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Under Abp. Athenagoras's successor, Abp. Michael, the facilities were expanded to allow accommodation of boys at the Academy. Abp. Michael especially loved the Academy, and under his leadership in the 1950s the Academy flourished. After his repose, his remains were buried on the grounds of the Academy.
As an Orthodox Christian sponsored organization, the religious life of the Academy is centered around the [[chapel]]. The current chapel, that was built in 1985, is used, in addition to [[Divine Liturgy|Divine Liturgies]] on Sundays, for daily [[Vespers|vespervespers]] services that are followed by teaching sermons.
The resident students live in seven dormitories: four for girls and three for the boys. The Academy maintains clinical services for the children, staffed by degree holding clinicians, and registered nurses. The Academy is also a training facility for graduate students from New York University and Fordham University. The children attend schools through high school in Newburgh, Highland Falls, and Cold Springs, New York. For the young graduates who have completed high school, the Academy has a "Bridge Program" to help the post graduate students in their transition to college or the work place.