Union Academy Mission Statement-Union Academy (UA) is a collaborative venture that involves the whole family and the whole community in the education and development of the whole child. UA cultivates learning that integrates high expectations for academic achievement with high standards for character development in a structured environment. This environment is designed and managed by a motivated and well-resourced professional faculty. To define what makes Union Academy an important place to so many is not an easy task. It may have been the special spirit of starting a new venture that so many experienced in the spring and summer of 2000. Or it may be the challenge of being a part of helping to make everything happen on a daily basis. Or it may be the spirit of collaboration and trust that has become ever so apparent as the school has developed.One thing is for certain, UA is a special place because it is populated by special people. One of our UA Board members put it this way, “The spirit of Union Academy is embodied in people who are willing to do whatever needs to be done.” That spirit of collaboration and selflessness together with an extraordinary emphasis on academic challenge, community service, and the development of strong character certainly defines UA.