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Hebron Academy

Inspiring And Guiding Each Student To Reach His or Her Highest Potential In Mind, Body, And Spirit.

Hebron Academy is a college preparatory boarding and day school nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains in Hebron, Maine. The curriculum is challenging and includes many Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Hebron prides itself on providing a friendly, supportive, family-like atmosphere where students are inspired to reach their highest potential in mind, body and spirit through a balance of excellent academics, creative arts, and competitive athletics. Nearby places of interest include Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby colleges, Shawnee Peak and Sunday River ski resorts, outlet shopping in Freeport, Maine and North Conway, New Hampshire, as well as the culturally rich city of Portland, Maine. The Academy is a 2.5-hour drive from Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts and 50 minutes from the Portland International Jetport.

Academics

• Traditional college preparatory curriculum, including AP and Honors courses, enhanced by electives and activities in computer studies, outdoor skills, religion and ethics, fine and performing arts, creative writing, and entrepreneurship.


• Individual attention through small classes ranging between 7-12 students.


• ESL courses in English, History, and Science.


• The Academic Support Center assists students in note taking, time management, organization, planning, memory and test taking skills, as well as individual subject tutoring.


• College Counseling Office provides highly individualized attention to each of its students throughout the college search and application process.


• Day and Evening study halls Sunday through Thursday.


• Structure and accountability to high standards.

Technology

• High speed fiber-optic network links all buildings on campus.


• Wireless internet and school network access throughout campus.


• Computer labs in Hupper Library and Treat Science Center.


• All students are provided with Hebron email address and space on the school network to store their work.


• Grades and teacher comments reported electronically eight times per year through the Hebron website.


• Faculty has access to Smart Boards, helping to facilitate learning in classroom.


• Digital Media Lab for Computer Science.

The Arts

• Recent shows include Working, Grease, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wiz, and Fiddler on the Roof.


• Three out of four Hebron students have played a role in at least one production.


• Weeklong Festival of the Arts.


• Art faculty includes individuals who perform or create professionally, outside of school, bringing a high level of experience to the classroom.


• New fine arts facility slated for phase II of Campus Master Plan.

Athletics

• Hebron’s athletic programs are all inclusive, making it possible for anyone interested, to be a member of a team.


• Recent championships in football, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, skiing and basketball.


• State of the art Athletic Center to be completed fall 2008; includes three indoor courts, suitable for basketball, tennis or indoor training, elevated running track, fitness center, squash courts, climbing wall and more. In addition, construction of an additional athletic field is in progress.


• Current facilities include 1 ice hockey arena, 1 football field, 3 lacrosse fields, 2 soccer fields, 1 field hockey field, 1 baseball diamond, 1 softball diamond, 1 running track with jumping pits, 6 new tennis courts, 1 fitness center, and 2 basketball courts.

Outdoor Education

 

The Outdoor Education Program takes advantage of Hebron Academy’s New England setting to provide us with outdoor activity opportunities. Our 1,500 acres in the foothills of the White Mountains include three mountains, two lakes, two stands of second growth forest, several miles of trails, two waterfront campsites, and a number of pitches for rock climbing and a fully stocked outdoor center and boathouse.

We are provided with the skills and knowledge essential for safe and comfortable backcountry travel. Our standards are set in part by the Junior Maine Guides Certification Program. We learn orienteering, low impact camping, wet day fires, trip planning, wilderness first aid and emergency procedures, flat-water paddling, snowshoeing, rock climbing, mountaineering and leadership skills. Outdoor education is incorporated into our academic life through our science program and specifically the Environmental Studies course.

Hebron at a Glance

• Average enrollment 220 (145 boys, 75 girls)


• 21% international students representing 10 countries


• Numerous co-curricular activities including Entrepreneurship Program, Community Service, Outing Club, Student Government, GSA Club, Aviation Club, Yearbook, and Student Newspaper.


• A broad range of weekend activities including skiing and snowboarding, community skating, movies, theatre, concerts, outings to the cities of Portland and Freeport, professional sports events, hiking and canoeing, and more.


• 100% of graduates attend college


• Excellent Postgraduate Program


• Faculty also serve as coaches, advisors, and dorm parents with 80% living on campus.

Would you like to learn more about Hebron Academy?

Visit our website at www.hebronacademy.org or contact the Office of Admission by phone at (207)966.5225, fax at (207)966.1111 or email admissions@hebronacademy.org.

Hebron Academy
PO Box 309
339 Paris Road
Hebron, ME 04238