Holiday Club & Activity Courses
2019
Summer
For children and young people aged 3–16 years
Minis Holiday Club Friday 5 July - Friday 30 August Juniors Holiday Club Monday 8 July – Friday 30 August Kids’ Club Monday 8 July – Wednesday 4 September
HOLIDAY CLUB & ACTIVITY COURSES Summer 2019 This Summer we have another full, action and adventure packed programme lined up. We are delighted to be able to offer an excellent range of fun opportunities in our usual stimulating and creative environment and the programme will be delivered, as always, to the highest professional standards. We are pleased to announce that hot lunch is now included in the daily cost for Minis and Juniors. Our Catering team produce varied nutritious lunch options each day which meet all dietary requirements. Menus can be viewed on our website. Please specify dietary requirements upon booking. All bookings should be made using our online booking system but in the event that you cannot access the internet, please contact us and we can send you a booking form to complete and return.
Please book early to avoid disappointment. Rob Webber Holiday Club & Activity Course Manager
EARLIER AND LATER SERVICE
RECOMMEND A FRIEND...
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Get a free day for you both!
If you recommend a new user that books with us during this holiday you will both be given a free day in Minis, Juniors or Kids’ Club.
We must however stress that the very latest time for pick up is 1800. We cannot guarantee staffing levels beyond this finish time and pick ups after this will incur an additional charge of £20 regardless of reason.
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Just ask the new user to quote your name at the time of booking.
Our early service (0800–1000) and our late service (1600–1800) continues to be included at no extra charge for Holiday Club participants.
SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS
Rob Webber
Holiday Club & Activity Course Manager
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Ash Stanton
Holiday Club Assistant Manager
Becca Fletcher Minis Manager
Cherie Bird
Minis Assistant Manager
Sue Ingram Juniors Manager
Telephone: 0117 315 7666
Emily Cobby
Holiday Club Administrator
REGISTRATION POINTS Minis (3-4 years) Clifton College Reception Classrooms, Guthrie Road BS8 3HB = 9 Juniors (5-7 years) Merry House (Matthews’ House), The Avenue BS8 3HE = 1 Kids’ Club (8-13 years) and Activity Courses (8-16 years) Number 1 The Avenue (on corner of The Avenue/Guthrie Road) BS8 3HE = 2 (8/7–30/8) and Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh Road, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QD (2/9-4/9) Look for the Registration Flag outside the entrance to each registration point building Performance Sports courses will register and take place at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh, BS8 3QD
HOW TO FIND US
Key & Registration points 1 Matthews’ House (Merry House) – The Avenue 2 Number 1 The Avenue (South Town/North Town) 3 Nursery 4 Bretten Memorial Hall 5 Sports Centre Reception 6 Taits House 7 Prichard Room 8 Sharps House 9 Reception Classrooms
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3–4 years
Minis Dates: Friday 5/7 – Friday 30/8 Time:
1000–1600 (Early Play from 0800, Stay & Play until 1800)
Age:
3–4 years
Price: £48 per day Registration: Clifton College Reception Classrooms, Guthrie Road, BS8 3HB (next to the Nursery) Minis Holiday Club is a service registered for 3-4 year old children based in Clifton College PrePreparatory School. This provides a stimulating and creative environment for young children during the holidays. Qualified and experienced staff will support children to engage in age-appropriate activities with particular attention paid to personal development, interaction with others and, most importantly, fun!
Lunch is included. Typical Day Timetable 0800–1000 – Arrivals, Early Play including Arts & Crafts, Games etc 1000–1030 – Registration and Chat Time 1030–1130 – Playground and Games 1130–1200 – Optional Activities 1130-1230 – Lunch 1300–1600 – Outdoor Play/Free Play/Adult-led Activities 1600–1800 – Departures, Stay & Play and Quiet Time *Above is an example of a typical day and should be treated only as a guide. Variances regularly occur as staff adopt a flexible approach to meet children’s needs. For more information about Minis, please visit our website.
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Telephone: 0117 315 7666
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The Minis team would like to offer some off-site trips and visits on specific days and mornings. These additional activities, for example, a visit to our Forest School site at Abbots Leigh or a trip to the beach or a walk around the Downs will be available at no extra cost and will be publicised in due course, well in advance, so parents can choose to book their children in for them.
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5–7 years
Juniors Dates: Monday 8/7 – Friday 30/8 Time:
1000–1600 (Early Play from 0800, Stay & Play until 1800)
Age:
5–7 years
Price: £46 per day Registration: Merry House (Matthews’ House), The Avenue BS8 3HE Juniors Holiday Club activities are designed specifically with 5 to 7-year-olds in mind. Swimming is an important and enjoyable part of each daily programme for the 6 and 7-year-olds. The 5 year olds have their own ‘Fantastic 5s’ activity programme whilst the older children swim and along with other activities, all led by experienced staff, the emphasis is on promoting individual development and, of course, fun. We believe it is important that children are able to pursue interests and develop skills through a range of activities and opportunities. On certain days throughout the Summer holiday, the Junior staff team will offer a range of optional half day activities for children. These additional activities, for example, drama workshop or themed arts and crafts will be publicised a few days in advance and children can choose to take part on the day.
