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Welcome to Governor Dummer Academy
America's oldest independent boarding school.

One Elm Street
Byfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
508-465-1763 Voice
508-462-1278 Fax
Home: www.gda.org

Athletics

The Academy has long maintained a belief in the value of competitive team sports, which instill confidence and promote fitness while teaching sportsmanship and providing an important physical outlet. GDA provides a full slate of interscholastic varsity and junior varsity sports in all three seasons, including:

Fall:

football
field hockey
men's and women's soccer
men's and women's cross-country

Winter:

wrestling
volleyball
dance
men's and women's basketball
men's and women's hockey

Spring:

baseball
men's and women's lacrosse
men's and women's track
men's and women's tennis
men's and women's golf

GDA also offers club skiing in the winter. Additionally, students with demonstrated talents in sports not specifically offered -- riding and skiing, for example -- may be permitted to pursue those interests after submitting proposals to the Director of Athletics.