Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure Sewickley Academy delivers academic excellence, offers a diverse and inclusive environment, attracts, retains, and celebrates the best faculty in the country, provides a curriculum and culture free of ideological agenda, and makes certain that parents have a powerful voice in the direction of the school.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY
Who Are We?
We are Parents and Alumni of Sewickley Academy, who are committed to its long-term success.
Sewickley Academy has always been an institution centered on delivering academic excellence with a primary focus on the fundamentals of reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, and the arts, without the influence of social or political bias.
Do you want a focus on academic excellence? Do you want politics and activism out of the classroom?
Do you support having a diverse and inclusive student body?
Do you believe Parents should have a voice at Sewickley Academy?
Do you want Sewickley Academy to grow and thrive for years to come?
Great – so do we!
Great – so do we!
How Can You Help?
Become a member and together we can make a positive, lasting impact on Sewickley Academy
that will benefit students and parents alike for years to come.
that will benefit students and parents alike for years to come.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We support diversity in education – diversity of race, gender, socioeconomic status, background, thought, etc. Many of us were drawn to the Academy based upon its rich and apparent culture of inclusivity and diversity, appreciating the environment in which children and parents of many cultures, traditions, and backgrounds work together in support of outstanding academic outcomes and happy, well-rounded kids.
News, Updates and Stories
Our Members Survey has closed. Thank you for your exceptional participation. We will be sharing results with our members in the future. If you have a question about the survey please contact us.
UPDATED – Please note this article was focused on the previous administration. We are very encouraged that under the new interim head-of-school, Dr. Birtwell, we will see this trend reverse. We warmly welcome her engagement. As a group, we remain focused on our mission and look forward to partnering with …
Learning for Justice is a rebranding of the Teaching for Tolerance program. As explained in the SPLJ’s February 2021 press release, Learning for Justice is the new name for our work in the struggle for radical change in the education and community…the voices in this issue demand radical change, challenging …
Our objective is to shine a spotlight on our children’s experiences at Sewickley Academy. If you have a personal story you wish to share, please submit a comment below. Our Advisory Committee reviews all comments, and we will not share them publicly unless you direct us to do so .