When private schools are mentioned, the idea of quaint, historic boarding schools in leafy New England often spring to mind. Considered to be the bastion of a traditional, preppy education, many of these schools have become household names across North America and even further afield. The Independent Schools Association of Northern New England (ISANNE) was the representative body for a selection of such schools. It’s membership was drawn from elite boarding schools, country day schools and specialist schools catering to particular educational needs from across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont (and even Canada).
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ISANNE was founded in the 1970s to advance the interests of and to facilitate networking and sharing of ideas and practices between private schools in the far Northeast. It’s members include a coterie of famous prep schools alongside world-class sports academies, faith schools, special educational needs schools and others, all of which are accredited by the New England Association for Schools and Colleges (NEASC). For many, ISANNE was a byword for schools that offered competitive skiing.
ISANNE merged into the Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE) in 2020 with ISANNE schools being moved into the Northern New England chapter. However, many of the schools maintain their close ties and retain their unique northern New England character.
MEMBERS
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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BANGOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
BCS
1476 BROADWAY, BANGOR, MAINE 04401, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1970
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
CHRISTIAN
ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
BERWICK ACADEMY
31 ACADEMY STREET, SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE 03908, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1791
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
BREAKWATER SCHOOL
SCHOOL
ABOUT
BREWSTER
BREWSTER ACADEMY
80 ACADEMY DRIVE, WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03894, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
BRIDGTON ACADEMY
11 ACADEMY LANE, NORTH BRIDGTON, MAINE 04057, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY
BMA / BURKE
60 ALPINE LANE, EAST BURKE, VERMONT 05832, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SKIING)
ABOUT
BURR & BURTON ACADEMY
BBA
57 SEMINARY AVENUE, MANCHESTER, VERMONT 05254, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
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CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
CARDIGAN / CMS
62 ALUMNI DRIVE, CANAAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03741, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY ACADEMY
CVA
3197 CARRABASSETT DRIVE, CARRABASSETT VALLEY, MAINE 04947, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SKIING / SNOWBOARDING / WINTER SPORTS)
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
CHEVERUS
CHEVERUS HIGH SCHOOL
267 OCEAN AVENUE, PORTLAND, MAINE 04103, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1917
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (JESUIT)
CROSSROADS ACADEMY
CROSSROADS
95 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE HIGHWAY, LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03768, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
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THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL
DERRYFIELD / DS
2108 RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03104, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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DUBLIN SCHOOL
18 LEHMANN WAY, DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03444, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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FOXCROFT ACADEMY
FA
975 WEST MAIN STREET, DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE 04426, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1823
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
FRYEBURG ACADEMY
745 MAIN STREET, FRYEBURG, MAINE 04037, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1792
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
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GOULD
GOULD ACADEMY
39 CHURCH STREET, BETHEL, MAINE 04217, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
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THE GREENWOOD SCHOOL
14 GREENWOOD LANE, PUTNEY, VERMONT 05346, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (DYSLEXIA, COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS ADN MILD LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY SCHOOL
HCS
28 PATEY CIRCLE, RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03461, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIFTED LEARNER SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (AUTISM, BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
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HEBRON ACADEMY
339 PARIS ROAD, HEBRON, MAINE 04238, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
HIGH MOWING SCHOOL
222 ISAAC FRYE HIGHWAY, WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03086, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1942
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
WALDORF-STEINER
HOLDERNESS
HOLDERNESS SCHOOL
33 CHAPEL LANE, HOLDERNESS, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03245, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
HYDE SCHOOL
616 HIGH STREET, BATH, MAINE 04530, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
J –
JOHN BAPST
JOHN BAPST MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
100 BROADWAY, BANGOR, MAINE 04401, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
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KENTS HILL SCHOOL
KHS
1614 MAIN STREET, KENTS HILL, MAINE 04349, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1824
