Strict rules and adaptations have been successful
At the time of this article going to press, Proctor Academy had just received results from its fourth round of COVID-19 testing on campus: all negative, again. While much may change in the two weeks from this article being written to it being printed in the November Beacon, the update from Proctor’s campus on October […]
This year's destination is the eastern seaboard and Puerto Rico
After two weeks sailing around the foggy waters of the Maine Coast, the schooner Roseway and 21 Proctor students, including Andover’s Katie Bent ‘21, aboard the school’s Ocean Classroom program are making their way along the eastern seaboard. For the 27th year, Proctor’s Ocean Classroom program transforms high school students into sailors who will eventually […]
An ancient Greek emotion identifies our feelings
We all experience moments when we struggle to initiate. We stare at our computer screen and wait for inspiration to strike, longing for our to-do list to snap into a sharp focus we have not experienced for months. Sometimes it does, and we experience that elusive sensation called productivity. Far more often, we don’t. We […]
Difficult decision to cancel 5K Creepy Crawl Run/Walk
Up on the hill in East Andover, we are busy doing all things fall! We had a blast stuffing, creating, and dressing our four tiny scarecrows that lived at the bottom of the hill. With that we also welcomed fall with carving pumpkins, celebrating Halloween, singing spooky Halloween songs, reading fall, pumpkin and Halloween cooking, […]
Safety protocols have resulted in a successful start
After a most unusual and disrupted Spring 2020, the students and staff of AE/MS returned to our school building to resume in-person studies on Tuesday, September 9. Over the first two weeks of our school’s reopening, we are pleased to report that all is smooth, focused, and safe at AE/MS. Over the weeks of late […]
Daily screening is just one layer of safety
When this article goes to press, Proctor students will have been on campus for two weeks. After two rounds of PCR COVID-19 testing, all students tested negative, and campus came back to life after six months of hibernation. For Proctor’s 365 students, including 101 day students this year, new COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines […]
Nine weeks along the Eastern seaboard to Puerto Rico
For the 27th year, Proctor’s Ocean Classroom will set sail aboard a 135-foot historic tall ship on a term-long, nine week voyage along the eastern seaboard with a final destination of Puerto Rico. While Ocean Classroom 2020 will look slightly different than years past, a rigorous testing and quarantining protocol allowed the ship and its […]
Brian Thomas will replace Mike Henriques in July, 2021
When Head of School Mike Henriques announced in early January 2020 his retirement in 2021, Proctor’s Board of Trustees embarked on a journey the school has taken only six times in the past century. The remarkable stability of Proctor’s leadership has allowed the school to evolve into the community it is today. While leadership styles […]