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Given that Milton Academy is an intensive academic prep school, it might not come as a surprise that Milton Academy faculty give their students a decent amount of homework. Students can be found scattered throughout campus during the school day, after school, and even late at night typing up essays, huddled together working on a problem set, or in the Arts and Media Center (AMC) finishing up a self-portrait. Everyone has their own favorite study spot on campus and the diversity of these places reflects how much the school embraces different learning styles, types of assignments, and independence.
One of the most prominent hubs for homework is Cox Library. The first floor is a calm, quiet place to work independently, and the wall of windows provides both light and people watching while you work. Interestingly, most of the tables on the first floor seat four or two people, so if you and a friend both want to do work at the same time but separately, the quiet of the first floor is a good choice. If you need even more silence, the Academic Skills Center in the bottom of the library has silent study rooms where talking isn’t even allowed. You can often find students taking make-up tests or laser focused on proofreading an essay in the Skills Center.
The library houses collaborative work spaces as well. The Skills Center is also the hub of the Peer Tutor program, so on the cushy couches and tables outside the quiet rooms, you will see an older student helping a freshman through their physics homework. On the second and third floors of the library, you can always find groups of students with textbooks and papers spread out studying for a Biology test together or working through math problems. These floors are always buzzing with chatter (and often laughter) as students bounce ideas off of each other and argue over answers. Many people love the fact that they can work with their friends on these floors, so getting stuck just means turning to your friend and asking how they approached the problem. So much of Milton’s schoolwork is focused on collaboration, and these spaces allow students to continue this teamwork outside the classroom.
Though the library is the most obvious study spot, many students gravitate towards different places for different reasons. Some prefer the peaceful table next to the window in the fourth floor of Ware for its view of the campus and quiet buzz of classrooms surrounding the central space. Others are more partial to the glass-walled computer labs that overlook the Student Center; these labs have desktop computers open for use and are often used by English and history classes for writing work periods. The benches outside King Theater in the Kellner Performing Arts Center are fantastic study spaces for those who like to hear classical, jazz or tuning instruments while working. Each student has their own preference for quiet or loud, crowded or solitary, bright or secluded when it comes to where to work, but at Milton, there are so many options to choose from that it is easy to find what works for you no matter your study style or assignment.
Hi, and thanks for visiting us! We’re the leaders of Milton’s Orange and Blue Key (OBK) Society. OBK is the group of about 160 students who give tours to students and families visiting our campus. We work closely with the admission office to make sure you get a good sense of what it’s like to be a student at Milton. We hope that you’ll visit us in person, and until then, enjoy this “insider’s” view of the School we love.
