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Montverde Academy

Montverde, Florida, US • 1000 - 4999 Employees
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Montverde Academy offers considerable advantages to parents and students seeking the highest quality education for entrance into the world’s elite colleges and universities. At the heart of the Montverde Academy experience is an engaging and challenging academic environment that gives students the desire and skills to achieve at the highest levels. Outside of the classroom, students continue to develop their talents and abilities through involvement in fine arts, athletics, school clubs, and service organizations. Our international character adds an exciting dimension to our community and the educational experience we provide. Montverde Academy is an international, coeducational, independent college preparatory school for grades PK3-12, with our boarding program serving grades 7-12, and post-graduate studies. Our mission is to inspire students to become knowledgeable leaders with global vision that instills a passion for learning, and that nurtures character development in a disciplined and diverse community. Principles of knowledge, character, and community are illustrated in the classroom through Subject Area Concentration diplomas, as well as Advanced Placement and Honors courses. 84% of AP students earned qualifying scores. Our students have a 100% college acceptance rate, including prestigious schools such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Princeton, and UC Berkeley. Opening on September 23, 1912 in a two-room wooden building, the Academy now educates nearly 1,300 students, including more than 350 boarding students from across the United States and 80 countries worldwide. Our 125-acre campus includes a 15-acre athletic field that includes a 400-meter running track, soccer field, baseball diamond, and eight tennis courts. Our state-of-the-art athletic facility includes an eight-lane track with a field used by our 6x #1 nationally ranked soccer team, tennis courts, baseball, softball and practice fields.