Lander-Grinspoon Academy at a Glance
An outstanding K-6 education in the heart of the Pioneer Valley that engages the Heart, Mind, Body and Soul
Notable facts and information:
- Approximately 60 students enrolled
- 15 faculty, with an average tenure of 12 years and 1/3 of whom have been teaching at LGA for over 18 years
- Faculty-Student ratio of 1:4
- LGA’s commitment to pluralism shows in our enrollment, with families ranging from secular to deeply observant, including interfaith families
- LGA’s commitment to equity and inclusion shows in our enrollment which is 12% BIPOC and 14% LGBTQI+ identified students, and in our thoughtful, progressive curriculum
- In any given year from 1/3 to 1/2 of the student body receives financial aid.
- Net Tuition: $13,575. Average tuition with financial aid is $11,500. No student is turned away based on financials
- Accredited by and member of the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
- Member of Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools
What makes LGA so special?
- Music, art and performance drenched curriculum
- 7 years of a foreign language (Hebrew) required
- 100% of the student body is engaged in acts of service
- Everyone studies organic farming at Abundance Farm Abundance Farm
- 1/3 of the study body plays Ultimate Frisbee
- Over 98% have gone to a four-year college
Annual class projects include:
- The Gan Opera
- First Grade/Kitah Alef Marionette show
- Second Grade/Kitah Bet Three Sisters Garden and Chaggigat Sidur
- Third Grade/Kitah Gimel Biography Fair
- Fourth Grade/Kitah Dalet Chaggigat Chumash/Torah Reading
- Fifth Grade/Kitah Hay Shakespeare Play and Science Museum Overnight, as well as the celebrated Pi competition – the record as of 2020 is 461 digits!
- Sixth Grade/Kitah Vav Original Purim Spiel
Alumni Success
After graduating from LGA, our 197 alumni have attended:
- Middle Schools including: Amherst Regional Middle School, Bement, The Academy at Charlemont, Eagelbrook School, Four Rivers Charter Public School, Heritage Academy, Hopkins Academy, JFK Middle School, Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy, The MacDuffie School, Pioneer Valley School of Performing Arts Charter Public School, Stoneleigh-Burnham School, White Oak School, and The Williston Northampton School.
- High Schools including: Amherst Regional High School, The Academy at Charlemont, Deerfield Academy, Eaglebrook School, Hampshire Regional High School, Hebrew High School of New England, Hopkins Academy, Mohawk Regional High School, Northampton High School, Pioneer Valley School of Performing Arts Charter Public School, Stoneleigh-Burnham School, and The Williston Northampton School.
- College and Universities including: American University, Bard College, Barnard College, Bentley University, Bowdoin College, Brandeis University, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon, Clark University, Colgate, Columbia, Connecticut College, Cornell, The Culinary Institute of America, Elon College, Emerson, Emory University, Evergreen State College, Fordham, Franklin and Marshall, George Washington, Hamilton College, Hampshire College, Harvard, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon College, McGill, Monserrat College of Art, Muhlenberg College, New York University, Northeastern, Oberlin, Salem State, Smith College, Stanord, Swarthmore, Syracuse University, Tufts University, University of Chicago, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Rochester, University of Vermont, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Washington University, Wesleyan University.
- Gap-Year: Nativ, Kibbutz Yagur and Young Judaea Year Course.