Extra-Curricular Activities Autumn 2022
Weekly Activities
We want to develop in every pupil the skills, talent and abilities required to become emotionally resilient and autonomous learners. We want to encourage in every child a sense of commitment, to value high achievement and to be prepared to adapt and to be innovative.
Our Extra Curricular Activity programme plays an important part in enabling us to work towards these aims. It does so by extending the curriculum beyond that which is taught in timetabled sessions.
These extra curricular activities offer pupils opportunities:
• For learning the value of teamwork, individual and group responsibility, physical strength and endurance, competition, diversity, and a sense of courage, commitment and community.
• To apply academic skills in a real world context and are thus considered part of a balanced education.
• To make choices in terms of what they want to do, or not do as the case may be, which in itself can be educational.
The purpose of this ECA Booklet is to inform you of the activities on offer at Ditcham Park School. Any questions, please email: parents@ditchampark.com
Weekly Activities
Day During School After School
Monday LAMDA
Choir
Golf (Lunchtime) Hymn Practice
Tuesday KS2 Termly Rotation of clubs
Including: Street Dance, Dodge ball, rounders, badminton, crochet, computers, fingerprint art, bending and stretching, popstars club, mindfulness, colouring, computer club, lego challenge, marble run, origami, cartoon club, table tennis & decoupage. Orchestra, Keyboard Club Junior Choir
Wednesday LAMDA
Junior Brass
Sport rotation of Trans/LJ then MJ/UJ for the following sports: Netball / Football (Autumn Term) Netball / Rugby (Spring Term) Rounders / Cricket (Summer Term)
Thursday Junior Strings
Fencing
Friday LAMDA Transition Handbell Group
Tennis Pre Prep to LJ (Summer & Autumn Terms)
Creative Kidz
Bushcraft (not Trans & Lowers fixtures) Dance
Trans and Lowers Fixtures
Creative Kidz
Bushcraft
Tennis UJ & F1 (Summer & Autumn Terms) Dance
Bushcraft (not Middles and Uppers - fixtures)
Creative Kidz
Middles and Uppers Fixtures Photography (Autumn Half term to Spring Half term)
Creative Kidz
Judo
MTB club
Transition and Lowers fixtures
Creative Kidz
Bushcraft
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BUSHCRAFT
Who is running the club?
• Ian Gosling
Overview of what the club entails
• ‘School of Nature’ after school bushcraft club form Ditcham Park School. Placements for students who wish to start a journey in nature based education and develop a variety of skills in the outdoors are now available. Designed to be an exciting opportunity but also a vocational and educational one, students will be able to access a wide range of skills and experiences that will introduce them to:
Camp craft and Tool use. Foraging
Craftwork
Tracking and trailing Natural History Team building Wildlife identification Leadership development Wild Camp Cooking Volunteering opportunities Game preparation Plus more……
This course will run every term and will offer students the opportunity to learn and develop foundational skills in the outdoors. This experience will hopefully enable students to be proficient in many aspects of the outdoors whilst keeping the whole experience fun, enjoyable and dynamic and yet challenging throughout.
Age group
• Transition upwards Timing and duration of club
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 16:00 17:30
Location
• North Drive woods
Which Term(s) it is running
• All Year
Costing:
• Costs are £12.50 per session and will be invoiced at the beginning of each term as a full term payment.
This is a very popular club. Spaces are limited and operate on a first come, first serve basis. When full, you will go onto a waiting list. Therefore, should you be interested please contact Ian at Embers Bushcraft directly with any further enquiries.
Please email embersbushcraft@gmail.com
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GOLF
Who is running the club?
• Nicholas Sharratt
Overview of what the club entails
• Golf coaching run by Nicholas Sharratt PGA Advanced professional with over 28 years coaching experience.
Recently, Nicholas has developed his coaching knowledge and is now a Leadbetter Certified Junior Coach. This is a more holistic approach to the student learning journey. This has been a beneficial experience and his goal for every student must be creating a lifelong passion for the game of golf. We are keen for the juniors and seniors to represent the school and experience those life skills that competition creates preparation, personal and team responsibility and that wonderful feeling of producing that golf shot when you need to.
Age group
• Pre Prep to Form 5
Timing and duration of club
• the coaching sessions will be delivered on a Monday lunchtime. KS1 12:10, KS2 at 12:30 and the Seniors at 13.10
Location
• School fields
Which Term(s) it is running
• All year
Costing
• Due to lack of indoor space the sessions will be run on a weekly pay as you go basis.
• 12.10 Session Pre Prep £45 for 2 hours over 6 sessions
• 12.30 Session Junior £45 for 2 hours over 6 sessions
• 13.10 Session Seniors £75 for 3 hours over 6 sessions
Please email performancegolfcoaching@hotmail.com
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TENNIS
Who is running the club?
