Gould tenth graders go on their annual trip to Hurricane Island Center for Science and Learning for three days of experiential learning and teambuilding in a picturesque location on an island off the coast of Maine. Story by Katie Stack

Gould Academy has received a series of transformational gifts totaling $1.5 million, combined with $500,000 received last year, represents a $2 million investment in the school’s 2024 Strategic Plan and the future of the Gould community.

A reflection on the Gravity Mountain Biking Team's epic spring training road trip to Kanuga Bike Park in North Carolina and Windrock Bike Park in Tennessee by team captain Henry Grohman ’26

Gould Academy is proud to announce that Ella Wilder of Brunswick, Maine, has been named Valedictorian, and Brynn Newsom of Belmont, Maine, has been named Salutatorian for the School’s 190th Commencement. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, on Gould’s upper field, overlooking the Mahoosuc Mountain range.

Over ninety percent of Gould students engage with the outdoors during the winter season, from working towards becoming jacketed patrollers in the Ski Patrol Program, giving local elementary school students their first exposure to the mountain as ski instructors, to exploring the whole mountain from parks to glades in All Mountain Skiing and Snowboarding. It’s part of who we are, and we recently celebrated that commitment with our Winter Sports Awards.

Mallory Raymond ’27 recently organized and held a Girls in Science Day at Gould, as part of her Senior Four Point project, although she’s still a junior. Getting a jump start will allow her to share her experience during her college application process next year, and she was eager to establish this day as an annual tradition.

After months of planning, designing, building, and testing, the Gould Academy Engineering Team earned first place in the remote-control high school division of NASA’s 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Gould is one of sixteen institutions featured in Elevate: 16 Boarding Schools and the Practice of Holistic Education, a new collaborative volume exploring the practice and structure of holistic education in independent boarding schools. 

The book brings together institutional reflections on mission, community, and character. The following article is Gould’s chapter, authored by Head of School Tao Smith ’90, P’23,’28.

Gould Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel McDermott as the new Head Boys’ Varsity Soccer Coach and a member of the History Department for the 2026-27 academic school year.

At Gould, we embrace technological fluency with slow, place-based reflection. By pairing the methodical “habit of hand” found in a watercolor kit with the “habit of mind” required to navigate global data, Gould’s Four Point teaches our students a vital lesson: the world is far more interesting than the scroll.