Spring 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. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement.

Yoga

 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. Offered in the fall, winter, and spring terms. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement.

Meets 3 days/week, 12:05pm-12:50pm

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. Offered in the fall, winter, and spring terms. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement.

Rock Climbing

This program will meet 3x/week in the afternoon and will travel offsite to a rock climbing gym. There will be a mix of bouldering, rope climbing, lead climbing, and auto belays. Offered in the fall, winter, and spring terms. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement.

Bowling

Practice and master different kinds of bowling (candlepin and 10 pin), and potentially compete against other schools. Offered in the fall and winter terms. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement.
2 or 3 days/week, off site

Literature of Lies

What are our expectations for truth in memoirs and fake news? And how do we feel about unreliable narrators, lies within the story world, tall-tales, and satire? We will ask how lies are constructed narratively, and what we lose and gain when and if we stop trusting our stories. As we consider various types of narrative untruth, we’ll dive into some cognitive psychology to learn about the trustworthiness of memory (and how forgetting creates gaps that false information can fill) as well as our susceptibility to fake news. Together the class will allow us to ask what is “true” in our post-truth world. This class will have a particular focus on the skills of reading, analytical writing, and project design.

Madness to Mental Health

Who you callin’ crazy? How do we respond to those whose mental states diverge from the norm, and how do we tell stories about them? Starting with Greek tragedy, working our way through Shakespeare, and ending with student-chosen modern texts, we’ll explore the history of mental illness in Western literature. We’ll examine the language used to talk about mental health, how it has evolved, and how depictions differ across time and culture. Projects will involve options ranging from creative writing to psychology research, giving students opportunities to explore topics of interest to them within mental health narratives. This class will have a particular focus on the skills of reading, analytical writing, and creative writing.

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
• Volleyball - 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, Dreamgirls, Something Rotten, and Mamma Mia. This activity counts towards the fitness requirement. Participation in the play will be confirmed following auditions.

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