• Katie Rowley
Overview of what the club entails
• Tennis club will be run by our former PE teacher, Mrs Katie Rowley, Head Coach at Rowlands Castle Tennis Club.
Age group
• Pre Prep to Uppers/ Form 1
Timing and duration of club
Monday
• 15.50 16.40 for Pre Prep, Prep and Transition
• 16.40 17.30 for Lowers and Middles
Tuesday
• 16.00 17.00 for Uppers and F1
Please note that if your child will be attending the later session, they will need to be booked into Active8 after school care for the first hour, from 15.50 16.40. Similarly, if you have a younger child who needs to stay until 17.30, they will need to be booked into after school care from 16.40 17.30.
Location
• Tennis Courts
Which Term(s) it is running
• Autumn and Summer Term Costing
• £50 for 6 sessions
Please email ktrowley@btinternet.com
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DANCE
Who is running the club?
Danni LannoyOverview of what the club entails
I am delighted to be continuing with Street Dance classes at Ditcham Park School.
Street Dance:
Street dance is a style of dance that started in America with funk and jazz dance. It encompasses a broad range of styles including popping, locking, breakdance and commercial dance. Our street dance classes encourage students to be creative and find their own voice within new and exciting choreography created by our principal teacher, Danni Lannoy. Students learn the basics of street dance before progressing to more complex movements and routines. We do not offer exams in this style of dance but as they progress groups will have performance opportunities. Our students absolutely LOVE this class and it's attended by as many boys as it is girls. If your child has ever dreamed of being in a dance group like Diversity or likes to watch the dancers in music videos this is the class for them.
Acrobatic Arts:
Acrobatic Arts is a fusion of classic dance technique and acrobatics and focusses on building strength, flexibility and balance. The children will take exams and as they progress start to learn acrobatic tricks. It is the perfect course for any child that loves dance and gymnastics!
Age Group
• Pre School to Form 5
Timing and Duration of Club
Monday:
• 12.10 12.40 Reception, Pre Prep and Prep Accro
• 12.40 13.10 KS2 (Transition Uppers) Accro
• 13.10 14.00 Senior (Form 1 5) Accro
Tuesday:
• 12 00 12 30 Transition and Lowers Street Dance
• 12 30 13.00 Pre Prep and Prep Street Dance
• 13.00 13.30 Pre School and Reception Street Dance
• 13.30 14.00 Senior Street (Form 1 5) Dance
• 15.00 15.45 Middles and Uppers Street Dance
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Location
All dance clubs are in the Martin Pryce Extension Dance studio. Which Term(s) it is running
• All year
Costing
• Pre School/Reception £83
• Middles/Uppers: £89
• Transitions/Lowers: £89
• Prep/Pre Prep: £89
If you wish to sign your son/daughter onto the class, please copy the link which will take you through to our online booking system Classforkids. Registration and payment can be done this way. Please note that registration must be done before term starts, children that come to class and are not on our register will not be allowed to join.
https://lannoy school of performing arts.class4kids.co.uk
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Who is running the club?
• Tina Knowles
Overview of what the club entails
• Composition
• How to shoot a variety of subjects including landscapes, portraits and abstract ideas
• Camera skills in an easy to absorb format
The course is suitable for Bronze and Silver DofE Skills section as well as the opportunity to improve your photography skills in this fun and challenging course
A DSLR or similar is required. Smartphone and tablet camera users may not benefit as much from this course
Please visit the website www.thephotographyrevolution.com for more information.
Age group
Form 1 to Form 5
Timing and duration of club
Wednesdays
• 15.50 16.50
Location
• Art block
Which Term(s) it is running
• Autumn Half term to Spring Half Term Costing
• £125 per student for 12-week course & includes, refreshments, all materials and class information. Limited places.
Please e mail tina@tinaknowles.co.uk
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JUDO
Who is running the club?
• Paul Hamilton
Overview of what the club entails
• Judo club will be run by Paul Hamilton, a very experienced teacher, who runs many local classes with his club, ‘Summit Judo’.
Please visit the website www.summitjudo.co.uk for more information.
Age group
Pre Prep to Seniors
Timing and duration of club
Thursday
• 16.00 17.00
Location
• Judo Club will take place in the South Downs Hall, Sports Hall or outside (depending on weather and availability)
Which Term(s) it is running
• All Year
Costing:
• £70 per term for 10 sessions
Please e mail info@summitjudo.co.uk
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FENCING
Who is running the club?
• Isaac Jolley
• Isaac is currently British Junior Foil Champion and the British number 1. When he was still a junior, (under 20) he was selected for both junior and senior GB team events abroad.
