Encyclopedia - Academy: Encyclopedia - Academy
An academy is an institution for the study of (usually) higher learning. The name Academy rose from Plato's Athenian school of philosophy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia - Academy Of Sciences
Academy of Sciences can refer to a national academy or another learned society dedicated to sciences. Examples include: Brazil - Brazili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy - The Original Academy
Before the Akademeia was a school, however, even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall (Plutarch Life of Cimon xiii:7), it cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy - Modern Use Of The Term Academy
Because of the tradition of intellectual brilliance associated with this institution, many groups have chosen to use the word "Academy" i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuelu Academy: Encyclopedia - Yuelu Academy
The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the "Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning", Simplified: 岳麓书院; Traditional: 嶽麓書院; Hanyu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bezalel Academy: Encyclopedia - Bezalel Academy
Bezalel Academy is an Art and Design school in Israel. It was founded by Boris Schatz in 1903 in Jerusalem and opened in 1906. Bezalel A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Honorary Award: Encyclopedia - Academy Honorary Award
The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy England: Encyclopedia - Academy England
In England an Academy is a recently created type of secondary school. Academies are independent schools although they are publicly funded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carling Academy Brixton: Encyclopedia - Carling Academy Brixton
The Carling Academy Brixton is a large music venue in Brixton, South London with a capacity of 4,921. It was built in 1929 and opened as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia - Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and arguably the world. The Awa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Sound: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Sound
The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy For Gifted Children: Encyclopedia - Academy For Gifted Children
The Academy for Gifted Children is an elementary and high school in Oak Ridges (part of Richmond Hill), Ontario, Canada (12 Bond Crescent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Of Ancient Music: Encyclopedia - Academy Of Ancient Music
The original Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) was founded in London, England in 1726 for the purpose of studying and performing "old" music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Hebrew Academy: Encyclopedia - American Hebrew Academy
The American Hebrew Academy (AHA) opened on September 10, 2001 in Greensboro, North Carolina, as America's first and only liberal, coeduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Academy Of Pediatrics: Encyclopedia - American Academy Of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children." ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Directing: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Directing
The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Actress: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Actress
The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Of The Arabic Language: Encyclopedia - Academy Of The Arabic Language
The Academy of the Arabic Language (مجمع اللغة العربية) is an academy in Cairo founded in 1934 in order to develop and re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Film Editing: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Film Editing
The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. Academy Award for Film Editing - 1930s. 1934 Eskimo - Conr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia - Chinese Academy Of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese: 中国科学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Of Country Music: Encyclopedia - Academy Of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. It was originally called the Country & Western Mus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Point Academy Of Tourism: Encyclopedia - World Point Academy Of Tourism
The Akademi Pelancongan World-Point (World-Point Academy of Tourism) is an institute of higher education in Malaysia focusing in the fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibelius Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibelius Academy - Status Of The Academy In Finland
The role of the Academy in the Finnish musical field has been controversial. It is unique that one single institution has such a predomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy England: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy England - Features Of An Academy
Academies are established in a way that is intended to be 'creative' and 'innovative' to give them the freedoms considered necessary to d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy Of Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy Of Engineering - The Activities Of The Academy
The Royal Academy of Engineering awards the annual MacRobert Award. The current President of the Academy is Lord Broers. ... See also:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phillips Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phillips Academy - Athletics
Phillips Academy - Fall. Crew Boys Cross Country Girls Cross Country Field Hockey Football Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Girls Volleyball B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phillips Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phillips Academy - History
Phillips Academy was founded during the American Revolution as an all-boys school in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr. The great seal of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Star Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Star Academy - History
The first country to use the format is somewhat unclear; Endemol produced Star Academy Holland for their home market, but a pilot show wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards
Academy Award - Academy Award of Merit. Best Picture – 1928 to present Best Actor – 1928 to present Best Actress �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy - Membership
Full membership of the academy is limited to 80 Academicians or "RAs", who may be painters, printmakers, sculptors, or architects, and mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phillips Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Phillips Academy - Facilities
Phillips Academy - Academic facilities. Bulfinch Hall was designed by architect Charles Bulfinch and built in 1819. It is now the Engli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy - History
The Royal Academy was formed to rival the Society of Artists after an unseemly leadership dispute between two leading architects, Sir Wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy - Activities
The Royal Academy does not receive financial support from the state or crown. One of its principal sources of revenue is hosting temporar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackson Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackson Academy - Jackson Academy
Jackson Academy, also known as JA, is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Jackson, Mississippi. Unlike many inde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamuzu Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamuzu Academy - Facilities
Academic facilities: A library modelled on Washington’s Library of Congress, auditorium, science labs, band, art, and home economics ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Academy - Movie Details
Police Academy - Police Academy. A new mayor has announced a policy requiring the police department to accept all willing recruits. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Academy - Main Characters
