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Durham Academy (DA) is an independent, coeducational, day school in Durham, North Carolina, whose 1,100 students range from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. It emphasizes character education and community service. An experiential education program begins in fifth grade and includes a trip to Washington, D.C., for seventh graders, a Civil Rights trip for eleventh graders and a wilderness adventure for twelfth graders. The school provides more than $1.5 million annually in financial aid to promote socioeconomic diversity. ==History== Durham Academy was founded in 1933 as Calvert Method School. In 1959, the school changed its name to Durham Academy and began an expansion. Its first class of high school seniors graduated in 1975. A new preschool and lower school building opened in 2002 and has been recognized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design for its unique style.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Chicago Anthenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design )〕 In 2004, the school was ranked first in the Southeast by the New York Times and 30th in the nation by Forbes. The Upper School Learning Commons opened in February 2012. The 7,000-square-foot building includes a library, a student store, a faculty work room, and a computer lab with 20 iMac stations. The building also houses classroom and office space. Durham Academy received widespread press〔()〕 on February 12, 2014, after school administrators used rap music in a video announcing that the school would be closed due to snow. In 2015, Durham Academy's auditioned a cappella group, XIV Hours, released a video entitled "Lost in the Game" that discussed the sexual nature of many popular song lyrics. The video quickly became popular and was covered in several major news sites, including MTV and the Huffington Post. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Durham Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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