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academic lifethe life of the mind is the pulse of the schoolMilton’s environment is intellectually charged. Students and faculty are excited aboutlearning. The wide world of academic opportunity at Milton engages students in ademanding program of the highest quality. Students develop competence in the core subjectsand feed intellectual passion through electives and independent study courses.Learning at Milton is interactive.Dialogue, inquiry and reflectionamong faculty and students triggerextraordinary intellectualgrowth. As students progress, theylearn to express themselves inwriting and speech. They developanalytical skills and the confidenceto defend their opinions. Theylearn to be independent, to takeinitiative and to manage their owntime. We expect students to directtheir own schedules, participatein class, have work prepared, andbalance their academic, extracurricular,and social commitments.Boston is a resource.Because of our relationshipwith Boston and with majoruniversities, discussions aboutinternational relations, historicalperspectives, scientific research,film, environmental challenges,and the world of writing enlivenour classrooms. Visiting professors,writers, scientists, journalists,and artists are frequentlypart of campus life, not only forlectures, but also for forumsand classroom workshops withstudents. With Boston as ourresource and inspiration, culturalactivities, political exploration,scientific ventures and arts initiativesthrive at Milton.Thinking, imagining, growingOur teachers are skilled at theircraft, and they are also seriousscholars, artists and performers.They care deeply about each student’sprogress and about theliveliness of our learning environment.Milton is an active andchallenging academic community,where learners young and oldthink deeply, respectfully andimaginatively.At Milton you actually have to think. In some other schoolsthey tell you what to do and you just copy the steps. Here youhave to think for yourself. My old school wasn’t about havingan opinion and thinking deeply, it was more about facts andfigures. Here you learn, think, analyze, take it in, mull itover, formulate your own opinion.— Corina Ramirez, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaHathaway House, Class I21