clubs and Extracurriculars
Pursuing Interests and Passions
Hewitt's clubs and extracurriculars offer a variety of opportunities for girls to pursue their interests and passions. With the support of a faculty advisor, students spend time with other girls around a shared interest or commitment as they cultivate their leadership skills and collaborative abilities. Some clubs change annually depending on student interest, allowing for an ever-expanding roster of possibilities.
In Middle School
- Debate Team: As they prepare to compete in local tournaments, middle school debaters develop their understanding of real-world issues and hone their public speaking, research, and leadership skills.
- Enterprise Arts and Literary Magazine: Students learn how to develop a theme, solicit submissions, produce a layout, contribute their own artwork and writing pieces, and ultimately publish a magazine.
- Hewitt Robotics: As they compete in the VEX IQ robotics program, students learn a wide range of critical real-world skills including computer programming, problem solving, iteration, collaboration, and teamwork.
- Math Olympiad: Students practice creative and flexible thinking and develop new problem-solving strategies as they complete individual and team math challenges.
- Student Council: Students who want to make a commitment to learning about community leadership serve on Student Council in a range of roles, some elected and some by application.
- Sustainability Team: Students lead our school-wide recycling programs and participate in service projects beyond our campus in Central Park, with the New York City Parks Department, and through the Billion Oyster Project.
In Upper School
All upper school clubs are student-led with the support of a faculty advisor, and all publications have a full student editorial staff. Advisors work with students to plan their time effectively and guide students in curating meaningful and substantive engagement with the things that matter to them. Thus, our co-curricular programs emphasize the depth of a commitment over time as opposed to a superficial list of activities.
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STEM: Earth Committee, Engineering Club, Girls Who Code, Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad
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Arts, Writing, and Journalism: Arnod Art Club, Book Club, Creative Writing, Current Events Club, Film Club, Hawkapella, Hawks Dance Team, International Thespian Society, News Decoder
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Languages: Chinese Learning Club, Italian Language and Culture Club
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Business, Law, and Government: Business Club, Debate Club, Mock Trial, Model UN, Social Impact Investors, Student Council
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Health and Wellness: Mental Health Awareness Club, Women’s Healthcare and Education, Sports Medicine Club
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Games and Puzzles: Chess Club, Crosswords and Other Puzzles
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Service and Sustainability: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student of the Year Campaign, Peer Tutoring, Riley's Way Foundation, Service Board
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Publications: The Argosy (yearbook), The Hewitt Times (school newspaper), Perspicacity (photography journal), Sophia (world languages magazine), Venturer (arts and literary magazine)