About Fay School • 2015-2016 Applying for Admission • There are two ways to apply to Fay School: you may apply online, or you may fill out a paper application and mail it to the Office of Admission. Visit fayschool.org/apply for both online and paper applications. • Day applicants should submit applications by February 1, 2016. Subsequent to that date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis, depending on available spaces. Admission decisions will be mailed on March 10, 2016 for all day applicants who meet the February 1 deadline. • Boarding applicants are considered on a rolling basis and may apply as soon as grades from the first term of the current school year are available. International applicants who would like to be considered in the first, priority round of decisions should complete their applications by December 15, 2015. • Testing: All applicants for grades 5-9 are required to take the SSAT or ISEE. All international applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL or TOEFL, Jr. • U.S. Application Fee: $50 • International Application Fee: $100
Applying for Financial Aid • For the 2016-17 school year, Fay will award $2 million in need-based financial assistance to applicants at every grade level to families from a broad range of circumstances. • Grants are dependent on each family’s need and have ranged from 5% to 95% of the cost of tuition. • The financial aid application deadline is February 1, 2016. Visit fayschool.org/fa to apply for financial aid.
Fay at a Glance • Founded 1866; the oldest junior boarding school in the United States • 30-acre main campus and 36-acre athletic campus located in Southborough, Massachusetts, 25 miles west of Boston • Three divisions: Primary School (Pre-K - grade 2), Lower School (grades 3-6), Upper School (grades 7-9) • Total enrollment: 475 boys and girls; 355 day students (Pre-K - grade 9) and 120 boarding students (grades 7-9) • Global community: Students from 20 countries and across the U.S., with day students from 35 surrounding towns • Endowment: $45 million • Annual commitment to financial assistance: $2 million • Teacher/student ratio: 6:1
• Innovation Center for technology, engineering, and design thinking, with maker space, fabrication lab, wood shop, video production facilities, audio recording studio, and wood shop • World language instruction beginning in Pre-K • Required classes in art, music, and drama from Pre-K through grade 9 • Public speaking program for Pre-K through grade 9, with structured program beginning in grade 3 • Hands-on service learning program for Pre-K through grade 9, on and off campus • Lively cultural enrichment programming, including field trips, guest speakers, performers, and artists-in-residence
• Faculty with advanced degrees: 88%
• Family style dining
• Broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum designed to meet students’ developmental needs
• Day and overnight summer programs for ages 3-15
• Bus transportation
• A community rich in history and tradition, with opportunities for cross-grade learning and collaboration
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Our Divisions Primary School • 100 students in Pre-K - grade 2 • Courses offered: Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, World Languages (Spanish and French), Music, Art, Library, Physical Education, Wellness • French and Spanish instruction beginning in Pre-K, with a half-year focus on each language, each year
• Music instruction implementing the Kodály approach, with direct instruction in reading music and vocal performance • Dedicated science/art classroom, with combined science/ art instruction in Pre-K and kindergarten, and linked curriculum in grades 1 and 2 • Outdoor classroom and gardening program
Lower School • 140 students in grades 3-6 • Courses offered: Reading, English, Digital Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, World Languages (Spanish and French) Music, Art, Drama, Physical Education, Wellness • Students select French or Spanish for foreign language option for the duration of their Lower School experience
• Interscholastic athletics beginning in grade 5, offering soccer, field hockey, football, cross country, basketball, hockey, wrestling, volleyball, baseball, lacrosse, softball, and tennis • After school clubs available to grades 3 and 4 (see next page)
• Music instruction continues with Kodály approach and group vocal performance; students join Band, Chorus, or Beginning Strings in grades 5 and 6
Upper School • 235 students in grades 7-9 • 120 boarders from 20 countries and across the United States (see back page for more on residential life) • Advisory program in which each student is assigned to a faculty advisor for the duration of his or her time in Upper School; advisor serves as counselor, parent liaison, and point person for the student’s team of teachers • Creators Class offered in Innovation Center focusing on design thinking and problem solving
• Multi-day service learning trips (both domestic and international) integrated into curriculum • Ninth grade program focusing on leadership • English Language Program for international students with emphasis on English writing, reading, and speaking skills • Comprehensive secondary school placment services • Co-curricular activities, including student government, yearbook, literary magazine, newspaper, robotics, and debate
UPPER SCHOOL COURSES ENGLISH MATHEMATICS Pre-Algebra Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus LAB SCIENCES Life Science Physical Science Biology
HISTORY Modern World History Ancient History Topics in Modern American History Diagnosing the Modern World WORLD LANGUAGES Spanish French Latin Mandarin Chinese
