In an interview for his film Annie Hall for the New York Times, Academy Award winner Woody Allen said, “80 percent of success is showing up.” It is a lesson our NYMA cadets are learning. On these cold and snowy days, it can be challenging to leave the barracks and
The very essence of being a NYMA Cadet consists of some simple things that cannot be ignored. Being in the right uniform, keeping your rooms to standard, being on time for class and following appearance regulations to name a few. Individually they are simple tasks, as Admiral William H. McRaven noted,
Winter Furlough Information: December 20, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Exams are scheduled December 17-20. Students may leave after completing their last exam, commitment, project, and have passed room inspection. Bus transportation to/from the Beacon Train Station and area airports is available on December 20th, and January 5th. Bus reservations
This week as part of our faculty development we watched the 2018 documentary “Won’t You be My Neighbor?” Fred Rogers, a name familiar to many for his television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, taught generations of preschool age children to love, be kind, laugh, respect, forgive, and most importantly that each child in this
Ninety-six years ago, in 1923 Lawrence Belmont was born in Upstate New York the son of Italian immigrants. His father did not speak English and Larry would only learn to speak the language after the age of three. School was not easy, when he asked his teacher if he would pass English
One day this week I spent with a cadet unexpectedly waiting for someone. We got to know each other and ended up watching a movie together on my phone when we learned the person was delayed. He wanted to watch “Forrest Gump.” Watching the movie, I appreciated the life lessons
In one of my favorite films of all time, Dead Poets Society, the late Robin Williams plays the teacher John Keating. Keating in his introduction to his students he pulls them aside in the halls outside of his classroom to reflect on those students who came before them. Later in class he recites the
Great authors inspire our children by their storytelling and creativity. This week two NYMA classes explored the enduring literary legacies of two remarkable writers –Edgar Allan Poe and historian David McCullough. Poe, a romantic is the author of the celebrated poems “The Raven,” and “Annabel Lee” which, he wrote in a small
On Monday, October 7, the Corps of Cadets of the New York Military Academy was honored with a visit by Mr. Vincent Mo. Mr. Mo is a member of the NYMA Board of Trustees and Chairman and CEO of SouFun Holdings Ltd. Mr. Mo shared that he is “an entrepreneur and a
As an educator, historian of education, and life long learner, I am a curious person so imagine my delight in joining the NYMA community, an academy that has been educating generations of young people for 130 years. Naturally, I wanted to learn more as John F. Kennedy said, “We celebrate the past
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