GFA History
What was the original name of Greens Farms Academy?
"Mrs. Bolton's School for Girls." It was founded by Mary E. Bolton. In October 1925 Mrs. Bolton leased a room for her School, as well as living space for herself and her two daughters, Elizabeth Mary and Ann, in a three-story frame house on Church Lane across from Christ and Holy Trinity Church. The original teacher was Kathleen Laycock, Mrs. Bolton's younger sister.
What 3 natural ecosystems surround GFA?
Salt Marsh
Audubon
Long Island Sound
What is GFA's motto in Latin?
Quisque pro Omnibus "Each for All"
Who lived in the mansion before this was a school?
The Vanderbilt Family
When were the squash courts built?
How many students go to GFA right now?
777!
In 1925, the School began with only 4 students (including Mrs. Bolton's two daughters)!
When GFA first opened as The Bolton School, was it a Lower, Middle, or Upper School?
Lower School! In the first year of the school, no students older than seven were accepted, and each year an older age group was added until it had its first graduating class in 1935.
When did GFA move to its current location?
In 1957, GFA, known as The Kathleen Laycock Country Day School at the time, moved to our campus now.
How many seats are in the Janet Hartwell Performing Arts Center?
441 seats
How many Heads of School have there been? Bonus if you can name them!
8 Heads of School
Mary Bolton: 1925-1960
Kathleen Laycock: 1926-1963
Wiliam Posey: 1963-1964
Nancy Lauber: 1964-1972
Jim Coyle: 1972-1998
Peter Esty: 1998-2003
Janet Hartwell: 2003-2018
Bob Whelan: 2018-present
44 acres
In what year did GFA become co-educational, meaning male students joined?
In 1970, The Kathleen Laycock Country Day School became Greens Farms Academy and 23 boys joined the school.