Lunch is included. Typical Day Timetable 0800–1000 – Arrivals, Early Play including Arts & Crafts, Games etc 1000–1030 – Registration and Chat Time 1030–1100 – Playground and Games 1115-1215 – Swimming 1230–1315 – Lunch 1315–1600 – Outdoor Play/Free Play/Adult-led Activities 1600–1800 – Departures, Stay & Play and Quiet Time *Above is an example of a typical day and should be treated only as a guide. On the following dates Swimming will take place in the afternoons: 12/7, 19/7, 26/7, 2/8, 9/8, 16/8 For more information about Juniors, please visit our website. 05
Telephone: 0117 315 7666
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5–7 years
JUNIORS COURSES We feel it is important to offer a range of activity courses for the younger children in order to follow our philosophy of personal development and learning through play. These courses are designed as ‘tasters’ to give an introduction to individual activities and help prepare children for moving up an age group, where the 8–13s enjoy a broad variety of activity courses. Registration: Merry House (Matthews’ House), The Avenue BS8 3HE the same as Juniors Holiday Club. Please aim to arrive by 0945 so courses can start promptly at 1000. Each activity course will finish in time for children to return to the registration point by 1600.
Forest Fun Friday
Getting Wild!
Dates: 26/7, 2/8, 9/8, 16/8, 23/8, 30/8
Dates: 31/7, 29/8
Age: 5-7 years
Age: 7-9 years
Price: £50 including ‘outdoor’ lunch
Price: £50
Experience the wonders of nature with a fantastic day out playing, exploring and learning in our expansive woodland and meadow Forest School site. Enjoy a variety of exciting age specific creative activities linked to the great outdoors. Children will help prepare and cook a woodland lunch over the base camp fire. A truly rewarding and memorable day.
An exciting ‘taster’ of the Go Wild! multi activity all-action programme of outdoor adventure that we run at Clifton College Outdoor Activity Centre. This day is designed for 7-9 year olds who might wish to participate in the week long course in future. Includes introductory sessions of Archery, Low Ropes, Orienteering, Problem Solving and Team Building. Fun and learning guaranteed. Recommended kit list will be provided.
Please note that children will travel by minibus to our Forest School site at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh with qualified staff. Children will require outdoor clothes, wet weather gear and a change of footwear.
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Please note that children will travel by minibus to our Abbots Leigh Sports Ground with qualified staff. Children will require outdoor clothes, wet weather gear and a change of footwear.
Ready 2 Ride
Tag Rugby Academy
Dates: 25/7, 21/8
Date: 20/8
Age: 5-7 years
Age: 6-7 years
Price: £50
Price: £50
For complete beginners who are not yet riding on their own. Learn to ride a bike with safe and supportive training. In a secure, off-site environment in the grounds of Clifton College, we will aim to build cycling confidence and enable independent riding by the end of the day.
A fun insight into this exciting noncontact, fast-moving game and initial skill development as our qualified coach passes on knowledge through a variety of drills, competitions and gameplay.
Please note that children are required to bring their own bike, helmet and gloves. Suitable outdoor clothes for cycling (long sleeves and long trousers), waterproof coat and a change of footwear are essential.
Tennis Academy Dates: 1/8, 15/8 Age: 6-7 years Price: £50 This course aims to give the perfect introduction to the game of tennis. Within a friendly and relaxed environment, children will take part in a variety of fun games and drills with basic technical instruction combined with some general hand, eye, ball, coordination activities.
Please note all children should bring a change of footwear and shin pads.
Zoo Fun Trip Date: 7/8 Age: 6-7 years Price: £50 Have a great day exploring Bristol Zoo with friends as our staff lead a visit to see the meerkats, gaze at the big bugs, watch the gorillas or wander through the seal and penguin coasts. There is always lots for you to do at the zoo.
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5–7 years
JUNIORS COURSES continued
Mountain Biking (for beginners) Date: 2/8 Age: 7-9 years Price: £50 Under professional instruction, this course is for children who want to learn how to mountain bike in the safe and supportive surroundings of our Outdoor Activity Centre. Using our purpose built woodland skills trail together with routes around the sports ground perimeter, the day will focus on learning and practicing off-road techniques and developing confidence and balance on two wheels. Bike, helmet and gloves provided.
Mixed Hockey & Tennis Academy
Woodland Art
Dates: 5/8 & 6/8, and 8/8 & 9/8
Date: 14/8
Age: 6-7 years
Age: 6-7 years
Price: £110 (2 day course)
Price: £50 Spend the day outside around the treehouse at our Outdoor Activity Centre. Explore the natural environment of the enchanted forest for materials to work with and create pieces of art which will show off your imagination. For those that love nature and the great outdoors. Please note that children will travel by minibus to our Abbots Leigh Sports Ground with qualified staff. Children will require outdoor clothes, wet weather gear and a change of footwear.
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These 2 day courses are aimed at ambitious young players who want to have fun whilst learning new skills and improving their current abilities. The course will consist of Hockey in the morning and Tennis in the afternoon combined with a fitness programme and fun activities each day. Coaching headed up by Director of Hockey Louise Catchpole. Please note that this course will take place at the Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QD. Early and Late Stay (0830-1730) available, with course coaching taking place between 0900-1600
Telephone: 0117 315 7666
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Bushcraft/Forest School Archery Mountain Biking Tomahawk Throwing
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8–13 years
Kids’ Club Dates: Monday 8/7 – Wednesday 4/9 Time:
1000–1600 (Early Play from 0800, Stay & Play until 1800)
Age:
8–13 years
Price: £46 per day Registration: Number 1 The Avenue (North Town/South Town), on corner of The Avenue/Guthrie Road BS8 3HE 8/7–30/8 Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QD 2/9–4/9 The typical Kids’ Club day includes a wide variety of activities that 8-13s enjoy. A freetime Swimming session is a very popular part of each day’s activities. The other three main daily activity sessions are designed with varying interest and ability groups in mind and children can choose from a number of themed afternoon activities that take place both indoor and outdoor around Clifton College Sports Centre. Throughout our programme we promote self expression, confidence building and, of course, fun by offering as much choice as possible. Lunch included.
