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The Fessenden School – Head of School – Position Statement
AT A GLANCE
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525 Boys in grades PK–9
100 + faculty and staff, 42 living on campus
105 boarding boys in grades 5–9
50+ athletic teams
50 million dollar endowment
1.8 million dollars in Annual Giving
Boys from 28 states and 23 countries in the past 5 years
41 acres, 3 miles from Boston
Further enhance the project-based
learning side of the curriculum. Change
is hard for schools and Fessenden
evolved to a remarkable extent in the last
five years. Sustaining that development is
important, especially in demonstrating that
there is a spectrum of experience
between a project-based approach and a
traditional teacher-centered approach.
The next head can further that
understanding and commitment
Changing market and landscape. No
one has a crystal ball, but the next head
has the chance to be nimble and smart
about what works best for boys of this age
in a changing world. He/she can get out in
front of the curve with technology, social
media, engaging and innovative pedagogy,
and more. Defining and practicing that
which will separate Fessenden from its
private and public school competitors is an
exciting opportunity to consider. The
resources and support are legion and the
next head has a great chance to marshal
those towards exciting ends.
Connection to the daily life of the
school. Fessenden
loves to see its head in
the dining hall, on the
sidelines of games, in
the school’s hallways
and classrooms, and in
the many interstices
that exist in the life of
the school. The next
head will enjoy great
success if he/she
maximizes, to the
extent he/she
reasonably can, those
opportunities and
makes them a high
priority each day.
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