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14+ (GRADES 9 – PG)
METHODIST
KIMBALL UNION ACADEMY
KUA
7 CAMPUS CENTER DRIVE, MERIDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03770, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
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LONG TRAIL SCHOOL
LTS
1045 KIRBY HOLLOW ROAD, DORSET, VERMONT 05251, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
LYNDON INSTITUTE
LI
168 INSTITUTE CIRCLE, LYNDON CENTER, VERMONT 05850, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1867
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
BAPTIST
M –
MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE
MCI
295 MAIN STREET, PITTSFIELD, MAINE 04967, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1866
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
BAPTIST
THE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
THE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF MILTON ACADEMY
151 MOUNTAIN SCHOOL ROAD, VERSHIRE, VERMONT 05079, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SEMESTER SCHOOL
ABOUT
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NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL
NH / NHS
70 MAIN STREET, NEW HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03256, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY
NYA
148 MAIN STREET, YARMOUTH, MAINE 04096, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
O –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
P –
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
EXETER / PEA
20 MAIN STREET, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03833, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
PINKERTON ACADEMY
5 PINKERTON STREET, DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03038, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
PROCTOR
PROCTOR ACADEMY
204 MAIN STREET, ANDOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03216, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1848
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
THE PUTNEY SCHOOL
418 HOUGHTON BROOK ROAD, PUTNEY, VERMONT 05346, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1935
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
PROGRESSIVE
Q –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
R –
THE RILEY SCHOOL
RILEY
73 WARRENTON STREET, ROCKPORT, MAINE 04856, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ROCK POINT SCHOOL
RPS
1 ROCK POINT ROAD, BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05408, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS AND MILD LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1928
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
S –
ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY
SJA
1000 MAIN STREET, ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT 05819, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
SPS
325 PLEASANT STREET, CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03301, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
SANT BANI SCHOOL
SBS
19 AHSRAM ROAD, SANBORTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03269, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
STANSTEAD COLLEGE
450 RUE DUFFERIN, STANSTEAD, QUEBEC J0B 3E0, CANADA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1872
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (GRADES 7 – 12)
STRATTON MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
SMS
STRATTON MOUNTAIN, VERMONT, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING)
ABOUT
T –
THETFORD ACADEMY
TA
304 ACADEMY ROAD, THETFORD CENTER, VERMONT 05075, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
THORNTON ACADEMY
TA
438 MAIN STREET, SACO, MAINE 04072, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1811
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)
TILTON
TILTON SCHOOL
30 SCHOOL STREET, TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03276, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1845
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – PG)
METHODIST
U –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
V –
VERMONT ACADEMY
10 LONG WALK, SAXTONS RIVER, VERMONT 05154, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1876
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14+ (GRADES 9 – PG)
VERMONT ACADEMY
W –
WATERVILLE VALLEY ACADEMY
WVA
88 BOULDER PATH ROAD, WATERVILLE VALLEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03215, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SKIING)
ABOUT
WAYNFLETE
WAYNFLETE SCHOOL
360 SPRING STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE 04102, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1898
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
PROGRESSIVE (DEWEY) / REGGIO EMILIA
THE WHITE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
WMS
371 WEST FARM ROAD, BETHLEHEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03574, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1886
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14+ (GRADES 9 – PG)
EPISCOPAL
WOLFEBORO CAMP SCHOOL
WOLFEBORO
93 CAMP SCHOOL ROAD, WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03894, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEMESTER SCHOOL
SUMMER CAMP
ABOUT
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
Y –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
Z –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
# –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
FORMER MEMBERS
THE DECK HOUSE SCHOOL
EDGECOMBE, MAINE, UNITED STATES
LAKELAND SCHOOL
MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
THE MEETING SCHOOL
RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, UNITED STATES
PINE RIDGE SCHOOL
9505 WILLISTON ROAD, WILLISTON, VERMONT 05495, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1968
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 13 – 18 (GRADES 8 – 12)
CLOSED IN 2009
CONTACT
info@isanne.org
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