Bridgton Academy.

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Bridgton Academy

Introduction

Founded in 1808, Bridgton Academy is the only accredited preparatory school in the United States exclusively offering a postgraduate year; we do not offer lower grades. Our mission is to provide a program for young men in a unique, one-year environment to prepare for the rigors of college and beyond. With our focus solely on a program for postgraduate students, we are committed to helping our young men develop the academic skills, study skills, self-discipline, and self-confidence necessary to succeed in college. Because our students are older, we are able to emulate the college environment and experience, yet with more structure and support than they would have in college. Consequently, the Bridgton Academy year is a true transition year - a year that truly makes a difference in a student&apos&aposs achieving success in college and in life.

Overview:	Bridgton Academy	Boarding School Avg.
School Focus	College Preparatory	College Preparatory
Grades Offered	Post-Graduate Only	7-12
School Type	All-boys	Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students	Yes	Yes
Supports Learning Differences (LD)	Yes	Yes
Religious Affiliation	Non-denominational	Non-denominational
Year Founded	1808	1900
Campus Size	50 acres	135 acres

Student Body
Enrollment	192 students	300 students
Percent Students of Color	23%	18%
Percent International Students	1%	16%
Percent Students Boarding	99%	70%
Average SAT Score	1417	*National Avg. View
Offers Post-Grad Year	Yes	No

Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes	No	No
Classroom Dress Code	Casual	Casual
Average Class Size	10	12 *National School Avg. 20
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered	12	14
ESL Courses Offered	No	Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree	36%	61%
Summer Program Offered	No	Yes

Finances
Endowment Size	$4 million	$14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students)	$42,000	$39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students)	$25,000	$22,720
Percent Students on Financial Aid	60%	31%
Merit Scholarships Offered	No	No

Admission
Application Deadline	None / Rolling	Jan. 15
SSAT Required	No	Yes
Acceptance Rate	n/a	59%
Director of Admissions	Chris Webb
Associate Director of Admissions	Jennifer Gaworski

Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses

Sports:

Total Interscholastic Sports Offered

Interscholastic Sports

Alpine Skiing	Baseball
Basketball	Football
Golf	Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	Rugby
Soccer	Tennis

Extracurricular:

Total Extracurricular Organizations

Extracurriculars

Big Brothers	Diversity Club
Newspaper	Outing Club
Peer Tutoring	Student Government
Student Publications	Weightlifting
Yearbook

School Notes

Located on a fifty-acre campus in the Maine foothills of the White Mountains, Bridgton Academy offers a skills-based, core curriculum, which emphasizes writing, critical reading, and computation. Students work with the academic dean to design a course of study which meets the individual needs of each student.
College Articulation Porgram (CAP) - Through a partnership with three local colleges, Bridgton Academy offers the College Articulation Program in which qualified students may take courses on the Academy&apos&aposs campus which may be transferable for college credit.
Focused Academic Coaching (FAC) - For students with documented learning disabilities, Bridgton Academy offers the Focused Academic Coaching program which has been modeled after successful college support programs designed to develop self-advocacy skills, compensatory strategies, and study skills in students.
SAT Preparatory Program - Bridgton Academy offers an SAT Prep Program during the first semester. This program is taught by trained professionals and is taken in addition to a student&apos&aposs normal course load. Both the SAT and the ACT are administered on campus in November, December, January, and February, and students have the option of taking either exam if they wish.
Writing Program - At Bridgton Academy, writing is the cornerstone of the curriculum: it is required in every course. To prepare students for the demands of college writing, the Academy has a Writing Center staffed by members of the faculty during the school day who are available to students for one-on-one help at any point in the writing process, on any writing assignment. There is a Basic Writing course, which is taken in addition to the required English courses, for students who have had very little writing instruction prior to enrolling at Bridgton Academy.
Competetive Athletic Program - Bridgton Academy offers both interscholastic competition in nine sports, and intramural participation in several. Because students are all postgraduate young men, our athletic teams play against some of New England&apos&aposs finest college and university freshman and junior varsity (JV) teams, as well as other prep schools. College opponents have included: Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Colgate, Boston University, and Tufts. Prep school opponents have included: Phillips Andover, Phillips Academy of Exeter, Buckingham, Brown and Nichols, and Navy Prep.
LD types supported: Learning Disbility, ADD/ADHD
School accreditations: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Profile last updated: 10/31/2008

Outside Classroom Students gather in the library Bridgton Academy student in the library Students walking to lax practice View of campus Individualized attention Photo 7