Typical Day Timetable 0800–0945 – Arrivals, Free Time, Table Tennis, Games, Arts & Crafts, Playstation/Wii/XBox, TV/Movie 0945–1000 – Morning Registration and Notices 1000–1100 – Swimming 1100–1200 – Team Activity (e.g. Dodgeball, Rounders, Capture the Flag) 1200–1300 – Lunch and Tuck 1300–1330 – Free Time as per Early/Late 1330–1345 – Afternoon Registration 1345–1445 – Optional Themed Activities – Sport, Creative, Techno 1445–1500 – Drinks Break 1500–1600 – Optional Themed Activities/Competitions – Sport, Creative, Techno 1600–1800 – Departures, Late Stay inc Table Tennis, Games, Arts & Crafts, Playstation/Wii/XBox, Movie *Above is an example of a typical day and should be treated only as a guide.
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Pool Inflatable Fun Pool Inflatable Fun is available as an optional extra activity for all children who have passed our average or good swim tests and is scheduled to take place in Clifton College swimming pool on the following afternoons: 18/7, 25/7, 1/8, 8/8, 15/8, 22/8, 29/8 Note on busy days Swimming sessions will be split and the older children will swim after lunch but on the following dates all Swimming will take place in the afternoons: 12/7, 19/7, 26/7, 2/8, 9/8, 16/8
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8–13 years
8–13 YEARS’ ACTIVITY COURSES We are delighted to offer an extensive programme of exciting, challenging and fun courses providing a chance to try something new or enjoy a regular favourite. Please note all of these courses have limited numbers so early booking is recommended. If an activity course is taking place at our Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh / Outdoor Activity Centre then a packed lunch may be provided by our Catering Team due to more limited catering resources and facilities. Appropriate clothing and footwear must be worn (no Crocs or flip flops for health and safety reasons) and children should also bring a waterproof coat in case of bad weather. Should you have any questions or require further information then please contact our Holiday Club Administrator at the time of booking. Activity Courses will register at Number 1 The Avenue (same building as Kids’ Club) except for the Performance Sports courses. Course leaders will aim to call registers at 9.45am when they will start to gather their groups together. All courses will start at 10.00am and conclude at 4.00pm unless otherwise stated.
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ADVENTURE COURSES Did you know - Our popular action packed adventure courses always offer great opportunities to try a new challenge or expand existing interests and skills. Our Outdoor Activity Centre at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh offers not only a comprehensive range of courses this holiday but is also available at times throughout the year for individuals, families and birthday party groups to come along and enjoy an adventurous challenge in the great outdoors. Children should bring appropriate clothing, footwear and wet weather gear. A Kit List will be attached to the confirmation of booking email for all of these courses. Please note a packed lunch may be provided for the following Adventure courses due to more limited catering resources at our Sports Ground/Outdoor Activity Centre site. These courses take place off-site with children travelling by Clifton College minibus and there may be occasions when return to the Registration building is slightly later than planned due to traffic.
Getting Wild!
Bushcraft
Dates: 31/7, 29/8
Dates: 19/7, 1/8
Age: 7-9 years
Price: £50
Price: £50
Come and join us for a true adventure day learning ancient bushcraft skills such as fire lighting, animal tracking, foraging, shelter building and wilderness cooking. The perfect opportunity to go wild in a safe and fun environment and enjoy some great woodland games. You will love the outdoors after this experience.
An exciting ‘taster’ of the Go Wild! multi activity all-action programme of outdoor adventure that we run at Clifton College Outdoor Activity Centre. This day is designed for 7-9 year olds who might wish to participate in the week long course in future. Includes introductory sessions of Archery, Low Ropes, Orienteering, Problem Solving and Team Building. Fun and learning guaranteed.
Go Wild! Dates: 19/8–23/8 Price: £250 (5 day course) A multi activity all-action programme of outdoor adventure at Clifton College Outdoor Activity Centre, Abbots Leigh. Includes sessions of Archery, Low Ropes, Mountain Biking, Problem Solving and Geocaching. Lots of different activities over five days. Go on, unleash your adventure potential, accept the challenge and Go Wild! Suitable for all abilities. Fun and learning guaranteed. Includes T-Shirt for all participants.
Archery Date: 24/7 Price: £50 Under professional instruction at our outdoor range, this day offers a great opportunity for archers of all abilities including those wishing to try this Olympic sport for the first time. Expert tuition combining a range of games and competitions will improve technique and have you hitting the gold in no time.
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8–13 years
ADVENTURE COURSES continued
Mountain Biking (for beginners)
Mountain Biking (for experienced riders)
Date: 2/8
Date: 5/8
Age: 7-9 years
Age: 10-13 years
Price: £50
Price: £50
Under professional instruction, this course is for children who want to learn how to mountain bike in the safe and supportive surroundings of our Outdoor Activity Centre. Using our purpose built woodland skills trail together with routes around the sports ground perimeter, the day will focus on learning and practicing off-road techniques and developing confidence and balance on two wheels.
Experience the fun and exhilaration of mountain biking around our new purpose built Activity Centre skills trail before progressing onto Leigh Woods/Ashton Court. Under professional instruction, this day is not for beginners but is suited to those older children aged 10-13 who have been riding off road and woodland trails for at least a year or two and who want to improve their skills and enjoy biking with others.
Bike, helmet and gloves provided.
Two to Target Date: 12/8 Age: 10-13 years Price: £50 A fantastic opportunity to try two great target sports including our latest activity. Archers of all abilities will receive expert tuition combining fun games and competitions to improve technique and have you hitting the gold in no time. The second part of the day will involve being taught how to throw training Tomahawks safely at wooden targets in this increasingly popular activity.
