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Newark Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in sixth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.〔(Newark Academy ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 30, 2012. Accessed May 7, 2015.〕 Newark Academy is one of several pre-Revolutionary War schools still operating in the United States and is considered the seventh-oldest private school in the country and the second-oldest day school in the state of New Jersey (behind Rutgers Preparatory School).〔Warner, Ray. ("Newark Academy: '29 vs. '73; Preparing for Princeton" ), ''The New York Times'', November 25, 1973. Accessed September 12, 2012. "Academy officials say that the school is the seventh oldest independent secondary institution in the nation and the second oldest in New Jersey."〕 The Academy was founded in 1774 by Alexander MacWhorter, a leading cleric and advisor to George Washington, and was located on Market Street in downtown Newark. Temporarily closed after being burned by the British during the Revolutionary War, the school reopened in new quarters in 1792. In 1802, the Academy opened a separate division for girls, but the innovative program was closed in 1859. After 1929, it moved to First Street in the Roseville section of Newark. Finally, in 1964, the Academy moved from Newark to its current location, a campus in Livingston, and became fully co-educational in 1971.〔 As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 583 students and 67.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1.〔(School Data for Newark Academy ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 7, 2015.〕 As of the 2013-2014 school year, the school's faculty had an average of 22 years of teaching experience and 80 percent of Newark Academy's 82 teachers and administrators have earned advanced degrees.〔 According to the 2012 High School Challenge in ''The Washington Post'', Newark Academy ranked 6th nationwide, and 1st in New Jersey.〔Staff. ("The High School Challenge" ). Accessed July 7, 2012.〕 ==Mission and motto== The school's mission statement is as follows: ''Newark Academy will contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit.'' The school's motto is ''Ad lumen'' ("toward the light"). 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「Newark Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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