Boarding School website example: Fairhaven Academy

Sample site built by our AI, not a customer site. Fairhaven Academy is a made-up business; our AI wrote every section, from the headline to the 4-question FAQ. Fairhaven Academy is a coeducational boarding and day school in Lenox, Massachusetts for grades 9 to 12, with 285 students, small classes, and need based aid.

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What makes this boarding school website work

It leads with a promise, not a job title

The first thing a visitor reads is "Small enough that no one disappears", with "Founded in 1921" set above it as a small label. The line underneath does the explaining: "285 students in grades 9 through 12, about 70 percent boarding. Classes average eleven students around a table, and every student has a faculty advisor who lives on campus." Two buttons follow, "Start an application" for people ready to act and "Schedule a visit" for people who want to look around first. The layout is a split hero, copy on one side and footage on the other, using looping stock footage instead of a static photo.

Numbers before adjectives

Directly below the hero, a strip of 4 short facts does the job most boarding school sites leave to vague words like "trusted" or "experienced": 104 yrs (of teaching), 285 (students), 11 (average class size) and 42% (receive need based aid). Each one is something a customer can check or hold the business to.

Every service has a price

The "What a Fairhaven education includes" section lists 6 academics and life: Boarding tuition ($68,400 per year), Day tuition ($41,200 per year), Need based financial aid (Awards to full tuition), Advanced and honors courses (Included), Athletics and arts (Included) and College counseling (Included). Prices run from $41,200 to $68,400, so a visitor can tell in seconds whether it fits the budget. A one-line note sets the terms: "Tuition figures are for the 2025 to 2026 year and do not include personal expenses or travel." Each item gets a sentence of its own, for example "Tuition, room, board, and all academic fees for the full nine month year."

The about section is specific

Under the heading "A century in the Berkshires, and still a small school", the about section says: "Fairhaven has occupied the same 190 acre campus in Lenox since 1921. We have grown deliberately slowly, because the table sized class is the point." It then lists 3 concrete points instead of a paragraph of values: faculty families live in every residence house, weekly advisor meetings for every student, all four years and saturday classes end at noon, with the afternoon for athletics and the town.

Reviews with a who and a where

There are 3 reviews, each signed with a name and a context (Miriam K., Parent, class of 2023; Elliot R., Class of 2019; Paul and Ana G., Parents, current junior). None of them says "great service". They mention a specific moment, like "We could not have afforded this without aid. The process was straightforward and the award was reviewed honestly every year."

Questions a buyer asks before calling

The FAQ covers 4 questions: "What does the application involve?", "How does financial aid work?", "What happens on weekends for boarding students?" and "Can international students apply?". The answers are direct. The first one reads: "An online application, current and prior year transcripts, two teacher recommendations, a student essay, and an interview on campus or by video. Applications are due January 15 and decisions are released in mid March."

It tells people what happens next

The page closes on "Come see the campus". It sets expectations before anyone gets in touch: "Tours run weekday mornings and include a class visit and lunch with students. Admissions will help you plan travel from Boston or Albany." Hours are written out (Admissions office Mon to Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm, tours by appointment) and so is the area covered (Boarding students from 19 states and 12 countries). The phone number also sits in the header on every scroll position, so nobody has to hunt for it.

The design stays out of the way

The palette is three colors: a #faf6f0 background, #2b2119 text and one accent (#9a5b1f) used only for buttons and labels. Headings are set in a serif face and buttons have 8px rounded corners. The menu has 6 items (Services, Pricing, About, Reviews, FAQ and Contact), all on one page, so it scrolls instead of making people click through.

Every service and price, as the site lists it

Questions its FAQ answers

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