ART Two-Dimensional Design Three-Dimensional Design Ceramics Painting Printmaking Varsity Art
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MUSIC Basic Musicianship Choir Bells String Ensemble Band & Advanced Band CREATORS CLASS WELLNESS
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After School & Athletics Fay After School • After-school care and enrichment available to Pre-K through grade 4 each day from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. • Extended Day program available until 4:30 or 6:00 p.m. for one to five days per week, scheduled or drop-in
• Clubs program with more than 15 weekly classes in sports, science, music, visual arts, and outdoor adventures, led by Fay faculty and staff as well as outside experts and professionals
• Vacation Camp for Pre-K through grade 4 offered on selected days during winter and spring vacations SAMPLE LIST OF CLUBS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Experiment Extravaganza LEGO Robotics LEGO City Planners Little Bits Safari Animals The Science of Magic Math Problem Solving Nature Detectives Space Exploration
ATHLETICS Fitness Field Hockey Football Horseback Riding Martial Arts Soccer Tennis Yoga
MUSIC Drumming Glee Club Guitar Piano Violin VISUAL ARTS Jewelry Making Knitting Multimedia Sculpture Watercolors
OTHER Chess Dynamite Dinosaurs How Money Works Musical Theater Photography Sewing Sign Language Storybook Cooks Superheroes Winter Explorers
Athletics • 2 fitness centers, indoor turf facility, and indoor rock climbing wall
• Interscholastic after-school athletics for grades 5-9, with teams for grades 5/6, junior varsity, and varsity-level players
• 10 fields, 8 tennis courts, 4 basketball courts, outdoor heated pool, and outdoor high ropes and low ropes courses
• 19 sports offered, with 54 different teams over three seasons
• 36-acre athletic campus with playing fields and cross country running course
• Coaches implementing the “double-goal” coach model and member of the Positive Coaching Alliance
• Physical education part of regular weekly schedule in Pre-K through grade 4
• Opportunities for leadership as team captains and participation in Athletic Leadership Council
• 11 intramural options for grades 5-9
ATHLETIC OFFERINGS for GRADES 5-9 FALL Cross Country Boys and Girls Soccer Football Field Hockey Intramural Fitness & Games Intramural Golf Intramural Tennis Outdoor Adventure Volleyball
WINTER Boys and Girls Basketball Boys and Girls Ice Hockey Dance Drama Intramural Skiing/Snowboarding Intramural Fitness & Games Squash Wrestling
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SPRING Baseball Boys and Girls Lacrosse Boys and Girls Tennis Intramural Fitness Outdoor Adventure Softball Track and Field
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Secondary School Placement & Residential Life Secondary School Placement • Comprehensive services with 4 secondary school placement officers who guide families through the placement process • 100% secondary school placement rate for graduating ninth graders
• Strong, positive relationships with secondary schools: each year representatives from more than 70 schools come to Fay to meet with Fay students and/or placement officers
TOP 20 SCHOOLS WHERE FAY GRADUATES HAVE MATRICULATED, 2011-2015 Brooks School Choate Rosemary Hall Concord Academy Deerfield Academy Groton School Hotchkiss School Loomis Chaffee School
Middlesex School Noble and Greenough School Northfield Mt. Hermon School Phillips Academy (Andover) Phillips Exeter Academy Pomfret School Rivers School
St. George’s School St. Mark’s School St. Paul’s School Suffield Academy Tabor Academy Worcester Academy
Residential Life • Five-day and seven-day boarding available for grades 7-9 • 120 boarders from 20 countries and across the United States
• Study periods each weekday evening, with time to work independently or get help from teachers
• 39 faculty/staff members living on campus
• Rich array of weekend programming (see below)
• Dorm parent apartments in each dormitory, with dorm parents on hand after class hours to provide supervision, guidance, and support
• Sunday night residential program focusing on life skills (nutrition, health, conflict resolution, peer relationships)
SAMPLE LIST OF WEEKEND ACTIVITIES SPORTS Boston Blazers lacrosse games Celtics basketball College football & soccer games Lowell Devils hockey New England Revolution soccer Red Sox & Paw Sox baseball games Rock wall Yoga Zumba dance class
ARTS AND CULTURE Access to art studio Beading Ceramics Crafts Fay Idol Talent Competition Knitting Music performances & plays in New York, Boston, and Worcester Painting Open mic night
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Canobie Lake Park Canoeing & kayaking Fishing Hiking Ice skating Rock climbing Six Flags Amusement Park Skiing Snow tubing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Swimming White water rafting
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TRIPS Apple picking Boston Bowling ComiCon (Boston) Harvard Square Laser tag Local harvest festivals Miniature golf MIT Museum Movie trips Museum of Science New England Aquarium Overnight ski/ snowboard trips Providence, RI Restaurant trips Rollerskating SkyZone Trampoline Park
COMMUNITY SERVICE Care packages for soldiers Cradles to Crayons Make-a-Wish Project Special Olympics Walk for the Cure Walk for Hunger ON CAMPUS Basketball games Cooking & Candy Making Dances Dodgeball tournament Dorm Olympics Flashlight tag Holiday crafts Karaoke night Movies on the quad Sports
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