Fay School

Fay School is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school in Southborough, Massachusetts. Located on a 66-acre (270,000 m2) campus, Fay opened its Primary School (pre-K to grade two) in 2010[1][2] and moved its 6th grade into the Lower School program (now 3rd to 6th) in the 2012–13 school year.[3]

Fay School
Address
48 Main Street

Southborough
,
Massachusetts
01772

United States
Coordinates42°18′17″N 71°31′59″W
Information
TypeJunior boarding school
MottoPoteris Modo Velis
(You Can If You Will)
Established1866
FounderEliza Burnett Fay
Harriet Burnett
Head of schoolRobert J. Gustavson Jr.
Faculty80
GradesK–9
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment475
Average class size14
Student to teacher ratio6:1
Campus30 acre main campus, 36 acre athletic campus
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Red and white
Athletics conferenceNew England Preparatory School Athletic Conference
MascotMoose
NewspaperMoosepaper
YearbookPioneer
Websitewww.fayschool.org

History

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 traditionally Fay students attended secondary school.[4] The first year, the school had five day students and two boarders. At Eliza Fay's death in September 1896, her son, Waldo B. Fay, became headmaster. Under him, the school sizably grew, adding a new dormitory, school room, and library. He was succeeded by Edward W. Fay, Waldo B. Fay's son in 1918. In 1922, the school was officially incorporated,[4] and the ownership of the school was transferred from the Fay family to the newly formed board of trustees.[5]

Harrison L. Reinke became the first headmaster not in the Fay family since its foundation in 1942. He was succeeded by A. Brooks Harlow Jr., in 1969. The school became fully coeducational in 1977, having implemented a pilot program for girls in 1972. Girls had previously attended the school as day students through the late 19th century.[6] Stephen V.A. Samborski became the sixth headmaster in 1988, who was followed by Stephen C. White in 1990. The Root Academic Center, the main academic building of the campus, was constructed in 2001. In 2008, Robert J. Gustavson Jr. became the eighth and current headmaster.[5] In 2010, the primary school was opened.[6]

Campus facilities

The school is situated on a 30-acre main campus, with a nearby 36-acre athletic campus. There are ten fields, eight tennis courts, four basketball courts, two pools, and outdoor high and low ropes courses, along with two fitness centers and an indoor rock climbing wall. Its two libraries combined contain over 18,000 volumes. There are six dormitories, where students from 7th to 9th grade may live.[7]

Notable alumni

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Further reading
  • Steward, Scott C. The Fay School: A History, 1866–1986. Southborough, MA: The Trustees of Fay School, 1988.
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