About Lee Academy
Mission Statement
At Lee Academy, we foster individual excellence and personal growth through the acquisition of skills and knowledge. Working together, we promote kinship, respect and success throughout the school community.
Introduction to our Part of the World
We are located within the largest contiguous forest in the continental United States. We have easy access to Mt. Katahdin (the highest mountain in Maine and the northernmost point of the famed Appalachian Trail), Acadia National Park, the lakes region of eastern Maine and the North Atlantic Coast. Our region is within a "Four Seasons" climate zone. We experience a verdant spring season, a summertime which is warm and green, cool autumns with an abundance of colorful foliage and cold, snowy winters. Exciting outdoor activities accompany each of these times of the year, here at Lee Academy. Yet we are only an hour from Canada, an hour from Bangor, Maine’s third largest city, two and a half hours from Portland, Maine’s largest city, and five hours from Boston, one of America’s great urban centers and one of its most important cultural areas. We are less than an hour from the University of Maine, the largest campus of the UMaine system, where world class arts and entertainment are available. Excellent library and research resources are available at the University, as are trips to enjoy the excitement of NCAA Division I athletics.
If you look at a map, you’ll see that we are exactly midway between the equator and the North Pole! Continue to explore our web site and you’ll discover other things about us that make Lee Academy a special place in which to attend school and experience life.