Brewster Academy

THE ACADEMYEstablished in 1820Independent, co-educational boarding/day schoolGrades 9-12 and postgraduateFirst boarding school partnership with Yale Center for Emotional IntelligenceACADEMICSTeam-based teachingCollaborative and project-based learningInterim Studies ProgramMulti-level classroomsMastery based curriculumAdvanced Placement coursesAcademic Support programs since 1975Integrated social and emotional learning programTHE CAMPUS80 acres with classic New England facilitiesHalf mile shoreline on Lake WinnipesaukeeLocated in “Oldest Summer Resort in America”Six lakeside athletic fields18 student/faculty residencesSTUDENTS360 Students; 80 percent boarding; 20 percent dayRepresent 23 states and 21 foreign countries35 percent of students receive financial aidFACULTY60 full-time teachersStudent/Teacher ratio 6:1Seven faculty teamsBrewster Summer Institute for professional developmentCOLLEGE AND BEYOND100 percent acceptance at four-year colleges and universitiesRoad Map to College programHigh college retention resultsCOMMUNITY LIFECommunity service programMore than 25 clubs and organizationsSpectacular outdoor programs and activitiesChallenging student leadership opportunitiesATHLETICSNational and New England championship teamsSuccessful history of college athletic placementsThirty interscholastic, recreational, and instructional offeringsOnly independent school with an outdoor turf and an indoor convertible turfNine tennis courtsIndoor rowing tank200-meter indoor trackUse of 18-hole Clive Clark championship golf courseTHE ARTSTraditional arts courses and the latest in digital artsEnrichment offerings for afternoon activitiesAdvanced courses in visual and performing artsPrivate instruction offered in voice and instrumentsSeasonal theatre productionsDance instruction by Joffrey Ballet-trained instructor