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Culver Academies
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| Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy
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| Culver, IN, USA | |
| Information | |
| Religion | none |
| Head of Schools | John Buxton |
| Faculty | 87 |
| Average class size | 13 |
| Student:teacher ratio | 8.5:1 |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Campus | 1850 acres 38 buildings |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Established | 1894/1971 |
| Enrollment | 767 winter |
| Homepage | www.culver.org |
The Culver Academies are independent college preparatory boarding schools comprised of Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy in Culver, Indiana, USA. Henry Harrison Culver first founded Culver Military Academy in 1894 "for the purpose of thoroughly preparing young men for the best colleges, scientific schools and businesses of America." Coeducational since 1971, Culver Girls Academy was founded for the purpose of encouraging young women to attain the highest degree of self-development.
A boarding school featuring a broad college preparatory curriculum, as well as a focus on leadership, wellness, and character education. Culver is one of the largest boarding schools in the United States, with over 750 students, an endowment of over $160 million, and a total campus of more than 1850 acres. The campus has its own golf course and airport.
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The boys continue to be organized as a military academy using a cadet system, while girls are part of an English prefect system. The boys' part of the school is known as Culver Military Academy (CMA), and the girls' part of the school as Culver Girls Academy (CGA). CMA has nine units divided into three battalions, which together form the Corps of Cadets, while CGA has seven dorms. Culver also has an outstanding Speech team, and is represented statewide as well as national competitions by quite a few of its members.
Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy have a rich sports tradition and offer a variety of athletic programs and sports teams. The hockey team is world-renowned,[1] and the boys' and girls' lacrosse teams have both recently won state tournaments. The boys' team won in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2004 and the girls' team has won three times, in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In addition, Culver has recently had state champions in golf, cross country, and track, as well as the state softball player of the year. Culver is also currently home to the national rowing single sculls champion, although his home is in Germany. CMA's Black Horse Troop is one of the nation's foremost elite horsemanship groups for high school students and is usually invited to participate in the Presidential Inauguration Parade.
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