Brewster’s mission is to develop self esteem, independence and leadership by teaching students to "learn to learn" within an aggressive college prep curriculum. Students enter at their current level of achievement and advance through a multi-level curriculum with honors and advanced placement courses at the fastest rate possible towards graduation outcomes. Every student benefits from the use of a laptop computer and has access to a campus-wide fiber optics network for research and communication.

A flagship athletic program supported by an advanced fitness center for training, and a strong emphasis on the visual and performing arts including graphics, animation, recording and film studios round out student life. A positive attitude toward work and a strong respect for self and others is a condition for admission.

Carrabasset Valley Academy, founded in 1982, is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for grades eight through post-graduate. The intent and purpose of the academy is to foster individual student development by providing the optimum balance of excellence in athletic training with a focus on competitive skiing/snowboarding, college preparatory academics and responsible living. This program offers the opportunity for each student to develop fully his or her intellectual and physical potential, providing a healthy supportive environment for students and faculty to live together in an atmosphere of mutual respect while pursuing shared interest and individual goals

Carrabasset Academy is located at the base of Sugarloaf/USA, in a four season resort community offering skiing, snow boarding, snow shoeing, golfing fishing hunting hiking and other recreational amenities. Carrabassett Valley is a small town nestled in the hills of the western mountains of Maine, between the Bigelow and Sugarloaf Mountain ranges, two and a half hours by car from Portland, four and a half hours from Boston.

The academic curriculum encourages each student to build a solid academic foundation in traditional college preparatory disciplines. With the student-faculty ratio at 5:1, students are able to work with faculty independently to ensure smooth transitions if their competition schedules keep them away for any amount of time. The Academy also offers seven-or five-month winter-term programs which allow student-athletes to participate in our academic program whjile involved in intensive winter training and competition.

Athletics are an integral part of student life. All student-athletes prepare for and pursue one of four major offerings: alpine ski racing; competitive freestyle skiing; competitive snowboarding or the Alpine Leadership Pursuits for skiers and snowboarders(ALPS) program. Developing and maintaining a high level of physical fitness to allow optimum performance is a part of the student-athlete's daily schedule.

CVA is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the Maine Department of Educational and Cultural Services

Putney has a state of the art computer lab with internet connection, and a newly renovated theater. Classes are small, faculty/student relationships close, and graduates attend top universities and colleges.

The community and student focused curriculum at The Sharon Academy is founded on the belief that all students have the potential to change their own lives as well as their communities. Therefore, community is woven into all of our activities: academic, athletic, dramatic, and artistic. Students are not only expected to participate and speak up in the decision making process at school, they are also encouraged to take responsibility for enhancing their own education. From independent studies, to junior and senior exhibition projects, to student driven extracurricular activities, and student-taught electives, TSA students are independent, innovative, and engaged. They make the school what it is.

"Our students remind us daily that the operative word in education is learning not teaching. Learning is the thoughtful, creative and intelligent activity of learners. Learners make learning." - Michael Livingston, Head of School

Waynflete offers a student-centered, rigorous, college preparatory curriculum which emphasizes the importance of the individual and encourages students to assume responsibility for, and be participants in, their own learning. Lower, middle, and upper school divisions encompass grades from pre-kindergarten to 12th. The School strives for a culturally, economically and geographically diverse student body. Enrolled students currently come from 49 communities in southern Maine.

Waynflete’s campus is located on three acres in the residential west end of the city of Portland. Nearby, the School owns a 30-acre athletic complex and nature sanctuary (Fore River Fields). In 2009, a new Arts building is scheduled for completion on campus which will include a 276 seat theater, rehearsal space, and classrooms.

Waynflete's Athletic Program offers a variety of competitive and recreational sports. Students are required to participate in one athletic program per season, including both competitive sports and alternatives such as yoga and dance.