Senior Divisions Co-Curricular Booklet

CO-CURRICULAR SENIOR DIVISIONS

Michaelmas Term 2023

We are excited to offer a rich and varied co-curricular programme, giving our students access to outstanding provision and breadth of opportunity across Sport, the Arts, Dance, Drama and Music, and an exciting range of clubs, activities and academic societies. Our programme gives students the opportunity to extend their skills, strengthen their personal qualities and enrich their personal development. Whether it’s Model United Nations or DofE, Orchestra or Debating, it is through our extensive co-curricular programme that our young people build their confidence, strengthen their mental agility, and develop creativity, resilience, adaptability and so many of the skills which will serve them both now and in the next stage of their lives. It is here that many of our students find their voice and inspiration, and where interests can develop into passions. We are delighted to offer several new activities this term including ‘Formula One in Schools’, our new enterprise group ‘Tycoons’ and Girls’ Football to name a few, and we are excited to launch football for girls and boys as a co-curricular sport next term. Over the weekend of 25 & 26 November, we are hosting a football boarding camp for girls and boys, including a trip to London. Further details will be issued soon.

As we start the Michaelmas term, students discuss their co-curricular choices with their tutor. Most students from Year 7-10 and Year 12 are expected to take up one lunchtime activity on at least three days per week, and any number after school, but those taking public examinations this year, or intensive training programmes are given a degree of flexibility, at the recommendation of their tutor. Lunchtime begins at 12.55pm, and students can take up any of these options:

a 55-minute Long Lunch Activity, 1.20pm - 2.15pm, eating lunch beforehand, from 12.55pm, a 35-minute First Lunch Activity, 1.05pm - 1.40pm, eating lunch from 1.40pm, or a 35-minute Second Lunch Activity, 1.40pm - 2.15pm, eating lunch beforehand, from 1.10pm.

On a day of the week where a student is not taking up a lunchtime activity, lunch is available from 1.20pm. Afternoon lessons run from 2.20pm until 4.15pm. After School co-curricular provision begins at 4.30pm, typically finishing at 5.30pm before the late buses depart. We offer a wonderful range of evening and weekend activities for our boarders, creative activities, sport, gym, performing arts and very much more, and if you would like to find out about becoming a flexi, weekly or full boarder, please be in touch with one of our Heads of Boarding (contact details later in this booklet).

Students sign up for the Co-curricular Programme via SOCS (guidance at the end of this booklet). Please note that activities with the + sign are available at least twice per week to help students make their selections. Activities which have the * sign incur an additional charge. Students are expected to commit to their chosen activities for the entire term, and when a student is unable to attend a particular session, they are expected to notify the club leader in advance. We offer a range of one-off events on Wednesdays at lunchtime, such as ‘Corporate Conversations’, House Activities or a one-off rehearsal, publicised to students during term. Students are not required to sign up for these as part of their three lunchtime clubs, but for those who already have an activity on a Wednesday at that time, they contact their activity leader to obtain permission to attend any one-off activity as required. We hope you the enjoy the term ahead and make the most of the many opportunities on offer.

Dominic Neville VICE PRINCIPAL (BOARDING, ADMISSIONS and COMMUNICATIONS)

Before School

First Lunch, 1.05pm - 1.40pm Students attending a first lunch activity eat their lunch from 1.40pm. Lessons resume at 2.20pm.

Second Lunch, 1.40pm - 2.15pm

Students attending a second lunch activity eat their lunch from 1.05pm. Lessons resume at 2.20pm.

After School Study

Evening Opportunities available to students who board on Monday nights

In addition to supervised Academic Study in the early part of the evening after Dinner, our Boarders benefit from small-group Academic Support given by the teaching members of the Boarding Staff, in subjects ranging from Mathematics and the Sciences, to Languages, Humanities and Music.

We offer a number of activities for girls and boys in boarding, including: Sport Activities given by Boarding Staff and one of our Sport Coaches, Creative Activities led by members of our Boarding Staff

Centre, including expert coaching from our Musician in Residence.

Tuesday Before School

After School Study

Further details regarding

Please see Dance page for details

Evening Opportunities available to students who board on Tuesday nights

In addition to supervised Academic Study in the early part of the evening after Dinner, our Boarders benefit from small-group Academic Support given by the teaching members of the Boarding Staff, in subjects ranging from Mathematics and the Sciences, to Languages, Humanities and Music.

