Stratfield School, built in 1929, is one of the town's 11 public elementary schools and is also the town's oldest…More public elementary school.</p> <p>Stratfield School is now undergoing an $18 million expansion and renovation. Before the expansion, Stratfield School had a bricks-and-mortar capacity of 399 students, 21 permanent classrooms and four portable classrooms. The expansion is designed to add eight classrooms onto Stratfield School and to increase its capacity to 500 students.</p> <p>Stratfield School's enrollment in the 2009-10 school year is 494 students (March 2010 figure) and its enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to peak at 496 students in the 2010-11 school year. Enrollment in 2014-15 is projected to be 453 students.</p> <p>Students who graduate from Stratfield School attend Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>Stratfield School's principal is Thomas Pesce.</p>

Osborn Hill School, 760 Stillson Road, is one of the town's 11 public elementary schools.

Built in 1957,…More Osborn Hill School has 22 permanent classrooms and a bricks-and-mortar capacity of 420 students.</p> <p>The town in late 2009 installed a pre-fabricated addition of five classrooms onto Osborn Hill School to accommodate its growing enrollment, which was identified as 547 students as of March 2010.</p> <p>The most recent projections (November 2009) estimate Osborn Hill School's enrollment will peak at 568 students in the 2011-12 school year and then fall to 547 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>Osborn Hill is the elementary school with the highest number of students in the 2009-10 school year. Students who graduate from Osborn Hill School attend Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>The principal at Osborn Hill School is Alan Lipman.</p>

Fairfield Country Day School, a private day school for boys in kindergarten through ninth-grade, is located on a…More 25-acre campus in Fairfield's Greenfield Hill neighborhood.</p> <p>FCDS was founded in 1936 and originally was located on Unquowa Road in downtown Fairfield. In 1949, FCDS needed more space and acquired the Bronson estate on Bronson Road, which is the current home of the school. The school's historic main building was originally the home of Timothy Dwight, who was a minister at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and then president of Yale University. A public elementary school in Greenfield Hill that was built in 1962 is named after Timothy Dwight.</p> <p>Fairfield Country Day School is incorporated in the state of Connecticut and is governed by a 22-member board of trustees. Tuition at the school, in 2009-10 was $28,200 a year for kindergarten through third-graders, $29,000 a year for fourth- through sixth-graders, and $30,200 a year for seventh- through ninth-graders. Financial aid is available.</p> <p>The school's mascot is the crusader.</p>

Riverfield School, built in 1959, is one of the town's 11 public elementary schools.

Riverfield School has a…More bricks-and-mortar capacity of 399 students, and the school's 466 students (March 2010 figure) attend classes in 22 permanent classrooms and five portable classrooms.</p> <p>Riverfield's enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to be at its peak in the 2009-10 school year and to drop to 409 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>Students who graduate from Riverfield School attend Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>Riverfield School's principal is Paul M. Toaso.</p>

McKinley School, 60 Thompson St., is one of the town's newest and largest elementary schools.

McKinley…More School is also the town's most diverse elementary school - so much so, that the state Board of Education in 2006 ordered the Fairfield Board of Education to reduce the percentage of minority students at McKinley School so the percentage would be more comparable to the town's other 10 public elementary schools.</p> <p>Built in 2003, McKinley School has 470 students (March 2010 figure), which includes 20 in a pre-kindergarten program, and a bricks-and-mortar capacity of 504 students.</p> <p>Enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to be at its peak in the 2009-10 school year and was projected to drop to 393 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>Students who graduate from McKinley School attend Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>McKinley School's principal is Dale Bernardoni.</p>

Black Rock Nursery School, established in 1969, is located on the campus of Black Rock Congregational Church at 3685…More Black Rock Turnpike.</p> <p>The nursery school, open to children ages 2 through 5, states that its goal is to provide a safe and happy environment for pre-schoolers, while, at the same time, through work and play, sharing Christian values with them.</p> <p>Black Rock Nursery School, which has 125 childen, provides a spiritual component in its curriculum and the school's Web site says that children will learn that God made the world and all that is in it, that Jesus is the Savior and that Jesus loves them. Special times are set aside for Bible stories, prayers, table graces and songs of praise.</p> <p>Free play includes blocks, art, dress-up, kitchen corner, story corner, play-dough, puzzles, games, easel painting, cooking, simple science experiments and beginning writing activities.</p> <p>Black Rock Nursery School offers classes for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds and a pre-kindergarten program for 5-year-olds. Classes are from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and an extended lunch bunch program, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., is offered for 4- and 5-year-olds on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.</p> <p>The nursery school is open from Monday through Friday. Two-year-olds attend two days a week, 3-year-olds attend two or three days a week, 4-year-olds attend three or four days a week, and 5-year-olds attend five days a week.</p> <p>The student-to-teacher ratio is 4 to 1 for 2-year-olds; 6 to 1 for 3-year-olds; and 8 to 1 for 4- and 5-year-olds.</p>

