Affinity Groups and Clubs

Student voices, experiences, and interests are the heart of The Bay School.

 

We support our students in creating their own opportunities to explore and define their identities, understand who they are as leaders and community members, have fun, and build friendships.


Affinity Groups

Central to Bay’s mission of advancing equity and antiracism, affinity groups are student-directed, with guidance and support from staffulty. These groups are an important means for our students to build connection and solidarity with others of a common identity. We are committed to building a culture of belonging at Bay and provide a variety of learning opportunities for our affinity groups, including sending a group of students to the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference every year. 

2024–2025 Groups

  • Asian Students Union
  • Black Student Union
  • Disability and Chronic Illness Alliance
  • JewCrew/Koach
  • Latines Unides
  • Middle Eastern North African Affinity Group
  • Neurodivergent Club
  • South Asian Affinity Group 
  • Trans Agenda

Affinity groups are a visible commitment to belonging at Bay.

Aaron Plantenberg, 12th Grade Dean

Clubs 

Have an interest or hobby you’d like to explore with others? Join a club or start your own! As with all things Bay, clubs are for students—you have space and time for non-academic pursuits that are as fun or as serious as they want them to be. The program is fluid by design and lets students try things out. Staffulty members serve as club sponsors. Jazz Club is open by audition, but we try to find roles for all who want to play.

2024–2025 Clubs

Astronomy ClubBusiness ClubOutdoors Club
Automotive ClubCeramics ClubProgramming Club
Banana Splits (Divorce Club)Creative Writing ClubPhilosophy Club
The Bay Arts Project (BARTs)Chess ClubPickleball Club
Bay BakersClimate Action TeamPoker Club
Bay BirdiesDnD ClubProject Super Plants
Bay BrawlersExtreme Sports ClubReproductive Justice Club
Bay BuildersFiber Arts Club (aka Yarnies)Robotics Club
Bay Fire/EMSFinance ClubRoblox Club
BayMDGroove ClubSam Club (for all the Sams at Bay)
Bay PlaysImprov ClubSocial Events Club
The Bay RiptideMath ClubSTEMinists
Bay SoundWaves (a capella club)Mental Health Awareness Club (MHAC)Unwind through Slime
Book ClubMock Trial ClubVisual Art Club
Breakers Surf ClubModel United Nations (MUN)Yearbook Club
Building BayMusic Production ClubYouth Scholars Initiative (science careers interest group)