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Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA

Innovation Saturdays at Fay School

Join us for an Innovation Saturday on October 25!

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, October 25, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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  • The Humpty Dumpty Challenge

    Your mission: Protect Humpty Dumpty after he has a great fall! After reading Dan Santat’s picture book After the Fall, students will use recycled materials to create a parachute that will protect Humpty Dumpty so that he doesn't crack when he falls. Bring your creativity and excitement as we build, test, and rebuild our parachutes to protect our egg-cellent pal!
     
    Instructor: Taylor MacPherson, Kindergarten teacher
    For ages 6-9
    Limited to 10 students - Workshop Full

  • Introduction to Coding

    Learn the fundamentals of coding and how to create your own animations and games in this introduction to Processing, a free and flexible software sketchbook and coding language. We’ll also be working with LEGO SPIKE Prime sets to help students understand how to create a structured sequence of programming activities in a real-world context.

    Instructor: Xiaohu Zhao, Physical Science Teacher
    For Ages 9-12
    Limited to 10 students

  • Design It: Build a Greenhouse and Geodesic Dome

    Welcome to the world of four-season growing! We'll start by exploring our Fay Greenhouse, planting our own seedlings for you to take home, and learning a little about greenhouse design. Your mission is to design and build a model for a small space, an energy-efficient greenhouse that could be used in homes and schools. As a class, we will also look at geodesic dome greenhouses and build a small one to house some of our plants!
     
    Instructor: Jenna Glovsky, Upper School Science Teacher
    For ages 9-12
    Limited to 10 students

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Parking and Details

Please park at Brackett House, located at 31 Main Street, 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
Taylor MacPherson teaches in Fay's Kindergarten. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Northeastern University and is studying for her master’s degree in Elementary Education. She has also worked as a Fay After School Associate and FaySummer Camp Counselor for several years, and she currently serves as a dorm parents for our boarding students in grades 7-9. Taylor has also worked as a volunteer in a number of organizations including Peace Through Play, while also observing in various classrooms in and around the Boston area. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and photography. 
Xiaohu Zhao holds bachelor's and master's degrees in science from the University of Michigan. He teaches eighth grade Physical Science at Fay, and he has also worked in Fay's English Immersion program. His favorite aspect of teaching at Fay is the opportunity to help students learn and love science and math. He believes learning science and math is more than memorizing formulas on the whiteboard - instead, he enjoys helping students explore and understand how physical science and math work through creative problem-solving. During his free time, Xiaohu loves to travel with his wife, who is also a teacher at Fay.
Jenna Glovsky teaches science in Fay’s Upper School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Williams College and a master’s degree from Skidmore. Previously, she served as Director of the Upper School at Derby Academy and has held a variety of roles within schools, including Director of Residential Life, Dean of Students, and Director of Health and Wellness. She loves working with students to develop self-advocacy in their academic and everyday lives, and to develop design thinking and strategic planning as scholars. She lives on campus with her husband, Michael, and their daughter, Alice.
48 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
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