Police Academy - Carey Mahoney. Played by: Steve Guttenberg Mahoney is the lead character of the first four movies of the series. He is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Academy - Movie Details
Police Academy - Police Academy. A new mayor has announced a policy requiring the police department to accept all willing recruits. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Police Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Police Academy - Main Characters
Police Academy - Carey Mahoney. Played by: Steve Guttenberg Mahoney is the lead character of the first four movies of the series. He is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamuzu Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamuzu Academy - History
Founded in November 1981 in Mtunthama, 150 kilometres north of Lilongwe the capital city of Malawi, the school initially had 300 pupils, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Charities
The long-term vision behind Fame Academy was to inspire young people into music. Beside the televised series, a project was launched duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albuquerque Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albuquerque Academy - History
Albuquerque Academy was founded in 1955 as a school for boys in the basement of a small Albuquerque church. Between 1957 and 1964, the Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archmere Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Archmere Academy - Academics
As a college preparatory school emphasizing a well-rounded student, Archmere students are required to take a large number of courses in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy Of Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy Of Engineering - History
Founded in 1976, the Academy was initially known as the Fellowship of Engineering. A Royal Charter was granted in 1983 and the name Royal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Concept
Although it was viewed by critics as being too similar to the Pop Idol series, it was presented as a relatively new concept. When it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albuquerque Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albuquerque Academy - Rivalry
The Albuquerque Academy Chargers hold a fierce rivalry with St. Pius X High School's Sartans that has lasted for decades. Albuquerque Aca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifical Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifical Academy Of Sciences - Work Of The Academy
Since the Academy and its membership is not influenced by factors of a national, political, or religious character it represents a valuab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deerfield Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Deerfield Academy - History
Deerfield Academy was founded in 1797 when Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams granted a charter to start a school in the historic town o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 58th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 58th Academy Awards - Winners
See also 58th Academy Awards nominees 58th Academy Awards - Feature Films. 58th Academy Awards - Directing. 58th Academy Awards - Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackson Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackson Academy - Alumni
The school has an outstanding academic reputation and consistently sends its graduates to America's most prestigious universities. Notabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tabor Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tabor Academy - Academics
The Tabor campus in the small town of Marion stretches along a half mile of Sippican Harbor on Buzzards Bay leading to the Atlantic. Tabo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soviet Military Academies: Encyclopedia Ii - Soviet Military Academies - Dzerzhinsky Military Academy Of Rocket Forces
Dzerzhinsky Military Academy (Военная академия им. Ф. Э. Дзержинского) was based on the Mikhaylo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albuquerque Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albuquerque Academy - Facilities
The school sits on an approximately 312 acre (1.5 km²) gated campus in the northeastern part of the city, near the base of the Sandia Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackson Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackson Academy - Future
Peter Jernberg, a nationally respected educator, has been JA's headmaster since July of 1988. Jernberg also serves on the board for the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soviet Military Academies: Encyclopedia Ii - Soviet Military Academies - Malinovsky Military Academy Of Armored Forces
Malinovsky Military Academy of Armored Forces (Военная академия бронетанковых войск им. Р. Я.&#...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soviet Military Academies: Encyclopedia Ii - Soviet Military Academies - Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Zhukovskyi Air Force Engineering Academy (Военно-воздушная инженерная академия имени професс...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy Of Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy Of Engineering - The Fellowship
The Academy honours the UK's most distinguished engineers. It aims to take advantage of the enormous wealth of engineering knowledge they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards Night
The major awards are given out at a ceremony usually in March following the relevant calendar year. This is an elaborate extravaganza, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pinkerton Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Pinkerton Academy - History
The school, which opened its doors to students on December 4, 1815, was founded for the purpose of promoting piety and virtue and the edu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Series History
The show produced two flagship series and two spin-off specials. Fame Academy; Class of 2002 Fame Academy; Class of 2003 Comic Relief do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off from the Fame Academy format featuring celebrities as students and where proceeds from phone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy England: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy England - Opposition/criticism
The British House of Commons Education Select Committee reported in March 2005 that it would have been wiser to limit the programme to 30...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy England: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy England - Opposition/criticism
The British House of Commons Education Select Committee reported in March 2005 that it would have been wiser to limit the programme to 30...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Series One 2002
Series One of Fame Academy hit screens in 2002. The live shows were presented by Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty. Eleven lucky contestants ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 76th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 76th Academy Awards - Winners
See also: 76th Academy Awards nominees 76th Academy Awards - Feature Films. 76th Academy Awards - Directing. Achievement in directin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albany Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albany Academy - Code Of Honor
Introduction: "In the 1994-95 school year, Headmaster Carmen M. Marnell, 1990-1996, engaged the faculty and students in the tasks of deve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Naval Academy - Supervision Of The Academy
The academy was placed in 1850 the jurisdiction of the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, but was transferred to the Bureau of Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy Of Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy Of Music - Courses
The Royal Academy of Music offers training in performance, composition, conducting, music theatre and opera from pre-college level (Junio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 50th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 50th Academy Awards - Winners
