Off Campus
70% of Proctor students take part in term-long off-campus programs in Spain, France, Costa Rica, the American Southwest, and aboard a 131-foot schooner in the Atlantic Ocean. Explore these programs to better understand the power of experiential learning at Proctor.
Off-Campus Programs
Proctor is widely recognized for national leadership in experiential education, and our off-campus programs are core to that distinction. To our community, off-campus programs are not separate, but integral to the Proctor experience, providing hands-on learning opportunities that allow students to truly connect to the content they are studying. More than 70% of students take part in Proctor's term-long off-campus programs.
Every school attempts to create a diverse learning environment on campus. However, no educational program on a home campus can compare to the global education provided by cultural immersion. Experiencing different needs and understanding the complexity of global inter-connectedness prepares Proctor students to participate in, and understand, a layered and shifting world.
Proctor's off-campus trimesters are fully funded for all boarding students including those students receiving financial assistance (day students pay an additional fee for each off-campus program).
Every school attempts to create a diverse learning environment on campus. However, no educational program on a home campus can compare to the global education provided by cultural immersion. Experiencing different needs and understanding the complexity of global inter-connectedness prepares Proctor students to participate in, and understand, a layered and shifting world.
Proctor's off-campus trimesters are fully funded for all boarding students including those students receiving financial assistance (day students pay an additional fee for each off-campus program).
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Since 1972, Mountain Classroom has stood as a cornerstone of Proctor Academy's commitment to experiential learning. Each term, ten students and two experienced instructors embark on a ten week exploration of the American West. Learn More!
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Since 1994, Proctor, in partnership with the World Ocean School, has offered students the opportunity to board a traditional schooner and voyage along the eastern seaboard of the United States and into Caribbean waters. Learn More!
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European Art Classroom is an art immersion program based in Aix-en-Provence, France offered during the winter and spring terms. Eight students and two Proctor faculty dedicate themselves to the study of the finest arts and culture of Europe. Learn More!
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Since 1974, Proctor students have had the opportunity to live with a Spanish host family while studying Spanish language, literature and history in the ancient Roman city of Segovia, Spain for a nine week term. Learn More!
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Proctor's Costa Rica program is designed to immerse 2-4 sophomores in Costa Rican culture for ten weeks while living with host families and attending The Cloud Forest School in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Learn More!
Additional Off-Campus Programs
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Project Period
Project Period is an in-depth, faculty sponsored experiential learning immersion program that takes place during the first week of the Spring Term each year.
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Senior Project
Senior Project provides seniors the opportunity to spend the final three weeks of their Proctor careers completing an in-depth, hands-on experiential learning project.
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Service Learning Trips
Summer service trips offer students the chance to have a rich service immersion experience while providing a unique opportunity for Proctor students to learn and bond together over the summer with members of the faculty outside of the classroom.
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Wilderness Orientation
Since 1971, students have begun their Proctor careers by completing a wilderness orientation trip. We believe that this experience is the best way for new students to begin building relationships, self-awareness, and understanding of Proctor.
Learn more about Wilderness Orientation!
Located in Andover, NH, Proctor Academy is a private coeducational day and boarding school for grades 9–12. Students benefit from a rigorous academic program, experiential off-campus programs, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
204 Main Street . PO Box 500 . Andover, NH 03216
p. (603) 735-6000 f. (603) 735-6300 webmaster@proctoracademy.org
p. (603) 735-6000 f. (603) 735-6300 webmaster@proctoracademy.org