Author: Milton Academy

With real portfolios and big conversations, Milton students get an early start in the world of finance. By Kara Baskin Illustration by Andrew Bannecker At Milton Academy, finance isn’t a side quest tucked into a math unit. It’s a full ecosystem. Students dive into clubs spanning entrepreneurship, microfinance, economics, and investing. They debate strategies, workshop business ideas, and chat with alumni about careers they’re already mapping out. They even help manage real investment portfolios. The result is immersive. By graduation, many students aren’t just finance-curious. They’re already operating like early-stage professionals. Student-Led, Faculty-Supported Before he ever sets foot on...

From classrooms to playgrounds—and beyond—Milton’s first-graders design solutions to make the world more welcoming. By Marisa Donelan Illustration by Karoline Schnoor What happens when the only entrance to a children’s museum is a stairway? Or when directions around a park are color-coded? Or when a card game requires players to use two hands? Those situations mean that not everyone can play, Milton’s Grade 1 students learned this year. So they set about finding solutions and dreaming up possibilities—using what they learned in social studies and other subjects—to make communities more inclusive and functional for all. “This is the time...