• He won selection for both the Junior European Championships where he was the top Britain, and the World Championships which were sadly cancelled due to Covid! Although just turned 21, he is one of Great Britain's top ranked senior fencers and a consummate coach.
Overview of what the club entails
• Coaching in Fencing.
Age group
• Pre Prep to Form 5
Timing and duration of club
Thursday
• 12:30 to 13:00 Juniors
• 13:10 to 13:40 Seniors
Location
• South Downs Hall or Sports Hall
Which Term(s) it is running
• All Year
Costing
• £52 per term
Please email isaacjolley14@gmail.com
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LAMDA
Who is running the club?
LAMDA is run by Jenny de Jongh, who has worked extensively as an actor, and has taught LAMDA at Ditcham for 20 years.
Overview of what the club entails
LAMDA lessons are held during the school day throughout the year, open to all pupils from Pre Prep to Form 5 and are carefully timetabled in conjunction with class teachers to ensure no one misses any academic lessons. They are taught in small groups, which change each year (Covid restrictions allowing) to ensure they work with a good mix of actors in their year. The groups work on an exam piece at some stage during the year, this can be a scripted text, devised, poetry or duologues, currently, the Juniors are working on scenes from Toy Story, Fantastic Mr Fox and Alice in Wonderland. I tend to encourage my pupil to do devised theatre at some stage in the senior school as it hones their improvisational techniques, advances their creativity and can be tremendously enjoyable. Form 5 can work towards the LAMDA medals, which carry UCAS points.
The Senior LAMDA exams are held at the end of the Spring Term and pupils from Lowers to Uppers take theirs in the Summer Term; the examination fee is added to your school bill. I have entered in excess of 3000 examination candidates and still hold a 100% pass rate over the years so I feel it is a hugely positive experience for them.
Many LAMDA pupils have gone on to train as actors and performers, others have used their public speaking skills, several have found the lessons have helped them overcome stammers and all have gained much needed confidence and self belief and have forged strong and valuable friendships. Above all the main aim of the lessons is to have fun, gain confidence and explore the magical world of theatre.
Parents receive half yearly reports in February and July on their child’s progress.
Age group
• All pupils from Pre Prep to Form 5 Location
• Solent Suite
Which Term(s) it is running
• All year
Costing
• £97.50 per term with an earlybird discounted rate of £87.50 for those who settle prior to the start of the term. Invoices are emailed out in the holidays. A term’s notice is required should a pupil wish to cease lessons.
Please email jenny.dejongh@ditchampark.com
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MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB
Who is running the club?
• Lucy O’Loughlin (in position Autumn Term only)
Overview of what the club entails Ditcham Park School has a thriving Mountain Bike Club with over 60 members, aged 5 to 16. The club is managed by staff supported by a large group of volunteer coaches, mountain bike leaders and parent helpers.
After-School MTB Club (Transition to Form 5). This runs from Easter to October half term on Thursdays until 5.30pm. Riders learn general bike skills (braking, cornering) on the grass and also specific off road techniques (step ups and downs, rollers, berms, jumps, navigating roots) on our purpose built skills trails. Due to the popularity of the club, riders can only attend every other week. Weekend Adventure Rides These 3 4 hour off road rides take place monthly during term time year round, in a variety of locations in the South Downs area, some starting from Ditcham, others from Walderton, Kingley Vale and Stansted. These are popular with both students and their parents. We offer a variety of rides suitable for different ages and abilities from 6 flat off road miles to more than 10 hilly miles. Charge £5 per ride. Please watch our video
Young Riders Saturday morning for Years Pre Prep to Transition focusing on basic riding skills. This club prepares riders to later join the After School Club when they are old enough. National Hill Climb Ditcham hosts the British Schools Cycling Association National Hill Climb every year. This usually takes place in June and several of our riders take part every year. Training for this usually occurs at weekends leading up to the event. (Postponed during Covid)
Age Group
• Transition to Form 5
Timing and duration of club
• Thursdays 15:45 17:30
Location
• Sports Fields and off site by pre arrangement
Which Term(s) it is running
• Easter to October Half Term
Costing
• Membership of the MTB Club is £50 per annum plus £5 per weekend ride.
Please email MTB@ditchampark.com
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EXTRA CURRICULAR MUSIC AT DITCHAM PARK SCHOOL:
Music at Ditcham Park School extends well beyond the confines of the classroom. The Music Department is always active, and music pervades the life of the school on a daily basis through a constant and rapidly expanding programme of musical rehearsals and activities catering for a wide range of interests therefore providing numerous opportunities for ‘making music’:
Rehearsal/ Activity Description
Junior Choir Junior Choir is offered to the children to mix with different age groups and learn from each other. It gives the children chances to sing in unison and parts and offers opportunities for solos too. They sing different styles of music including songs from musicals, popular songs and hymns so there is something for everyone. Junior Choir perform on many occasions during the academic year.
