Through the latest advances in interactive telecommunications technology, the development and dissemination of innovative curricula, applied research in gifted education, and in-service education of teachers, the Indiana Academy strives to stimulate vitality in educational programs for academically gifted secondary pupils and their teachers. The curriculum of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities is designed to enable its students to understand the past, investigate the present, and plan the future. Traditional liberal arts and sciences are emphasized in required course work, and individual inquiry and discovery are stressed through elective studies, independent study, and research and practical experience. The resulting harmony of rigor, challenge, and inspiration in the study of our scientific and cultural heritage, combined with the freedom to explore new horizons of knowledge, produces as intellectual environment in which Indiana Academy students learn to think creatively, communicate clearly, and act responsibly in an increasingly complex global society. The methods and materials for instruction are selected for the promise they show in both exciting the imagination and disciplining the mind.
Tradition is blended with innovation.
Indiana Academy courses and university level courses are combined with seminars, colloquia, independent study and research, and apprenticeships with researchers and practitioners in various professions.