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Bike, helmet and gloves provided.
Treehouse Island Date: 13/8 Price: £50 Based around the treehouse at our Outdoor Activity Centre, this day is crammed full of fun puzzles and challenges for children to develop their imaginations and gain confidence in the outdoors. Through map making and independent discovery, children will be encouraged by our instructors to use their senses to learn about the natural environment when being creative.
Indiana Jones and Blackbeard’s Treasure
Climb Aboard
Date: 8/8
Price: £50
Price: £50
Registration Time: 0930
Captain Blackbeard’s fear of mutiny led him to bury his treasure in Clifton College Sports Ground! Accept the challenge to help find Blackbeard’s lost treasure by completing problem solving challenges with your team in order to collect jigsaw pieces to create a map showing where the treasure is buried.
An adrenaline pumping course under professional instruction that kicks off with a session of indoor climbing at Redpoint Climbing Centre. The afternoon session provides a great opportunity to learn the basic skills and techniques of kayaking in the safety and comfort of our 25m indoor swimming pool. Everything is designed to improve ability and confidence.
Forest Feast
Date: 27/8
Date: 16/8
Children must have at least average (40m+) swimming ability for this course.
Price: £50 including outdoor lunch prepared by participants
Please note the earlier registration to allow for travelling time.
This course will explore some of the many techniques available to us when cooking over a wood fire in the outdoors. Learn how to build, light and maintain a fire suitable for cooking and then utilising newly acquired skills, create lunch and snacks using a Dutch oven, Scandinavian griddle pan and our Pizza making facility.
Laser Fusion Trip Date: 14/8 Price: £50 Registration Time: 0930 Laser Tag Adventure at its best. With exclusive use of the facility in Broadmead, this is the ultimate in interactive indoor entertainment with fun lurking around every corner of the purpose built arena! Lots of high-tech tag games throughout the day. Are you ready to get ‘zapping’! Please note the earlier registration to allow for coach travelling time.
Woodland Art Date: 23/7 Price: £50 Young artists will spend the day based outdoors around the treehouse at our Activity Centre. Foraging, exploring and taking inspiration from the natural environment, you will have the opportunity to craft pieces of art which will show off your creativity and what enchanted woodlands can offer.
Spy Camp Dates: 30/7, 28/8 Price: £50 Welcome to our secret agent training camp. A whole day of outdoor spying awaits as you race against the clock to learn the sneakiest ways to safely negotiate the laser room, qualify top in target practice, complete the obstacle course, lift fingerprints, write coded messages and unlock the key to success all before the countdown reaches zero!
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8–13 years
CREATIVE COURSES Our creative courses have grown enormously in popularity, mainly due to the expert leadership and innovative course content from our tutors. All of these courses are designed for children and young people to develop existing skills and learn some new ones. As ever, these courses will produce many masterpieces to take home. All of the courses are open to boys and girls of all abilities aged 8-13 years. We suggest that comfortable, older clothes are worn as things can sometimes get quite messy!
Pottery Painting Dates: 22/7 & 25/7, 5/8 & 8/8
Fashion & Creative Textile Workshop
Price: £100 (2 day course)
Dates: 29/7–30/7, 12/8–13/8
This 2 day course (please note dates are split) will set you up with the paints and equipment so that you can create your own pottery masterpiece! You’ll get lots of advice and encouragement with plenty of examples of pottery and techniques to help inspire. Relax, paint but more importantly have fun by creating something personal to take home for yourself, family or friends.
Price: £100 (2 day course) This course will give an insight into the world of creative textiles. A fantastic opportunity to learn and develop skills that bring designs to life, with the use of a variety of patterns that incorporate cutting and sewing techniques. Create and decorate a variety of projects such as bags, cushions, aprons and items of clothing.
Take To The Air! Dates: 17/7, 30/7 Price: £50 This is a wonderful opportunity to develop interpersonal skills such as teamwork, thinking and communication whilst designing, building and flying model air rockets, gliders and French arrows. This fun packed day will also enable a competitive nature to shine through along with energiser activities such as caterpillar planks, ping pong roll, bridge building and bomb disposal challenges to name a few. Certainly a great day for creative and science minded individuals.
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Telephone: 0117 315 7666
Cake Decorating Date: 1/8 Price: £50 Children will be taught intricate decorating and piping skills as well as sponge construction to create attractive cakes which can be taken home for the family to enjoy. Under close supervision, kitchen hygiene will also be covered. Detailed recipe ingredients are available upon request. Participants should bring sealed storage containers to take home the food they have made.
Music Producer for the Day Date: 6/8 Price: £50 A professional Music Producer from a locally based music education company, Real Sound Studios, will guide you to use the latest in music software and develop the skills required to produce music and learn the art of music production. Produce beats, play keyboards and take away your very own recorded CD track.
Snap It! Digital Photography Date: 2/8 Price: £50 Explore your creative skills with our professional photographer who will guide everyone through a variety of subjects designed to make the most of your digital camera. The morning will be spent exploring and photographing some of the historic and architecturally interesting features at the heart of the Clifton College site in order to build a portfolio of images that will enable production of a computer generated display of your best shots to take home. Please note for this course you will need to bring your own digital camera with a blank memory card, download lead and spare batteries.
Floristry Workshop Date: 19/8 Price: £50
MC Music Producer Date: 20/8 Price: £50 Work alongside a professional MC and Music Producer from Real Sound Studios, to learn the art of lyric writing and music production. Come up with themes for songs, write lyrics, play keyboards, produce beats and take away your very own recorded CD track. Note the content of this course differs from the Music Producer course on 6/8.
