Foxcroft Academy

Foxcroft Academy
Admissions Correspondence
Jay Brennan, Director of Admissions
975 West Main St.
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
USA
Telephone: 207.564.8351
Fax: 207.564.8394
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Foxcroft Academy Overview

About Foxcroft Academy

Foxcroft Academy located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine was established as a private college preparatory school on January 30, 1823, and as such, is one of the oldest private schools in America. Today Foxcroft Academy serves a diverse co-ed population of 410 day and boarding students in grades 9-12.

Location

The rural town of Dover-Foxcroft (population 4,200) is situated in an area that provides opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, white water rafting, swimming, hiking, biking, ice skating, and snowmobiling. It is 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, 10 miles from the mountains and lakes of northern Maine and 3-4 hours from Portland and Boston. Foxcroft Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and a member of the Independent School Association of Northern New England, College Board and the National Association of Independent Schools.

Academic Program

The Academy offers a challenging college-preparatory curriculum, including 135 course offerings including 32 Honors Courses and 8 Advanced Placement courses.

Foxcroft Academy's math and science programs exceed national standards and utilize state-of-the-art technology. Students in Foxcroft Academy's well-known humanities program understand the culture of an era through a study of its history, literature, art, and music. The foreign language program includes four levels of French, Latin, Spanish and Chinese. In addition to the traditional offerings, students may take courses in music composition, web-design, art history, economics, computer-assisted drawing, personal finance, vocational subjects, and ethics. Foxcroft Academy offers a comprehensive ESL program for the international student who is planning for a university education. Students receive individual testing before placement at one of three levels of ESL, including ESL Writing. TEOFL prep is also offered.

Foxcroft Academy has 62 staff members, including 43 faculty, and a student-faculty ratio of 16:1. The faculty is committed to fully preparing students for college and university studies.

University and College Counseling

A long list of illustrious names testifies to the success Foxcroft Academy graduates have achieved in various fields, including law, medicine, music and engineering. Foxcroft graduates have gone on to such prestigious institutions as Harvard University, Boston College, Bowdoin College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Michigan State University, Middlebury College, Northeastern University, Purdue University, the State University of New York, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Yale University.

Boarding Facilities

Students are housed in one of four residential-style dormitories, which have all modern conveniences, including wireless Internet hookups. A new $7 million high tech dorm complex, which will house 52 students and 6 faculty apartment units is due to be completed in late 2008. A few students are placed with host families who live in proximity to the Academy. These families typically have children of their own attending the Academy.

Athletics

Foxcroft Academy's commitment to excellence extends beyond the classroom to the playing fields, where the school has a long and proud tradition in athletics. In recent years, the Academy's wrestling, football, baseball, and cross-country teams have won multiple state and regional championships. There are nearly thirty interscholastic sports teams, both girls' and boys'.

Weekend Life

Spring and early fall provide opportunities to go to Portland, Boston, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and boating and swimming at Sebec Lake. Students spend winter weekends skiing or snowboarding at Squaw Mountain on Moosehead Lake or taking a trip to L. L. Bean, Boston, or the local YMCA for swimming. An annual trip to New York City, Boston, or Washington, D.C., is scheduled for all boarding students.

Costs

Foxcroft Academy's tuition rate is one of the lowest in New England among competitive college-preparatory schools. For the 2008-09 school year day students pay $10,600 in tuition. Room, board, and tuition for residential students total $29,650. There is a $1500 ESL fee and room deposit fee.

Admissions Information

The ideal FA student is one who has a willingness to contribute to and gain from the rigorous college and vocational program offerings. Admission is based upon the candidate's school record, application essay, teacher and counselor recommendations, and, whenever possible, standardized testing such as the SSAT, PSAT, SAT, TOEFL, or CAT. A $50 processing fee is required at the time of application. Although an interview is not required for admission, it is strongly suggested that, if possible, all students and their parents visit and schedule a meeting with the admissions director and/or the head of school.

Application Timetable

Admission is ongoing throughout the school year and summer; however, interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. An admission decision is made within two weeks of the completion of the application.

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