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Organisation

Fay School

Company web site

http://fayschool.org

Position

Director of Admission

Country

USA

Address

48 Main St.

Telephone

508-490-8201

Company Profile

Founded in 1866, Fay School is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States.
The mission of Fay School is to educate each child to his or her full potential through a broad, balanced, and challenging program that establishes a solid foundation for a productive and fulfilling life.
Fay School (30-acre main campus and 36-acre athletic campus) is located in Southborough, Massachusetts, 25 miles west of Boston.

Enrollment
475 boys and girls
355 day students (Pre-K through grade nine)
120 boarding students (grades seven through nine)

Residential Life
120 boarding students from 10 U.S. states and 20 countries call Fay School "home" during the academic year.

Average Class Size
14

Average Student to Teacher Ratio
6:1

Faculty
78 - 88% with Advanced Degrees

Academics
• Broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum tailored to the needs of each age group
• English and history courses emphasizing reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills
• Mathematics and sciences courses encouraging the application of knowledge to the world
• World Languages including French and Spanish in Pre-K through grade six; Chinese, French, Latin, and Spanish in grades seven through nine
• International Student Program with emphasis on English reading, writing, and speaking skills in grades seven through nine
• Innovation Lab (iLab) with laser cutter, 3-D printers, vinyl cutter, and a range of traditional hand tools
• 60 teams and 19 sports in grades five through nine, including baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling
• Required classes in art, music, and drama from Pre-K through grade nine

Our School Community
• Student- and faculty-run morning community meetings
• Family-style breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Abundant student leadership opportunities, from lunch table waiters to dorm proctors
• Friendly color competition, “Reds” versus “Whites,” culminating each year at Founders’ Weekend with the awarding of the Redmond Cup
• New, state-of-the-art, “green” facilities for Primary School and Village dormitories
• Two libraries filled with resources selected for each age group
• Wellness curriculum focused on building life skills and making healthy choices
• Hands-on community service and service learning opportunities for every age group

Fay students are highly regarded by secondary schools. Our graduates are known to be confident, capable, enthusiastic students. In addition, they are highly involved in extracurricular activities as well as service-oriented pursuits on and off campus. As a result, Fay students have an excellent record of acceptance at secondary schools. Listed below are the secondary schools at which our students have matriculated during the past five years (classes of 2011-2015):

The top 20 schools where Fay graduates have matriculated over the past five years (in alphabetical order):
Brooks School Middlesex School St. George's School
Choate Rosemary Hall Noble and Greenough School St. Mark's School
Concord Academy Northfield Mt. Hermon School St. Paul's School
Deerfield Academy Phillips Academy (Andover) Suffield Academy
Groton School Phillips Exeter Academy Tabor Academy
Hotchkiss School Pomfret School Worcester Academy
Loomis Chaffee School Rivers School

Membership in professional associations

NAIS
AISNE
TABS
AISAP