Proctor Academy

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Address
Proctor Academy
204 Main Street Andover, New Hampshire, 03216 USA
Coordinates	43°26′14″N 71°49′26″W / 43.4372976, -71.8239693Coordinates: 43°26′14″N 71°49′26″W / 43.4372976, -71.8239693 ^[1]
Information
Head of school	Mike Henriques
Enrollment	345 total 270 boarding 75 day
Faculty	85^[2]
CEEB Code	300015
Average class size	12^[2]
Student:teacher ratio	5:1
Type	Private, Boarding
Tuition	$37,800 boarding / $23,000 day^[2]
Endowment	$22 million^[2]
Grades	9-12
Campus	Small town
Campus size	3000 acres (12 km²)
Athletics conference	Lakes Region
Motto	Live to Learn, Learn to Live
Accreditation(s)	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Mascot	Hornet
School Colour(s)	Green and Black
Established	1848
Homepage	http://www.proctoracademy.org/

Proctor Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12 located on 3000 acres (12 km²) in Andover, New Hampshire.

1 History
2 Campus
3 Curriculum
4 Extracurricular activities
- 4.1 Athletics
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Campus

[edit] Curriculum

Proctor offers several experiential programs, including Ocean Classroom, Mountain Classroom, and a language trimester in France or Spain. In the 2008-09 term a new abroad program will be made available to students wanting to spend a term in Morocco.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

Skills courses provide hands-on activities during the school day. These include jazz band, photography, yearbook, blacksmithing, boat building, woodshop, jewelry making, ceramics, dance, drama, and many others. The drama department produces several major plays annually, including a winter student production and the spring musical.

[edit] Athletics

Proctor Academy fields teams in interscholastic competition in alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, bicycling, canoeing, cross-country running, cross-country skiing, dance, downhill skiing, field hockey, football, freestyle skiing, golf, hockey, horseback riding, ice hockey, kayaking, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, soccer, softball, and tennis. The school belongs to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

The school competes against (among others): Vermont Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy, Kimball Union Academy, Holderness School, Brewster Academy, and Tilton School.