Annual Fund
The Team Fay Annual Fund is essential to our operations every year and provides, beyond what tuition covers, the necessary resources to nurture, guide, and develop our students into the future leaders of the world.
Sandy, Reese '29, Olivia '26, and Katy Shurin
2024 Annual Fund Chairs
Your Gift's Impact
Your gift impacts your CHILD:
- Challenging academic environment with social and emotional support
- Opportunities beyond academics like PE and practical and performing arts
- Low student-to-teacher ratio
- Responsive Classroom teachers create a safe learning environment
- Research-backed curriculum so your children are prepared for life after Fay:
- Bridges in Mathematics
- KnowAtom - new STEAM curriculum for K-5 students focused on integrations of social studies and English language arts with math and science for a true project-based learning approach
- Daily Grammar Practice
- New leadership curriculum for upper elementary students adapted from Building Everyday Leadership in All Kids
Your gift impacts our TEACHERS:
- Competitive benefits & salaries
- Innovative teaching & learning opportunities
- Provides teachers the resources they need to be successful
- Conferences and continuing education
opportunities that keep them on the edge of their craft:- Reading Units of Study 5-day conference (6 teachers)
- Writing Units of Study 5-day conference (3 teachers)
- New Frontiers in Literacy 5-day Institute (6 admin/teachers)
- International Society for Technology in Education 5-day conference (1 teacher)
- North America Reggio Emilia Alliance
Conference (1 teacher) - a framework for preschool education - PBL World 4-day conference (2 teachers)
- Library Juice Workshop (1 librarian)
- Bridges in Mathematics 60-hour training (2 teachers)
- Social Studies curriculum training (1 teacher)
- Multi-sensory grammar training (1 teacher)
- ISAS Division Heads Conference (2
administrators)
Your gift impacts our CAMPUS:
- Allows us to maintain beautiful, inviting
outdoor spaces, including the Fay Forest, for students to learn through play - Hurricane clean-up and repairs
- New roof for Elementary Building
- Water remediation in Fay House
- Tree maintenance across campus and in the forest
- Overall campus cleanup of debris and limbs
- New HVAC unit installed in the MFE
building - Campus plumbing, electrical, and irrigation repairs
- Playground fence repair, new mulch and
sand - New doors for Art Room and the Fondren patio
- Replace/Repair lockers for 3-5 grade
students
Annual Fund Giving Levels
Marie Fay Evnochides Society
It is with great pride that we honor our founding Head of School, Marie Fay Evnochides, and those that continue to stand behind her vision for Fay. Over thirty years ago, The Fay School opened its doors and began a journey that would touch the lives of all who encountered it. In the school’s 20th year, we were incredibly proud to announce the formation of the Marie Fay Evnochides Society to permanently recognize Annual Fund supporters who make The Fay School a philanthropic priority.
Marie Fay Evnochides,
Founder of The Fay School
Philanthropy is a fundamental element of the Fay equation. From our founding over 30 years ago, it is by the generosity of our supporters that our school thrives.
Lisa Arrington, Director of Advancement