The Foundation for a Meaningful Life
Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA
Orientation and Opening of School

Orientation - Upper School Day Students

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

11:00 am - 1:00 p.m. Explore Campus - for New Students and Families

Please enjoy our campus and feel free to attend these optional events.

Shop at Mooseduds! Camp Dining Room Building, floor below dining room, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Check out the selection at Mooseduds, Fay School's gently-used clothing resale shop. Mooseduds sells Fay dress code clothing for children in Kindergarten through grade nine, including blazers (boys and girls), dress shirts, skirts, belts, and ties.

School Store Picardi Art Center (Upjohn Building)
Get your Fay gear! Apparel and school supplies are available in our School Store, which will be open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Please note that new students will learn their color team assignments on September 18.

Morty's Trading Post Wellness Center, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Help us support sustainability at Fay by checking out Morty's Trading Post, our on-campus collection of gently-used dorm supplies and furnishings available for free or at significantly reduced prices. You'll find hangers, lamps, storage solutions, and more!

Group Tour of Campus departing from Fay House at 11:00 am
Get to know our campus with some of our admission staff.
This 50-minute tour includes visits to classrooms, Harris Theater, Harlow Gym, and the Village Dorms.
 
Meet the Families Association Picardi Art Center, lobby outside School Store
Meet representatives from the Families Association, learn about ways you can get involved, and sign up to help!
 
Open Office Hours 
Drop in to meet administrators and staff members listed below and ask any individual questions.

  • Director of Equity & Inclusion Root 210
    Drop in to meet Jill Anthony, Fay’s Director of Equity and Inclusion.

  • Health & Counseling Wellness Center
    Drop in to meet our Health Office and Counseling staff, drop off medications, and ask any individual questions.

  • Learning Services Root 111B
    Drop in to meet Amy Mohn, Fay's Director of Learning Services, and ask any individual questions. Please note that Learning Services drop-in hours are for brief, informal check-ins.
    Learning Services faculty will be happy to schedule more
    in-depth meetings once classes have begun.

1:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Upper School New Student Orientation

Begins in Mars Room
Grade-level student activities for ALL 7th graders and NEW 8th and 9th graders
Meet your classmates and prepare for the first day of school. Grade deans and faculty members will tour the campus and facilitate team-building activities. ALL students new to the Upper School should attend. Please note that this event is for students only, and that dress code for all orientation activities is play dress.
 

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Upper School New Family Orientation

Harris Theater
Parents, guardians, and family members of ALL students new to the Upper School (all 7th graders, new 8th and 9th graders) will meet with Head of Upper School Jake Sumner in Harris Theater. Students will have separate activities during this time.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Explore Campus

While students are finishing their orientation, families are welcome to tour our campus, do some shopping, or grab a cold drink and check email! 
 
• Group Tour of Campus departing from Fay House at 2:00 pm
 
• Shop at Mooseduds! Camp Dining Room Building - one floor below the Dining Room.
Check out the selection at Mooseduds, Fay School’s gently-used clothing resale shop. Mooseduds sells Fay dress code clothing for children in Kindergarten through grade nine, including blazers (for boys and girls), dress shirts, skirts, belts, and ties. 
 
• School Store Picardi Art Center (Upjohn Building)
Open until 6:00 pm.
 
• Student Lounge Bottom floor of Dining Room Building
Refreshments will be available in our Student Lounge.
 

3:45 - 4:30 p.m.: Grade-Level Meetings for ALL Students and Families

At this required meeting, all new and returning Upper School students and their families will meet with their grade-level deans to hear important information about the upcoming school year.
 
Grade 7 with Emma Wilson, Grade 7 Dean  Primary Multipurpose Room
Grade 8 with Zoe Townsend, Grade 8 Dean Harris Theater
Grade 9 with Courtney Sargent, Grade 9 Dean  Mars Room

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Grade-Level Dean Meetings

After the grade-level meetings, all Upper School students will stay with their Grade Deans and the orientation leaders to meet as a class and continue orientation games and introductory activities.

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: Reception for Upper School Families

Sunken Garden
Parents should plan to meet their students in the Quad for pickup at the close of the reception and dean meetings.
48 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201