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Gould Academy

Bethel, Maine, USA
Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation

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Gould’s curriculum, faculty, sports, activities, and residential program all focus on recognizing each student as a human being at an important developmental time in his or her life. Gould meets students where they are and helps them prepare for college and become the best version of themselves.

  • Close personal attention in the classroom
  • Commencement
  • Alpine Ski Racing
  • Community building
  • High level competition
  • Mountain Day!
 

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P.O. Box 860, 39 Church Street
Bethel, Maine, USA 04217

(207) 824-7700

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Director of Admissions: Chris Sparks
Admissions Phone:(207) 824-7777Fax:207-824-7782
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.gouldacademy.org


  • Application Deadline: Rolling
  • Application Fee: $50
  • International Application Fee: $100
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: Yes
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  • Founded: 1836
  • Campus Size: 500 acres
  • Grades Offered: 9th-post-grad
  • Accredited by: AISNE, NEASC
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 9th-post-grad
Day
Grades 9th-post-grad
Total
Girls     72 30 102
Boys     106 27 133
Total     178 57 235

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $61,350
  • 5-Day Boarding: N/A
  • Day Tuition Fee: $37,800
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 29.00%
  • Average Awarded: $25,279
School Finances
  • Merit Scholarships: Offered
  • Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 5.00%
  • Average Merit Scholarship: $12,500
  • Current Endowment: $17,000,000
  • Per Student Endowment: $72,340
 

Summary: Gould students test new ideas, answer essential questions, and challenge assumptions - they leave their comfort zones and discover new fields of knowledge. They are led into the unknown and compelled to risk, where they discover hidden talents and new interests.

Department Director: Brad Clarke

Average Class Size: 11

Full Time Teachers: 44

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 50.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 7 to 1

Summer Programs Offered: Offered

Academic Schedule: Trimester

Saturday Classes: Some

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 10

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • AP Courses
  • Distance Learning
  • Post Graduate Year
  • 7 Day Boarding
Support Programs
  • ADD/ADHD Support
  • College Counseling
  • ESL: Intermediate
  • ESL: Advanced
  • Evening Study Assistance
  • Learning Center
  • Learning Differences Support
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Subject Tutoring
  • Writing Center
  • Academic Skills Program
  • Executive Functioning Support
  • Math Center
  • Language Center
English:
  • Classics
  • Creative Writing
  • Honors
  • Poetry
  • European Literature
  • World Literarture
  • American Literature
  • Electives
  • Advanced Humanities Research
History:
  • Honors
  • United States History
  • World History
  • Human Geography
  • Electives
  • Advanced Humanities Research
Foreign Languages:
  • Chinese-Mandarin
  • French
  • Spanish
Sciences:
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics
  • Sports Medicine
  • Marine Science
  • Food Science
  • Independent Student Research
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Honors Math
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
  • Precalculus
Computer Studies:
  • Computer Science
  • Robotics
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • 3-D Design
  • Art
  • Ceramics
  • Design
  • Drawing
  • Fashion Design
  • Film and Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Metal
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Portfolio
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Studio Art
  • Blacksmithing
  • Sculpture
  • Piano
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Exchange Programs
  • Independent Study
  • Outdoor Education
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • IDEAS Center/Maker Space
    Blended Learning
    4 Point Program
    Manhattan School of Music
AP Courses Available:
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Chemistry
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Comparative Government & Politics
  • Statistics
  • US History
  • Honors Senior Math-includes topics of Calculus BC
  • Physics: Mechanics
  • Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
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Summary: The typical day at Gould is organized to provide students the opportunity to do their best work in the classrooms, studios, and on the playing field. The day provides opportunity for a balance of classroom work, independent schoolwork, physical activity, and artistic involvement, as well as time to participate in activities, time to gather as a community, and free time to socialize.

Department Director: Rob Manning

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 3

Average Students Per Dorm: 60

No. of Girls Dorms: 1

No. of Boys Dorms: 2

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet
  • Cable TV in Lounge

Dress Code: Casual

Student Life

Summary: Gould is a close-knit community alive with constant learning - not only about academic subjects, but about each other and the world. Within this community of individuals, students share enduring friendships and celebrate t e milestones in each other's lives.

Facilities

  • Baseball field(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Sand volleyball court(s)
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Turf Field Hockey/Lacrosse Field
  • Softball Field
  • 4 Soccer Fields
  • Trails-X-Country and Mountain Bike
  • Skiing
  • Trampoline
  • Tennis- 4 Outdoor Courts
  • 1 Indoor Court
  • Farm
  • Yurt

Clubs and Organizations

  • Community Service
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Drama Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • Honor Council
  • Horseback Riding
  • International Clubs
  • Literary Magazine
  • Outing Club
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Skateboarding Clubs
  • Snowboarding
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Theater
  • Yearbook
  • Yoga
  • Global Club
  • Spectrum
  • Cum Laude Society
  • Civil Rights Team
  • World Quest
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Summary: Inspiration runs deep at Gould, and we’re ready to help you develop your artistic talents. Students may choose from over 10 diverse Visual Arts electives ranging from painting and ceramics to blacksmithing and digital photography.

