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Education Elevated

At Battle Ground Academy, we talk a lot about "Education Elevated." The phrase is on banners that welcome you to campus. It's in our ads and in our view book, and it appears in our videos. But it's more than a phrase. It is the BGA experience.

Education Elevated is how our faculty members approach teaching, get to know our students, and empower them to take ownership in their education. It's in the support and encouragement our students find on the field, in the studio, on the stage, and in the classroom. It's in the opportunity that lies before them – on our campus and beyond – and their eagerness to seize it. And, it's in our graduates, who leave the Academy armed with the tools necessary to accomplish their academic, professional, and personal goals, becoming successful graduates at some of the nation's top colleges and universities. 

Students and Teachers Engaging in Discussion During Science Class

Elevate the Craft and Practice of Teaching

At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create a learning community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported, and encouraged. They focus full attention on each student every day as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Girls Team on Athletic Field Waving

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

A BGA education involves much more than mastery of age-appropriate academic skills. As we get to know each student individually, we consider the whole child — academically, mentally, and physically — and create opportunities for deeper understanding and growth in each area.

Four Girls Smile During Classroom Work Session

Develop Student Agency

Student agency — the ability of students to have a voice and choice in their learning — is essential to the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to thrive in and adapt to diverse environments. BGA teaches students how to think, not what to think, and gives them the license to determine what they learn and how they learn it.

Teachers Cheer on Students at the Tug of War

Extend Education Outside the Classroom

We understand teachable moments are everywhere and provide opportunities for our students to learn beyond the four walls of our classrooms, making learning more relevant and engaging students in the wider world.

Education Elevated 

BGA Celebrates 132nd Graduating Class
BGA Celebrates 132nd Graduating Class

Battle Ground Academy held its commencement on Saturday, May 15, celebrating the graduation of 91 students. Paige Elise LaRock, who will attend Rice University, and Aiden Cloud, who will attend Columbia University, were the Valedictorian and Salutatorian respectively.

BGA Fourth Graders Participate in Songwriting Workshop
BGA Fourth Graders Participate in Songwriting Workshop

BGA fourth graders recently made their way to the Sondra Morris and Robert N. Moore, Jr. '52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship for a songwriting workshop as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame Words and Music Program. 

BGA Latin Students Place at State TJCL Tournament
BGA Latin Students Place at State TJCL Tournament

The Tennessee Junior Classical League's annual state tournament was held virtually this year, but that didn't deter BGA's Upper School Junior Classical League Latin Club members from competing at a high level.

BGA Latin Students Win Big at Midstate TJCL Remote Tournament
BGA Latin Students Win Big at Midstate TJCL Remote Tournament
The Tennessee Junior Classical League’s annual mid-state tournament was held virtually this year, but that didn’t deter BGA’s Upper School Junior Classical League Latin Club members from competing at a high level. Every BGA student who competed in the tournament placed.
BGA Announces Josh Montgomery as New Head of Upper School
BGA Announces Josh Montgomery as New Head of Upper School
Following a nationwide search, Battle Ground Academy has selected Josh Montgomery to serve as its new head of Upper School effective for the 2021-2022 school year, announced BGA Head of School Will Kesler. Montgomery replaces Jamie Griffin who has served as BGA Upper School Head since 2015.
BGA Inducts New Members to Cum Laude Society
BGA Inducts New Members to Cum Laude Society
Congratulations to the Spring 2021 senior inductees to the Cum Laude Society! Membership to Cum Laude is one of Battle Ground Academy’s highest honors for academic excellence and scholarship. Members are selected by BGA’s Cum Laude Society Faculty Council. These new members embody the high ideals of excellence, justice, and honor.
BGA Announces Partnership with The Social Institute
BGA Announces Partnership with The Social Institute
As part of our commitment to student wellness, Battle Ground Academy has partnered with The Social Institute to support our families and help our students navigate challenges related to social-emotional health, social media, and technology.
BGA's Newest Building Nears Completion
BGA's Newest Building Nears Completion

Construction of BGA's new Sondra Morris & Robert N. Moore Jr. '52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship building is nearing completion with an anticipated move-in date of late March 2021.

BGA Students Help Others During the Holidays
BGA Students Help Others During the Holidays

Service-learning is a hallmark of a BGA education, and we work to prepare students to be thoughtful citizens by providing opportunities for community service beginning in kindergarten.  BGA students’ community service hours total more than 17,000 hours annually.

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Students and Teachers Engaging in Discussion During Science Class

Elevate the Craft and Practice of Teaching

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Four Girls Smile During Classroom Work Session

Develop Student Agency

Student agency — the ability of students to have a voice and choice in their learning — is essential in the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to thrive in and to adapt to diverse environments. It teaches students how to think, not what to think and empowers students to determine what they learn and how they learn it.

Girls Team on Athletic Field Waving

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

A BGA education involves much more than mastery of age-appropriate academic skills. As we get to know each student individually, we consider the whole child — academically, mentally, and physically — and create opportunities for deeper understanding and growth in each area.

