Spring Athletics: Fitness Offerings

Students can pick from the following:

Yoga (3x/week, 12:00-12:50): Join us for a combination of yoga, self defense and mindfulness class! Find deep focus and relaxation. Learn strikes and combinations, grapple releases, mindfulness based situational awareness, and humanitarian focused conflict negotiation. We all deserve to both feel, and be, safe on a daily basis.

Running Team: Spring Running is an all-abilities running team. We train after school from 3:45pm – 5pm, on running trails and in the neighborhoods around Beaver. We also participate in local trail and road races of varying distances throughout the season. Running is fun and even more fun with friends!

Sports Performance and Fitness: Program runs in the afternoon, 3 days/week Mon-Thurs 3:45-5:30. Sports Performance and Fitness focuses on strengthening and improving endurance in the body, while incorporating balance, stability, strength and cardiovascular training. They will have access to the weight room, gym spaces and the turf. Athletes will use barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells, bands, and will learn how to use bodyweight exercises to move safely and effectively whether it is to improve athletic performance or just maintain general health. We also teach recovery strategies such as foam rolling techniques and active mobility work

Volleyball – all gender: Practice and train to become a better volleyball player! Practices will include individual and team skill development, positioning and learning the most important aspects of volleyball. If possible, some matches may be scheduled.

Spring Athletics: Interscholastic Sports

The options available to students:

Baseball – boys
Lacrosse – boys
Lacrosse – girls
Sailing – all gender
Softball – girls
Tennis – boys
Tennis – girls
Ultimate Frisbee – all gender

Spring Musical: Costume Construction and Design

Spring Costume Construction and Design is a one-term, production-based activity related to the public performance of the Spring Musical Activity at Beaver. The term begins by focusing on script and character analysis to inform the design and construction process and then students bring the play to fruition alongside the performers and technical theater students. Past projects have included pattern making, construction, fabric painting, jewelry making, and hair and make-up design and execution. Students entering this activity should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment. 
Spring Costume Construction and Design meets each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. 

Spring Musical: Technical Theater

Spring Tech Theater is a one-term, production-based activity where students practice Technical Theater skills related to the public performance of the Spring Musical Activity at Beaver. This activity is open to both experienced and inexperienced technicians; it includes on-the-job training which prepares students to take on necessary challenges. Technical theater roles may include stage management, run crew, set, props, lighting, projection, and sound production. Students entering this activity should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment. Spring Tech Theater offers dedicated students a chance to build essential skills such as effective communication, problem solving, organization, iteration, and leadership. Past shows have included flown scenery, turntables, projection mapping, sculpture, prop building, and textured scenic painting techniques. 

Spring Tech meets each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. Based on the size of the crew and production needs of the play, participation will be confirmed during the first week of the term.

Spring Musical

The musical is a one-term mainstage, process-to-production experience. Students are cast through acting, dancing and singing auditions. The cast works throughout the rehearsal process to bring the play to fruition using music, dance and character development to tell the story, alongside the technical theater and costuming students. Placing equal focus on the process as well as the product, students build collaboration, creative problem solving, empathy, and leadership skills as well as performance skills. Students entering this process should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment. 

Rehearsals are each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. Past shows have included In The Heights, Hairspray, Rent, and Dreamgirls. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement. Participation in the play will be confirmed following auditions.

Winter Athletics: Fitness Offerings

Students can choose from the following:

13.1 Project: 13.1 Project meets everyday to train for half marathons, incorporating fitness, strength training and yoga. Throughout the course of the term, students will participate in 3 races, culminating with the Hyannis Half Marathon.

Bowling: This program will meet Tuesdays & Thursdays each week in the afternoon and will travel offsite to Kings, a bowling alley in Dedham. Practice and master different kinds of bowling (candlepin and 10 pin), and potentially compete against other schools.

Rock Climbing: This program will meet Tuesdays & Thursdays each week in the afternoon and will travel offsite to Rock Spot, a rock climbing gym in Dedham. There will be a mix of bouldering, rope climbing, lead climbing, and auto belays.

Spin Class: Spin class meets Wednesdays & Fridays each week, from 3:45-5:00pm. Depending on numbers, students may be split into early and late sessions.