We offer a number of activities for girls and boys in boarding, including: Sport Activities given by Boarding Staff and one of our Sport Coaches, Creative Activities led by members of our Boarding Staff

Access to the Gym for Senior Students

Supervised Academic Support in the Library, and Walkfares Performing Arts Centre, including expert coaching from our Musician in Residence.

Wednesday Before School

One-off Activities on Wednesdays

Please look out for regular communications regarding one-off activities on Wednesdays, such as one-off rehearsals, House Events, and Corporate Conversations led by R.Walters@

• Weds 20 September (JH) Alex Green, business owner (Yurt business)

• Weds 27 September (JH) Adisha Kariyawasam, ‘Leading through digital disruption’

• Weds 6 December (ET) John Park, Chief Transformation Officer McDonalds UK

We have a number of musical performances across the term, including an exciting programme of recitals. Please see the full music calendar available from H.Ambrose@

by appointment so please email instead of signing up for this via SOCS

After School Study

Evening Opportunities available to students who board on Wednesday nights

In addition to supervised Academic Study in the early part of the evening after Dinner, our Boarders benefit from small-group Academic Support given by the teaching members of the Boarding Staff, in subjects ranging from Mathematics and the Sciences, to Languages, Humanities and Music.

We offer a number of activities for girls and boys in boarding, including: Sport Activities given by Boarding Staff and one of our Sport Coaches, Creative Activities led by members of our Boarding Staff

Centre, including expert coaching from our Musician in

Thursday Before School

Thursday After School, 4.30pm - 5.30pm

After School Study

Evening Opportunities available to students who board on Thursday nights

In addition to supervised Academic Study in the early part of the evening after Dinner, our Boarders benefit from small-group Academic Support given by the teaching members of the Boarding Staff, in subjects ranging from Mathematics and the Sciences, to Languages, Humanities and Music.

We offer a number of activities for girls and boys in boarding, including: Sport Activities given by Boarding Staff and one of our Sport Coaches,

by members of our Boarding Staff

Arts Centre, including expert coaching from our Musician in Residence.

Friday Before School

After School Study

Boarders enjoy an exceptional range of evening and weekend activities including trips and special events, a wide range of sports such as football, swimming, basketball and many others, creative activities, cookery, celebrations, social activities, access to outstanding sport facilities, Walkfares for performing arts, the Chapel and the Library.

Chapel Choir rehearses from 4.30pm in the Chapel and sings at Mass from 5.30pm.

Additionally, at certain points in the year, there are specialist music and drama opportunities on specific Sunday afternoons as publicised by the Music and Drama Departments.

Dance Programme

Monday Parsons Hall 1 Parsons Hall 2 Prep Hall / Further Information

1.00-1.30pm Senior Acro Group 1

1.30-2.00pm Senior Acro Group 2 Year 9-11 Jazz

1.00-1.40pm Year 7&8 Contemporary

4.30pm-5.00pm Senior Ballet Training Group 1

5.15pm-6.00pm Festival Lyrical Group

5.00pm-5.30pm

5.30pm-6.15pm Inter Adv. Lyrical

6.00pm-6.45pm Seniot Ballet Training Group 2

Tuesday 1.00pm-1.30pm Grade 4 Tap 9-11 Contemporary 1.30pm-2.00pm Grade 5 Tap Exam Coaching Inter Tap exam

5.00pm-5.30pm Festival Conditioning Inter Foundation Ballet

5.00pm-6.00pm Inter Foundation Ballet Year 4-8 Musical Theatre Elite Training Group

6.00pm-6.30pm Senior Pointe work

Wednesday 1.00pm-1.45pm Senior Advanced Lyrical Drama Production Dance Rehearsal

4.30pm-5.15pm Year 11-13 Jazz Grade 4 Ballet

5.15pm-6.15pm Year 7-11 Advanced Lyrical Grade 6 Ballet

6.15pm-6.45pm Grade 6 Pointe work

Thursday 1.00pm-1.30pm Year 7-13 Street Dance Festival Tap group Year 9-11 Lyrical

1.30pm-2.00pm Festival Group Year 7&8 Lyrical

4.30pm - 5.15pm Year 7&8 Jazz Year 3 Ballet

5.00pm-5.30pm Advanced Jazz Year 7-11

5.30pm-6.00pm Year 9-13 Contemporary

5.15pm-6.00pm Grade 5 Ballet

6.00pm-6.30pm Kicks, Leaps and Turns

6.00pm-6.30pm Pointe Work

Friday 1.00pm-1.30pm Year 7-9 Progressive Ballet Year 7-9 Musical Theatre Jazz

1.30pm-2.00pm Year 9-13 Progressive Ballet Grade 3 Tap Drama Production Rehearsal

