Academics
The Suffield Academy academic program is designed to provide close attention to each student and a wide range of course choices. Guided by our faith in the liberal arts as a foundation for learning, we offer a strong core curriculum with a large number of AP and Honors courses, various electives, and a distinctive Leadership Program.
Our academic philosophy rests on the belief that every student is unique. While we have defined academic requirements in nine specific areas, the focus of our program is on the distance each student travels during their time at Suffield. We provide small classes with supportive, encouraging teachers where students learn in and out of the classroom, on and off campus. The typical course load for most students each term is five full-credit courses and the average class size is 10. Unless otherwise noted, every course meets twice a week for 45 minutes and twice a week for 70 minutes. We challenge our students to travel great distances at Suffield and are committed to helping them achieve success.
225
Academic Courses Offered Annually
10
Students in the Average Class
85
Faculty
Members
Members
14
STEM Courses Annually
52
Elective Courses to Choose From
175
Number of Students Taking AP Exams
10
Sophomore Community Service Projects Annually
100%
Of Seniors Hold at Least One Leadership Position

Sara Yeager
Dean of Academics & Faculty

Jazzy Salehi Mercure ’12
Associate Dean of Academics & Faculty

Kristina Braithwaite
Girls' Tennis
Assistant Dean of Academics & Faculty, Science Department, Varsity Girls' Tennis Head Coach

Misato Sawada
Administrative Support
Current Faculty
Florry Arnold
Sean Atkins P’26
Beth Bailey P’12, ’16
Cuba Birnbaum ’17
Joyce Bolaños
Patrick Booth P’12, ’14
Kris Braithwaite
Robert Braithwaite
Bryan Brissette
Christian Brown
Jem Bullock
Erica Leigh Caginalp
Paul Caginalp
Charlie Cahn P’18, ’22
Hillary Rockwell Cahn ’88, P’18, ’22
Fiona Carey
Brian Carroll P’24, ’26
Catherine Chan
Alex Clarke ’17
Tobye Cook ’88, P’16
Alexander Cross
Catherine DeWalt
Todd DeWalt
Colin Dowd ’12
Tom Dugan
Stanley Dunbar
Jonathan Edwards P’26
Matthew Fava
Ramona Fontaine ’18
Drew Gamere ’93
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Steve Goodwin P’01, ’03
Molly Gotwals P’09
Jennifer Graham
Chelsea Greene ’09
Jason Healy P’26
Allison Henle P’21, ’23
Josh Hillman ’14
Danika Holmes
Joe Islam ’16
Hal Johnson
Phoebe Kamp
Kate Killam ’19
Rachel Lloyd
Gina Longo
Melina Lopez Touceda P’21, ’25, ’26
Jennifer Lord P’27
Greg Lynch
Kathleen McNary Pillsbury
Matt Mercure
Gis-Xi Nahmens
Kaitlyn Nigro ’16
Amy Norris
Kareem Nulan
Demitri Papadopoulos
Wayne Patterson P’13
Amy Pentz P’15, ’19
Chris Pentz P’15, ’19
Justin Pepoli
Adam Pistel ’08
Lyndsey Poll
Becka Pouy
Sue Rafferty P’27
Amy Randall ’09
Tim Randall
Anu Rawlings
Phil Riegel ’87, P’20, ’24
Mandi Rivers
Mary Rusnock
Jazzy Salehi Mercure ’12
Jade Schult
Ann Selvitelli P’20, ’22, ’25
Chris Setian ’09
Neil Stone
Bill Sullivan P’22, ’26, ’26
Lori Sych P’12
Kelli Tosone ’90, P’20, ’22
Jamie Tyler
Kevin Van Dam
Garrett VanderVoort
Yelena Vasilenko P’10, ’12
Angela Vecchiarelli ’16
Molly Vianney P’12, ’14
Elizabeth Warren P’26
Rick Warren P’26
David Webb
Sara Yeager
Andrew Yuan ’05
Michael Zappala
Nate Zwirko P’21, ’26