Nine-week destination: Mobile, Alabama
Proctor’s Winter 2022 Ocean Classroom program, aboard the Harvey Gamage in partnership with Sailing Ships Maine, launched this month from Charleston, South Carolina. The nine-week journey will finish on Tuesday, March 8 in Mobile, Alabama as students from both Proctor and the MET High School and Big Picture Learning, both of Providence, Rhode Island, explore […]
Focus on work of suffragist Mary N. Chase
In October, Proctor senior Sarah Morgart ‘22 presented a portion of her Academic Concentration capstone project during the dedication of the National Votes for Women Trail marker installed on Proctor’s campus in honor of former faculty member Mary N. Chase. Sponsored by the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites, the National Votes for Women Trail […]
Winter Ocean Classroom being planned
For nine weeks this fall, 22 Proctor Academy students voyaged aboard the schooner Harvey Gamage along the eastern seaboard of the United States. While unfortunate weather patterns prevented the voyage from heading to the Caribbean as originally planned, the student crew had a life-changing experience as they studied Marine Biology, Maritime Literature, and Navigation and […]
Qualifying for tournament is a big goal
Proctor’s fall varsity athletic teams combined for a 32-16-5 record, with both varsity girls’ soccer and varsity field hockey earning berths in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class C Tournament. Varsity football and varsity boys’ soccer both narrowly missed bids to the tournament, as well, marking the first time in recent history […]
Spectators allowed to watch in person
Proctor Academy’s winter athletic season is underway, and for the first time in nearly two years, spectators will be allowed to watch hockey and basketball games. All spectators must be masked, however, while observing games. Check out a list of December and January varsity home games below: Varsity Boys Basketball December 1, St. Paul’s School, […]
Strong show of support for Andover community
Proctor is fortunate to have opportunities to contribute to the community in ways that advance and strengthen the relationship between Proctor and Andover Elementary/Middle School. Proctor is excited to further that relationship with a gift of $5,000 to AE/MS in support of the important work begun in 2017 providing middle school mental health counseling and […]
January through May of 2022
Jozimar Matimano is a fine art painter originally from the East Democratic Republic of Congo, Butembo, now living in Manchester, New Hampshire. When he was 10 years old, due to the civil war at home, he and his family were forced to leave and flee to Uganda, where they would live for another 10 years. […]
John Around Him was guest educator
“Mitakuye Oyasin” – the Lakota phrase for recognizing that there is a universal connection between all of creation – has been part of Proctor’s fabric since the mid-1980s. The Native American presence at Proctor Academy has taken many shapes over the course of the last 40 years. Our commitment to cultivating relationships is a reflection […]
Since the late 1800s, when Proctor Academy’s first woodlands trails were constructed by then Head of School Dr. Morton, Proctor’s appreciation for, and connection to, the natural world have remained central to the school’s mission. On Saturday, October 9, Proctor officially broke ground on the construction of a new science and wildlife science building, the […]