Fay School, founded in 1866 by the Fay sisters, is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school located in Southborough, Massachusetts.
Fay School | |
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Address | |
48 Main Street , 01772 | |
Coordinates | 42°18′17″N 71°31′59″W / 42.30472°N 71.53306°W |
Information | |
Type | Junior boarding school |
Motto | Poteris Modo Velis (You Can If You Will) |
Established | 1866 |
Founders | Eliza Burnett Fay Harriet Burnett |
Headmaster | Robert J. Gustavson Jr. |
Head of Upper School (7-9) | Jake Sumner |
Faculty | 80 |
Grades | K–9 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 475 total (325 day, 150 boarding) |
Average class size | 14 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
Language | English |
Campus | 30 acre main campus, 36 acre athletic campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Athletics | Yes |
Athletics conference | New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference |
Mascot | Moose |
Newspaper | Moosepaper |
Yearbook | Pioneer |
Website | www |
Fay School was founded in 1866 by sisters Eliza Burnett Fay and Harriet Burnett in a former parsonage of the Unitarian church, across from St. Mark's School, where Fay students traditionally attended secondary school.[1] In its first school year, the school had only seven students: five day students and two boarders.
Under Eliza Fay's son, Waldo B. Fay, the school grew sizably, adding a new dormitory, school room, and library. In 1922, the school was officially incorporated,[1] and the ownership of the school was transferred from the Fay family to the newly formed board of trustees.[2] The school became fully coeducational in 1977, having previously implemented a pilot program for girls in 1972. Girls had previously attended the school as day students through the late 19th century.[3] The Root Academic Building, the main academic building of the campus, was constructed in 2001. Fay opened its Primary School (pre-K to 2nd grade) in 2010[4][5] and moved its 6th grade into the Lower School program (now 3rd to 6th grade) in the 2012–13 school year.[6][3]
Name | Years in Office |
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Eliza Burnett Fay | 1866-1896 (29–30 years) |
Waldo B. Fay | 1896-1918 (21–22 years) |
Edward W. Fay | 1918-1942 (23–24 years) |
Harrison L. Reinke | 1942-1969 (26–27 years) |
A. Brooks Harlow Jr. | 1969-1988 (18–19 years) |
Stephen V. A. Samborski | 1988-1990 (1–2 years) |
Stephen C. White | 1990-2008 (17–18 years) |
Robert J. Gustavson Jr. | 2008-incumbent (15–16 years)[2] |
The school is situated on a 30-acre main campus, with a 36-acre athletic campus 1.5 miles away in Marlborough. Apart from the Root Academic Building, there are multiple other buildings at Fay: the Center for Creativity and Design, the Picardi Art Building, the Reinke Building, and the Harris Event Center, which contains the theater.[7] Below the theater is the Harlow Gymnasium, which contains the locker rooms, four basketball courts, an indoor rock climbing wall, and a fitness room. In addition, there are six soccer fields, four tennis courts, two swimming pools, a football field, and the multi-purpose MacAusland Field.[8] For meals, students go to the Camp Family Dining Hall, which is currently operated by SAGE Dining.[9] There are currently seven dormitory buildings: two boy dorms and five girl dorms, housing its 150 boarding students from 7th to 9th grade.[10]