This course will give an insight into the world of Floristry. The perfect opportunity to learn how to condition and care for different varieties of flowers and foliage. Using fresh flowers, we will start with the basic skills to create a simple posy, followed by a small table centrepiece. The workshop will finish with learning how to structure, balance and accessorise a beautiful flower arrangement for a vase. Please note you will need to bring a vase in from home for the afternoon arrangement.
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8–13 years
CREATIVE COURSES continued
Contemporary Dance Workshop
Performing Arts Workshop
Date: 26/7
Date: 9/8
Price: £50
Price: £50
This one day course will explore the freedom of movement through a variety of dance games as well as learn learn about ‘Limon Choreography’ which focuses on movements such as fall and recovery, rebound, weight, suspension, succession, and isolation. Children will then have the opportunity to choreograph and perform their own contemporary dances.
A fun-filled mixed performing arts day including musical theatre, acting and singing. For all abilities - come along and enjoy working together with a professional actress. You will dance, sing and act the day away with a performance to finish.
Ballet Dance Workshop
Course tutor, Louise Mantle, is a professionally trained actress, who has worked in the industry for over 25 years. Louise was an actress in TV and Theatre, Sang as Dramatic Soprano with The London Symphony Chorus, worked for the BBC and is now teacher of Performing Arts and LAMDA Exam coach.
Date: 16/8 Price: £50 This one day course will be covering aspects of Grade Three ballet which will be taught with one-to-one support by our qualified dance teacher. Movements such as pirouette will be practiced as well as Barre work and Centre work. Children will then work in groups or solo, to choreograph a small Ballet themed dance; implementing the material taught to them during the day. This course develops balance, self-confidence and communication in a supportive environment.
Street Dance Workshop Date: 29/8 Price: £50 Have you always aspired to learn those cool moves that we watch on the music videos? Do you want to discover the hidden dancer within yourself? Then our street dance course is for you! High energy fun and fitness plus a great opportunity to help improve your balance, strength and flexibility. Build up confidence in our friendly and supportive environment. Let go and express yourself!
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Participants should wear comfy clothes that are easy to move in. Note our dance studio requires either dance shoes or bare feet.
Swim
Learn to
at Clifton College
● Saturday mornings during term time
● Following the STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme ● FREE initial assessment and swimming passes ● Catering for all abilities ● Small class sizes and teachers in the water ● Swim Academy Manager - Adam Richards, ASA Level 2 Swimming Teacher
For more infomation contact t: 0117 3157 678 e: arichards@cliftoncollege.com
www.ccsl-cliftoncollege.com
8–13 years
CREATIVE COURSES continued
Adventures with Drawing Date: 24/7
Learn to Knit and Crochet
Price: £50
Dates: 21/8-22/8
An exciting course experimenting with a range of artists drawing materials. We will draw inside and outside Clifton College working from life and the imagination. Young artists will learn a range of drawing techniques and experimenting with large scale drawing.
Price: £100 (2 day course)
Handheld Games Workshop Dates: 8/8-9/8 Price: £100 (2 day course) Are your hand steady enough? A fun workshop creating a maze-type game using a variety of tools and processes. The aim is to create a handheld game to guide a ball bearing around obstacles from the start to finish. Children will take home a completely handmade, personal handheld game to challenge friends and family.
Jitterbugs Workshop Dates: 14/8-15/8 Price: £100 (2 day course) An exciting workshop combining use of a variety of tools and materials to take home your very own creative Jitterbug. Children will be guided through the use of hand tools such as wire cutters and hammers, as well as the making of a working circuit using electrical components to make the bug ‘jitter’.
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Day 1: An introduction to knitting and crochet. Day 1 children will spend the first half of the day learning basic crochet stitches and the second half having a go at knitting. Day 2: Allows for a whole day perfecting either knitting or crochet. Content covered includes the basic stitches to get started, changing colour and finishing off. (Crochet hook or knitting needles and yarn included in the course fee to take home and continue)
Indigo Shibori and Natural Dyeing Dates: 27/8-28/8 Price: £100 (2 day course) Day 1: Indigo Shibori dyeing, similar to tiedye but with more variations in the patterns created. Indigo dye makes a beautiful blue colour. Children will dye both a cotton bag and cushion cover to take home at the end of the day. Day 2: Create cotton fabric flags for bunting in the morning, then spend the afternoon being creative with natural colour.
SPORTS COURSES Our one-off sports courses are always popular and with limited places available, early booking is highly recommended. Suitable for children who want to try these fun activities for the first time as well as those with some experience from previous participation. Each one is packed full of learning opportunities.
Skateboarding and Scooting
Disc Golf
Date: 18/7
Price: £50
Price: £50
The new sporting craze! Participants will receive expert tuition on backhand and forehand throwing skills and catching techniques before playing a number of fun, dynamic games including Ultimate Frisbee. The second half of the day will involve putting new skills to the test by designing and competing on a Disc Golf Course.
Fun and learning all the way at Campus skatepark’s indoor facility at The Pool, Bishopsworth. Practice skateboarding and scooting tricks with the experts. Plenty of opportunity to put everything into action with freestyle skate and scoot sessions. All equipment provided but feel free to bring your own.
Horse Course Dates: 5/8, 6/8 & 8/8 (Note split days Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)
Date: 6/8
The courses above all take place off-site with children travelling by Clifton College minibus and there may be occasions when return to the Registration building is slightly later than planned due to traffic.
