Fast Facts
THE ACADEMY
- Established in 1820
- Independent, co-educational boarding/day school
- Grades 9-12 and postgraduate
- First boarding school partnership with Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
- First Independent school to fully integrate laptop program in 1993
ACADEMICS
- Team-based teaching
- Collaborative and project-based learning
- Interim Studies Program
- Multi-level classrooms
- Mastery based curriculum
- Advanced Placement courses
- Academic Support programs since 1975
- Integrated social and emotional learning program
THE CAMPUS
- 80 acres with classic New England facilities
- Half mile shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee
- Located in “Oldest Summer Resort in America”
- Six lakeside athletic fields
- 18 student/faculty residences
STUDENTS
- 360 Students; 80 percent boarding; 20 percent day
- Represent 23 states and 21 foreign countries
- 35 percent of students receive financial aid
FACULTY
- 60 full-time teachers
- Student/Teacher ratio 6:1
- Seven faculty teams
- Brewster Summer Institute for professional development
COLLEGE AND BEYOND
- 100 percent acceptance at four-year colleges and universities
- Road Map to College program
- High college retention results
ATHLETICS
- National and New England championship teams
- Successful history of college athletic placements
- Thirty interscholastic, recreational, and instructional offerings
- Only independent school with an outdoor turf and an indoor convertible turf
- Nine tennis courts
- Indoor rowing tank
- 200-meter indoor track
- Use of 18-hole Clive Clark championship golf course
COMMUNITY LIFE
- Community service program
- More than 25 clubs and organizations
- Spectacular outdoor programs and activities
- Challenging student leadership opportunities
THE ARTS
- Traditional arts courses and the latest in digital arts
- Enrichment offerings for afternoon activities
- Advanced courses in visual and performing arts
- Private instruction offered in voice and instruments
- Seasonal theater productions
- Dance instruction by Joffrey Ballet-trained instructor