Fairfield Prep

Last week, Prep faculty and staff gathered in the McLeod Innovation Center for vital First Aid & CPR training led by head varsity basketball coach Mike Papale!
Beyond coaching on the court, Coach Papale is the co-founder of the In A Heartbeat Foundation, an organization dedicated to preventing deaths from sudden cardiac arrest by donating automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and funding research for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Thank you, Coach Papale, for helping keep our school community safe, trained, and prepared!

That’s a wrap on our 2026 Summer Camps! 🚀🏈🎮🏉
From refining fundamentals on the field to building 3D-printed tech, our campers brought the energy, determination, and Prep Pride all summer long!
Huge thank you to all our incredible campers, coaches, and staff who made this summer unforgettable. Swipe through to check out the highlights from Football, Rugby, Innovation, and Esports Camp!

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Prep community, we have raised $42.2 million towards our goal of $46.7 million for the Barron Center for Arts & Recreation. This opportunity to complete our campus footprint enables Fairfield Prep to fulfill our Jesuit promise of caring for the whole of our boys, giving them the space to build their strength, deliver their voice, and share the spirit of the Prep brotherhood.

Go Forth: The Campaign for Fairfield Prep has raised 96% of our $90 million goal, a testament to what happens when a community rallies around a shared mission. Built on three pillars — Build the Brotherhood, Invest in Intellect, and Commit to Care — Go Forth is strengthening our ability to cultivate tomorrow's heroic leaders prepared to respond to the needs of the times.

We are so close, but we can't cross the finish line without you. Every gift matters. Every donor moves the needle. And there are many ways you can have an impact on our efforts. Visit goforth.fairfieldprep.org to join us on this journey.

The Freshman Experience is underway, and the Class of 2030 is already showing what it means to be Prep men. Over the past three weeks, incoming freshmen dove into foundational courses designed to build their academic skills, habits of mind, and Ignatian values they'll carry throughout their four years while also beginning to build the brotherhood.

Executive Functioning Skills — students explored organization, planning, time management, working memory, and the power of building strong routines.

Foundations of Mathematics — from classifying prime numbers to exploring the Pythagorean Theorem, students tackled real-world math problems head-on.

Effective Writing — students learned the importance of clarity, built their essays from outline to thesis to final draft, and sharpened their skills through peer editing.

Study Skills — students identified their personal learning styles and practiced active study strategies.

Prep for PREP — students navigated their schedules on a scavenger hunt, learned to submit assignments on Schoology, participated in a service project, prayed the Examen, and learned the Prep Fight Song from upperclassmen.

Welcome to Fairfield Prep, Class of 2030. The journey begins!