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Since 1834 Worcester Academy has been creating life-changing experiences for students, families, and the community.

Kevin Breen
HEAD OF SCHOOL

Mission and Values

Igniting Passion, Embracing Integrity


Mission

Worcester Academy’s mission is to instill in its students the desire to learn throughout life, to engage passionately with the world around them, and to be honorable persons of strong and resourceful character. 

Core Values

We are a community—curious, thoughtful, generous, and thriving in our diversity. We embrace each of our core values—HONOR, RESPECT, COMMUNITY, PERSONAL GROWTH, CHALLENGE—as essential to the mission of Worcester Academy, and as testimony of our beliefs and commitments.

Achieve The Honorable

Achieve the Honorable, our school motto and the most recognizable phrase in our school lexicon, sits as the foundation of our core values. To Achieve the Honorable is to lead with integrity, uplift others, and embrace growth while striving for excellence and taking responsibility for one’s actions. It’s more than a motto—it’s a way of life that shapes our students into compassionate leaders and global citizens.

ACHIEVE THE HONORABLE

Achieve the Honorable is not an empty phrase. They are three words that we’ve all tried to live by, an expressed belief for all that Worcester Academy stands for. Achieve the Honorable is the common thread that runs among all WA alumni.

Peter Williams
CLASS OF 1952

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