The fishing club has both faculty and parent sponsors. Other clubs that have been popular are the Ecology Club, Odyssey of the Mind, Chess Club, Photography Club, and Mountain Biking Club. The Lower School s Student Government Association is an elected body of students who work with the administration to sponsor student activities. Other after-school activities for the Lower School include Band, Chorus, and Drama Club. Typical programs have included a play presenting the life and times of Maggie Walker, an exhibit of Rodin sculptures, and ecology and conservation programs from Nearby Nature.
Teachers identify similar opportunities for our students each year.
The Fifth Grade annual overnight stay is at Sheridan School s Mountain Campus in Luray. There students experience supervised and safe confidence and team building activities, such as caving and rock climbing. For one week the Eighth Grade class is engaged in a mentoring program that matches each student with a professional practicing in a career field that students observe on-site. Mentors guide the student through a typical week in their chosen career. The program culminates in a Career Expo for the entire school where eighth grade students build and man booths representing their chosen career.