Price: £180 (3 day course) including packed lunch
Tang Soo Do
Registration Time: 0930
Date: 15/8
Getting ponies ready, riding in the school with instructor tuition, flatwork and jumping, hacking in the countryside and grooming your horse/pony. What more could you want from a high quality equestrian course at Avon Riding Centre. Ideal for beginners or those with experience of riding. Please note the earlier registration to allow for travelling time.
Price: £50 Registration Time: 0930 Tang Soo Do is a traditional Korean Martial Art over 2000 years old. The day will take a traditional form focusing on basic techniques, forms, self-defence and will finish off with basic non-contact sparring whilst teaching respect and discipline throughout. Safety equipment will be provided as required for each activity. The day will also highlight wellbeing and what we can do to look after ourselves in the form of fitness, stretching and meditation.
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8–13 years
PERFORMANCE SPORTS COURSES Clifton College has some of the best sporting facilities in the South West of England, so what better place to come and spend time improving your game on top-quality pitches with coaches who truly believe that with practice, every young person can release their sporting potential. We are once again delighted to offer a great range of high-quality Performance Sports Courses for boys and girls of all abilities. Our team of experienced coaches will nurture participants in a positive and creative environment and will work on developing all aspects of the game, utilising drills and skills used by top-class players. These courses will register at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh, BS8 3QD. Early Drop (from 0830) and Late Stay (until 1730) available. Please note the respective registration ‘start’ times for each course. Lunch is included.
Performance Tennis Course
Performance Rugby Course
Dates: 23/7, 31/7, 7/8, 14/8, 21/8
Dates: 12/8–16/8
Price: £50
Price: £325 (5 day course)
Aimed at the beginner right through to the more competent player. The main focus and emphasis will be on technique involved with the groundstrokes, net play and serve. Depending on the ages and abilities, classes will be split according to the LTA levels and appropriate ball type will be used. A comprehensive range of structured and controlled points will be played with all areas of the game focussed on.
Our Performance Rugby Course is aimed at ambitious young players who want to train like a professional following the plan of a preseason premiership camp!
Courses delivered by Kerris Weatherley, Director of Absolute Tennis Bristol, fully qualified LTA and Cardio tennis coach. Please note that this course will take place at the Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QD. Early and Late Stay (0830 – 1730) available.
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These intensive sessions are for those who want to have as much fun as possible whilst learning new skills and improving their current abilities. Coaching delivered by former Bristol Rugby captain and Director of Rugby Matt Salter with special appearances from guest coaches. For more information, please visit www.ccsl-cliftoncollege.com Please note that this course will register each day at The Crypt within the main Clifton College buildings, Guthrie Road. Early and Late Stay (0830-1730) available with course coaching taking place between 0900-1600.
Performance Hockey Course Dates: 5/8 – 9/8 Price: £325 (5 day course) This intensive week-long course is aimed at ambitious young players who want to have fun whilst learning new skills and improving their current abilities. The course will combine high-intensity Hockey training with an indepth fitness programme and fun activities throughout the week! Coaching delivered by Director of Hockey Louise Catchpole and Assistant Director of Hockey (and current Ireland representative) Stuart Loughrey. For more information, please visit www.ccsl-cliftoncollege.com Please note that this course will take place at the Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QD. Early and Late Stay (0830-1730) available, with course coaching taking place between 0900-1600
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12–16 YEARS’ ACTIVITY COURSES The ideal opportunity for young people to meet and mix with others who share similar interests. We feel it is important this age group receives a mature experience which is reflected in the course content and high standard of coaches and tutors. The programme is varied and has been designed specifically for young people. All courses will register at Number 1 The Avenue (on corner of The Avenue/Guthrie Road) BS8 3HE at 9.45am. Courses commence at 10.00am and conclude at 4.00pm. Lunch included.
Two to Target
Tennis Academy
Date: 29/7
Date: 20/8
Price: £50
Price: £50
Combining two great target sports for maximum enjoyment. Archers of all abilities will receive expert tuition to improve Archery technique and accuracy. Tomahawk Throwing is an increasingly popular activity and our instructor will teach how to throw training ‘angels’.
Led by qualified LTA coaches, aimed at the beginner through to the more competent player. Emphasis on the techniques involved with groundstrokes, net play and serve. Plenty of competitive tennis development.
This course will take place at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh. Participants will be transported by Clifton College minibus to and from this site.
Wilderness Survival Date: 7/8 Price: £50 Wilderness survival will teach you how to build shelters, set traps for catching animals, cook over a campfire, tie useful knots, how to navigate and using tools safely. This course will take place at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh. Participants will be transported by Clifton College minibus to and from this site.
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This course will take place at Clifton College Sports Ground, Abbots Leigh. Participants will be transported by Clifton College minibus to and from this site.
