Experiential Education

At Marshall, learning isn’t confined only to the classroom.

Our students are actors and writers, athletes and mathletes, musicians and artists, ambassadors and mentors, environmentalists and scientists. With the intimacy of scale possible in a school where enrollment and opportunities are kept in proportion to one another, students are encouraged to be participants rather than observers. More than 80 percent of our students are involved in co-curricular activities of their choosing. They compete in an atmosphere where winning is an often-reached goal, but where a sense of fair play is a daily necessity.

Athletics

Our 35- acre campus houses four tennis courts, football, baseball and softball fields, a cross-county running and skiing track, two gymnasiums, a weight room, and a recreational complex that includes an indoor ice arena.

Students can pursue their athletic interests at Marshall School beginning in the seventh grade. Some athletic opportunities are offered to fifth and sixth graders.

Fall

Cross-Country Running (boys and girls)
Football (boys)
Soccer (boys and girls)
Tennis (girls)
Volleyball (girls)

Winter

Alpine Skiing (boys and girls)
Basketball (boys and girls)
Cross-Country Skiing (boys and girls)
Hockey (boys and girls)

Spring

Baseball (boys)
Golf (boys and girls)
Softball (girls)
Tennis (boys)
Track & Field (boys and girls)

Activities

Outdoor Education

The outdoor education program at Marshall is based on the belief that there are no better classrooms for discovering inner strength then by pitching tents at Jay Cooke State Park, sleeping in cabins and observing the phenology of the winter season at Camp Widjiwagen, backpacking and canoeing through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and navigating a high ropes course at the Laurentian Center. Students learn to rely on one other to meet a common goal and to develop friendships that might not have occurred in a traditional classroom.

Ethical Studies

Course work in ethical and religious studies, a vital part of a college-preparatory curriculum, helps students understand the cultures of the world and the belief systems that form them. Opportunities to understand the ethical implications of decision making prepares students to apply that understanding in their future roles as civic leaders. Optional interfaith services that focus on a wide variety of religious rituals are available to students and faculty throughout the year.

Community Service Learning

Marshall's community service learning program is an integral part of character development and leadership. It begins in the middle school with class projects in the local community and continues in the upper school as students volunteer at local soup kitchens, nursing homes, centers for children in low-income neighborhoods, and city-wide clean up projects. The goal of the program is to instill a sense of social responsibility and an introduction to the lifetime rewards of giving back to the community in which we live.