Extra-Curricular Activities
Autumn Term 2023
ALL paid for external clubs start w/c Monday 11 September and Finish w/e Friday 8 December (11 Weeks)
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
WHOLE SCHOOL WEEKLY ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW (Green = internal non paid for activities, Purple = paid for activities)
Day Juniors (During school day) Juniors (Before or after school) Seniors (During school day) Seniors (Before or after school)
Monday Choir*
LAMDA
Golf (Lunchtime)
Dance (Acro)
Transition and Lowers Fixtures
CM Sports
Year 7 (Form 1) Club Rotation: Up Project, Sports, Environmental
Current Affairs: Pupil Voice
Year 8 (Form 2) STEAM
Year 9 (Form 3) & Year 9 (Form 4) House
Activities
Year 11 (Form 5) Prefect Support
LAMDA
Golf (Lunchtime)
Dance (Street)
Homework Club
Tuesday KS2 Termly Rotation of clubs
Hymn Practice*
Keyboard Club
Junior Brass Group
Transition Handbell Club
Active8
Football Club (Lowers – Uppers)
Bushcraft
Dance (Ballet for Reception & Pre-Prep)
Chamber Choir
Senior Brass Group
Dance (Acro)
Homework Club
Year 9 & 10 (Form 3 & 4)
Fixtures
Bushcraft
Wednesday LAMDA
Middles and Uppers Fixtures
Active8
Football Club (Pre Prep –Transition)
Bushcraft (not Middles and Uppers - fixtures)
Tennis (Prep-Lowers)
LAMDA
Early Bird Cricket Club
Brass Group 1 Choir
Year 7 (Form 1) & Year 9 (Form 3) STEAM
Year 8 (Form 2) Club Rotation: Sports, Environmental Photography, Strategy Board Games, Horrible Histories
Year 10 ( Form 4) CFE
Year 11 (Form 5) Club Rotation
Homework Club
Bushcraft
Thursday Fencing
Transition and Lowers fixtures
Active8
Ultimate Sports Club (All Juniors)
Judo
MTB Club (Trans-Uppers) until Oct Half Term
Concert Band
String Group Fencing
Homework Club
Year 7 & 8 (Form 1&2) Fixtures
Judo
MTB Club (Seniors) until Oct Half Term
Friday Orchestra* LAMDA
Bushcraft CM Sports
Year 7 & 8 (Form 1&2)House Activities
Year 9 (Form 3) 4 Club Rotation: Sign Language, Sports, Digital Art
Year 10 (Form 4) Club Rotation: Sports, Study Skills, 3D Design, Year Book
Year 11 (Form 5) Common Room/Prefect Support
Senior Jazz Group*
LAMDA
Homework Club
Bushcraft
CM SPORTS
Who is running the club?
CM Sports - CM Sports are a professional sports partner for schools, who offer a range of services outside of school hours. CM Sports have an excellent team of practitioners who support our mission to make champions, on and off the field. CM sports work at various schools and colleges in and around Hampshire and collectively currently coach in approximately 100 different institutions within a working week.
Overview of what the club entails
Children will be playing sporting activities or quieter craft-based activities if they prefer
Age group
Reception – Uppers
Timing and duration of club
Mondays and Fridays, 3.45-5.15pm
Location
Weather dependent
Which Term it is running
Autumn Term
Costing & Booking
£12 per session
Please visit: www.cm-sports.co.uk
- Click on online booking from top tab
- Click on Parent log in and register when using for the first time
- Click on WRAP AROUND from CM-Sports webpage and select Ditcham Park School
Any questions, please contact info@cm-sports.co.uk
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
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
GOLF
Who is running the club?
Nicholas Sharratt PGA Advanced Professional. performancegolfcoaching@hotmail.com
0771 9755612
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 12.40 -.13.00
• KS2 at 12.10 -12.40
Location
School fields
Which Term(s) it is running
All year
Costing
Ditcham Park Preprep and Reception PLEASE CLICK HERE
Ditcham Park Junior Session PLEASE CLICK HERE
If you have any questions, please email performancegolfcoaching@hotmail.com
TENNIS ACADEMY
Who is running the club?
James Vaughan - a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) player, and performance coach with extensive playing and coaching experience. In 2015 he was GB Performance Coach of the Year and in 2017 he was the Head Coach of the GB Junior Tennis Team.
Overview of what the club entails
Children will be playing tennis, honing their skills and developing their technique in a fun way.
Age group
Transition to Uppers
Timing and duration of club
Wednesday • 15.55 – 16.55 - 12 places available (given on first come first served basis)
Location
Tennis Club will take place on the tennis courts or in the Martin Pryce Building if wet
Which Term(s) it is running
First half Autumn Term
Costing:
£110 per term for 11 sessions
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ditcham-park-school
Please email rebalancetennis@gmail.com
DANCE
Who is running the club?
Danni Lannoy
Overview of what the club entails
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:
• 12.40 – 13.10 – Reception, Pre-Prep and Prep Acro
• 12.10 – 12.40 – KS2 (Transition – Uppers) Acro
• 13.10 –14.00 – Senior (Form 1-5) Acro
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
• 15.45 - 16.30 - Reception and Pre-Prep Ballet
Location
All dance clubs are in the Martin Pryce Extension Dance studio.
Which Term(s) it is running
All year
Costing
Acrobatic Arts: Approximately £9.50 per session
Street Dance: Approximately £8 - £9 per session (depending on age)
Ballet : £80.00 for the term
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.
Acro reception/pre-prep/prep:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/263
Acro transitions/uppers:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/264
Acro Seniors:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/265
Streetdance transitions/lowers:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/300
Streetdance prep/pre-prep:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/293
Streetdance pre school/reception:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/290
Streetdance seniors:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/280
Streetdance middles and uppers:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/282
Reception and transition ballet:
https://lannoy-school-of-performing-arts.class4kids.co.uk/info/261
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, ‘Neon Judo Kwai’.
Please visit the website www.neonjudo.co.uk for more information and to sign up.
Age group
Reception to Seniors
Timing and duration of club
Thursday • 16.00 – 17.00
Location
Judo Club will take place in the Martin Pryce Building Extension (MPBX)
Which Term(s) it is running All Year
Costing: £77 for 11 sessions
Please email info@neonjudo.co.uk
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
£65 per term.
Please email isaacjolley14@gmail.com