Country Fair 2024

Join Us October 18 & 19!

Come join us for Eaglebrook School's annual Country Fair, which will be held on Friday, October 18.

The fair marks the first Parents’ Weekend of the 2024-2025 school year, and we invite you to join your child for classes in the morning and for a fun-filled afternoon of festivities.

Students may leave for the weekend following the completion of their last commitment on Saturday, October 19.

Schedule of Events

List of 8 items.

Monday, October 14

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Day Parents Reception - Copley Library

6:00 p.m.
Day Student Parent-Teacher Conferences in Baines, Doubleday, Evans Center, and the Chase Learning Center
Wednesday, October 16

6:30 p.m.
Country Fair prep night. Day Students depart at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, October 18

8:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Parent Registration upon Arrival
Fialkow Lounge, Evans Learning Center
After 10:00 a.m., you may register at the Main Office in the Learning Center

8:45 - 8:55 a.m.
Sixth Form Assembly
Bartlett Assembly Area, Chase Learning Center

9:00 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Academic Classes
Baines, Evans Academic Center, and Chase Learning Center

12:00 p.m.
Buffet Lunch for Third and Sixth Formers
Gibbs Dining Hall

12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch for Fourth and Fifth Formers
Gibbs Dining Hall

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Country Fair Concessions & Open-Air Jazz Band Performance
Memorial Field

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Parents' Reception
Fialkow Lounge & Chorus Room, Evans Center
Come gather with faculty, administrators, trustees, and fellow parents

5:00 p.m.
Secondary School Advising Meeting for Sixth Form Students and Parents

5:30 - 6:45 p.m.
Buffet Dinner*
Gibbs Dining Hall
Classroom dress required
* Students wishing to eat off campus with family may check out with the permission of dorm faculty after all obligations are met.

6:45
An Evening of the Arts
Bartlett Assembly Area, Chase Learning Center
The evening includes musical performances by the string orchestra, piano students, and the chorus, and a play by the Theatre Department.
Saturday, October 19

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Parent-Teacher Conferences
Baines, Doubleday, Evans Center, and
Learning Center

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Refreshments for Parents
Library, Chase Learning Center

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
Gibbs Dining Hall

12:30 p.m.
Parents’ Association Meeting
Gibbs Dining Hall
Musical performance followed by remarks by Head of School Andrew Chase and Sixth Form Speakers

2:00 p.m.
Athletics
Varsity Football vs Franklin County Tech School – Track Field
Varsity Soccer vs Pope Francis Preparatory School – Memorial Field

2:30 p.m.
Athletics
JV 1 Soccer vs Deerfield Academy – Lower Uppvall Field
JV 2 Soccer vs Deerfield Academy – Arrowhead Field

Please check this link for a full schedule of times and locations for the day's sporting events.

6:00 p.m.
Buffet Dinner
Gibbs Dining Hall
Informal dress
Sunday, October 20

Faculty are available for conferences on Sunday and Monday. Please make appointments directly with teachers if needed.
Monday, October 21

This is a free day for students remaining on campus. No classes will be held. Day Students do not have to come to school.
Tuesday, October 22

This is a free day for students remaining on campus. No classes will be held. Day Students do not have to come to campus. Third, Fourth, and Fifth Form Boarding Students should return to campus by 8:00 p.m. Sixth Form students should return to campus by 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.
Sunday, October 27

Sixth Form students who have been on visits to secondary schools should return to campus by 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.

General Information

REFRESHMENTS AND PARENT SOCIAL GATHERING:

Friday: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. – Fialkow Lounge in Evans Center

Friday: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Fialkow Lounge in Evans Center

Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Library, Chase Learning Center

Note: Coffee will be available in Gibbs Dining Hall throughout the weekend.

UPDATES TO COUNTRY FAIR SCHEDULE: Please refer to the digital signage located in the Chase Learning Center, Sports Center, Gibbs Dining Hall, and all dorms for any updates to this schedule.

SCHOOL STORE: Please visit our online store on SquadLocker: https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/eaglebrook-school-store

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY: Parents are invited to stop by the library and learn from the library staff how they work with your child and how the library's resources support the curriculum. Visit us Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to learn more about Wish Lists Books and Friends of the Library, or to see our parent authors' books on display!

EAGLEBROOK ARCHIVES: Eaglebrook proudly opened the school’s archives during the centennial celebration weekend in June 2022. The archives are in the basement of the Evans building. A self-guided tour of exhibition materials is on display in the foyer of the archives main entrance. For inquiries, please contact our archivist, Tom Doyle, at thomas.doyle@eaglebrook.org, or contact Rachel Meier at rmeier@eaglebrook.org.

MAIN OFFICE HOURS: Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m., and
Saturday, 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE HOURS: Stop by the Advancement Office in the Lodge on Friday or Saturday if you have any questions — or just to say hello.

TRANSPORTATION: If you would like assistance around campus, please contact our Director of Security Phillip Snow at +1 (413) 772-9026

QUESTIONS: Please call the Administrator on Duty at +1 (413) 834-0296.

STUDENTS MAY CHECK OUT for dinner on Thursday or Friday evening or overnight on Saturday after their obligations have been met. Underformers return by Tuesday, 10/22, at 8:00 p.m., and Sixth Formers return by Sunday, 10/27, at 4:30 p.m.