St. Monica & Golden Gate Bridge

Enrichment Activities

Saint Monica School offers a wide range of extracurricular activities to provide students with the opportunity to explore new activities and learn skills as well as deepen engagement in their current interest. All activities are offered after school, on campus. Depending on the activity, they are led by teachers, parent volunteers, or independent contractors.

Students participating in these activities go to extended care after school and are picked up by the activity leader. Students attending extended care are returned to extended care after the activity session is completed by the activity leader. 

Contact the school office for more information: office@stmonicasf.org

What we offer:

  • Academic Chess: Students learn chess strategies, chess openings, solve chess diagrams and puzzles. A one hour class includes both instructional time and playing time.
  • Altar Service: Open to students of all faiths in grades 5th – 8th, the altar service program assists in the liturgy for weekday and weekend mass at Saint Monica and Saint Thomas the Apostle Churches
  • Athletics: Starting in the 3rd grade a range of sports are available through CYO. More information on the Athletics page.
  • Band: The school band offers students instruction to learn to play an instrument, read music, and perform in an ensemble.  Saint Monica school participates in the Catholic Schools Marching Band and performs at events across San Francisco.
  • Drama Club: The Saint Monica School Drama Club offers an opportunity for students to develop skills in public speaking, reading, social interaction, and the arts. The Drama Club performs two productions during the school year.
  • Lego Robotics & Coding Club: This weekly club focuses on STEM enrichment starting in 3rd grade by teaching coding languages like Python, SCRATCH, and Javascript to program devices like the BBC MICRO:BIT and the LEGO PRIME controller hub.
  • Middle School Choir: This instruction is provided during the school day and provides music for special events and masses at school.
  • Middle School STEM Club: Activities and topics rotate from learning how to use AI, designing and building a computer from scratch, to learning the basics of electronics, and more. The basics of electronics includes knowledge of electronic components, how to solder , how to read an electronic diagram, and how to create basic electronic circuits.
  • Middle School Study Hall: Operated by our learning services team to provide instructional support after school.
  • Student Council: Many roles available for students on Student Council to lead and organize many activities including fundraisers, community service, announcements, and more.
  • Sunday Parish Mass Choir: Led by the Parish Cantor and Director of Music for Saint Monica-Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, this choir program invites students to participate in the Liturgical Music for Paris Family Masses on the 2nd Sundays of each month: November 2025 through May 2026.
  • Yearbook Club: Students design and create the annual yearbook for the entire school.