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We want to welcome you safely to our campus! We are currently offering in-person tours on weekdays. If a virtual option is more convenient for you, we are happy to schedule a 1:1 Zoom call or a virtual campus tour.
Thornton Academy's campus has a welcoming small college feel. With buildings spanning over 80 acres for students grades 6-12, there is a place for everyone. We have four dormitories, five classroom buildings, a separate middle school building, a 500-seat auditorium, a gymnasium, a stadium that seats 4,000 with a turf field, and eight athletic fields. Our campus is safe, green, and a great place to learn and grow.
Thornton Academy is closer than you think: only 90 minutes from Boston, 15 minutes from Maine's largest city Portland (and an international airport), and 5 minutes from Maine's best beaches.
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Our beautiful campus
Thornton Academy's dormitories are new, high-tech, and comfortable for students grades 6-12. Other amenities include an exterior basketball court, fire pit, and easy access to sports fields and walking trail.
Students at Thornton Academy's have their meals in Atkinson Dining Commons. Food is healthy, delicious, and features a variety of styles and world cuisines.
Garland Auditorium seats 500 and is home to over 75 performances each year: theater, dance, chorus, band, orchestra. Thornton Academy students go on to become professional singers, dancers, and actors!
Thornton Academy's visual art offerings include drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, and more.
As an Apple Distinguished School, Thornton Academy is recognized as one of the 400 best schools for technology in the world. Our Technology & New Media has modern classrooms designed for innovation, collaboration, and creativity.
The signature building on campus, the Main Building houses humanities classes like history, English, geography, economics as well as our administrative offices. When you attend Thornton Academy, you join a 200+ year history of education excellence!
The newly renovated Hyde Library provides a welcoming place to study, read, attend a club meeting, or relax with friends. Library resources include books, magazines, and our tech help desk to best help you with online research through our 1:1 iPad program.
Thornton Academy teachers engage students with compassion and respect. You can expect your classes to be fun, lively, and inspiring! Our Upper School serves 1450 students from 32 different countries in grades 9-12.
Thornton Academy's campus is like a small university. Walk with your friends from your favorite class to lunch! Students choose 8 out of our 200+ classes each year.
Historic Linnell Gymnasium hosts volleyball and basketball games. The facility also features weight rooms, locker rooms, and an athletic training office. Thornton Academy's athletic history is long and stories - join the Trojan tradition of athletic excellence!
Thornton Academy dorm rooms are large and spacious. Most are for two students. Our campus will become your home!
Thornton Academy's campus is large, green, safe, and a great place to call home! With 9 academic buildings, 4 dormitories, 8 athletic fields, we have something for everyone.
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