Upper School Opportunities

Upper School boys have the opportunity to involve themselves in a wide range of extracurricular and athletic activities. A boy may choose to join one or more of eleven clubs and organizations that currently exist, including Model UN, Mock Trial, Multi-Cultural Club, Music Club, Student Council, or one of the school’s student publications like the Lit, our literary magazine, or The Grytte, our school newspaper; or he might want to start a club of his own. A commitment to one of these organizations will mean that a boy has an opportunity for genuine responsibility and leadership; he may even be elected club president! A boy might participate in interscholastic athletics, competing in cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, or track; or he might take a season off in order to participate in a drama production in conjunction with one of the girls’ schools Browning often cooperates with, like Chapin, Brearley, Hewitt, Marymount, Nightingale-Bamford, Sacred Heart, or Spence.

With a major overnight trip scheduled for each class, a boy will have the chance to explore the world beyond New York City on the Form III Boston Trip, the Form IV Frost Valley Trip, or the Form V and VI College Trip. The College Trip is just one aspect of a highly individualized and personal college guidance program, one that seeks to empower boys by providing them the support and information they need to make educated and thoughtful decisions. Formal preparation in advance of the May SAT ensures that every boy has an opportunity to receive professional and directed support for this important test. Boys in the Upper School have the opportunity to serve as tutors and classroom helpers in the Lower School through the student-run Browning Mentoring Program.

Events such as an exchange day with Nightingale-Bamford, coffee houses, or dances sponsored by the Upper School Student Council provide a social outlet. As an Upper Schooler at Browning, a boy will have an extraordinary opportunity to work closely with teachers whom in time he will come to understand are among the finest he has ever had. These relationships are at the core of the Browning experience, and one of the many advantages of a small school. To be known well by faculty and students alike and to be appreciated for the gifts and talents he brings with him to Browning makes the experience of being a Browning boy one that each alumnus will cherish and look back on with affection and pride.