Adventure, Leadership & Service
Extra-curricular activities play an important part in our 13+ curriculum. In-keeping with our school ethos, we foster a spirit of adventure and team-spirit and are always striving to develop our pupils’ leadership potential.
One afternoon a week, our senior pupils embark upon their ALS programme of activities. These aim to stretch the children to their limits and broaden their horizons. The adventure strand exposes the children to a less conventional world of sport. They experience a range of water-based activities as well as visiting an indoor climbing centre. Their leadership skills are fostered subtly through orienteering, problem solving and bushcraft sessions. More recently these two strands were combined in an afternoon taking part in a (scaled down) version of the Gun Run. The final strand; service, is tapped into via gardening tasks on the school grounds and at a local school for children with severe learning difficulties. The Year 8s also plan and prepare for various fundraising initiatives including the annual Summer Fete and the new Christmas Fayre.
We believe we offer an unrivalled, dynamic leadership and personal development programme, designed to challenge pupils outside of the classroom through controlled exposure to risk and learning for life. ALS is undoubtedly a key component in the development of such rounded, empathetic, courageous, healthy and worldly young adults.
| As parents, we’ve been amazed by the ALS programme. It has given our child the confidence to try new things — from climbing to kayaking — while also developing real leadership and teamwork skills. It’s such a special part of the Year 7 & 8 experience.
Year 8 Parent |