Greens Farms Academy (GFA) is a PreK-12 independentpreparatoryco-educationalday school in the Greens Farms section of Westport, Connecticut, drawing students from numerous towns across Fairfield County. Green Farms Academy's mission and classes consists of real world learning, smaller class sizes, as well as strong community built between students and teachers.[1] Greens Farms Academy is located on a 42-acre campus overlooking the Long Island Sound, a salt marsh and an Audubon woodland. Greens Farms Academy is located less than five minutes walking distance away from the Metro North train station.
Founded in 1925 as The Bolton School by Mrs. Mary E.E. Bolton and her sister, Miss Katherine Laycock, the schools main purpose was to educate Bolton's 2 daughters. At the end of the first year, there were 14 girls enrolled in the preparatory school.[2] The name was then changed to the Kathleen Laycock Country Day School as the sisters moved the school to a 26-acre campus, sold to them by the Bedford/Vanderbilt family. In 1969, the trustees voted to admit males. Believing that it would be difficult to attract male students to “The Kathleen Laycock Country Day”, the school was renamed to Greens Farms Academy.[3]
Athletics
The Greens Farms Academy Dragons compete in the Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA), consisting of independent schools in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY and in the Western New England Preparatory School Association (WNEPSA).[4]
Wrestling
The Wrestling Team, coached by Jack Conroy '06, was ranked No. 30 in the National Preps in 2025.[5]
Steven Burrell '23 won a national championship at the 2023 Prep Nationals.[6]
Kayla Batres, a junior at GFA, won a national title in 2025.[7]
Sailing
The Sailing Team is coached by Peter Coleman. Fairfield Cup Champions in 2008. Fairfield County Gold Cup Champions in 2009. Connecticut State Champions in 2009. New England Schools Sailing Association’s ranked the Greens Farms Academy sailing program as the No. 1 interscholastic team in New England in April 2022.[8]
Facilities
Located on a 44-acre (18ha) campus, the school borders three ecosystems: the salt marsh, Audubon woodland, and the Long Island Sound. The main building is a Gilded Age mansion designed by architect Harrie T. Lindberg, the Stamford White protegé who was called “the American Lutyens”.[9]
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition for the 2025–2026 academic year is as follows:
Pre-Kindergarten:
$37,000
Kindergarten
$46,200
Lower School:
$52,520
Middle School:
$55,140
Upper School:
$58,180
Financial aid is awarded to 22% of students, with an average grant of $40,000.[10]
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