Located on more than 450 acres, and set between the New England woodlands and the great Atlantic salt marsh, The Governor’s Academy is just a 45-minute drive from Boston. With 240 years of history and tradition, the oldest boarding school in America offers state-of-the-art facilities, including a 48,000 square foot field house, a 500-seat performing arts center, 10 dormitories, a 170-seat dining room, walking paths through lush grounds, and a variety of meeting spaces to accommodate all needs. Only minutes from Newburyport, Plum Island and the Atlantic Ocean, The Governor’s Academy campus provides a beautiful and convenient site with all the amenities necessary for a successful event.

To learn more about The Governor’s Academy, its facilities, and availability for use by outside organizations and individuals, please email Chris Kasila or call her at 978-499-3133.

Performing Arts Center, Kaiser Center

The Performing Arts Center
The Performing Arts Center, opened in 2001, offers numerous practice rooms, a 500-seat theater with an expansive stage, a computerized control room, a black box theater, ensemble rooms for band and orchestra practices, an electronic music classroom, and a large lobby, with adjoining food preparation area, suitable for receptions and art exhibits. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

Kaiser Visual Arts Center
The Kaiser Visual Arts Center houses the Carl A. Youngman Gallery, a ceramics studio, art studio and professionally-equipped photography and video lab. The Gallery provides a beautiful setting for a small reception. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

Pescosolido Library in May

Pescosolido Library and Computer Centers
The Carl A. Pescosolido Library, the intellectual heart of the school community, opened in 1997. More than 20,000 square feet of study and research space house a 30,000-volume collection with capacity to 50,000 volumes, a technology classroom, and expansive, light-filled research and group study areas. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

The Academy offers four separate computer centers, each with a state-of-the-art workstations. The centers, located in the Frost Building, Parsons Schoolhouse, the Student Center, and the Library, are easily accessible for both individual work and classroom instruction.

Frost Building in summer

The Frost Building
The Frost Building houses 12 seminar and meeting rooms which can accommodate various group sizes. Plenary meetings for up to 100 people can convene in the school’s former library, a spacious room with high ceilings, chandeliers, capabilities for audio-visual presentations, and large windows looking out to the campus. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

Math Science Building

Center for the Study of Mathematics and Science
Opened in 1997, the Center for the Study of Mathematics and Science contains science project rooms, eight combination classroom-labs, and six math classrooms. Classrooms feature excellent lighting, ample white board space, and data ports at every desk. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

Moseley Chapel

Moseley Chapel
Moseley Chapel, built in the classic style of the New England Congregational Church, seats 325 and functions well as both a center for worship and a setting for weddings, lectures, readings and concerts. (Only available for rent by alumni and their families, faculty and staff.)

Field House and Field

Carl A. Pescosolido Jr. Field House and Other Athletic Facilities
The 48,000 square foot Carl A. Pescosolido, Jr. Field House includes indoor basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, a running track, and a climbing wall. The facility also houses the Alumni Gymnasium with a training room, wrestling room, locker rooms, hardwood basketball court, and a video and meeting room. As a meeting facility, the field house provides unlimited options for both large symposiums and smaller group meetings. Equipped with a public address system, the field house can accommodate even the largest organization’s function. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

The new Whiston Bragdon Arena, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated on December 8, 2007, houses our ice hockey rink and team locker rooms, as well as a large area with a fireplace and kitchen suitable for receptions.

The Barbara F. Porter Field is a university quality soccer and lacrosse field with a 400-meter, eight-lane track, and lights for night games. The Academy’s campus also includes acres of playing fields, including a turf field which will ready for play in spring 2007, the nine-hole Ould Newbury Golf Course, six outdoor tennis courts, a ropes course with high and low elements, a 3.1 mile cross-country running course, and hiking trails.

Phillips Building

Phillips Building
The James Duncan Phillips Building, the Academy’s main administration facility, is home to the Jacob Dining Hall, as well as large common areas that are well-suited for meeting registration and reception functions. Designed to accommodate 170 persons for sit-down meals, the Jacob Dining Hall can serve a variety of functions, ranging from meetings to dances and buffets. The building also has Wi-Fi (wireless network access).

TGA Student Center

French Student Center
The French Student Center offers a convenient campus location for smaller meetings, informal gatherings and relaxation. This free-standing student union building, centrally located on campus, includes a complete snack bar that serves hot and cold foods that can be enjoyed in front of a working fireplace in the “great” room, on the patio, or in the smaller area furnished with booths.

TGA Dormitories

Dormitories
There are 10 dormitories on campus, including a new one due to open in August 2007, which can provide accommodations for 237 guests. The largest dorm houses 38, while the smallest houses 10. The majority of rooms are singles, and all rooms are equipped for telephone and internet access. Comfortable common areas can serve as small meeting places and are furnished with televisions, VCRs, microwave ovens, couches, chairs, and a computer with printer.