Our Mission
The mission of Barnstable Academy, since its inception in 1978, has been to maximize the potential of each student by enhancing self-esteem and providing a high-quality, academically oriented education in which the student can be recognized and supported.

We dedicate ourselves to all the Barnstable students past, present and future, who discover their gifts here, then take them out to make a better world.

Our Philosophy
Through in-depth study we have found many students to be profoundly dissatisfied with their previous schools. They often feel that the system is too large and impersonal. Because they are unique individuals, students desire an educational program designed for multifaceted and diverse students - not the masses. As stated by a former graduate, "The work at Barnstable is as hard or harder than it was in my public school, but the learning is easier."

When parents and educators truly listen to what young people want, we hear repeatedly that students desire to have a greater role in their own educational process. They want to have more of the real responsibility for shaping their unfolding lives.

We believe our students can shoulder more of this responsibility when given the right opportunities. Our environment encourages young people to participate actively in their own education.

A Barnstable education focuses upon:

• Clear and independent thought
• The skills, inner resources and enthusiasm necessary for higher education and throughout life
• The ability and eagerness to seek solutions to life's challenges
• Encouragement, support and cooperation with others in the process of learning, problem solving, creating, and building the future