Our 2023-24 Year in Review!
The 2023-24 school year was an exceptional year for Fay children. As we move into the future, Fay continues its journey of becoming a nationally recognized early childhood and elementary school "where children come first," just as Marie Fay Evnochides imagined! Take a look at all that we accomplished together with and for your children:
- Celebrated the inaugural year of our ISAS Accreditation.
- Completed the installation of our Bienenstock Natural Playground.
- Fay Leaders sang the national anthem at the Sugarland Space Cowboys game.
- Every child leveraged their emotional intelligence through Responsive Classroom principals to direct the creation of Fay’s first-ever school-wide Social Contract.
- Fifth Grade Leaders hosted the Second Annual Dog Day at Fay.
- 100% Participation in our Annual Fund for a third year in a row.
- Volunteered in our community for the second annual Fay Day of Service.
- Hosted our second annual Fall Festival with the support of the Parents’ Club.
- Enjoyed another record-breaking year of admission applications and family tours.
- The National Association of Independent Schools directed Thaden School (AR) to visit Fay because of Fay’s “strong academic programming, leadership development, and outdoor education."
- Served as a host site for the Texas Children in Nature Network’s Winter Summit.
- Appreciated the generosity of the Holiday Gift Fund, thanks to the Parents’ Club.
- Melissa Sherman presented her research at the National Association of Independent Schools’ Annual Conference through the Aspiring Heads Program.
- Entered five Fay canoe teams in the 52nd Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta.
- Participated in the 2024 Houston Art Car Parade.
- Fourth Grade collaborated with Urban Harvest’s Farmers’ Market.
- Primary School children experienced Fishing Day at Fay, a tradition.
- Conducted our second annual Multicultural Fair.
- Mr. Elijah Nash ‘26 served as Head of School for the day.
- Initiated the first annual Third Grade Campus Campout.
- Ms. Ozden Ozkanoglu presented at Rice’s Winter Early Literacy Summit.
- The Third Annual Gena Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award was awarded to Second Grade Lead Teacher Ms. Carolyn Hart to fund her Project-Based Learning unit Changing Landscapes – Houston, Fay, and the Buffalo Bayou.
- Hosted three Fay’s Got Talent shows.
- Fostered ongoing partnerships with Ready to Grow Gardens, Moonshot, The Garden Hen, Urban Harvest, Houston Arboretum, Memorial Park Conservancy, Texas Children in Nature Network, Memorial Park Conservancy, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Houston Zoo, Barnes and Noble, and Rice University.
- Presented four different musicals: Kindergarten – Sleepover Party, First Grade – Big Beautiful Planet on Earth Day, Second and Third Grades– Vacation on Mars, and Fourth and Fifth Grades – Matilda.
- Boogied down with an off-campus Forever Young Gala.
- Primary students enjoyed another year of Forest Days and Student-Led Conferences.
- Celebrated The Fay School’s Class of 2024 with the annual traditions of our Gator Crawl and Alumni Speaker at our outdoor graduation ceremony.
We are proud of all we have accomplished for your children and eagerly look to August when we will welcome your children back for another wonderful year of "deliberately building and educating the next generation of leaders for our world!"