Teachers Cheer on Students at the Tug of War

Extend Education Outside the Classroom

We understand teachable moments are everywhere and provide opportunities for our students to learn beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Education outside the classroom can make learning more relevant and engage students in the wider world.

Students and Teachers Engaging in Discussion During Science Class

Elevate the Craft and Practice of Teaching

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Girls Team on Athletic Field Waving

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

A BGA education involves much more than mastery of age-appropriate academic skills. As we get to know each student individually, we consider the whole child — academically, mentally, and physically — and create opportunities for deeper understanding and growth in each area.

Four Girls Smile During Classroom Work Session

Develop Student Agency

Student agency — the ability of students to have a voice and choice in their learning — is essential in the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to thrive in and to adapt to diverse environments. It teaches students how to think, not what to think and empowers students to determine what they learn and how they learn it.

Teachers Cheer on Students at the Tug of War

Extend Education Outside the Classroom

We understand teachable moments are everywhere and provide opportunities for our students to learn beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Education outside the classroom can make learning more relevant and engage students in the wider world.

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.

Elevate the craft and practice of teaching. 

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence. 

Our 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio means we know your child’s name, interests, learning style, and motivators, and we have the flexibility to adjust our curriculum to meet each student where he or she is and take them beyond expectations. Through professional development, 100% of our faculty continuously hone essential skills and learn a variety of teaching methods to elevate the craft and practice of teaching.

Teachers at BGA::

  • Educate each student with passion, excitement, determination, and dedication
  • Identify student passions and create differentiated learning plans that engage those passions
  • Give students a voice in what they learn and a choice in how they learn it
  • Build genuine relationships with students
  • Ignite and nurture student curiosity, intellect, and character

Educate the whole child intentionally

A BGA education involves much more than mastery of age-appropriate academic skills. As we get to know each student individually, we consider the whole child – academically, socially, and emotionally – and create opportunities for deeper understanding and growth in each area.

Academics

Build a curriculum suited to her strengths and interests while pushing her to try new things that we know will stretch her and increase the resilience and empathy required to be a leader wherever life may take her. Individual intellectual goals.

Social and Emotional Foundations

It includes character development, social growth and awareness, individual intellectual goals, and empathy training.

Character Education

Character education is woven into the very fabric of a BGA education. Starting in kindergarten, students are introduced character development concepts. The BGA Way — the foundation of our character education — encourages respect, compassion, accountability, and resilience. The Honor Code is another foundation that carries throughout each year. Community service is an additional tenet that helps our students develop character and empathy.

Wellness

Our wellness program develops students in a holistic manner, including mental, physical, and nutritional components. We encourage and show our students how to lead healthy lifestyles that focus on true well-being as they progress from adolescence to young adulthood. We challenge the traditional concept of “wellness” in education, going beyond P.E. classes and diving into physical, emotional, and mental wellness.

Beginning in Lower School, the wellness program combines overall fitness with motor skill development and, nutrition. In Middle and Upper School, Lifetime Wellness or Athletics-based training teach the importance of physical fitness and wellness while engaging in healthy, physically active lifestyles.

The mental wellness of our students is equally important. Our Counseling Department and student advisory offer group and one-on-one support and programs that enhance the overall health and wellness of our students and families through a focus on social and emotional learning. A school counselor is available for both students and parents. 

Develop Student Agency

Student agency – the ability of students to have a voice and choice in their learning – is essential in the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to thrive in and to adapt to diverse environments. It teaches students how to think, not what to think and empowers students to determine what they learn and how they learn it.

At BGA, students take an active role in shaping their future through student agency. Recognizing that each student has immense ability, it’s our faculty’s responsibility to reach each student, creating differentiated lessons that are relevant and interesting to each learner. Offering students choice of types of assignments or topics or using student input into how a project should be carried out are just a few examples of the role student agency has at BGA.

Student agency creates personalized learning and engagement, and the ownership over their own path provides motivation for students to work toward goals they find important. Along the way, we allow students to purposefully struggle while providing them the support they need to push ahead and build resilience. Our students know they can make a mistake – or miss a goal – and still have the support of their teachers.

 

Extend Education Outside the Classroom

We understand teachable moments are everywhere and provide opportunities for our students to learn beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Education outside the classroom can make learning more relevant and engage students in the wider world.

Learning outside the classroom takes place at every school level at BGA through: 

  • Community service — more than 17,000 community service hours annually
  • Extracurricular activities — more than 75 extracurricular activities, including honors societies, faculty-sponsored clubs and organizations, and 29 official BGA athletic programs
  • Field experiences
  • Internships
  • Experiential Education Grants awarded to rising 9th graders (valued at up to $5,000)

Educate the Whole Child Intentionally

We believe in the enormous potential within every child, and we know that full potential is not achieved by merely acquiring academic skills and facts. It is achieved within a community where the needs of each individual are recognized, supported and encouraged. At Battle Ground Academy, our teachers are empowered and inspired to create such a community. They focus full attention on each student every day and follow and support students as they grow from impressionable kindergarteners to young adults ready for independence.