Weekends at Fessenden

Adventure Fuels Weekends at Fessenden

Weekends at Fessenden

As a boarding school in New England, Fessenden’s location provides boys easy access to the mountains and lakes of Vermont and New Hampshire or the beaches of Cape Cod and the Islands. In addition to opportunities to explore the world around Fessenden, the weekend program offers our boys a variety of activities on and around campus to stay active and engaged with their teachers and friends.

There are 42 residential faculty and staff members living on campus, providing our boys with limitless opportunities to interact and connect with caring adults. They plan, host, and chaperone all of the weekend’s activities, allowing our boys to see their teachers in a different light outside the classroom.

Indoor Surfing

Community Service

Lung Strong Road Race

Red Sox Game at Fenway Park

Indoor Skydiving

Hiking in the Adirondacks

Go Kart Racing

Boston Marathon

Escape Room Boston

Fly Fishing on Cape Cod

City Fun

Downhill Skiing

Rockwall Climbing

Dinner with Friends

With 20-25 trips and activities offered each weekend, there is something for everyone.

Arguably, Fessenden’s weekend program is one of the best in the country. Boys have the opportunity to craft their own weekend activities based on their interests, and when the weekend’s options are posted every Tuesday, boys get together with their classmates to determine which trips and activities they want to do.

Boston is one of the most culturally rich cities in the country, and our boys take advantage of a wide variety of fun learning opportunities. When weekend activities extend our classrooms beyond campus, learning can look like this: cheering on their math teacher along the Boston Marathon route, walking the Freedom Trail and grabbing a cannoli along the way, watching a robotics competition at MIT, experiencing the Museum of African American History, engaging at the interactive Blue Man Group performance, exploring the latest exhibit at the Museum of Science, or taking in a game at Fenway Park.

Weekends are filled with fun at Fessenden, and parents will be glad to know that not only are their boys having fun, but they are learning and using their decision-making and time-management skills. For example, if they know they’ll have a busy Saturday with activities around Boston, they may choose to stay close to campus on Sunday to study, relax, and prepare for the week ahead. Most importantly, boys are connecting with their peers and learning to be active members of their communities, on and off campus.

Theme weekends

Boys can participate in various activities organized around themes like the Olympics, World Cup, Las Vegas Casino Night, or Cruise Ship.

Access to athletics and arts facilities

Boys can play on Fessenden’s turf fields, gyms, ice rink, and pool (in season); experiment with the 3-D printers in the Ciongoli Center for Innovation; or practice with their rock band, just to name a few options.

Shopping trips

Fessenden faculty will lead boys on visits to local stores to shop for any items they need for the week.

Bike Tour of Martha’s Vineyard
Boda Borg
Boston College Football Game
Boston Marathon
Boston Skateboard Park
Bowling & Billiards
Chinatown for Dim Sum
Dances and Fundraising events with Local All-Girls Schools
Duck Boat Tour of Boston
Fresh & Saltwater Fishing
Golf Outings
Head of the Charles Regatta
Indoor Rock Climbing & Trampoline Park
Kayaking & Canoeing on the Charles River
Lake Placid Outdoor Adventure
Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day
Minuteman Bike Trail Ride
MIT Science Festival
Motocross & Monster Truck Show
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Science & Omni Theater
New England Car and Boat Shows
New England Revolution Soccer Game
Red Sox Games & Tours of Fenway Park
Sailing on a Schooner in Boston Harbor
Six Flags Adventure Park
Skiing & Snow Tubing at Nashoba Valley Ski Area
Walk for Hunger

Adventure Fuels Weekends at Fessenden