Campus life
64 acres. Athletics, arts, outdoor program.
Marlowe’s campus + traditions are part of the education. Sports teams, performing arts, outdoor expeditions, community service, advisory groups. Built into every student’s week.
The campus + community
64 acres
Lincoln, MA campus
32
Athletic teams
18
Performing arts groups
240+
Clubs + activities
Athletics
32 teams across 3 seasons
Cross-country (fall)
Boys + girls varsity + JV. Practice on our 5K trail network. Annual New England independent school championships.
Soccer (fall)
Boys + girls varsity + JV + middle school teams. New campus turf field. Massachusetts Independent School League (MISL) participation.
Basketball (winter)
Boys + girls varsity + JV. Two on-campus gymnasiums. Active in MISL + New England independent school basketball circuit.
Wrestling (winter)
Boys + girls programs. Co-ed practice + dual-meet competition. Newer program; growing rapidly.
Lacrosse (spring)
Boys + girls varsity + JV + middle school. Strong tradition + competitive program. Multiple players recruited to Division I + III college programs.
Sailing (spring)
Boys + girls coed varsity. Practice + race on Lake Walden + Massachusetts Bay. New England Interscholastic Sailing Association member.
Cross-country skiing (winter)
Boys + girls coed. Practice on local trails (Concord + Lincoln town conservation land). Vermont + New Hampshire competition.
Other sports
Tennis, fencing, crew, ultimate frisbee, swimming, golf. Some are varsity competitive; others are participation-focused.
Arts + performing
The arts program
Visual arts
Drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, ceramics. Lower School arts daily. Middle + Upper School arts as required + elective. Senior portfolio-grade work for AP Studio Art track.
Orchestra + chamber
Strings program from Grade 1 (violin). Full orchestra Grade 5+. Honors orchestra Grade 9+ for advanced students. Annual concerts + collaboration with Boston Symphony Youth Concerts.
Choir + vocal music
Lower School choir Grade 3+. Middle + Upper School choir + chamber singers. AP Music Theory track. Annual choral festival + winter concerts.
Jazz band
Middle + Upper School jazz ensemble. Multiple performances per year. Several students go on to college jazz programs.
Drama productions
Three full-scale productions per year (fall musical, winter play, spring student-directed). Performance space includes 380-seat theater + black-box space.
Dance + movement
Lower School movement curriculum K-4. Middle + Upper School ballet + modern + contemporary dance. Student dance company performances annually.
Outdoor + experiential
Built into the curriculum
Lower School outdoor classroom
Forest school 2 days/week K-2. Outdoor science labs Grade 3-4. Connection to nature + Lincoln-area conservation land core to Lower School.
Middle School expeditions
Multi-day expeditions Grade 5 (Cape Cod), Grade 6 (Mt. Monadnock), Grade 7 (Acadia), Grade 8 (Boston Harbor Islands). Required of all students.
Upper School outdoor program
Optional outdoor program — backpacking, climbing, kayaking, winter expeditions. Vermont + New Hampshire wilderness training. Annual flagship expedition (Glacier National Park, Adirondacks, etc.).
Service learning + community engagement
Grade 5+ service learning curriculum. Senior service project required Grade 12. Active partnerships with local Lincoln + Concord nonprofits.
Sustainability + environmental program
Campus solar farm, organic garden, environmental science integration across grades. Student environmental committee influences campus operations.
Travel + cultural immersion
Optional summer programs in Madrid (Spanish), Beijing (Mandarin), and various US cities. Service learning trips internationally for older students.
Student life + community
Beyond academics
Advisory program
Every student has a faculty advisor + small advisory group (8-12 students). Weekly advisory meetings. Advisor is the primary point of contact for student wellbeing.
Student government
Lower School representatives Grade 4. Middle School student council. Upper School student council. Real student voice on policies, events, school direction.
Honor council + community standards
Student-led honor council reviews academic + social code violations. Students participate in community-standards conversations + decisions.
Affinity groups
Student-led affinity groups (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, religious + cultural identity, etc.). Faculty advisors. Spaces for community + identity work.
Clubs + activities
240+ student clubs + activities. Student-initiated; advisor supported. Robotics, debate, model UN, math team, environmental club, multiple cultural + identity clubs.
Annual traditions
Convocation (start of year). Founders Day (October). Marlowe Carnival (spring). Senior Capstone Day. Alumni Weekend. Specific traditions that mark the Marlowe year.
Campus life questions
What parents ask
- Required Grade 6+. Three seasons per year. Tryout-based varsity + JV teams; non-team participation options exist for students who prefer (independent fitness, alternative activities like outdoor program). Lower School: regular PE; no team commitment.