The Owen Art Gallery provides quality exhibit space for our aspiring artists and established alumni artists to share their work with the greater community.

For students who want to pursue their artistic endeavors beyond Gould, dedicated faculty members and College Counseling will guide them through the portfolio development process.

Students who have discovered their artistic passions at Gould have gone on to schools including the Rhode Island School of Design and Savannah College of Art and Design.

From mountain biking to basketball to lacrosse and skateboarding, to equestrian and ski patrol, we offer a very diverse selection of competitive sports so that each student may discover or continue to develop his or her passion.

We believe that learning through experience is not only valuable for our students, but an essential part of their journey while here, which is why we require all of our students to participate in a sport or activity each trimester.

Arts Department Director: Kipp Greene

Athletics Department Director: Tara Whiton

Arts
  • Chamber Choir
  • Chamber Ensemble
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Choral Music
  • Drama Club
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Rock Band
  • Stage Band
  • String Ensemble
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
  • Choir
  • Ceramics
  • Art Foundations
  • Artist Blacksmithing
  • Digital Photography
  • Drawing
  • Fashion Drawing
  • Handbuilding
  • Intro. to Filmmaking and Video Production
  • Intro. to Graphic Design
  • Metal Design
  • Painting
  • Portfolio Development
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Slip Casting & Plaster Mold Making
Interscholastic Sports
  • Alpine Ski Racing
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Equestrian
  • Field Hockey
  • Free Style Skiing
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Mountain Biking
  • Nordic Ski Racing
  • Nordic Skiing
  • Skateboarding
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Outing Club
  • Road Cycling
Recreational Sports
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Ice Climbing
  • Mountain Biking
  • Nordic Ski Racing
  • Outing Club
 

Summary: Gould's method of preparing students for college is intended to pair each graduate with a college that best fits his or her individual talents and goals. College counselors offer knowledge and guidance to students and parents to help make the right college match.

Department Director: Brooke Libby

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Bates 6 graduates
Boston College 3 graduates
Dartmouth 2 graduates
Northeastern University 5 graduates
Skidmore College 3 graduates
St. Lawrence University 9 graduates
St. Michael's College 11 graduates
Suffolk University 8 graduates
University of Colorado, Boulder 9 graduates
University of Vermont 8 graduates
Williams College 3 graduates

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores

25th percentile 75th percentile
Critical Reading 450 600
Mathematics 490 670
Writing 450 610

Notable Alumni

Margaret Joy Tibbets (Class of 1937) US Ambassador to Norway

Park Bom (Class of 2001) Korean Pop Star

Jarrod Crockett (Class of 1995) Maine State Representative

Robin McKinley (Class of 1970) Newbery Award-Winning Author

Matt Carter (Class of 1979) President, Sprint Enterprise Solutions. Former President of Boost Mobile. Twice featured on the 100 Most Powerful Executives in Cooperate America list by "Black Enterprise" Magazine.

Brian Blake (Class of 1973) Former CEO of Prada, Gucci, and Burberry

Arn Chorn-Pond (Class of 1985) Cambodian refugee, founder of Cambodian Living Arts, and subject of the Emmy-nominated documentary The Flute Player.

Troy Murphy (Class of 2010) US Ski Team - Freestyle

Sasha Rearick (Class of 1995) US Ski Team - Head Men's Alpine Coach

Elizabeth McClellan (Class of 1969) Founder of Partners for World Health


 

Summary: Gould Academy offers a variety of summer programming designed to help students hone their skills, discover new passions, and get ahead for the coming year, as well as a three-­day design thinking workshop for adults who want to become more effective and more efficient innovators.

Field Guide: Professional Workshop - A Design Thinking Experience
Whether you’re a leader in business, educator, or civic leader, skilled design thinkers will guide you to be a better and more efficient innovator. You’ll leave with a creative confidence that you can apply to challenges anywhere, and a network of fellow practitioners.

Trampoline Camp
Trampoline Dryland Camps at Gould Academy will give you plenty of time in air to practice your tricks, and plenty of time on the ground to better your fitness and explore the nearby mountains, lakes, and waterfalls.
Open to girls and boys ages 8 through 16.

Veterinary Science Camp
Gould Academy’s Farm and Forest Program partners with teaching veterinarians from the Bethel Animal Hospital and Kind Animal Care of Norway, Maine to offer a high-energy, challenging, educational experience with a strong focus on hands-on learning.
Open to girls and boys ages 12 through 16.

STEAM Ahead for Girls!
At Gould Academy’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Design and Math) camp, girls will blend science, technology, engineering, and art for a week of building, making and doing! Studio sessions may include LEDs and textiles graphic design, digital photography, engineering and physical fabrication.
Open to girls ages 10 through 15.

3-­Week English Studies Program
The Gould Academy Summer English Studies Preparatory Programs offers international high school students the opportunity to full immure themselves in English language and American culture. The program offers academic and co-curricular activities that will improve English proficiency by creating an environment in which students communicate using English throughout the day.

Department Director: Elissa Quinatoa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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