Clifton College Holiday Club and Activity Courses Parent Guide Full details about the different age specific Holiday Clubs and Activity Courses including dates, times and registration points can be found online and in our brochure including directions, dates and times. Bookings All bookings must be made in advance, with at least one working days notice. Please be aware we cannot accept children who turn up on the day and are not booked in. All bookings must be made either online at www.ccsl-cliftoncollege. com or in writing, on a Booking Form, either by post, or in person at CLIFTON COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE, Guthrie Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3EZ. We are unable to accept bookings over the telephone. FULL PAYMENT must be made at the time of booking. We will not accept children unless payment has been made in advance. Payment is regarded as acceptance of our booking conditions. We accept payment by cheque, cash, credit or debit card and childcare vouchers. If you wish to pay by childcare vouchers then you must follow our published procedures and ensure payments are made at the time of booking and received by us within 7 days as until full payment is received, bookings are considered provisional and are not to be regarded as guaranteed. A 10% discount is available for Clifton College pupils attending Kids’ Club, Juniors or Minis Holiday Clubs.There is no discount for any of our activity courses. Clifton College reserve the right to make changes or rearrangements to the programme in the event of unsuitable weather or other factors which may arise and which are beyond our control.There may be occasions where we have to cancel an activity course due to booking numbers being below the minimum set for that particular course, in which case we will either offer an alternative activity or a full refund. Booking Cancellations If you request a booking cancellation at least 7 days in advance then we will offer a credit to the full value of the booking for use on a future holiday programme (to be taken within 6 months). If we receive a booking cancellation request with less than 7 days notice, then we can only offer a future credit of 50% of the booking cost. Booking Amendments If you give us at least 7 days notice before the date(s) you would like to amend, then you will be able to make changes within the same holiday programme, subject to availability, free of charge. If you give us less than 7 days’ notice, we will endeavour to make requested changes within the same holiday programme, subject to a £20 administration charge. However, we are unable to make any changes with less than 48 hours notice. A payment credit will only be given if the Holiday Club Administrator has received at least one working days’ notice of non-attendance, due to sickness or any other acceptable reason. Notification must be received by 12 noon for cancellation of any booking the following day. Arrival and Departure Arrangements Please respect our Holiday Club and Activity Course times and deliver and collect your children in line with the published times. Should you need to make arrangements outside of these times then please talk to our Administrator or a Manager well in advance so we can try and accommodate your request although please bear in mind we are likely to be at venues other than the Registration Points once our daily programme commences. Morning Registration for all Holiday Clubs is at 10.00am and we return to the Registration Points at 4.00pm. Morning only sessions conclude at 1.00pm unless otherwise stated/ agreed. Afternoon only bookers can arrive from 1.00pm as Afternoon Registration takes place at 1.30pm. Activity course times are as published but generally they will Register at 9.45am and conclude at 4.00pm. Our early service, between 8.00–10.00am and our late service between 4.00–6.00pm is included in the daily price for all Holiday Clubs and Activity Courses. We must stress that the very latest time for pick up is 6.00pm. We cannot guarantee staffing levels beyond this finish time and pick up after this will incur an additional charge of £20 regardless of reason. If collection is after 6.00pm we will politely ensure that our procedures are understood and if this occurs more than once for the same child then Senior Management will be informed. Please be aware that if any child has not been collected two hours after our published finish time and we have been unable to contact anyone by telephone, we will call the local social services department to make arrangements for a social worker to collect the child. Children must be signed in/out by the accompanying adult, recording the time of arrival/departure on the Register so that we are aware that the child has arrived/left. We will not allow any child to return home unaccompanied or with an unauthorised adult unless we have authorisation. Parents/Carers must provide us with written permission indicating if their child or children are permitted to go home unaccompanied. We must stress the need for us to have up to date contact telephone numbers (home/work/mobiles) that we can call during the day in the event of an emergency, illness or to check information urgently. Please ensure we have as many contact numbers as possible.
Clothing and Belongings Due to the nature of the activities, we recommend that children do not wear their best or most expensive clothes as we cannot take responsibility for damage to clothing.Trainers are the ideal footwear. No flip flops or crocs please for safety reasons. We cannot guarantee the return of lost property, but we try to return items that are clearly labelled. Lost property will only be carried forward to the next holiday programme when it will be available for collection. Any items not collected will then be disposed of. We strongly recommend that children do not bring any personal belongings or electronic devices e.g. jewellery, game consoles or mobile phones, as we cannot be held responsible if they go missing. We are always willing to allow a child to contact parents/carers using our phones if required.There are minimal opportunities for children to access their own mobiles/IPads etc and so they should be left at home. Children will not be given any Clifton College Wi-Fi codes and they are not permitted to go on any form of social media or take photos of anyone whilst attending Holiday Club. Additional Support We recognise that the needs of individual children vary and will endeavour to accommodate children with additional needs within the Holiday Club and Activity Course environment where we can offer appropriate care within our staffing ratio. We are realistic about the limitations of our environment for children with additional needs and attendance is considered on an individual basis. If English is not a child’s first language then it will be important for us to establish that they at least have an understanding of basic instructions for health and safety purposes. Please contact the Holiday Club & Activity Course team prior to booking to discuss any requirements further and to consider what (if any) arrangements can and need to be put in place. All potential additional support situations MUST be notified at the time of booking by responding with full details either in the ‘Additional Information’ box of the paper Booking Form or online during the Checkout process when completing the Allergies, Medical or Other Information section for participants. Behaviour We set ourselves high standards and expect our staff to act professionally at all times and to present themselves as positive role models. In return we have expectations of certain standards of behaviour from children that include: • Showing respect and treating others as they would wish to be treated. • Showing respect for all personal property and the facilities. • Listening to and following instructions from staff members. Swearing, abusive and hurtful language is not acceptable. Aggressive behaviour or violence will not be tolerated. One individual’s behaviour will not be allowed to endanger others in the group. Please be aware of these standards and support action taken by staff to encourage good behaviour. Parents must inform us via the booking process of any potential behaviour issues and any associated signs, triggers or strategies that would help us to deal with situations in a positive manner. All children are encouraged and regularly reminded to tell a member of staff as soon as anything happens that causes them upset or distress so that we can address any issue immediately. Should there be a serious behavioural incident that in our opinion puts a child or other children at risk, or behaviour that we cannot reasonably control then we will telephone parents/carers on the emergency numbers we have been given at the time of booking to request immediate collection. We will not tolerate any form of bullying. If a child feels that they are being subjected to bullying then they are encouraged and regularly reminded to report this to staff members immediately.The relevant Manager will be informed as a priority and discussions will take place with the individuals concerned as soon as practical. All reported cases will be dealt with sensitively and fairly and appropriate decisions will be taken in full consultation with all parties. Similarly, we will not tolerate aggressive, threatening or abusive language or behaviour from parents or carers towards staff members. Medicine Medicine (both prescription and non-prescription) will only be administered to a child once an Administering Medication Form has been completed and consent signed by the child’s parent/carer. Medication must be in-date, labelled and in it’s original packaging. Sickness No child will be admitted to any Holiday Club or Activity Course if they are showing any signs of illness or infection on arrival. All children who are ill or infectious should not attend for the full duration of their ailment, and for 48 hours after the last symptom occurs particularly any child who has suffered a bout of diarrhoea or sickness. If you are unsure whether a child may attend, call us on 0117 315 7666 to discuss. Parents/carers are ultimately responsible for determining their child’s ability to participate in the activities. While we sympathise with the needs of each parent, we must provide a healthy environment for others. A sick child often needs special, one-to-one attention and it is difficult for staff/tutors to take time away from others to do this. All bookers must ensure that we have emergency contact telephone numbers that will be answered immediately and also that a suitable adult is available locally to attend the setting as a matter of urgency should we consider the need for a child to be collected for any reason during the day.
