Greens Farms Academy
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Greens Farms Academy (GFA) is a K-12
independent preparatory
co-educational day school
in the Greens Farms
section of Westport, Connecticut
, drawing 650 students from numerous towns of central southern Fairfield County
. Greens Farms Academy is located on a campus near Long Island Sound, a salt marsh and an Audubon woodland. The school began as a Vanderbilt
estate, but has now expanded into multiple buildings, including a new section for the Upper and Middle Schools. Greens Farms Academy has a very good college acceptance record, with many students going on to attend colleges such as Yale
, Penn
, Harvard
, Cornell
and Brown
.
Greens Farms Academy is known throughout Fairfield county and Connecticut for excellence in teaching. Recent programs have included a focus on being environmentally friendly and on incorporating a global view into the curriculum. There are several off-campus learning opportunities in the Upper School, including School Year Abroad, a semester at sea, the Island School and the High Mountain Institute.
The school resides on a family estate previously belonging to the Vanderbilt’s.
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
independent preparatory
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
co-educational day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in the Greens Farms
Greens Farms, Connecticut
Greens Farms is the oldest and seed neighborhood in the town of Westport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.-Boundary:The boundaries of the neighborhood, like those of most neighborhoods with no governmental status, are vague, but according to a New York Times article in 2001,...
section of Westport, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, drawing 650 students from numerous towns of central southern Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
. Greens Farms Academy is located on a campus near Long Island Sound, a salt marsh and an Audubon woodland. The school began as a Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt family
The Vanderbilt family is an American family of Dutch origin prominent during the Gilded Age. It started off with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy...
estate, but has now expanded into multiple buildings, including a new section for the Upper and Middle Schools. Greens Farms Academy has a very good college acceptance record, with many students going on to attend colleges such as Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Penn
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and Brown
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
.
Greens Farms Academy is known throughout Fairfield county and Connecticut for excellence in teaching. Recent programs have included a focus on being environmentally friendly and on incorporating a global view into the curriculum. There are several off-campus learning opportunities in the Upper School, including School Year Abroad, a semester at sea, the Island School and the High Mountain Institute.
The school resides on a family estate previously belonging to the Vanderbilt’s.