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Harding Academy

Harding Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian day school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade. With a focus on rigorous academics taught by nurturing teachers, Harding Academy students thrive within a uniquely balanced and motivating environment. At the heart of the Harding Academy advantages is our fundamental commitment to the PreK-8 structure, which supports every student’s social, emotional, and academic needs in a developmentally appropriate manner.

We seek to serve a diverse community of families searching for the optimal pathways to some of the nation’s most challenging public and independent high schools, and who share our mission to foster thoughtful, lifelong learners and responsible, caring citizens. We encourage any interested family to contact our admissions office at 615-356-2974 or email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org to schedule a tour. We also offer a few facts and figures that well represent the success of our school and our students:

• Harding Academy serves 350 families from 24 zip codes.

• The science curriculum features robotics, programming, physics, chemistry, organic gardening, and four science labs.

• At the middle-school level, Harding offers 21 competitive team sports with a no-cut policy.

• Harding Academy produces two full-scale theater programs each year and has attained national status with its award-winning art program.

Harding Academy strives to inspire the mind and nurture the spirit in all we do. Our PreK-8 model provides the optimal environment in which to strike this balance. We serve each and every student with a whole-child approach and through challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum, character education, and extracurricular activities.

Ensworth

Ensworth provides a challenging program within a loving environment, creating an inspiring and joyful place where students develop the intellectual agility and self-confidence they need to grow and thrive. Ensworth believes that the key to developing lifelong learners is awakening and cultivating intellectual curiosity, and our curriculum engages students as active learners, encouraging their individual approaches to exploration and understanding. Students have opportunities to discover