Events working towards
Junior Orchestra Junior Orchestra gives children who learn an instrument an opportunity to come together and play as part of a large group of instrumentalists, all hopefully playing the same piece of music! This is the chance for woodwind, brass, strings and percussionists to come together and learn some music with the aim of performing at some key events during the year. It is also a chance to learn how to play in a group with the aim of improving reading, listening and technical skills on their instrument.
Harvest, Remembrance, Christmas, Easter and Founders Day services, FDPS Fayres, Carols in the Quad, Junior Concert,
Christmas events, Junior Concert
Junior Brass Group
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This is a small group handpicked by the Brass Teacher, whereby the children play together as a group with the aim of improving reading, listening and technical skills on their instrument
Christmas events, Junior Concert
Transition Hand bell Club
This is a free club where the children have fun playing well known tunes on the hand bells. They work as a group and develop skills following music and keeping in time.
Christmas events, including Carols in The Quad, Junior Concert
Junior String Group
This is a small group handpicked by the Violin Teacher, whereby the children play together as a group with the aim of improving reading, listening and technical skills on their instrument
Keyboard Club
This is a free lunchtime club where the children are given the opportunity to begin to learn how to play the keyboard. They are also encouraged to develop existing skills. Children work at their own pace and will learn how to position their hands correctly on the keyboard, to play in time with a backing track, develop an understanding of chords and learn to recognise notes on a stave. They also have funlisteningtothedifferentbackingtracksand sounds that are on a keyboard and are given opportunities to compose their own music.
Christmas events, Junior Concert
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CURRENT DAYS OF REHEARSALS (subject to change)
Activity/Rehearsal Staff i/c When? Where? Who? No. of pupils?
Senior Jazz Ensemble Mr Williamson Mondays 3pm Music Room invitation only c. 10-15 max
Junior Hymn Practice Mrs Leighton Mondays 3.20pm South Downs Hall Junior Pupils
Junior Keyboard Club Mrs Leighton Tuesdays 12.30pm Junior Classroom Junior pupils Max. 7
Junior Brass Group Mrs Holton Tuesdays 12.30pm Solent Suite Brass players Lowers Uppers c. 5-10
Junior Orchestra Mrs Leighton Tuesdays 1.10pm Music Room Trans Uppers c. 25
Senior Chamber Choir Mr Waine and Mr Williamson Tuesdays 3pm Music Room invitation only Max. 20
Senior Brass Group 2 Mrs Holton Tuesdays 3pm Solent Suite Invitation only c. 10
Transition Hand-bell Club Mrs Leighton Tuesdays 3pm Junior Classroom Transition pupils c. 10
Junior Choir Mrs Leighton and Mr Williamson
Tuesdays 3.20pm Small Hall Trans - Uppers c. 45-50
Senior Brass Group 1 Mrs Holton Wednesdays 3pm Junior Classroom Invitation only c. 10
Senior Choir Miss De Jongh and Mr Williamson
Wednesdays 3pm Music Room Senior boys and girls (year 7 11) c. 35
Senior Concert Band Mr Williamson Thursdays 3pm Music Room Senior instrumentalists c. 25
Senior String Group Miss Scopes Thursdays 1.30pm Practice Room 5 Invitation only c. 6
Junior String Group Miss Scopes Thursdays 15.20pm Practice Room 5 Invitation only c. 6
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PERIPATETIC INSTRUMENT/VOCAL LESSONS
We have a dedicated and experienced group of visiting peripatetic staff who teach one to one lessons of the following instruments (days and rooms subject to change):
if you are interested in your child starting, or continuing, with any lessons, please request a form to complete from the School Office to return to the Head of Music, ed.williamson@ditchampark.com who will review and forward to the appropriate teacher.
Instrument Teacher Day Venue
Piano: Darren Reeves
Rupert Morgan
Voice: Libby Read
Will Waine
Ella De Jongh
Monday and Tuesday Thursday
Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday
Practice Room 4 & 5
Practice Room 4
Practice Room 5 Practice Room 3 Practice Room 4
Drumkit/Percussion: John Roberts Thursday and Friday Practice Room 2 (Portacabin)
Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar and Bass Guitar: Harun Kotch
Mitch Callow
Horn: Cornet: Trumpet: Trombone: Euphonium:
Flute: Clarinet: Saxophone:
Wednesday Thursday
Bridget Holton Tuesday Wednesday
Gemma Billington Wednesday
Practice Room 3 Practice Room 3
Solent Suite Junior Classroom
Practice Room 5
Violin: Michele Scopes Thursday Practice Room 5