Swimming Swimming is available to children aged 6 and over. Please be aware our 25m indoor swimming pool has a depth ranging from 0.9m to 2.0m. It is not a walk in style leisure pool and entry/exit is via steps at each corner. If you require further information regarding our swimming sessions then please ask at time of booking. We have a very comprehensive swimming policy, further details of which are available on request. Each child’s swimming ability is assessed by our staff members on an annual basis.This enables us to determine which areas of the swimming pool they can use.The information provided by parents is used as a guide only. Non-swimmers may enter the swimming pool only if they are wearing one of our swim jackets. Quality & Safety All our Holiday Clubs and Activity Courses operate in safe and secure environments. With 20 years experience, we have an exemplary health and safety history and child safety is our priority. Our staff, tutors and coaches are all suitably qualified for the roles they undertake and we operate a comprehensive staff training programme that includes: Safeguarding / First Aid / Fire and Evacuation Procedures / Equipment Safety Staff members are appointed following selection procedures that include a personal interview and take up of references. All staff, tutors and coaches complete satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosures. All information in our brochure and on our website is correct at the time of publication. Changes may occur and, if so, we will advise parents via email as quickly as possible. Activity programmes are subject to change in the event of adverse weather and occasionally we may have to cancel All children will be covered under our Public Liability Insurance while they are with us. In the event of an accident, first aid will be administered to children by our staff and the emergency services will be called if necessary UNLESS WE ARE TOLD OTHERWISE at the time of booking. Clifton College is a nut free environment. We may have children attending who have severe nut allergies and could be such that the slightest contact with nuts could be life threatening. We therefore respectfully ask that no nuts are knowingly brought onto the premises in lunch boxes or as snacks.This includes peanut butter, Nutella spread, Pesto, some cereal bars, some granola bars, biscuits/cakes that contain nuts and sauces that contain nuts. Equal Opportunities Clifton College Holiday Club is an equal opportunities provision and welcomes all children, regardless of their gender, ability, school, race or religion. Each child attending is of equal value and is entitled to equal access of opportunity. Education and understanding of other people’s needs and backgrounds will be fostered to promote positive behaviour and attitudes. Discriminating behaviour, attitudes and comments will be challenged. We will regularly review our policy and amend it where necessary. We have legal obligations in relation to Safeguarding. As a caring organisation, any suggestion of abuse or neglect will be investigated and reported to the relevant authorities and agencies. Concerns and Complaints Our staff team are trained to process your comments and pass them on to the appropriate individual who will endeavour to respond within 24 hours. All complaints, however serious, should always be referred to the Holiday Club Manager. If this route of communication is not appropriate then please contact the General Manager on 0117 315 7664. If necessary, complaints will be further investigated and a verbal or written reply will be returned to the complainant within 7 working days. A record of complaints is maintained. Full details will be recorded on our database including any subsequent details, action taken and whether the complaint is complete. Where appropriate, any investigations will be undertaken in accordance with the principle that the welfare of the child is safeguarded and promoted. If the complainant considers the response to be unsatisfactory then they will be asked to put all details in writing so that further consideration can be given and a written response provided within 28 days detailing investigation findings and action taken. If another external agency investigates, we will consult on how to proceed and the complainant informed of progress. Sun Cream We recommend that all children bring a sun hat/cap for protection against the sun. Sun cream, in a named plastic bag, can also be brought and given to the registration staff on arrival. Children in Kids’ Club will be reminded to apply their own sun cream at regular intervals. For children in Kids’ Club, Juniors and Minis, we will help to apply their cream as required, UNLESS WE ARE TOLD OTHERWISE at the time of booking. Photography Please be aware that we occasionally authorise photographs/videos of children for our promotional material including our website, official displays and publication in future brochures. We recognise that there may be circumstances where a parent or carer will not wish their child to be photographed or filmed in which case there is an opt-out box option on both the online booking system and paper booking form.
Parents Guide containing full terms and conditions is available on our website or upon request.
Future holiday dates at a glance.... October Half Term 28th October - 1st November 2019
Christmas & New Year Monday 16th December - Tuesday 7th January 2020
Administration Centre Clifton College Sports Centre, Guthrie Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3EZ Telephone: 0117 315 7666 Email: ccsl@cliftoncollege.com Independent Schools Inspectorate Registration No: DFES 801/6000 Registered Charity No. 311735
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