Loomis Chaffee Organizations

The Loomis Chaffee School promotes activities, diversity, service, and learning outside of the classroom by bringing together students with similar interests. Clubs and organizations afford students the opportunity to enhance the quality of student life by fostering social interaction and leadership development.

“I love how activities are designed for all students”

– Senior student

Christian Fellowship
The Christian Fellowship offers a support network for Christians of all denominations on campus and provides community outreach. The fellowship provides an accepting environment open to discussions about faith. Read more
Community Service Club
The Community Service Club is a daytime club activity which meets to organize special community service events which can be done on campus such as food and clothing drives, fundraisers for designated charities or one day events including Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and organizing a dinner for a homeless shelter. The events and projects sponsored by the Service Club are decided upon by the membership with guidance from the faculty adviser. Items of interest are discussed at regularly scheduled meetings. This club is ideal for students who have a genuine interest in performing community service after school but are unable to do so because of their academic and athletic schedule. All students are welcome. Read more
Darwin Club
The Darwin Club is one of Loomis Chaffee’s oldest running clubs, it dates back to the early 1920’s. Like Darwin's Theory of evolution the clubs activities have evolved over the years but one theme has remained the same. This is a community service based organization that does outdoor projects both on campus and off.
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Debate Society
Our mission is to promote effective public speaking through our competition in and preparation for the public speaking and debate tournaments of the Debating Association of New England Independent Schools (DANEIS), an association of more than 40 schools in New England, New York and Canada. Each year, the league sanctions and coordinates 10 to 12 tournaments which are held at member schools.
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FIRST Robotics Team Paragon
To have fun, learn from professional engineers, build a robot, create a website, program the robot, participate in community outreach, go to competitions in Hartford, possibly Philadelphia, and perhaps Atlanta. Our team is made up of students from multiple local high schools who wish to be put in a very realistic business atmosphere, incorporating teamwork, budgets, transportation, public relations, and many more fields. Almost everyone can find a spot on the team that will be right for them. While we do sometimes work hard, we take great strides toward our own futures and get to work side by side with mentors from major companies such as Otis elevators while designing a robot to complete certain tasks.
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Jewish Student Union (JSU)
The purpose of the JSU is to promote the Jewish faith and the culture that comes along with it throughout the student and faculty of Loomis Chaffee, both Jewish and non-Jewish alike. Read more
Math Team
The Math Team competes in the New England Mathematics League. (six competitions during the year done during Tuesday 3rd periods.) All ages are welcome. Team score each meet is the sum of the five top scores. Read more
PRISM (People Rising in Support of Multiculturalism)
PRISM is a group of students whose purpose is to break down the social boundaries within the Loomis Chaffee School by creating a familial environment where its members may interact with people of different cultures, be in a comfortable space to explore social issues, and provide the resources and opportunities to better educate themselves and others. Read more
Spectrum (Gay/Straight Alliance)
Spectrum brings together students, faculty and staff to educate each other and the greater Loomis Chaffee community about issues relating to sexual orientation and homophobia. Through social activities, discussions and other events, Spectrum will offer opportunities to learn about the issues surrounding the acceptance of diverse sexual orientations.
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Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD’s purpose is to increase awareness of the dangers of driving drunk, with the hope that we will prevent it in our community and to increase the awareness of destructive decisions by students and to contribute to the efforts of the national organization. Read more
The Log
The Log is a school-sponsored, student-run newspaper that is published three times a term. In addition to the sixteen editors selected each spring, a significant and ever-changing group of staff writers, photographers and graphic artists contribute to each issue, working closely with the editors and faculty adviser to chronicle and explore the events and times of Loomis Chaffee and the world in which we live and participate.
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The Loom
The Loom is the Student Art & Literary magazine that publishes student work twice a year. No artistic or linguistic talent is needed for just enjoying art and literature is enough to partake in meetings. Also, hosts the largest open mic on campus. Read more
The Loomis Chaffee World Bulletin