St. Thomas Aquinas School, which is next to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish on the Post Road in downtown Fairfield, was…More built in 1921.</p> <p>The school originally consisted of only a three-story building, which now houses grades 1 through 4.</p> <p>In 1955, a one-story addition was built onto St. Thomas Aquinas School and that addition is currently home to the school's pre-school, kindergarten, art and music programs, and school offices.</p> <p>In the mid-2000s, St. Thomas built a gymnasium, middle-school classrooms and a multi-purpose room.</p> <p>In 2007, the school added a science lab and new playground, and, in 2009, it added a new library and media center.</p> <p>St. Thomas Aquinas School, governed by a School Advisory Board that is under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, says in its mission statement that the goal of the school is to provide children with academic excellence and a faith-filled Catholic environment and that it encourages students to reach their full potential by becoming lifelong learners. The school says that it teaches students to model Christ's message of love through its words and example.</p> <p>The curriculum at St. Thomas for grades 1 through 8 consists of a basic course load with a strong focus on language arts, math and science and it's designed to integrate religion, humanities, history and foreign languages into a student's daily routine. Classes in physical education, art and computer science are spread throughout the week. Kindergarten students are taught a full-day phonics-based pre-reading program and are introduced to math concepts, simple science units, field trips, music, art and a basic introduction to religious education.</p> <p>Tuition at the school in 2009-10 ranged from $5,254 for one child in the parish and $6,148 for one child not in the parish to $20,594 for a family with five children in the parish and $21,117 for a family with five children who are not in the parish.</p> <p>Tuition for pre-school in 2009-10 was $3,726 for a 4-year-old child in the parish attending for three half-days, $4,166 for a 4-year-old child who is not in the parish attending for three half-days, $3,234 for a 3-year-old in the parish attending for two half-days and $4,062 for a 3-year-old not in the parish attending for two half-days.  </p>

Hunt Ridge Montessori School, located on the grounds of St. Pius X Church at 834 Brookside Drive, was founded in 1983…More and is one of two Montessori schools in Fairfield (the other is on the grounds of First Church Congregational on Beach Road.)</p> <p>Hunt Ridge Montesorri School is open to children from 3 years of age through 6 years of age.</p> <p>The school is in the process of building a Web site.</p> <p>Activities and equipment in the school include the Montessori curriculum, foreign language, a Suzuki piano, a creative movement class, Montessori materials and American-Montessori-trained teachers.</p> <p>Tuition in 2009-10 was $7,650 for a half day (3- and 4-year-olds) and $8,650 for a full day (5- and 6-year-olds.)</p>

Burr Elementary School, built in 2003, is one of the town's 11 public elementary schools and is also one of the…More town's newest and largest elementary schools, with a bricks-and-mortar capacity of 504 students.</p> <p>Burr Elementary School is also noteworthy for the large amount of glass on the school's exterior, which was designed to enable the school to blend in with its rural surroundings in the town's scenic Greenfield Hill neighborhood.</p> <p>Burr Elementary has 27 permanent classrooms and an enrollment of 418 students (March 2010 figure), which include 17 students in a pre-kindergarten program.</p> <p>Burr Elementary's enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to be at its peak in the 2009-10 school year and to drop to 358 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>Students who graduate from Burr Elementary School attend Fairfield Woods Middle School.</p> <p>Burr Elementary School's principal is Gary A. Kass.</p>

Presbyterian Nursery School, open to 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and young 5-year-olds who could benefit from an…More additional year of preschool before kindergarten, has operated for more than 30 years at First Presbyterian Church, 2475 Easton Turnpike.</p> <p>The nursery school, open to all denominations, says it works to provide a warm, nurturing environment where each child's uniqueness is recognized and self-esteem is developed and that staff encourages social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth to enable children to develop at their own pace.</p> <p>Presbyterian Nursery School says its principles are based on respect, honesty, trust, and caring.</p> <p>Activities include arts and crafts, costumes, day trips, free play, games, gross motor equipment, manipulative toys, a music period, nature study, outdoor play, play apparatus, puppets, puzzles, story hour, tape recorders and players, video and film, movement and music classes, art projects, opportunities for hands-on experience in math and science, and a strong emphasis on language and socialization.</p> <p>Tuition in 2008-09 was $2,205 for 3-year-olds; $3,060 for 4-year-olds; and $3,870 for pre-kindergarten.</p>

Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened in the fall of 2003 as a second public high school in town when enrollment…More projections forecast that the town would have from 2,600 to 2,800 high school students in 2012-13.</p> <p>The high school opened in a building that had housed Roger Ludlowe High School, which closed in 1987, and Roger Ludlowe Middle School from 1998 to 2003.</p> <p>Before the town opened Fairfield Ludlowe High School, it built a 200,000-square-foot building on the Ludlowe campus which is now home to Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>Fairfield Ludlowe High School initially had only freshmen and sophomores and was considered at that time as a satellite campus of Fairfield High School on Melville Avenue, which was the only high school in town after Roger Ludlowe High School closed in 1987. The high school on Melville Avenue was renamed Fairfield Warde High School after Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened.</p> <p>Enrollment at Fairfield Ludlowe High School is 1,423 students (March 2010 figure) and its enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to peak at 1,844 students in 2015-16.</p> <p>Fairfield Ludlowe High School's bricks-and-mortar capacity is 1,400 students, and its building was built in 1949. The building underwent a complete renovation before Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened for the 2003-04 school year.</p> <p>Advanced placement courses at Fairfield Ludlowe High School include Computer Science, Economics (micro and macro), English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, U.S. History, Modern European History, U.S. Government and Politics, American Studies, French, Latin, Spanish and Studio Art.</p> <p>Fairfield Ludlowe High School's headmaster is David M. Ebling and its mascot is the falcon.</p>

Timothy Dwight School, built in 1962, is one of the town's 11 public elementary schools and is also the public school…More with the fewest number of students in the 2009-10 school year.</p> <p>Timothy Dwight's 319 students (March 2010 figure) attend classes in 21 permanent classrooms, and the school's bricks-and-mortar capacity is 378 students. Timothy Dwight's enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to be at its peak in 2009-10 and to drop to 283 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>Students who graduate from Timothy Dwight School attend Tomlinson Middle School.</p> <p>Timothy Dwight School's principal is Brenda Anziano.</p>

The Methodist Nursery School, 1089 Fairfield Woods Road, is a church-sponsored but non-sectarian preschool that…More started in 1959. The school is operated as a community outreach effort by Grace United Methodist Church and maintains an open admissions policy.</p> <p>The nursery school believes that children learn best by making their own discoveries through interacting with their physical and social environment. The school says it provides a place where children can grow, at their own pace, through the use of a variety of materials, creative and dramatic play and interaction with their peers and teachers.</p> <p>The school says its goals are to help children foster a positive self-concept; respect other people; develop the power to think by learning through discovery; acquire skills, concepts and competences; develop interests and learn to use leisure time well; and grow in self-direction, independence and the ability to cope with change.</p> <p>Activities include arts and crafts, costumes, day trips, free play, games, gross motor equipment, manipulative toys, a music period, nature study, outdoor play, play apparatus, puppets, puzzles, a rest period, snack, story hour, tape recorders and players and dramatic play.</p> <p>Tuition in 2009-10 was $2,200 for 3-year-olds who attend two days a week; $3,000 for 3-year-olds who attend three days a week; $3,200 for 4-year-olds who attend three days a week; $3,600 for 4-year-olds who attend four days a week; and $4,950 for 4- and 5-year-olds who attend prekindergarten Monday through Friday.</p> <p>The nursery school holds parent-teacher conferences, parent coffees and parent evenings, and parents may visit during the day.</p> <p>The nursery school also offers summer camps for children from 3.5 years old through 6 years old in June and July.</p>

Roger Ludlowe Middle School, built in 2003, is the town's newest and largest middle school and was built so the town…More could reopen a high school in the building that used to house Roger Ludlowe Middle School.</p> <p>From 1998 to 2003, Roger Ludlowe Middle School operated in the former Roger Ludlowe High School building, which, in 2003, became Fairfield Ludlowe High School.</p> <p>Roger Ludlowe Middle School, built to house 875 students, is now next door to Fairfield Ludlowe High School on the 50-acre Ludlowe campus, which also includes Sturges Park, a 12-acre town-owned property which is used by the girls' softball team at Fairfield Ludlowe High School and which features Brown's Hill, a popular venue for sledding.</p> <p>Roger Ludlowe Middle School's enrollment in 2009-10 is 966 students (March 2010 figure) and enrollment was projected on Nov. 30, 2009 to peak at 1,063 students in the 2012-13 school year and to drop to 1,040 students in 2014-15.</p> <p>The town in the spring of 2010 is wrestling with how to accommodate its growing middle school population, and plans have been brought forward to expand Fairfield Woods Middle School, which is the smallest of the town's three middle schools.</p> <p>Roger Ludlowe Middle School's enrollment projections assume the "feeder pattern" of students from elementary schools to middle schools does not change and that the Board of Education does not approve a new redistricting plan.</p> <p>Fifty-four percent of students who graduate from Roger Ludlowe Middle School attend Fairfield Ludlowe High School next door; the remaining 46 percent attend Fairfield Warde High School on Melville Avenue.</p> <p>Roger Ludlowe Middle School's principal is Glenn Mackno, and the school's mascot is the bulldog.</p>

