Students at MacDowell Montessori School can participate in extracurricular activities, clubs, and showcases focused on the arts, athletics, community service, and more.
Our teachers, coaches, and parent volunteers support extracurricular activities that help students explore career interests, develop new talents and skills, and make friends. Students who represent MacDowell Montessori School in the community gain leadership experience and strengthen school pride.
Most activities/clubs meet after school. Exceptions include art studio, choir, and instrument lessons, which students participate in during the school day. Contact our school’s parent coordinator or your child’s teacher to learn more about these opportunities.
Lower Elementary Clubs
Students in grades one through three grow as artists, performers, and scholars when they join specialty clubs.
African Drumming
First- through third-grade students learn and practice percussion styles with Black Arts MKE performer educators who join our school for twice-yearly artist residencies.
Art Studio
Welcomes students in grades one through three to create artistic representations of topics they research in class. These representations include dioramas, art installations, and sculptures.
Chess Club
Second- and third-grade strategists compete at the school level in preparation for evening and weekend district tournaments.
Children’s Choir
Second- and third-grade vocalists learn to use their voices.
Drama Club
Students rehearse and perform a theatrical production that involves the entire school community from K5 through twelfth grade.
Instrument Lessons
Students have the opportunity to participate in weekly violin, viola, or cello lessons.
Makers/Coding Club
Lower elementary students learn the basics of coding and investigate STEM concepts using hands-on materials.
Multicultural Dance
First- through third-grade students learn and practice creative movement traditions with Black Arts MKE performer educators who join our school for twice-yearly artist residencies.
Upper Elementary Clubs
Upper elementary students (grades four through six) grow as artists, performers, and scholars when they join specialty clubs.
African Drumming
Students learn and practice percussion styles with Black Arts MKE performer educators who join our school for twice-yearly artist residencies.
Art Club
Artists join this after-school club to develop their technique.
Art Studio
Welcomes students in grades four through six to create artistic representations of topics they research in class. These representations include dioramas, art installations, and sculptures.
Book Club
Students bond over a shared love of literature as they read and discuss novels and short stories.
Chess Club
Strategists compete at the school level in preparation for evening and weekend district tournaments.
Children’s Choir
Vocalists in grades four through six use their voices for self-expression and during school performances.
Drama Club
Students rehearse and perform a theatrical production that involves the entire school community from K5 through twelfth grade.
Instrument Lessons
Fourth- through sixth-grade students can enroll in piano or violin lessons.
Makers/Coding Club
Students learn the basics of coding and investigate STEM concepts using hands-on materials.
Multicultural Dance
Fourth- through sixth-grade students learn and practice creative movement traditions with Black Arts MKE performer educators who join our school for twice-yearly artist residencies.
Music Club
Students in grades four through six can engage in music enrichment and perfect their technique for school performances.
Secondary Clubs
Students in grades seven through twelve grow as artists, performers, and scholars when they join specialty clubs.
Art Club
Adolescent artists continue to develop their technique and inspire one another as a creative community.
Chess Club
Strategists compete at the school level in preparation for evening and weekend district tournaments.
Drama Club
Students rehearse and perform a theatrical production that involves the entire school community from K5 through twelfth grade.
Gender Sexuality Alliance
Welcoming, supporting, and affirming, this club focuses on LGBTQIA identities and perspectives.
Hope Squad
The Hope Squad peer-to-peer suicide prevention program impacts mental wellness at MacDowell and in schools across 43 states and Canada. Hope Squad members are nominated by their classmates as trustworthy peers and trained by advisors. The program reduces the risk of youth suicide through education, training, and peer intervention.
Manga Club
Students gather to enjoy Manga, a Japanese literary, visual art, and animation format turned global pop culture phenomenon.
Music Club
Students in grades seven through twelve engage in music enrichment and perfect their technique for school performances.