Be Curious About Everything
Learning at Andover
Welcome to the state of being curious about everything. At Andover, learning is an active pursuit that takes many shapes and forms. There is no one set track for students here. The opportunities are limitless. Andover meets you where you are and takes you to where you want to go.
Our Faculty
We have hundreds of friendly, caring faculty and staff members, including more than 200 classroom teachers—nearly all of whom live on campus. They have interesting lives and complex, colorful histories. They’re versatile, inspirational, and ever-present as teachers, coaches, academic advisors, house counselors, mentors, and lifelong resources. Most of all, they were once like you: brainy, insatiably curious, multi-dimensional high school students. So they see you for who you are, and they help you discover who you’ll become.
“It’s different here. Everyone is at the same level—really smart. We’re looking for a challenge. We want to push ourselves.”
The World is Waiting For You
Every Andover student is encouraged to engage with cultures and practices very different than their own through Learning in the World (LITW). Spanning eight days to three weeks during spring break or early summer, these immersive, transformative programs are led by Andover faculty, supported by financial aid and sponsored by the Tang Institute.
300
courses offered, including 8 world languages and 150 electives
13
students in the average class
17,000
objects in the Addison Gallery of American Art
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The Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection is a rare and unique collection of atlases, maps and globes dating from 1434 well into the 19th century. The maps are frequently used by classes as teaching and learning tools to gain historical perspective on subjects being studied.
Andover prides itself on having a 5:1 student to faculty ratio. Our classes are small and intensely interactive.
Tools for An Expansive Education
Tang Institute
A catalyst for connected learning explorations and experiences on campus and beyond, the Tang Institute is dedicated to helping Andover prepare students for tomorrow’s complex and interconnected world.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Library
Home to a makerspace, 90,000 volumes in print, hundreds of thousands of digital resources, and the most comprehensive secondary school reference library in the country.
Brace Center & CAMD
The Brace Center for Gender Studies and Community and Multicultural Development bring together students, faculty, and staff to learn from one another in inclusive and accepting spaces.
Addison Gallery of American Art
A nationally renowned art museum, right in the heart of campus. Home to works from Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer, Cindy Sherman, Georgia O’Keefe and Frank Stella ’54.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology
A rare archaeological resource. Offers interdisciplinary classes, independent project opportunities, and expeditionary programs to France and the American Southwest.
Gelb Science Center
Three floors of flexible, contemporary lab and classroom space; college-level scientific equipment and digital integration; a seismometer, fish tanks, reptiles, and an observatory on the roof.
Meet our Faculty
These are the people that make Andover so special.
Carmen Munoz-Fernandez
Director of Learning in the World at the Tang Institute, as well as an instructor in Spanish and house counselor
view full profile cmunozfernandez@andover.eduJohn Bird
"What I want to model is a voracious appetite for aesthetic experience."
view full profileLilia Cai-Hurteau
Lilia is the Chinese Department Chair and this year’s Brace Center Faculty Fellow.
view full profile lcaihurteau@andover.eduRaj Mundra, P’18, ’20
"At Andover, we're always striving to know something really well. Traveling reminds you that you can't always do that."
view full profileFlavia Vidal, P’21
Interested in intersectional gender issues, interdisciplinary studies, service learning, and topics pertinent to post-colonial relations.
view full profilePaul Tortorella ’80
“It is an honor to coach in the rink named after my own coach at Andover."
view full profileEmily Trespas
"In teaching, I strive to instill my students with curiosity and confidence in their creative promise."
view full profileNoah Rachlin
Has done extensive work with the Tang Institute on learning disposition and grit
view full profile nrachlin@andover.edu