academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership.
Academy may also refer to:
Education
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Academy (English school)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Mo ...
, formerly known as city academy, type of publicly financed but independently run school
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school organizational models
School organizational models are methods of structuring the curriculum, functions, and facilities for schools, colleges, and universities. The organizing of teaching and learning has been structured since the first educational institutions were es ...
Military academy
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...
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Platonic Academy
The Academy (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαδημία) was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic p ...
, the original Academy founded by the philosopher Plato in ancient Greece circa 385 BCE
* Scottish school naming, in Scotland, a quarter of the secondary schools have the word "academy" in their name
National language regulators
* Académie française, the French Academy, pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language, officially established in 1635
* Accademia della Crusca, the Italian institution seeking to maintain the "purity" of the original Italian language
* Real Academia Española, Spanish Royal Academy, the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language
* Swedish Academy, founded to further the "purity, strength, and sublimity of the Swedish language
See List of language regulators for complete list.
Arts, entertainment, and media
Awards
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Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 198 ...
'' (Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, or AACCE), a Spanish organization responsible for the Goya Awards
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...
(AMPAS), an American organization responsible for the Academy Awards (Oscars)
* ''The Academy'' (EP), an EP by The Academy Is...
* The Academy, previous name for alternative rock band
Elliot Minor
Elliot Minor are an English rock band from York, England. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Davies, vocalist and guitarist Ed Minton, drummer Dan Hetherton, bassist Ed Hetherton and keyboardist Ali Paul. The band ...
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The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class junior competitive drum and bugle corps based in Tempe, Arizona. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International (DCI).
History
In 2001, a group gathered in the Phoenix, Arizona area with the i ...
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as ...
Academy 1-2-3 (cinema)
The Academy was a cinema located at 165 Oxford Street, Westminster, at the junction of Poland Street. Films (in the shape of ''Hale's Tours of the World'') were shown at the address from at least 1906, and it opened in January 1913 as the Pictur ...
, former art house cinema on Oxford Street, London; closed in 1986
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Academy Cinema, Bristol
The Academy Cinema () is a historic building on Cheltenham Road in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol, England. Since its construction in 1914, it has been used for many purposes. It is a Grade II listed building.
The cinema was built by William ...
, cinema (1914–55) in Bristol, United Kingdom
Businesses
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Academia.edu
Academia.edu is a for-profit open repository of academic articles free to read by visitors. Uploading and downloading is restricted to registered users. Additional features are accessible only as a paid subscription. Since 2016 various social ...
, a repository of academic papers and social network for academics
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Academy Bus
Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line-run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United ...
, bus company based in New Jersey
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Academy Music Group
Academy Music Group (AMG) is a leading owner-operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. They operate a number of medium-sized venues, the majority of which (until January 2009) took the name Carling Academy after their sponsor Carling. Som ...
, owner-operator of British music venues (Carling academy)
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Academy Plastic Model Co.
Academy Plastic Model Co., Ltd. (Hangul:아카데미과학주식회사) is a Korean plastic model, chemical, and toy company. It is headquartered in Uijeongbu-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea and was established on September 1, 1969.Academy Sports and Outdoors, sporting goods store
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O2 Brixton Academy
Brixton Academy (originally known as the Astoria Variety Cinema, previously known as Carling Academy Brixton, currently named O2 Academy Brixton as part of a sponsorship deal with the O2 brand) is a mid-sized concert venue located in South Wes ...
, a music venue in London commonly known as The Academy
* The Academy (Hotel), a London hotel located in the district of Bloomsbury
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The Academy (music venue)
The Academy is a music venue located in Dublin, Ireland. It consists of four floors, each for differing music tastes.
The Academy was the venue where The Killers performed an intimate show in August 2008, one night before a performance in Mar ...
Academy Fjord
Academy Fjord or Academy Bay ( da, Academy Bugt) is a fjord in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
The fjord was named by Robert Peary after the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.
Geography
The ...
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Academy Glacier (Greenland)
Academy Glacier ( da, Academy Gletscher or ''Academy Brae''), is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
It was named in 1892 after the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia by Robert PearyPeary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1 ...
National academy
A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with State (polity), state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but ...
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Youth academy
In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team in the future if t ...
, a youth development system attached to a sports club
Academi
Blackwater was an American private military company founded on December 26, 1996 by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and known as Academi since 2011 after it was acquired by a group of private investors ...
, previously known as Xe Services LLC, Blackwater USA, and Blackwater Worldwide; a private military contractor
* Akademy, an annual contributors and users conference of the KDE community
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Royal Academy (disambiguation) Royal Academy may refer to:
Language and literature
* Real Academia Española ("Royal Spanish Academy" or "RAE"), the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language
* Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a British drama school
* Royal Acad ...
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