Mission
NANSEMOND-SUFFOLK ACADEMY BELIEVES THE GOAL OF EDUCATION IS TO CULTIVATE HONORABLE, WELL-INFORMED, RESPONSIBLE, AND COMPASSIONATE PERSONS WHO THINK AND ACT CONSTRUCTIVELY IN A COMPLEX INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THE ACADEMY PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND DRIVEN BY INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY; THAT CULTIVATES AMONG ITS MEMBERS SOCIAL AWARENESS AND THE VIRTUES OF HONOR, RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT AND COMPASSIONS; THAT FOSTERS A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO LEARNING AND SERVICE AND THAT INSTILLS A SENSE OF PRIDE IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR EACH STUDENT TO REACH HIS OR HER POTENTIAL: ACADEMICALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, MORALLY, AND CREATIVELY.