Co-Curricular Activities
What co-curricular activities and sports are available at The Haverford School?
As a requirement for graduation, boys are expected to take part in athletics and activities. Boys in Third and Fourth Forms must participate in at least three credits of approved interscholastic sports or activities. Boys in the Fifth Form must participate in two credits, and boys in the Sixth Form must participate in one credit of interscholastic sports or the equivalent activity.
What Haverford School activities and sports provide approved extracurricular activity credits?
The following activities have been approved to satisfy one extracurricular activity credit. Third, Fourth and Fifth Form students must participate in at least one interscholastic sport each year to satisfy the extracurricular activity requirement. Third Form students must initiate a credit during the fall season:
- Fall Play
- Spring Musical
- Notables
- Glee Club
- Jazz Ensemble
- Stage Crew*
- Orchestra
- Rock Band
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- Speech and Debate
- Robotics*
- Publications Editor (Pegasus, Index, Haligoluk)
- Fitness (Fall, Winter, Spring)**
- Team Manager for Interscholastic Sport
- Athletic Livestream Production Crew
- Interscholastic Sport (one credit earned per interscholastic sport)
*participation during fall and winter seasons may earn two credits
**is not considered an interscholastic sport; does not satisfy a credit for Fifth and Sixth Form students Interscholastic Sports
What is The Haverford School's sport requirement?
Third, Fourth and Fifth Form students must participate in at least one interscholastic sport each year to satisfy the extracurricular activity requirement.
What sports are available at The Haverford School?
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | Basketball | Baseball |
| Crew | Ice Hockey | Crew |
| Football | Squash | Lacrosse |
| Golf | Swimming & Diving | Tennis |
| Soccer | Winter Track | Track & Field |
| Water Polo | Wrestling | Ultimate Frisbee |
Learn more about our athletics program here
What co-curricular opportunities does The Haverford School offer in the arts?
Students may engage in many co-curricular opportunities in the arts. Explore our music ensembles, offering multiple instrumental and vocal groups, or our theater offerings, including a fall play and spring musical.
What clubs does The Haverford School offer?
With more than 50 clubs and activities to choose from, our Upper School offers myriad opportunities for students to explore extracurricular activities and to develop leadership skills. All clubs are student designed and student-led, with a faculty adviser who offers guidance and mentoring. Students and faculty are passionate about their interests – and they often extend their club commitments well beyond the boundaries of our schedule and campus.
All of our clubs and activities are active during the full School year. At the beginning of each academic year, students have the opportunity to join or start clubs based on their personal interests, and we enthusiastically encourage them to get involved. The list below is a representative, but not comprehensive, sampling of clubs and activities that have been offered in the Upper School over the past several years.
See the list of recent clubs here
Do Haverford School boys complete community service?
Yes! The Upper School Student Service Board at Haverford is very active, with a wide variety of activities and opportunities. These events are student driven and student run and all students are invited to participate. Students who are not on the Service Board are welcome to present ideas for projects at each of our twice-monthly meetings. Students also have the opportunity to lead campaigns to support those in need such as Hunger Relief, the elderly, the homeless, and a variety of other crisis situations as they occur.Some examples of service projects are as follows:
- City Year Servathon is a day when volunteers renovate community centers in Philadelphia
- Empty Bowls is a year-long hunger awareness education program, culminating with the Empty Bowls supper in April, which raises funds for our local hunger partners and advocates for those challenged by hunger and homelessness.
- Environmental Work Days happen throughout the year. We partner with local organizations to support and promote environmental projects including: clearing bike and walking trails, cleaning up streambeds, prepping playgrounds for the physically disabled, helping plant and harvest at our local CSAs, etc. in Radnor, Haverford and Lower Merion
- Helping Hunger Cooking Club meets several times throughout the year to prepare meals for 200 homeless people at Life Centers of Delaware County and Ronald McDonald House. Together with Agnes Irwin, students cook and later serve these meals.
- The Literacy Program, which supports Bryn Mawr Tutoring and goes to West Philadelphia to tutor young people.
- Philadelphia Cares Day is a day of service involving urban renewal in the Philadelphia schools.
- Special Olympics invites students to support special needs kids with a weekend of sport activities and “competitions” at this annual event held at Villanova each November.
- Riverbend Environmental Center's Haunted Trails is an annual opportunity for students to help one of our environmental partners stage a fun evening of ghoulish activities for children and nature lovers.
Haverford School boys also participate in many charity walks and races, including:
- AIDS Walk Philly
- American Heart Walk
- Check for Cancer Tournament
- Homerun Baseball Derby for Prostate Cancer Research
- Juvenile Diabetes Walk
- Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk
- Race for the Cure for Breast Cancer
- The Buddy Walk
- Walk to Cure MS