At St. Athanasius, co-curriculars encourage students to lead, expand their interests, volunteer, and have memorable experiences. Options before, during and after school accommodate the varied schedules and lives of our families.

• Altar Servers — Weekend Mass Service
• Band — Performing Arts
• Boy Scouts — Community & Service
• Brownies — Community & Service
• Chess Club — Competitive Chess League
• Choir — Performing Arts
• Debate Club — Leadership
• Drama — Theatrical Arts
• Eighth Grade Play — Scriptwriting & Performance
• Future City — Invention & Competition
• Girl Scouts — Community & Service
• Girls on the Run — Experiential Enrichment
• Humanities Class — Technology & Social Justice
• Illinois State Science Fair — Invention & Competition
• iPad Camp — Technology & Games
• Private Music Lessons — Performing Arts
• Recess Retreat — Winter Enrichment Series
• Service Club — Community & Service
• Spanish Club — Cultural Immersion
• Student Council — Community & Leadership

School Trips

Taking advantage of excursions in and around Chicago exposes students to animals and nature, team-building and cultural day trips. With an emphasis on two foreign language experiences, St. Athanasius also organizes overseas-trips in junior high. Examples include:

• Kindergarten: Wagner Farm — Barn Day with Animals
• Units A & B: Didier Farm — Pumpkins & Hayride; Museum of Science and Industry; Shedd Aquarium
• Unit C: Camp Timber-lee Overnight (Grade 5) — Team-Building & Outdoor Education
• Unit D: French Trip to Paris (Grades 7-8) — 10 Days of French Culture & Adventure; Spanish Trip to Barcelona & Toledo (Grades 7-8) — 10 Days of Spanish Culture & Adventure

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