At Lee Academy, we foster individual excellence and personal growth through the acquisition of skills and knowledge. Working together, we promote kinship, respect and success throughout the school community.
Introduction to our Part of the World
We are located within the largest contiguous forest in the continental United States. We have easy access to Mt. Katahdin (the highest mountain in Maine and the northernmost point of the famed Appalachian Trail), Acadia National Park, the lakes region of eastern Maine and the North Atlantic Coast. Our region is within a "Four Seasons" climate zone. We experience a verdant spring season, a summertime which is warm and green, cool autumns with an abundance of colorful foliage and cold, snowy winters. Exciting outdoor activities accompany each of these times of the year, here at Lee Academy. Yet we are only an hour from Canada, an hour from Bangor, Maine’s third largest city, two and a half hours from Portland, Maine’s largest city, and five hours from Boston, one of America’s great urban centers and one of its most important cultural areas. We are less than an hour from the University of Maine, the largest campus of the UMaine system, where world class arts and entertainment are available. Excellent library and research resources are available at the University, as are trips to enjoy the excitement of NCAA Division I athletics.
Faculty at Lee Academy
Education means growth—of the mind, the body, and the heart—and the faculty at Lee Academy is committed to furthering that growth in its students. Our faculty knows that lessons are often learned with not just the mind, but with the body and the heart, as well. This is why we study horticulture by going into the woods. It is the reason that students build model bridges to test mathematical applications, go to the old city of Quebec to experience French language and culture, and design and build mock “products” as part of a “company” to develop skills in technical writing. It is the reason students attend theatre adaptations of Turn of the Screw after having read the novella and it is the reason that student and staff civil rights team members have attended conferences in Washington, D.C. and on the coast of Maine. Experiencing ideas, through interactive and hands-on applications, makes learning real. |
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