Overview

One thing makes Dwight athletics different from other athletic programs: the direct link between sports and life. The Dwight Athletic Department centers on the philosophical reflection of how to live a healthy and happy life through exercise and competition. Its primary goal is to develop a well-balanced individual with acute awareness, willpower, discipline, and mental acuity.

Athletics at Dwight are divided into two areas—sports teams and athletic courses.

Sports teams are open to students in grades 7-12. Throughout each season, teams meet for practice on a regular basis and compete in the independent school leagues against other schools in the tri-state area. Athletic courses offer students in grades 7-12 engaging, demanding activities that take place before or after school.

Similarly, Dwight student activities are an integral part of a well-rounded education.  Our Passport Program for students K-4 and our Ambassadors Program for students in grades 5-6 offer a variety of programs, including athletic programs, five days a week for a modest fee. Students in grades 7-12 are required to participate in at least one sport or activity all three semesters.  They may choose from over 15 student activities.

Dwight’s program has produced elite athletes in tennis, basketball, fencing, judo, sailing, swimming, squash, and even ice skating. For the past decade, Dwight has had fencers who have achieved significant success and continue to win accolades for their accomplishments. The athletic program has also produced recent championship teams in basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, and track. Particularly noteworthy in the 2007-2008 school year were championship teams in both girls and boys Varsity basketball and the cross country and track members, who set new school records and reached the State Championships. We are proud of the fact that our students have gone on to become captains of the Harvard fencing team, the Columbia, Trinity, and Oxford tennis teams, and the Dartmouth Basketball team.