Tabor Academy
66 Spring Streetmarion, MA 02738
(508) 291-8300
Tabor Academy educates and empowers students to connect, serve, and lead.
Tabor Academy is a coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school located in Marion, Massachusetts. 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'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. Tabor is also known as the "School by the Sea."
FAST FACTS
Head of School:
Tony Jaccaci
Director of Admissions:
Eric Long
Gender:
Co-ed
Religious Affiliation:
Nondenominational
Total Enrollment:
510
Percent Boarders:
70%
Percent International:
20%
Application Platorm(s):
SAO
Testing Plan:
Required
Curriculum
At Tabor Academy, the classes range across the academic disciplines, encouraging students to explore their interests and discover their unique strengths. Our commitment to small class size helps us create lively and dynamic classrooms that encourage our students to be active participants and partners in their learning. With an emphasis on relevant, hands-on and place-based learning, our classes help students go beyond merely memorizing “the what” to truly understanding “the why” in every subject. With a wide-ranging variety of courses across the academic disciplines and numerous honors and Advanced Topic class offerings, students can explore their interests and seek additional intellectual challenges in just about any academic area.
Programming
Beyond the vibrant realms of athletics and the arts, Tabor extends its educational experience by offering an array of activities that let students dive head first into their passions. These aren't just clubs; they're avenues of exploration and connection. Groups like Model UN, Engineering, Robotics, PhotoPool, and student publications aren't merely about an extracurricular pastime—they’re about immersing yourself in meaningful experiences that combine your unique passions and curiosities with both collaborative and individual pursuits.
Activity/Sports Requirements
Every student must pursue a Tabor after school activity all three seasons. Two of the three seasons, including freshman fall, must be a Tabor Team Offering. There is a detailed list of all the sports and activities that are available for the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Dress Code
Tabor’s dress expectations promote: Cleanliness, neatness, and respect for academic and formal settings, Inclusivity and equity across gender, race, body size, and maturity, Preparation for professional environments like interviews and formal events
Seated Meals
No seated meals
Study Hall
In their first trimester at Tabor, ninth grade students participate in structured study hall sessions held in the Academic Center. As they transition into the second trimester, they move on to reduced support study/prep periods, following a customized approach designed to enhance their academic performance. These sessions can take place in their dorms or the library. In grades 10-12, students have Evening Prep. Boarding students can decide to spend this prep time in the dorms, or join day students who opt to stay on campus in the library or Academic Center. Peer tutors have on campus privileges to tutor during Evening Prep hours, as well.
Saturday Programming
Tabor Academy offers a large variety of activities for students on the weekends. This long list includes activities such as waterfront weekends, movie nights, food truck gatherings, bonfires, trampoline parks, game nights, sport tournaments, and so much more!
Residential Life
Tabor's legacy of boarding education dates back to its inception in 1876. Since then, our dormitories have maintained both cherished and modernized traditions: One dorm upholds fireside chats at ten o'clock, even though the fireplace itself is gone; another enjoys guided strolls to stargaze; yet another thrives on karaoke sessions, holding sing-offs in its common room post-study hall. Birthday celebrations, a favorite in every dorm, take on unique flavors, with some featuring cakes and others savoring s’mores.