Albany Academy for Girls
Location
Albany, New York, United States
Information
Type	Independent, Single-Gender
Religious affiliation	None
Head of School	Douglas M. North
Faculty	34 teachers
Enrollment	335 students (Age 3 - Gr. 12)
Average class size	15 students
Student:teacher ratio	10:1
Campus	22 acres
Color(s)	Blue and Gold (although Green is also a prominent color)
Athletics	10 interscholastic sports teams
Mascot	Bears
Website	www.albanyacademies.org

Albany Academy for Girls is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12. Founded in 1814 by Ebenezer Foote as the Albany Female Academy, AAG is the oldest independent girls day school in the United States [1]. It is located on the corners of Hackett and Academy Roads, across the street from its brother school The Albany Academy.

In July 2007, the administrative teams of The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls merged into The Albany Academies. Both schools bring with them deeply treasured values of community, tradition and purpose to the newly formed institution known as The Albany Academies. However, The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls continue to grant their own diplomas.

Contents 1 Collaboration with The Albany Academy 2 Alumnae 3 Faculty/Administration 4 In Media 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Collaboration with The Albany Academy

The Board of Trustees announced that The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls would merge into The Albany Academies in July 2007. Single-gender education will continue under the present form in Lower and Middle Schools, while Upper School students may continue to cross-register for coed classes and certain extracurricular activities.

On July 1, 2009, the Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Douglas M. North AA'58, President of Alaska Pacific University, to the position of Head of School of The Albany Academies, effective July 2010.[2]

[edit] Alumnae

Notable alumnae include:

• Anne Lynch Botta, (1815-1891), poet, author, teacher, socialite
• Dr. Stephanie AL Molholt, historian, educator (American Indian History)

[edit] Faculty/Administration

• Anne Lynch Botta, (1815-1891), poet, author, teacher, socialite
• John Chester, second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• John Ely, U.S. Representative from New York
• Doris Grumbach, novelist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist.
• Eben Norton Horsford, chemist and Viking enthusiast
• Caroline B. Mason, educator, the only person in the United States to head two schools simultaneously.

[edit] In Media

• In The Official Preppy Handbook, edited by Lisa Birnbach, an Albany Academy for Girls admissions pamphlet is pictured among others in a section titled "Preparing to Prep: Picking the School for You"

[edit] See also

• The Albany Academy
• The Albany Academies
• Albany, New York

[edit] External links

• The Albany Academies

Coordinates: 42°38′44″N 73°47′03″W / 42.64558°N 73.78409°W / 42.64558; -73.78409

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