Upper School students are forward thinkers; their eyes are on the world and their futures. The primary goal of the Upper School is to prepare students to excel at the college or university of their choice and in their adult lives.
Preparing for College and Beyond
Students are presented with a palette of academic, athletic, and artistic challenges; taught the analytical and organizational skills required to face them; and given the encouragement and assistance needed to overcome them. A belief in individual and collective responsibility, with a corresponding call for honor and service, makes the Upper School a community of scholars and citizens who are prepared not only for the demands of higher education, but who strive to contribute to society.
- A culture of community where each day begins with a student-led meeting in the theater at which students and teachers share daily announcements and student leadership groups share a bit of fun.
- An advisory system where each student is paired with an advisor who serves as a source of information and support for students as parents and helps plan academic and co-curricular activities and set goals.
- A deeply connected student and faculty body that feels like a family because of, well, FAmilies. Two or three Upper School Advisory groups come together to form a FAmily. FAmilies meet at regular intervals to provide a forum for students to discuss the issues they encounter and to celebrate and support achievement across grade levels.
- A comprehensive experience complemented by opportunities in visual and performing arts, athletics, travel, leadership, and long-standing traditions that perpetuate childhood for our oldest students.
Upper School
Signature Experience
ACADEMICS
Fredericksburg Academy is a school where students develop mastery of not only the foundational academic skills of analysis, argumentation, and calculation, but also the increasingly important technology-driven skills such as compilation, evaluation, and synthesis of information, as well as collaboration and communication. Through a learning philosophy that stresses the acquisition and implementation of a wide range of enduring skills, FA provides a time-tested and relevant education, positioning its students for success in college and in life.
ATHLETICS
FA encourages students to participate in team sports even if they’ve never played before. The athletics program teaches all student-athletes to play as hard as they can, to have fun, to overcome adversity, and to learn how to win and lose gracefully. FA Falcons consistently achieve Conference and State recognition and many go on to compete at the collegiate level.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
FA believes in the power of education and engagement in the visual and performing arts. FA students tackle difficult works in their chorus, theater, and instrumental music classes and explore new media in their studio art classes. Students perform at vocal and instrumental recitals, concerts, musical and dramatic productions. Our Falcons have been recognized at the local, state, and national level, and artists gaining acceptance to the nation's top arts programs.
