What's New | The Maine Girls' Academy What's New As we all approach a new school year with anticipation, these words of wisdom from our 2017 Valedictorian Madeline Beaulieu ring true, offer encouragement to our new students and inspire our entire community for another amazing year at The Maine Girls’ Academy… “Today is a great day to be a Lion! We are celebrating the… Read more » Dear Members of the MGA Community, The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Amy L. Jolly as Head of School for The Maine Girls’ Academy, effective September 1, 2017. With her entrepreneurial spirit and strong independent school track record, Amy is perfectly suited to take our distinguished institution to its next… Read more » The Maine Girls’ Academy is once again named Maine’s Best Private School in Down East magazine’s annual Best of Maine issue. From shopping to eating to education, Down East readers and editors selected their statewide favorites this year and for the third year in a row, The Maine Girls’ Academy made the list.  “Our Best… Read more » On June 4th The Maine Girls’ Academy gathered at Merrill Auditorium to honor its first graduating class. Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills delivered the graduation address and citing the poet Mary Oliver posed the question, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” Ms. Mills offered her hope to the Class… Read more » The final post in our five-part series of blog posts from Academic Dean Rebecca Redlon discussing the New Academic Vision at The Maine Girls’ Academy. Mercy Matters: A Roadmap to Personal Passion One of the greatest gifts we can give our students is control over their learning.  We begin preparing students for this during their first… Read more » Part four in a five-part series of blog posts from Academic Dean Rebecca Redlon discussing the New Academic Vision at The Maine Girls’ Academy. Mercy Matters: Arts Integration Two weeks ago, I took a stroll across the yard to the art studio. The weather was unsettled — sunny in one moment, cloudy the next — and… Read more » Part three in a five-part series of blog posts from Academic Dean Rebecca Redlon discussing the New Academic Vision at The Maine Girls’ Academy. Mercy Matters: Incorporating Leadership, E-STEAM, and Global Citizenship Once we had the framework of the Mercy Matters Program in place, we began looking at other educational facets important to our mission, including… Read more » Part two in a five-part series of blog posts from Academic Dean Rebecca Redlon discussing the New Academic Vision at The Maine Girls’ Academy. Mercy Matters: A Vision for Skills and Habits of Mind When we began building the Mercy Matters Program, one of the things we knew for sure was that we wanted students to… Read more » Our Academic Dean Rebecca Redlon has led the development and implementation of a new academic vision for The Maine Girls’ Academy and in partnership with our Faculty has developed an innovative research-based curriculum which has been reimagined for the 21st century and tailored for the unique ways girls learn. In a new series of blog… Read more » Dear Friends, As a new year begins, we are thrilled to report three extraordinary gifts that will help further our mission to educate confident thinkers, compassionate leaders and purposeful change makers. These gifts honor our rich legacy and represent a spectrum of giving inspirations and backgrounds with one common thread—supporting the education and empowerment of… Read more » About MGA At Maine’s only all-girl high school, girls become confident thinkers, compassionate leaders and purposeful change makers— women who will change the world. APPLY Upcoming Events Aug 31 New Student Orientation 9:00 am - 1:30 pm All incoming Freshman, new International and transfer students should plan to attend our New Student Orientation. SEE FULL CALENDAR Recent Posts Everyday is a Great Day to Be a Lion! A New Head of School for The Maine Girls’ Academy MGA is Voted Best Private School in Maine for 2017! Congratulations to the Class of 2017 A Roadmap to Personal Passion Categories Featured McAuley Archives August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 April 2017 March 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012