Norfolk Academy is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational day school in Norfolk, Virginia. It serves about 1,200 students in grades 1 through 12. Founded in 1728, it is the oldest private school in Virginia and the eighth oldest school in the United States. The school became coeducational in 1966, when it merged with the Country Day School for Girls in Virginia Beach. Its original Greek Revival building, designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The school has three divisions: the Lower School, the Middle School and the Upper School. Norfolk Academy is known for its focus on public speaking. Every student must write and deliver an original persuasive speech before graduating.
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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