See also: 50th Academy Awards nominees 50th Academy Awards - Feature Films. Best motion picture of the year: Annie Hall 50th Academy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Naval Academy - Supervision Of The Academy
The academy was placed in 1850 the jurisdiction of the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, but was transferred to the Bureau of Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Film Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - European Film Academy - European Film Academy
In 1989, the Academy – under the name of European Cinema Society - was officially founded by its first President, the Swedish director ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Naval Academy - Women At The Naval Academy
The Naval Academy first accepted women as Midshipmen in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service acade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Naval Academy - Women At The Naval Academy
The Naval Academy first accepted women as Midshipmen in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service acade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Academy Of Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Academy Of Music - Performances
Academy students perform regularly in the Academy's concert venues, and also nationally and internationally under important conductors su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Naval Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Naval Academy - Women At The Naval Academy
The Naval Academy first accepted women as Midshipmen in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service acade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albany Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albany Academy - Accreditation And Memberships
The schools is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and recognized by the Regents of the State of New York...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fame Academy - Series Two 2003
The second series of Fame Academy started in 2003, with some changes. Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty continued as lead presenters. Songwri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lake Forest Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Lake Forest Academy - Campus
Lake Forest Academy is situated on a wooded 140-acre (approximately 567,000 m²) campus, which includes a small lake. There are 25 buildi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Academy - United States
Military academies can be either private or have government sponsorship from regional (state) or national government. Note: The terms col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Academy - Adult Institutions
A college level military academy is an institute of higher learning of things military. It is part of a larger system of military educati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 77th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 77th Academy Awards - Winners
See also: 77th Academy Awards nominees 77th Academy Awards - Feature Films. 77th Academy Awards - Acting. 77th Academy Awards - Writ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackson Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackson Academy - Ja Athletics
Jackson Academy also excels in athletics. The football team has won three consecutive state championships, and Jackson Academy regularly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albuquerque Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Albuquerque Academy - Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities are an important part of the Academy experience. Some of the larger activities include The Advocate (a student...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Military Academy - Women At The Academy
West Point first accepted women as Cadets in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service academies. Women...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Military Academy - Women At The Academy
West Point first accepted women as Cadets in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service academies. Women...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - California Maritime Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - California Maritime Academy - Academics
Cal Maritime offers six undergraduate degree programs, all of which are tied to a nautical curriculum. The six majors offered are as foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Military Academy - Women At The Academy
West Point first accepted women as Cadets in 1976, when Congress authorized the admission of women to all of the service academies. Women...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Academy Of Sciences - History
The Academy was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented in the Senate decree of January 22, 1724. It was called St....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milton Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Milton Academy - Campus And Student Life
The school is situated in Milton, a residential suburb of Boston, and is accessible by Boston's public transit system, the T. The campus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifical Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifical Academy Of Sciences - Historical Background
Cesi wanted his Academicians to create a method of research based upon observation, experiment, and the inductive method. He thus called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Academy In Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - French Academy In Rome - History
The Academy was founded in 1666 by Louis XIV under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Charles Le Brun and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germantown Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Germantown Academy - Notable Alumni
Germantown Academy - Notable members of the class of 1760. Edward J. Piszek, cofounder of Mrs. Paul's Kitchens, friend of Pope John Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 78th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 78th Academy Awards - Longlist For Academy Award For Best Original Song
The following 42 songs have been selected for the longlist. Along The River — End of the Spear Angels Talk — Angels with Angles Butt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 78th Academy Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 78th Academy Awards - Shortlist For Academy Award For Best Visual Effects
The following seven films are in consideration for this award. Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Chronicles of Narnia:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whampoa Military Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Whampoa Military Academy - Relocations
The original Whampoa Military Academy existed from 1924 to 1926, over 6 terms it enrolled more than 7000. However, after Chiang Kai-shek'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soviet Military Academies: Encyclopedia Ii - Soviet Military Academies - Voroshilov Military Academy Of The Ussr Army General Staff
Voroshilov Military Academy of the USSR Army General Staff (Военная академия генерального штаба воор�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Academy: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Academy
  Dream Interpretation Academy Seeing an academy in your dream indicates new friendships with people who may gossip about you. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dream Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dream Academy - History
Nick and Gilbert meet each other in the late 1970s while Nick was in a band called The Act. Their idea was to create a songscape differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy - The Revived Neoplatonic Academy Of Late Antiquity
After a lapse during the early Roman occupation, the Academy was refounded (Cameron 1965) as a new institution of some outstanding Platon...   » Read the article