Founded in 1728, Norfolk Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 1-12 in Hampton Roads, VA.
08/13/2026
Lesson planning at the Coastal Research Campus is underway! A group of faculty took a field trip last week to begin exploring all of the teaching opportunities. Conversations ranged from practical matters (like where to set up microscopes) to experiential learning, such as measuring salinity in Cherrystone Creek to observing and sketching the habitat.
08/11/2026
One last look at summer interns before they head back to classes! Thanks again to all in our NA community who offer these opportunities each year through the Norfolk Academy Career Connections Program.
08/10/2026
Bulldog sports are rolling, ready for another successful season! Fall varsity teams began practices today, and you don't need to wait long to cheer them on!
1 PM Thursday - Field hockey home scrimmage
3 PM Thursday - Girls tennis at Covenant School
8 AM Friday - Field hockey home scrimmage
3 PM Friday - Girls tennis at Covenant School
See full schedules: https://www.norfolkacademy.org/athletics/teams
08/08/2026
Our Middle School art is on display in Virginia Beach's ViBe District!
In the spring, two-dimensional art classes created murals to submit to the ViBe Community Fence Mural project. All four were officially installed this week. Check out this student work alongside many other fabulous murals on 18th Street!
The official student designers for each mural are:
🖼️ “Connected by Sounds” (Records): Betsy M. ’29 and Madeline S. ‘29
🖼️ “All Things Floral” (Flowers): Abbie B. ’29 and Alaina D. ‘29
🖼️ “Sailors’ Paradise” (Sailboat): Lucy K. ’30 and Caroline W. ’30
🖼️ “Vinyl Sol” (pink sunset): Andrew A. ’30, Asher H. ’29, and Jonah K. ’29
08/07/2026
Who's ready for some football!? 🏈 Varsity Bulldogs kicked off fall workouts Thursday, excited to build on a strong summer in our Athletic Performance Center. Winners of four straight TCIS titles 🏆🏆🏆🏆, NA opens its season at home September 4 vs. Woodberry Forest.
Announcing our new 92-acre Coastal Research Campus, a living laboratory on the Eastern Shore, less than an hour from our Wesleyan Drive campus. This property offers a rare array of ecosystems for students of all ages to inquire, explore, analyze, and discover, guided by our innovative faculty. In an email sent this morning to the Norfolk Academy family, Head of School Travis Larrabee said, “The Coastal Research Campus marks a bold step forward in our commitment to establishing a distinctive model of experiential education, one that has been taking shape for more than two decades.” As we approach Norfolk Academy’s 300th anniversary and launch into our Year of Purpose, we are excited to begin learning in our classrooms, on our fields and stages, and on our Coastal Research Campus.
Read more: https://www.norfolkacademy.org/news/post-details-page/~board/school-news/post/announcing-norfolk-academys-coastal-research-campus
08/05/2026
Some of our favorite 📸 from July!
⛳ Alumni hitting the links with Coach Cameron
⚽😊🎓 Breakthrough at Norfolk Academy
👸🧑🎤🤼♂️🫸😉👩🏫 Summer at the Academy
08/04/2026
Riding the wave into a new school year: Our annual art-filled calendar! As you note important dates, we hope you'll also enjoy the outstanding work from Lower, Middle, and Upper schools - including the cover, drawn last year by a student in the Class of 2032.
Norfolk Academy’s 300th anniversary is coming, and we’re ready.
Our new logo, like the box-chain design it replaces, is inspired by our architecture: The main arch that welcomes you to our campus. A crest is old-school — as the nation’s eighth oldest school, that fits us — and the style is modern, reflecting our commitment to balancing tradition with innovation. This logo replaces the box-chain logo, while our other well-loved logos — the interlocking NA, our official Bulldogs, and the school seal — will remain.
The new tagline is drawn from our Philosophy & Objectives. “Rooted in honor” comes from the first sentence. The second phrase is midway through, encapsulating the fundamentals of our approach: “We are committed to fostering academic freedom, trusting that both students and faculty will be inspired to explore, learn, and share, always striving toward wisdom and understanding.” Those words sum up the purpose of our pursuit of knowledge. We seek to help our students use what they learn to make a better world, now and far into the future.
Our new brand will roll out over the next few months with a new website arriving this winter. Stay tuned!