Upper School

Marshall School offers an academically rigorous college preparatory academic experience for students in grades 9-12. Upper school students complete a liberal arts academic program that includes core requirements in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and world language, while completing additional required coursework in computer science, fine arts, and health and physical education. Courses in core disciplines are offered at the college-preparatory, honors, and Advanced Placement levels.

With dedicated counselors on staff, social and emotional health is woven into every aspect of Marshall’s education. Advisory times are focused on healthy individual and community social-emotional development and growth.

Learning Specialists and the MAC. The Marshall Academic Commons (MAC) provides individual support and enrichment for students reaching for their next level in any particular academic subject. The MAC is staffed by learning specialists during the school day. All Marshall students have access to the MAC, where they can receive guided support for assignments, skills coaching, and overall study support. Students can work on their own in the MAC, or receive one-on-one support.

Technology Support. Marshall School is a 1-to-1 technology school with students providing their own laptops to access course materials and class updates through our learning management system. In addition to grade-level training, support is available for students who have technology questions or problems throughout the school day. 

Crew is an advisory program that focuses on supporting positive identity formation, includes meaningful learning experiences, and builds a positive school culture within the school community. “The purpose of Crew is to help students become ethical people and effective learners who contribute to building a more just and equitable world.”  

The Pathway Programs were developed to connect Upper School students with focused and specialized opportunities for innovation, curiosity, and exploration, while also creating a “pathway” for entry into specific fields. Each route has relevant entry requirements, enhanced curricular requirements, goals, and expected outcomes.

Students participating in Pathway Programs have the designation added to their transcript upon admission to the program. Upon successful completion, participants earn special recognition at graduation and on their official Marshall School transcript.

• The STEM Scholars Pathway Program places a strong emphasis on the STEM field while developing students’ abilities to solve problems, communicate effectively, think curiously and creatively, become engaged and ethical citizens, and develop agency and resiliency. Through experiences that foster a passion for discovery, students will be equipped with the skills necessary to engage in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
• The Outdoor Experiences Pathway Program emphasizes connecting students with nature and the outdoors, while building the skills necessary to work and lead in outdoor recreation and nature-based settings. Students have two emphasis areas to choose from: Nature-Based Learning Practitioner or Outdoor Recreation.

The Senior Project encourages seniors to breathe life into the School’s Mission by designing, developing, and implementing their own individual project. A Senior Project springs from a student’s genuine academic and personal interests, pulls together past experiences and future goals, and generates intellectual curiosity and creativity. Students identify one Essential Question to guide their Project experience, a question so rich and compelling that it inspires Supporting Questions that give focus and structure to the Project. Students spend the last two weeks of their senior year completing their project and present it to the community during the annual Senior Project Fair.

Marshall School partners with Global Online Academy (GOA). GOA provides a positive, interactive, and intellectually rigorous environment for students to learn through a variety of online elective courses available only to member schools. GOA offers 60+ semester and year-long courses that are designed to allow students to explore their interests and personalize their learning. GOA courses allow students to:

• Dive into a topic you want to learn more about;

• Have flexibility in how, when, and where you learn;

• Develop skills and interests that will prepare you for college;

• Connect with peers who share your interests; and

• Personalize and define your learning journey.

Marshall’s college counseling program is designed to provide students and their families with a comprehensive process for exploring post-secondary options. The goal of our college guidance process is to assist students in finding colleges that best fit their needs and interests.  Learn more here.

Athletics are a proud part of the Marshall upper school experience. On every team, our student-athletes learn the lifelong skills of teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship.

More than 85% of Marshall students participate in at least one sport, often alongside other clubs and activities including cheering on fellow student-athletes at competitions throughout the year.

With many different clubs, activities, and academic teams to choose from, Marshall offers each student a unique combination of ways to participate and get involved.  While co-curricular activities and academic teams compete against other area schools, school clubs are student-led strengthen and support the school's mission, and are formed and are ever-evolving based in the interest of the student body.