Peter H. Quimby, Ph.D. ’85, P’14
Head of School
About The Governor’s Academy: Independent School in MA
Bright, bold, and ambitious students have been learning and growing at The Governor’s Academy, the oldest boarding school in New England, for over 250 years. Located in Byfield, Massachusetts, thirty-three miles north of Boston and five miles south of Newburyport, our independent school’s expansive campus is bordered by the Parker River and the Great Marsh.
The Governor's Academy is an open, optimistic learning community filled with life-changing opportunities. Students in ninth through twelfth grade learn and grow at Governor’s in our classrooms, studios, theaters, fields, and courts. Surrounded by friends and teachers, our students discover and develop their passions across academics, arts, and athletics, and achieve excellence.
With a history as long and rich as ours, traditions at Governor’s create a lasting bond between generations of students, faculty, and staff. Whether you remember delivering a Chapel Talk, hosting the Special Olympics Soccer Tournament, enjoying the Holiday Feast after the Candlelight Service, laughing with friends on a Saturday night at Mansion House, or jumping the wall at Commencement, these memories last a lifetime. It's in these traditions—experienced together—that the spirit of our school comes to life.
Had I not attended an independent boarding school, my educational and personal goals would have been radically different, in large part because it was my experience at the Academy that opened my eyes to new possibilities.
Dr. Peter H. Quimby ‘85, P'14, former deputy dean of the college at Princeton University, began his tenure as twenty-eighth Head of School of The Governor’s Academy on July 1, 2011.