Activities

The Fun Run & Ice Cream Social gives Bancroft families one last fun chance to hang together out before school closes for the summer.   This event is a wonderful way to bring the community together for a healthy, fun afternoon.  Even if you don’t have a family of runners, there are plenty of ways to participate!  Family sponsors and committee and race day volunteers are all needed.

The Halloween Festival is an annual Bancroft tradition. It’s a chance for kids to wear their costumes, see their friends, and get excited for Halloween! We traditionally have games, prizes, dinner, music, dancing, scavenger hunts, Trunk or Treats, and more! 

Come and join us for an evening of great wine, great company and great fun at Bancroft’s Wine Tasting.

Enjoy whites, blushes and reds as you journey through wines from the United States and abroad. Appetizers will also be served. All wine is donated by your hosts and all proceeds go to benefit the Bancroft School.

Students sit together and cheer on the Merrimack Hockey team while they wear their Bancroft spiritwear.

The Spring Fling is a fantastic annual tradition as we get closer to the end of the school year, where students get to bring their parent or other special guests for dancing, snacks, raffles, photos, and other fun.

Bancroft students are invited to bring their best talents and perform on stage! The auditorium is always packed for this popular spring event.  Past acts have included dancing, singing, lip syncing, comedians, magic shows, gymnastics, martial arts, instrumentals and more!

Town officials, community leaders, retired teachers and other community members will visit Andover classrooms during American Education week to share their love of reading.

The PTO provides funds for teachers to enhance their curriculum by providing unique cultural opportunities to entire grades or full school assemblies.  Past experiences have included visits from authors, storytellers, museums, and more.

Check the PTO Calendar for the current year’s list of Cultural Arts, or check out the past year’s Cultural Arts photo gallery.

The PTO supports these groups in their efforts to encourage Bancroft students, staff, faculty and parents to think and act responsibly and aggressively in matters relating to natural resource consumption, processing and disposal.

Heritage Night is an annual celebration of the different cultures that make up the Bancroft community.  The event provides a fun and interactive way for Bancroft students and their families to learn about different cultures and includes informational booths from various countries, live cultural performances and ethnic foods provided by families. 

The Bancroft Learning Labs are before and after school programs sponsored by the PTO which allow students to sign up for fun and enriching classes of interest to them.

Courses are taught by parents, local businesses and some staff. Past offerings have included math enrichment, building with Legos, martial arts and other fun activities.

Math Bug is an annual math enrichment program where children in all grades are asked to complete packets of fun and challenging math problems at home.

The purpose of the program is to encourage students’ interest in math. Small prizes are given to all students who complete at least 5 pages of their packet.  This program has been retired since the start of the pandemic, but we hope to bring it back in the 2023-2024 school year!

Bancroft’s annual science fair offers students a fun opportunity to showcase their science experiments to fellow students, parents and the greater Andover community.