4.30pm-5.30pm Advanced Dance Company Year 7&8 Festival Group

5.30pm-6.30pm Festival Group Practice

Boarding

Our students benefit from exceptional boarding provision and outstanding facilities. We offer flexible, weekly and full boarding across our four Boarding Houses, Hawley (Years 3-11 girls), Petre (Years 3-11 boys), Dennett (Sixth Form girls), and Campion (Sixth Form boys). Boarders enjoy an exciting programme of activities during the evenings and across weekends, and make the most of the advantages offered by supervised study time and opportunities for academic support from specialist staff.

Trips, events and opportunities are planned for each age group and in recent terms have included regular visits to London, and all manner of activities ranging from go-karting and escape rooms, to yoga, cookery, cinema, arts and crafts, ‘Nuclear High Ropes’, frisbee, Zorbing, quiz nights, formal dinners and discos, Leith Cookery Course, cultural and themed evenings, sushi-making, the National Gallery, university trips, the Van Gogh Exhibition and Spitalfields Market. Beyond this, we offer a wide range of sports activities across the week, including swimming, gym, 5-a-side football, basketball and more.

For further information, please email admissions@newhallschool.co.uk or telephone: 01245 236 098 or please be in touch with

* Mrs Kim Baird, Head of Hawley (Girls up to Year 11) k.baird@newhallschool.co.uk

* Dr Mark Dewey, Head of Petre (Boys up to Year 11) m.dewey@newhallschool.co.uk

* Mrs Michelle Bonnici, Head of Dennett (Sixth Form girls) m.bonnici@newhallschool.co.uk

* Mr Leigh Andrews, Head of Campion (Sixth Form boys) l.andrews@newhallschool.co.uk

Instructions

to help students sign up for co-curricular activities

Students are asked to select their co-curricular choices by 11.00am on Tuesday 11 September.

Please enter www.socscms.com to your internet browser to access the login page:

Please login using your school student email e.g. James.Bloggs@newhallstudent. co.uk and password ‘newhall99’. If you have changed / forgotten your password, please click the ‘I cannot access my SOCS account’ link on the login page to reset your password. Once logged in, you should see your personal account homepage:

Please change your password to something memorable yet secure using the ‘Settings’ tab on the menu.

To select your co-curricular activities for this term, please click on the ‘Activities’ link on the menu and you should see a screen similar to that in the image below.

Please click on each day in turn to see the activities that are available to you.

Please click the ‘Add’ button if you wish to participate in that activity and it will accordingly change to a green tick. If you change your mind or add yourself to an activity by mistake, please click the green tick as required.

Guidance

Students are encouraged to select a broad and balanced selection of co-curricular activities. Most students in Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 are expected to take up one activity per lunchtime, on at least three days of the week. Students taking public examinations this year, or intensive training programmes such as swimming, dance, drama, music, skiing, golf and others, are similarly encouraged to consider carefully how many co-curricular activities they join so that they can find a suitable balance across their various commitments. So that students have sufficient time for lunch, please note that it is not possible for students from Year 7 to 11 to take up more than one activity per lunchtime.

Notes:

If an activity is full or by invitation only, please note that the ‘Add’ button will not be available. Please speak with the member of staff in charge of the activity (the staff name will appear on SOCS) to find out if it is possible for you to be added.

Please do not add yourself to more than one activity per session (with the exception of after school activities, where a second activity is available in some cases).

Once you have completed your choices, please select the ‘My Calendar’ option on the left hand menu and you should see your weekly activity programme displayed.

How to synchronise your child’s co-curricular calendar to your own calendars

You can iCal sync to your child's clubs and fixtures. You can also sync your SOCS calendar to your personal calendar (e.g. Google or Outlook) which will provide you with a live feed of clubs and fixtures. Any changes made to a club or fixture will then update your personal calendar.

To do this, please:

• Log Into SOCS

• Click on the "Calendar Sync" button

• Click on the WebCal link that is automatically created by SOCS

• Follow the on screen instructions

This creates a live feed of clubs and fixtures in your personal calendar.

New Hall School

The Avenue, Boreham, Chelmsford

Essex CM3 3HS

newhallschool.co.uk

01245 467 588

admin@newhallschool.co.uk (Senior Divisions)