Tabor Academy

Founded: 1876

Ages/Grades: Grades 9-12

School Setting: It is hard to picture a more stunning location for a school than Tabor’s in southeastern Massachusetts. Our campus,in the small town of Marion, stretches along a half mile of Sippican Harbor on Buzzards Bay leading to the Atlantic. Views of water glistening in the afternoon sun and sailboats gently bobbing on their moorings, as well as the smell and feel of bracing salt air, nourish our souls and raise our spirits when workloads overwhelm.

School Size: 500

Classroom Size: 12

Student/Teacher Ratio: 6:1

Tuition: Boarding $43,500, Day $31,100

Financial Aid: Is allocated based on demonstrated need.

Curriculum:

Our aim at Tabor is to make learning the heart of our mission. Academic pursuit is the only way to bring the huge volume of human experience, subject matter and breadth of perspective to a manageable endeavor. Pure academic pursuit, however, needs always to be balanced by hands-on experience, travel, personal discovery, trial and error.

Support Services: Office hours were teachers are available to students is held every morning before school.

Camp Programs: Yes

After School Programs: Yes

Computer Capabilities:

Every room is wired for internet access and the common areas are wireless.

School Clubs:

ACappella Groups; Admissions Tour Guides; Astronomy Club; Bowsprit Literary Magazine; Community Service Program; Dance Club; Dorm Proctors; Drama; Environmental Awareness (EA@TA); Gay Straight Alliance (GSA); Habitat for Humanity; Instrumental Groups; International Student Organization; Math Club; Mock Trial Team; Model United Nations; National Honor Society;Peer Listening
SADD Speech and Debate Team
Stage Crew; Student Activities CommitteeStudent Council Student Council
Student Newspaper Student Radio Station
Yearbook Young Democrats/ Young Republicans

Notable Graduates:

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Paul Fireman - Founder and President of Reebok
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John Fish - President of Suffolk Construction Company
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George Graboys - CEO, Citizens Bank
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Robert I. Dodge III - senior official at US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Lewis Lipsett - Professor at Brown University, expert on childhood development and psychology
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Thomas Graboys - Harvard professor, author
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Bruce Sundlin - Governor of Rhode Island, 1991 to 1995
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Kevin White - mayor of Boston from 1968 to 1984
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Travis Roy - Author

Parking Spaces/Availability: Day students are allowed vehicles on campus.

Uniform Guidelines: The formal dress code for boys: Sport coat or blazer with dress slacks (or tailored shorts in warm weather), dress shirt and tie, belt, socks and dress shoes. The formal dress code for girls: Either (1) dress or skirt (no culottes) and blouse / sweater / turtleneck, or (2) dress slacks (slacks must have pockets set-in; no rivets) with a blouse or collared shirt and blazer, shoes or dress boots. Capri pants and “pedal-pushers” are not part of the approved formal dress code. Dresses or skirts must be knee-length. This means, the lower hem of the skirt or dress must touch or cover a portion of the knee when you are standing. If a girl elects to wear slacks, she must also wear the Tabor style Blazer. The Tabor Blazer may be purchased from The Blazer Depot (1-888-322-7469; blazerdepot.com; see Winsor style, Madison style or Park Avenue style) or it may be of similar style from another company

Admissions Requirements:

Students seeking admission to Tabor should be of good character and have demonstrated both the motivation and the ability to profit from a challenging college preparatory course of study. Learning about the world and oneself is at the heart of a Tabor education. Therefore, candidates should possess energy, imagination, and a desire to know. They should have interests and talents that can be nurtured at Tabor, and they should also be intrigued by the possibility of contributing to the community in a number of ways. Because admission to Tabor is competitive, the school is able to accept only a percentage of those students who apply each year.

Mission Statement:

The Mission of Tabor Academy

To inspire a life-long love of learning
To instill a passion for the highest standards of achievement
To encourage personal responsibility
To foster care for others and committed citizenship

Tabor Academy is a coeducational, rigorous, college preparatory boarding and day school. Tabor enrolls students demonstrating academic ability, strong motivation, sound character, emotional stability, and a willingness to participate fully in the school community. Tabor is founded on the belief that a healthy school community finds common ground while embracing differences and, therefore, accepts a racially, ethnically, religiously, economically, and internationally diverse student body. Tabor students are expected to respect one another and to care for their school.

Tabor's academic, artistic, athletic, and community programs provide distinctive opportunities for students to achieve genuine understanding and significant skills and to identify and pursue personal goals. As "the school by the sea," Tabor sustains a unique maritime heritage that embodies, in all its programs, the qualities a seagoing life requires: thoughtful preparation for and awareness of the wider world, perseverance, courage, good humor, a sense of direction, and humility.

Tabor's faculty commit themselves to balancing high demands with genuine affection for their students and to fostering relationships founded on the compassion, personal integrity, and trust that anchor Tabor's community.

School History: http://www.taboracademy.org/history.asp

Notes/School Information:

A big school program with a small school's humanity, Tabor Academy offers a rigorous academic program that includes 20 AP courses, and numerous honors level courses across the curriculum. Located on the picturesque shore of Sippican Harbor, Tabor's stunning oceanfront campus is home to 500 students from across the globe. Small dormitories, which average 18 students, provides an exceptional residential program and cultivates a strong sense of community. Tabor graduates often matriculate to the most competitive colleges in the country. In 2008, 90% of that class were admitted to one of their top three colleges, and 74% were admitted to their first choice. Outside the classroom, Tabor offers a wide range of after school activities that include four major drama productions, fifty interscholastic teams, (twenty-three of which compete at the varsity level) seven singing and four instrumental groups. New additions to our stunning campus include the Marine Science Center which opened in 2005 and the LEED Gold Certified Math & Science Center which opened in Sept. 2007. All new students are invited to Summer Orientation-at-Sea onboard our 92-foot schooner, the S.S.V. Tabor Boy.