in Grade 8 that began in fall 2010, foreign language offerings beginning in Pre-Kindergarten and laboratory science starting in Grade 4. Derby remains committed to the arts in every grade at school. Upper School students have a wider range of course offerings, including visual arts, applied and digital arts, music, dance and theater. Physical education begins in Pre-Kindergarten and team sports begin in Grade 6. The Derby experience includes programs like Outdoor Education, cross-grade mentoring, clubs and more.