Campus Life

Clubs & Organizations

Not all learning takes place in the classroom or even on our campus. Enriching extracurricular offerings are customized to meet the varied interests of our students and complement daily academic coursework. Students enjoy and explore age-appropriate activities designed to enhance their interests and develop leadership skills.

Lower School

Lower School after-school opportunities for students in kindergarten through fifth grade include access to the Lower School Library, plus a variety of activities to choose from that explore technology, science, creative arts, sports, robotics, and more. An extended day program is also available for students in prekindergarten through fifth grade.

Middle School

Middle School students can choose from among over 20 extra-curricular acitivities, including cultures, arts, engineering, science, math, technology, and careers, along with proctored after-school study hall.



Upper School

From the arts, to chess, robotics, or culinary clubs, students can explore their passions and develop new ones. With more than 30 organizations to choose from, students share their interests and advance worthy causes. Student activities add energy to campus life and foster organizational and leadership skills.
From Curiosity to Wisdom
The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school. Our mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners.

The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.