Fay private School

• Year of foundation: 1866
• Location: Southborough, Massachusetts, USA
• Language of instruction: English
• Number of students: 475 people
• Age of students: 3-14 years
• Type of studying: mixed.

Established in 1866, Fay School is the first boarding school in the United States. The school is a unique place for growth and learning thanks to the small number of students in a classroom, the support of teachers, mentors, who are committed to a deep understanding of the needs of each student, an individual approach.

The long-term success of Fay lies in teamwork: teachers from different departments work together to support the achievements of students. The curators of the residence consult with academic consultants, monitor the welfare of students-boarders, teachers in the class work together with experts from the department of educational services to help their students with special educational needs. The model of adult collaboration assigns a large role to the family: teachers often communicate with parents for a better understanding of each student.

Students live in cozy residences located near the dining room, classrooms, and playgrounds. Dormitories are divided between boys and girls, each student’s house accommodates an apartment for teachers, therefore the boarders are provided with round-the-clock supervision and care.

The school is part of the local community and regularly holds events open to students, parents. Year-round, Fay takes on its platforms interesting speakers, organizes Saturday morning programs targeted at young students, the farmers market.

The program of extracurricular activities for students is very rich and combines a variety of trips, educational events, volunteer work.

Weekend at Fay School - time for rest, recuperation, socializing with friends, fun. An important part of the Fay program is off-campus activities: travel, sporting events, creative activities, social events.

The school attaches great importance to the social activities of students, shaping the future responsible generation.

Seventh graders travel around the state, working on practical projects focused on nature conservation, studying the problems of the homeless, caring for the elderly, ensuring food sustainability, volunteering.

Eighth graders spend a week in New York, where they work with a non-profit youth service project (YSOP) to help some of the most needy people in the city:

• City canteens: cooking, serving meals
• Public gardens: weeding, harvesting
• Kindergartens for students whose mothers are imprisoned.

Ninth-graders visit the Dominican Republic, the city of Monte Cristi, where they work with a non-profit organization and teach English to local students.

Fay School daily routine

1. Fay pays great attention to the development of the educational schedule of each student: students choose subjects and courses in accordance with their educational goals. The program motivates to set ambitious goals, to become strong students, to communicate, to make friends. Fay graduates are ready to enter high school, own a set of tools - social, emotional, organizational - necessary for a full life.
2. The school offers carefully selected language programs for each age group. Courses for the smallest focus on immersion in English, cultural understanding, the study of descriptive vocabulary, colloquial phrases, songs, games. Primary school students choose one foreign language - French or Spanish - to study from the third to the sixth grade: during this period the foundations of the dictionary are laid, the development of the grammatical structure of the language begins. Students learn about the culture of Latin American and French speaking countries. In high school, students choose one world language - French, Spanish, Chinese, or Latin, which they will study throughout their studies at Fay. Some students may also choose a second language in ninth grade.
3. Teachers, pupils of the school participate in social projects: from sorting toys, clothes for distribution to low-income communities and ending with collecting food on an organic farm for donations from the local food bank.

The school is located in Southboro, Massachusetts, 25 miles west of Boston. On the 30-acre site is the main campus, the area of sports fields, facilities is 36 acres. Types of sites:

• 10 playing fields
• 8 tennis courts
• 4 basketball courts
• 2 heated outdoor pools
• 2 fitness centers
• Climbing track.

Fay has its innovative laboratory of 3000 square meters.The laboratory is opened to faculty, staff, students of Fay and offers dedicated facilities for video production, programming, design, and construction.

The school foundation comprise:

• 2 libraries with over 18,000 books
• 6 hostels for student boarders.

Extra fees:

• Deposit for a course/programme 500 USD

The school has committed itself to making the education of the Fay school accessible to as many families as possible: for example, during the 2018-2019 school year, it is planned to allocate US $ 3.2 million as necessary financial assistance.

• Guardianship services

• Student's supervision