Greenfield Hill Church Nursery School, which opened in 1954, is located at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church,…More 1045 Old Academy Road. The nursery school is non-sectarian and has always had an open-admissions policy.</p> <p>The nursery school says its program for children ages 3 through 5 offers focused activities to stimulate and provide opportunities for growth and learning at each child's individual and developmental level.</p> <p>The nursery school states that its goals are to create a warm and loving atmosphere where each child's uniqueness and creativity are encouraged; to provide a balanced program that involves the child in the excitement and joy of learning through play; to encourage children to follow individual interests; and to provide the opportunity to participate in group activities.</p> <p>Activities include art, dramatic play, guided free play, manipulative toys, block play, music and movement specialists, nature study, language and literacy, outdoor play, and math and science.</p> <p>Parent-teacher conferences are held in December and April or on an as-needed basis, and parents may visit the nursery school at any time.</p> <p>Fees in 2009-10 were $2,815 for 3-year-olds who attend two days; $3,780 for 3-year-olds who attend three days; $4,795 for 4-year-olds who attend four days; $5,745 for 4-year-olds who attend five days; and $6,245 for pre-kindergarten (young 5 year olds.)</p> <p>Parents cannot enter the parking lot at drop-off or dismissal because the parking lot is too small and children are hard to see when parents are driving sports utility vehicles. Parking is available on-street at those times.</p> <p>The nursery school advises that it is a nut-free environment due to children with peanut allergies.</p>

St. Paul’s Nursery School at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1969. Its curriculum is designed…More to provide children with hands-on experiences and activities that allow their curiosity and cognitive skills to develop spontaneously. </p> <p>The goal of St. Paul’s Nursery School is to help children develop into self-confident, curious and productive members of society who are kind, empathetic and considerate of others. St. Paul’s presents a developmentally appropriate curriculum that fosters the growth of the whole child. St. Paul’s recognizes individual differences and strives to create an atmosphere in which every child succeeds. </p> <p>St. Paul’s Nursery School believes that children learn through play and that play helps children begin to socialize, share, to learn through their senses and hands-on experiences, to build upon ideas, and to develop their creativity and problem solving skills. Activities at St. Paul’s include art, dramatic play, walking field trips, large motor equipment, blocks, music, sand & water, stories, science, fine motor activities and group discussion. Parent –Teacher conferences are held twice a year or on an as-needed basis. Parents are welcome in the classroom and on field trips. </p> <p>Fees for the nursery school are $2500 for 2-day three-year-olds, $3320 for 3-day three-year-olds, $3400 for 3-day four-year-olds, $3970 for 4-day four-year-olds and 4- day pre-k children and $4450 for 5-day pre-k children. <br>Margee Ready has been with the school since 1974 and has been the director since 1996. Jeanne Bartko, the assistant director, has been with the school since 1994. <br><br></p>

The Beanery, at 90 Old Dam Road, is a high school nightclub for teenagers that is open Friday nights during the…More school year and that showcases bands from Fairfield and neighboring towns.</p> <p>Bands perform every other Friday night, from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., during the school year. Admission, which is paid at the door, is $3 or more, and all proceeds benefit the Jacky Durrell Service Award Scholarship, which is named after the late Jacquelyn C. Durrell, who served as the town's first selectman from 1983 to 1993.</p> <p>In the previous year, the Beanery awarded four $1,000 scholarships to Fairfield high school graduates.</p> <p>Bands can obtain booking information by calling  the Parks and Recreation Department at 203-256-3191.</p> <p>The Beanery also includes free pool tables, air hockey, Ping Pong and video games.</p>

Great Beginnings Montessori School, founded in 1996, is a private, not-for-profit Montessori school located in the…More First Church Congregational at 148 Beach Road.</p> <p>Great Beginnings Montessori School offers Toddlers a program from 18 months to three years of age, a primary program kids 3 - 6 and a lower elementary program for children in 1st through 3rd grades.</p> <p>Children have six or seven field trips a year, and Spanish is taught once a week to children who stay for lunch bunch and extended day. The school's parents' group, known as GRAPES, is involved in fundraising, classroom support, children's parties and a Sunshine Club that acknowledges and helps parents during times of change in their lives.</p> <p>Parents come to the school to observe classes before enrolling their child, and they attend parent conferences in November and March, though they can also set up a conference at any time with their child's teacher.</p> <p>Children attend school Monday through Friday, and tuition in 2009-10 was $5,100 a year for half-days.</p> <p>Great Beginnings Montessori School says its mission is to support, through the prepared Montessori environment, the development of each child's potential through activities that promote independence, physical coordination, emotional growth, social competence, cognitive preparation and spiritual nourishment.</p>