Sports Performance and Fitness: Program runs in the afternoon, 3 days/week Mon-Thurs 3:45-5:30pm. Sports Performance and Fitness focuses on strengthening and improving endurance in the body, while incorporating balance, stability, strength and cardiovascular training. They will have access to the weight room, gym spaces and the turf. Athletes will use barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells, bands, and will learn how to use bodyweight exercises to move safely and effectively whether it is to improve athletic performance or just maintain general health. We also teach recovery strategies such as foam rolling techniques and active mobility work.

Yoga (3x/week, 12:00-12:50): Join us for a combination of yoga, self defense and mindfulness class! Find deep focus and relaxation. Learn strikes and combinations, grapple releases, mindfulness based situational awareness, and humanitarian focused conflict negotiation. We all deserve to both feel, and be, safe on a daily basis.

Winter Athletics: Interscholastic Sports

The following teams are available in the winter; visit the Athletics page to learn more.
Basketball – boys
Basketball – girls
Fencing – all gender
Squash – boys
Squash – girls
Wrestling – all gender

Dance

This activity is open to all students, from the novice to the advanced dancer, who are interested in exploring dance through a variety of styles including (but not limited to) Jazz, Funk, Musical Theater, Modern, and Latin dance. In this workshop-style class, dance skills will be practiced and key performance concepts will be discussed. The daily routine will include warm-up and stretch and movement drills with a focus on improving coordination, balance, efficiency, strength, flexibility and rhythm. Performance routines will be developed over the course of the term. This activity meets daily from 3:45pm-5pm and counts towards the fitness requirement.

Winter Advanced Theater & MS Musical: Costume Construction and Design: 

This is a one-term, production-based activity where students practice costume design and construction skills while working on the Advanced Theater Play and the Middle School Musical. The term begins by focusing on script and character analysis to inform the design and construction process and then students bring the play to fruition alongside the performers and technical theater students. Past projects have included pattern making, construction, fabric painting, jewelry making, and hair and make-up design and execution. Students entering this activity should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment. 

This activity meets each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. 

Winter Advanced Theater: Technical Theater

Winter Tech Theater is a one-term, production-based activity where students practice Technical Theater skills while working on the Advanced Theater Production. This activity is open to both experienced and inexperienced technicians; it includes on-the-job training which prepares students to take on design, production, and devising challenges. Technical theater roles may include stage management, run crew, set, props, lighting, projection, and sound production. Winter Tech Theater offers dedicated students a chance to build essential skills such as effective communication, problem solving, organization, iteration, and leadership. Students entering this activity should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment.
Winter Tech meets each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. Based on the size of the crew and production needs of the play, participation will be confirmed during the first week of the term.

Winter Play: Experimental Theater Project

The Experimental Theater Project is a workshop style, student-driven process, exploring various theater styles and immersing students in the experience of creating a piece of theater. Recent topics have included Theater of The Oppressed, Comedia del Arte, Neofuturist, Immersion Theater and Radio Plays. In this unique theatrical experience, plays may be devised or taken from source material. The term culminates in three public performances. Placing equal focus on the process as well as the product, students build collaboration, creative problem solving, empathy, and leadership skills as well as performance skills. Students entering this process should be highly motivated and interested in an intense and exciting experience that requires a great deal of commitment and collaboration. 
Rehearsals are each day from 3:45pm-5:30pm. In the weeks leading up to the performances, Saturday rehearsals are added as well as late rehearsals ending at 6:30pm the week before the show, 9:00pm the week of the show, and later into the evening for the actual performances. Past projects have included The Boal Project, 30 plays in 60 minutes and The Arte of Comedy. Participation in the play will be confirmed following auditions.

Hiatt Independent Opportunity

The Hiatt Independent Afternoon Opportunity allows for students to volunteer at a nonprofit after school for seven hours per week. Many students choose a nonprofit based on an established relationship they have with an organization. They may also meet with someone in the Hiatt Center to brainstorm ideas. This afternoon program does not take place on campus, and it is up to the student to arrange for transportation to the volunteer site.

During the term, students write a reflection describing their volunteer experience. Students who sign up for this activity must complete this learning agreement by the end of the first week of the term during which they will volunteer. The student will determine their schedule with the nonprofit pending approval from Ms. Latour in the Hiatt Center.