Clubs & Activities
In addition to the academic, athletic, and arts activities that are available to all students, Thayer Academy is home to an extensive array of clubs and extracurricular activities for virtually every area of interest. Students are often members of multiple clubs, and also regularly take the initiative to form their own club. This is all part of the process of developing personal and group interests, shaping individuals into independent, proactive, and engaged students who rise to honorable achievement and contribute to the common good. Below is a sampling of Thayer’s clubs and activities.
Upper School
- AddlEssence
- Art Club
- Asian Student Association
- Business Club
- Chess Club
- Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL)
- Challengers Club
- Christian Students Affinity Group
- Creative Writing Club
- Culinary Club
- Engineering
- Father Bill’s
- Film Club
- First Book Club
- First Gen
- French Club
- Future Problem Solvers
- Games Club
- Gardening Club of Thayer
- Gold Heroes - Childhood Cancer
- Habitat for Humanity
- Help a Hero (supporting our troops)
- Isokan
- Jewish Affinity Space
- Knitting Club
- Latin Club
- Mathletes
- Mental Health Awareness Group
- Mi Gente
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations TA
- Neurodivergent Affinity Space
- OMEGA
- Paws for a Cause
- Perfect Pals
- Project DEEP
- Project Esperanza
- Photography Club
- QUEST
- SALSA
- Special Olympics
- Speech & Debate
- Spirit Club
- Sports Analytics
- Student Government
- Sustainable Environment
- Students Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
- TA PAWS (Peer Tutoring)
- Tour Guides
- Trivia Team
- Welcoming Committee
- Women in STEM
- "Voice" - Student Magazine
- Womens Empowerment Club
- Yearbook, "Black and Orange"
AddlEssence
Art Club
Asian Student Association
Business Club
Chess Club
Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL)
Challengers Club
Christian Students Affinity Group
Creative Writing Club
Culinary Club
Engineering
Father Bill’s
Film Club
First Book Club
First Gen
French Club
Future Problem Solvers
Games Club
Gardening Club of Thayer
Gold Heroes - Childhood Cancer
Habitat for Humanity
Help a Hero (supporting our troops)
Isokan
Jewish Affinity Space
Knitting Club
Latin Club
Mathletes
Mental Health Awareness Group
Mi Gente
Mock Trial
Model United Nations TA
Neurodivergent Affinity Space
OMEGA
Paws for a Cause
Perfect Pals
Project DEEP
Project Esperanza
Photography Club
QUEST
SALSA
Special Olympics
Speech & Debate
Spirit Club
Sports Analytics
Student Government
Sustainable Environment
Students Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
TA PAWS (Peer Tutoring)
Tour Guides
Trivia Team
Welcoming Committee
Women in STEM
"Voice" - Student Magazine
Womens Empowerment Club
Yearbook, "Black and Orange"
Middle School
- All Things Trivia
- Artist Appreciation
- Backyard Birding
- Backyard Games
- Baking Club
- Board and Card Games
- Books to Movies
- Chess Club
- Crafts and Movies
- The Empty Bowls Project
- ESPN 30 for 30 Documentaries
- "Evergreen" - Yearbook
- Fishing
- Generation Citizen
- Harry Potter
- Hockey Film and Advanced Stats
- Jeopardy
- Just Dance on Broadway
- Karaoke
- Kickball
- Knit & Crochet
- Listening Club
- Live Action Text Adventures
- Marble Runs
- Mindful Coloring
- Music Your Parents Like
- Ping Pong
- Positiviteam
- Rap/Hip-Hop Appreciation
- Rubiks
- Settlers of Catan
- Stories Writing Club
- Sustainability Club
- T.A.M.S. Book Club
- TATV
- "Tiger's Tale" - Literary Magazine
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Wiffle Ball
All Things Trivia
Artist Appreciation
Backyard Birding
Backyard Games
Baking Club
Board and Card Games
Books to Movies
Chess Club
Crafts and Movies
The Empty Bowls Project
ESPN 30 for 30 Documentaries
"Evergreen" - Yearbook
Fishing
Generation Citizen
Harry Potter
Hockey Film and Advanced Stats
Jeopardy
Just Dance on Broadway
Karaoke
Kickball
Knit & Crochet
Listening Club
Live Action Text Adventures
Marble Runs
Mindful Coloring
Music Your Parents Like
Ping Pong
Positiviteam
Rap/Hip-Hop Appreciation
Rubiks
Settlers of Catan
Stories Writing Club
Sustainability Club
T.A.M.S. Book Club
TATV
"Tiger's Tale" - Literary Magazine
Ultimate Frisbee
Wiffle Ball
"I decided to start the debate team after attending a Public Forum Debate Camp at Harvard. I had always had an interest in debate after I saw the movie The Great Debaters. I felt that the Thayer community could really use another outlet to exercise the analytical and persuasion skills that develop through public speaking." - Jocelle Marius
What sets Model UN committees apart from other sporting or academic competitions is that there is a great deal of teamwork and collaboration involved. Students are placed in an environment where people come together, overcome their differences, and solve global challenges. This is what makes this program so special.Jackson Humphreys