Fay School
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Fay School is an independent, coeducational day
and boarding school
, located on a 56 acres (226,624.2 m²) campus some 25 miles (40.2 km) from Boston
in Southborough, Massachusetts
. It has 465 students enrolled from Pre-Kindergarten
through grade 9; the boarding program (grades 6-9) enrolls 100 students from throughout the United States
and more than 17 foreign countries this year. Many of the students their are very excelled in their learning. Fay has recently opened the Primary School ( Pre-K to 2nd) and hopes to add more. It will be moving 6th grade down to their Lower School program (3rd to 5th) next year.
Fay School dates to 1860s when sisters Eliza Burnett Fay and Harriet Burnett Fay started a day school for young boys, and was officially founded in 1866 with two boarders and five day students. Its original purpose was to provide preparatory education for boys who wished to enter the nearby St. Mark's School
, or Groton School
, St. Paul's School
, or other boarding schools affiliated with the Episcopal Church
.
Construction of school buildings began in the mid-1880s, and its campus was gradually assembled from purchases of land and houses, as well as continued construction. By 1923 the school was educating 93 boarders and three day students. It became co-education in 1972 with the admission of 12 girls as day students, and grew to 278 students by 1978. In 2008 the school began a period of extensive construction and expansion.
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, located on a 56 acres (226,624.2 m²) campus some 25 miles (40.2 km) from Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
in Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough is an affluent town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the smaller villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps. Its population was 9,767 at the 2010...
. It has 465 students enrolled from Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through grade 9; the boarding program (grades 6-9) enrolls 100 students from throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and more than 17 foreign countries this year. Many of the students their are very excelled in their learning. Fay has recently opened the Primary School ( Pre-K to 2nd) and hopes to add more. It will be moving 6th grade down to their Lower School program (3rd to 5th) next year.
Fay School dates to 1860s when sisters Eliza Burnett Fay and Harriet Burnett Fay started a day school for young boys, and was officially founded in 1866 with two boarders and five day students. Its original purpose was to provide preparatory education for boys who wished to enter the nearby St. Mark's School
St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)
St. Mark’s School is a coeducational, Episcopal, preparatory school, situated on in Southborough, Massachusetts, from Boston. It was founded in 1865 as an all-boys' school by Joseph Burnett, a wealthy native of Southborough who developed and marketed the world-famous Burnett Vanilla Extract . ...
, or Groton School
Groton School
Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
, St. Paul's School
St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)
St. Paul's School is a highly selective college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school is one of only six remaining 100% residential boarding schools in the U.S. The New Hampshire campus currently serves 533 students,...
, or other boarding schools affiliated with the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
.
Construction of school buildings began in the mid-1880s, and its campus was gradually assembled from purchases of land and houses, as well as continued construction. By 1923 the school was educating 93 boarders and three day students. It became co-education in 1972 with the admission of 12 girls as day students, and grew to 278 students by 1978. In 2008 the school began a period of extensive construction and expansion.