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Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA

Innovation Saturdays at Fay School

Join us for an Innovation Saturday on May 9!

Our hands-on workshops, designed for children ages 6-12, are a great way to learn more about engineering, creativity, and design. All workshops are taught by Fay faculty on the Fay School campus in Southborough. These courses are free, but advance registration is required and space is limited.

Curious about Fay's Creativity and Design Program? Learn more>>

Saturday, May 9, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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  • Seed Engineering Challenge

    Learn about the life cycle of a seed and how its adaptations help it survive! After reading The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony, students will design their own seeds to suit various environmental factors, including wind, water, and frost.
     
    Instructor: Willa Gustavson, second grade teacher
    Date: Saturday, May 9, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    For ages 6-9
    Limited to 10 students


  • Tiny Worlds: Build Your Own Terrarium

    Get ready to build your own tiny world! In this hands-on workshop, students will create a magical closed-lid terrarium—complete with plants, soil, and everything needed to thrive—and even transform it into a whimsical fairy garden. Along the way, they’ll explore how nature works in a fun, interactive way, learning about ecosystems and the water cycle—evaporation, condensation, and precipitation—as they watch it unfold inside their miniature environment at home.

    Instructor: Kate Noel, Kindergarten teacher
    Date: Saturday, May 9 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    For ages 6-9
    Limited to 10 students


  • Mortimer's Mission: The Gift of Innovation

    Mortimer Moose needs a team of Master Builders! In this special two-hour workshop, you will step into the role of a Lead Product Designer to solve big problems in faraway lands. Will you build a Deep-Sea Rescue sub to save a stranded researcher? A Jungle-Copter to transport rare animals? Or perhaps a City-Hero robot to help an ambulance navigate heavy traffic?

    Our mission goes beyond the classroom: once your high-performance vehicle is built and "stress-tested," it will be packaged as a custom LEGO set and donated to a children's charity to bring the joy of play to a new friend.

    Instructor: Mark Evans, Director of the Center for Creativity & Design
    Date: Saturday, May 9 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    For ages 9-12
    Limited to 10 students

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Parking and Details

Please park in Harlow Circle, which can be accessed via Fay School's East Entrance. Click here for directions to the East Entrance, located at 23 Middle Road in Southborough, MA. 
 
Check-in will take place inside Fay's Root Academic Building at the Center for Creativity & Design. Signs will be placed on campus to direct you to the check-in area. Please arrive 10 minutes before the workshop's scheduled start time. Click here for a campus map.

After check-in, the workshop instructors will take children and their parents/guardians to the classroom where the workshop will take place. Parents/guardians will then be dismissed, but will return to the classroom at the conclusion of the workshop to pick their child up.
Meet Our Faculty
Mark Evans is the Director of Fay’s Center or Creativity & Design. He holds a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University's Peabody School of Education and a Master of Arts degree from the National Theatre Conservatory. He is on a mission to inspire students and faculty to push the boundaries of creativity and design, but when he's not at school, you'll probably find Mark around a soccer pitch, with his family and dog, building intricate LEGO sets, reading comic books, or playing video games.
Willa Gustavson joined Fay in 2022 as a second grade teacher and has been a member of the FaySummer camp staff since 2013. Willa holds a B.A in English with a concentration in English and French literature from Stanford University and a M.S. in elementary education with a concentration in elementary teaching from Northwestern University. 
Kate Noel teaches Kindergarten at Fay School. She holds a bachelor's degree in human development and early childhood as well as a master's degree in special education from Wheelock College.  Prior to Fay, she taught first grade at Nashoba Brooks School; she has also taught at The Country School in Madison, CT, and the Lake Forest Country Day School in Lake Forest, IL. Kate also lives on campus and serves as a dorm parent.
48 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201