Senior Co-Curricular Guide

FOREWORD

With almost 50 clubs on offer, the co-curricular programme at EHS is rich, varied, and designed to complement the busy academic life of our students. Girls are encouraged to participate in pursuits which challenge them, explore and develop their talents, teach them new skills and test their initiative. At the same time these activities provide a good opportunity for younger girls to get to know the Sixth Form, many of whom run the clubs and societies or take on mentoring and advisory roles.

From Monday Morning Mindfulness and Mandarin to Lost in Translation and Lab Rats, every student is bound to find something that sparks her curiosity and fires her imagination. CONTENTS

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

CLUBS

• Academic Theme Days

• Clear Solutions

• Creative Writing

• Debating Club

• English for University

• GCSE Greek

• Globe Trotters

• Grammar Club

• Helping Hands

• Lab Rats

• Lost in Translation

• Mandarin

• Mandarin Calligraphy

• Mock Trial Team

• New to Latin

• Politics Discussion Group

• Psychology Club

• Student Masterclasses

• Talks and Lectures

• Year 12 and Year 13 Maths Support

PERFORMING ARTS

MUSIC

Our purpose-built Music School facilitates class lessons while also enabling a large number of instrumental and vocal teachers to give more than 300 individual lessons each week. The Music Department boasts several Steinway concert instruments and two new MAC suites along with a wide range of other class instruments. A full events calendar allows students from all year groups to participate in instrumental ensembles and choirs, as well as presenting solo and ensemble concerts, recitals and services. Senior School students present large scale production performances every two years. Productions have included Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and most recently, Miss Saigon.

ENSEMBLES:

• Chamber Choir

• Senior Choir (Years 7-13)

• Senior Guitar Ensemble

• Senior Orchestra

• Senior Recorders

• Senior String Group

• Senior Flute Group

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS:

• All orchestral instruments

• Guitar (all)

• Piano/ keyboard

• Voice

DRAMA

Whether it is behind the scenes or on-stage, students can showcase their creativity in our annual school productions, combining the many talents of our Drama, Music and Dance departments. It is a fantastic opportunity for students to forge new friendships across school and develop teamwork, cooperation and communication skills whilst inevitably raising self-confidence and esteem. Past productions have included The 39 Steps, Lord of the Flies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar.

In addition to curricular and co-curricular Drama, we offer LAMDA Speech and Drama lessons which are extremely popular with our pupils.

• Junior Youth Theatre - (Yrs 8-9) - this year staging The Witches by Roald Dahl

• LAMDA

• Senior Youth Theatre - (Yrs 10-13) – this year staging Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.

• Tech Team

• Year 7 Drama Club - this year staging Eernies

by Alan Ayckbourn

DANCE

Students are able to attend either year 7 and 8 lunch time club or all years afterschool club. These clubs provide opportunities for students to develop their technique, expressive, physical and performance skills; whilst having fun! They learn choreography in a range of styles and prepare dances for regular performances

in assemblies or for the Dance Showcase.

Students also have the opportunity to perform in school productions and compete in an external dance competition.

CREATIVE ARTS

FOOD AND NUTRITION

Our Food and Nutrition department is one of the most popular with students. In Year 10, the GCSE pupils can extend their technical skills after school, in a 2-and-a-half-hour session once a half term. This includes making dishes such as profiteroles, lasagne including home-made pasta, and a lemon meringue pie.

Students have the opportunity to extend their practical skills whilst supporting other subjects or real-life events, for example partnering with the Classics department for the Year 7 Roman Bake Off and the annual charity House Bake Off, open to all year groups. This year the Year 10 GCSE pupils plus KS3 girls who have shown an aptitude for working with food, will be designing and cooking desserts for Diva Night, an EHS musical production. They will also be designing and making canapés for the Design and Technology Exhibition.

DESIGN AND TECH

In our fantastically well-equipped technology department, students learn the important technical knowledge about a range of different materials needed for the ever-changing world of Design Technology. This is combined with experimentation in designing, construction and surface treatments to create exciting, creative and innovative outcomes. The suite of rooms has state of the art equipment including a computer suite and three Textiles rooms providing a sewing machine for each pupil, 3D printers, a laser cutter and CAD/CAM embroidery sewing machines.

CLUBS

• Behind the Seams

• Textiles GCSE skills support club

• Textiles Takeaway

ART

The Art Department provides a space where students have the freedom to express their ideas and thoughts and work creatively to develop their passions.

CLUBS

• Clay Club (KS3)

• Graphics club (KS3)

• Open studio after school sessions

Year 10-13

• Open studio lunchtime sessions

Year 10-13

• Year 7 Blank canvas

• Year 7 Pixel Chix

ENQUIRING MINDS

At EHS, students are encouraged to question the world around them and think differently; to be creative, bold, inquisitive and enterprising. From Google Translate to Model UN there are plenty of opportunities for enquiring minds.

MODEL UN

A relatively new club at EHS, Model United Nations is an exciting opportunity for students from Year 10 to Sixth Form to represent UN member states and debate real-world issues with fellow students from around the UK, Europe and further afield. Writing position papers and resolutions means students develop research skills, build an awareness of key global issues and hone their presentation and public speaking skills.

CLUBS

• Back to Basics

• Business Club

• Dungeons and Dragons

• Globe Trotters

• Google Translate

• History Trivia Club

• LGBTQ+

• Model UN

• Not so Horrible Histories

• Right Direction

• Young Enterprise

SPORTS

Participating in co-curricular sporting activities helps develop self-esteem, confidence and teamwork skills, which is why all students are actively encouraged to get involved, regardless of ability. The school boasts excellent facilities including a gymnasium, a fitness suite, a dance studio, outdoor netball and tennis courts, playing fields, floodlit astro turf and a swimming pool.

CLUBS

• Athletics

• Competitive Swimming (morning training)

• Cricket

• Football Club

• Improver Gymnastics

• Lifesaving Club

• Military Martial Arts

• Netball Club

• Rounders

• Running Club

• Senior Fencing

• Senior Hockey Club

• Senior Netball Club

• Senior School Gym Squad

• Social Badminton Club

• Social Swimming

• Sports Leaders UK Qualification

• Tennis

• Year 7 Hockey Club

• Year 7 Netball Club

OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

We are delighted to offer the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards. This scheme is hugely popular with our students who take advantage of the opportunity to develop skills that contribute to making them confident, resilient well-rounded individuals. The leadership, communication and problem-solving skills they learn will stand them in good stead in life beyond school and their memories of adventures in the great outdoors will last a lifetime.

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Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TS

0121 454 5831

edgbastonhigh.co.uk

Please note, whilst we endeavour to have up to date information in our literature we cannot always guarantee each activity will run every year. Those listed, therefore, represent an example for students and families of what has been available over recent academic years. Whilst most cocurricular activities are included within school fees some activities, such as LAMDA and music lessons, attract an additional fee.