Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece.

The original Academy

Before Akademia was a school, and even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall, it contained a sacred grove of olive trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The archaic name for the site was Hekademia, which by classical times evolved into Akademia and was explained, at least as early as the beginning of the 6th century BC, by linking it to an Athenian hero, a legendary "Akademos". The site of Akademia was sacred to Athena and other immortals.

Plato's immediate successors as "scholarch" of Akademia were Speusippus (347–339 BC), Xenocrates (339–314 BC), Polemon (314–269 BC), Crates (ca. 269–266 BC), and Arcesilaus (ca. 266–240 BC). Later scholarchs include Lacydes of Cyrene, Carneades, Clitomachus, and Philo of Larissa ("the last undisputed head of the Academy"). Other notable members of Akademia include Aristotle, Heraclides Ponticus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philip of Opus, Crantor, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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Man City youngsters face a European test they've failed too often

Yahoo Daily News 12 Feb 2025
We always got ourselves into the situation of the knockouts where we are now but then we get knocked out because we can't deal with the pressure or atmosphere," said Mfuni ... If you want to transition to the first team, you have to deal with moments like this because they have that all the time."....
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Blazers take control late, earn key district win over Christian County

Kentucky New Era 11 Feb 2025
University Heights Academy is beginning to find its rhythm at a crucial point in the season. After dealing with injuries and setbacks earlier in the year, the Blazers put together a strong performance Friday night, pulling away late for a ... ....
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Manchester United give debut to exciting prospect who picked up injury after signing

Yahoo Daily News 10 Feb 2025
The Manchester Evening News reported last summer that Overy was set to join the academy on a scholarship deal ... Followers of the academy have been forced to wait to watch Overy in action and the 17-year-old finally made his debut for the Under-18s against Liverpool on Saturday afternoon....
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Academy Sports + Outdoors coming to Hagerstown, Hagerstown Field House opens

The Record Herald 10 Feb 2025
Academy Sports + Outdoors will open its first Maryland store in Hagerstown in March.The sporting goods store is expected to create approximately 60 new jobs ... Visit careers.academy.com to apply for jobs ... To learn about grand opening deals and events, text HAGERSTOWN to 22369 or go to academy.com/Hagerstown....
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Longtime Asbury Park dance school needs a new home as gentrification changes town

app 10 Feb 2025
Asbury Park dance academy needs a bigger space ... Asbury Park dance academy needs a bigger space ... Academy founder Michele Burrell is scrambling to raise money and find a contractor who can fix the place up at a price she can afford ... Now, after dealing with the relocation to the cramped lobby, the academy is down to about 20 students....
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More parents will be denied their first choice school under Labour's education reforms, government admits ...

The Daily Mail 07 Feb 2025
Currently academies outside of local government control account for around half of all public schools ... Phillipson supporters have claimed the politician is focusing on 'what works' and is introducing change to deal with a range of arising issues, including academies accounting for 85 per cent of poor performing schools....
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Family and Spouse Police Academy to be held in Cleveland

The Morning Journal 07 Feb 2025
The University Circle and Cleveland Police Departments are hosting a Family and Spouse Police Academy on four Sundays in March. These free academies will take place March 9, 16, 23 and 30, from 4 to 6 p.m ... These academies are designed to help those in the police officer’s life understand and deal with those demands ... Leon Thompson ... .......
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Pep Guardiola makes Nico Gonzalez prediction after huge Man City move

Yahoo Daily News 07 Feb 2025
"It's a position where we were weak after the absence from Rodri," Guardiola said about Gonzalez, who joined from Porto on Monday on a four-and-a-half-year deal. "I know him from the Barcelona academy and his father ......
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There are no signs that Wales will ever be good again

The Daily Telegraph 07 Feb 2025
Instead, Wales waits to see the details of the latest deal to be struck between the union and the regions. Like Sam Warburton, Shanklin is pleased about the reassembling of a national academy, because the dismantling of that celebrated framework clearly played a role in the collapse in the supply line since....
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Will Ferrell Jokingly Tells Academy to "Suck It" After Will & Harper Oscar Snub

Pinkvilla 06 Feb 2025
Will Ferrell Calls Out the Academy’s Documentary Branch on The Late Show ... Will Ferrell Jokingly Tells Academy to "Suck It" After Will & Harper Oscar Snub ... The film had been shortlisted by the Academy in December but ultimately missed out on a nomination ... Fans can catch the 97th Academy Awards live on March 2 at 4 PM PT on ABC....
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What I learned from my meeting with the Education Secretary

The Spectator 06 Feb 2025
We asked you to explain why it is that academies were able to drive up standards ... There are pressing problems every headteacher is dealing with ... Academies tailor their curricula to the communities they serve and are only able to do this because they have the freedom to set them for themselves....

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