Manor House Extra Curricular Brochure

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featuring: ~ EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND SPORTS CLUBS ~ ADDITIONAL MUSIC LESSONS ~ MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ART PURSUITS

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Contents ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND REVISION CLUBS

MUD CLUB

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MUSIC AND DRAMA

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ART CLUBS

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BALLET

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MUSIC THEORY

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CARNEGIE BOOK CLUB

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MUSIC TUITION

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CHATS AND BOARDGAMES

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

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CHESS CLUB

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CHOIR AND VOCAL GROUPS

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CREATIVE iMEDIA

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DEBATE CLUB

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ECO CLUB

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FOREST SCHOOL ACTIVITY CLUB

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GARDEN GAMES

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INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES

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IRISH DANCING

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LAMDA (LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS) LESSONS LANGUAGE CLUBS

PREP STRING GROUP AND SENIOR STRING GROUP

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PRIMARY MATHS CHALLENGE

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SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

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SCIENCE CLUB

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SCIENCE CREST AWARD CLUB

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SEWING CLUB

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SPORTS CLUBS AND PRACTICE

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

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STUDY SKILLS

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SWIMMING CLUB AND SWIM SQUAD

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TAEKWONDO

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS

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TENNIS ACADEMY

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LEXIA CLUB

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TOUCH TYPING

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MERAKI MAGAZINE

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TRIATHLON CLUB

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Welcome THE CURRICULUM AT MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL INSPIRES A LOVE OF LEARNING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, WITH A TERMLY CALENDAR PACKED FULL OF EVENTS BOTH DURING AND OUTSIDE OF OUR TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY. Typically, we have over fifty clubs and extracurricular opportunities on offer at any one time, so there is always plenty to choose from; before school, at break or lunch-time and at the end of the day, for academic improvement, for fitness, for the challenge of learning a new skill or improving an existing one, or for sheer fun.

Our extra-curricular program supports our School’s seven core values.

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Academic Excellence A Love of Learning Happy and Healthy Unforgettable Experiences Individual Challenge Creative and Collaborative Future Leaders

The extensive range of clubs enable pupils to refine their skills and develop new interests. Participation in our extra-curricular programme helps to build confidence, builds friendships, and equip pupils with the skills to become team players and future leaders.

NB: Clubs and activities may change on a termly basis.

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A Flavour of our Clubs & Activities (in alphabetical order)

THIS PUBLICATION AIMS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FLAVOUR OF THE MANY CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES ON AT MANOR HOUSE SCHOOL. PLEASE GO TO WWW.MANORHOUSESCHOOL.ORG/SCHOOL-LIFE/EXTRA-CURRICULAR/ FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE ‘SOCS’ LINK TO BOOK CLUBS.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND REVISION CLUBS We offer a range of academic support lessons for Prep and Senior Pupils at short and long break. Often these are drop in clubs for a pupil to have time with a Teacher to go over work that has been covered in class or to aid GCSE pupils in their revision of certain subjects.

Clubs include: 

TIMES TABLES

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MATHS DROP IN

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GETTING A TASTE FOR READING

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PE GCSE REVISION

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ART GCSE SUPPORT

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CREATIVE IMEDIA CATCH-UP

 GEOGRAPHY REVISION AND SUPPORT 

A TASTE OF A-LEVEL ENGLISH

ART CLUBS The Preparatory and Senior School can indulge their creative side by attending an Art Club applicable to their age group.

The younger girls can use new and exciting materials and have fun letting their imagination run wild outside of formal lessons. Senior girls have the freedom to experiment and use different mediums, ideas and techniques which they may previously not have considered. We offer a weekly dropin club for GSCE pupils as a support too.

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BALLET Girls in Reception to Year 4 can experience Ballet taught by a specialist Ballet teacher.

The girls work on basic Ballet technique, learn good posture, as well as following the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabuses throughout the year, often leading to an examination being taken in the Summer Term.

CARNEGIE BOOK CLUB The Carnegie Children’s Book Award is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. Girls are invited to join the Book Club to read, review and judge the shortlisted books, shadowing the real judging process. The national winner is announced in June each year, and the girls can find out if their nomination wins. The Club is open to Year 7, 8 and 9.

CHATS AND BOARDGAMES In Chats and Boardgames Club, Prep pupils get to play much loved games with their friends after School.

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CHESS CLUB In Chess Club, Prep and Senior pupils will learn the rules of the game and try their hand at this tactical game.

CHOIR AND VOCAL GROUPS There is an exciting plethora of choirs and vocal groups on offer all year round at Manor House.

In the Prep School, Prep Choir is an activity open to all in Year 3 to 6 and held at lunchtime in the Music Room. Pupils learn a range of pieces and perform at the Remembrance Service, Sight for Surrey Carol Service, School Carol Service, Easter Service and MHS Proms. The wide variety of songs often incorporate choreography and British Sign Language, and pupils are encouraged to take a lead role in devising these, particularly for concerts and events. The Choir is un-auditioned but is a yearly commitment.

The Prep Vocal Group is open to pupils in the Prep School who have singing tuition, and is selective, by invitation from the Director of Music. This group specialises in part singing (SSA) harmonies and performs at the Carol Service, Easter Service and MHS Proms.

Senior Choir is held at lunchtime in the Music

Room. Pupils learn a wide range of repertoire, and perform at the Remembrance Service, Carol Service, Easter Service and Pop and Rock Concert. The choir is un-auditioned but is a yearly commitment.

The Senior Vocal Group is open to pupils in the Senior School who have singing tuition, and is selective, by invitation from the Director of Music. This group specialises in part singing (SSA) harmonies and performs at the Carol Service, Easter Service and MHS Proms.

The Staff Choir is a fun, informal group for members of staff who love to sing! The choir takes place at short break in Arcot every Wednesday and welcomes participants of all backgrounds and experiences. The Parent Choir is similarly an opportunity for parents to come together on Friday mornings before school to sing together and perform at special school events such as the Carol Service and MHS Proms.

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CREATIVE IMEDIA Creative iMedia is an introduction to the media world. The girls learn about planning and creating Digital Graphics using Photoshop, creating Digital Video and Interactive Multimedia products.

The planning stage includes analysing client briefs, considering target audiences as well as creating mood boards, workplans and visualisation diagrams.

This Club is a drop-in session for Creative iMedia students (Years 10 and 11) to give them an opportunity to complete their set assignments, catch-up on work missed or to revise for the written examinations.

DEBATE CLUB Debate Club is primarily for Years 7 to 10.

We write and perform debates in the Rotary Club style, with a Proposer, an Opposer and a chair. We take part in the Rotary Club ‘Youth Speaks’ national competition every year. We also have a Manor House School inter-house debate competition at the end of the Summer Term.

ECO CLUB Eco Club is currently available for students in Years 3 to 6. It involves learning about the environment and taking action to support nature and wildlife. We will discuss and plan how to improve our School, home and community to minimise our environmental impact and help nature to flourish. We will also get creative using natural materials as well as upcycling and preventing waste from going to landfill. In the summer months we plan to spend more time outside exploring our school grounds and appreciating its natural beauty.

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FOREST SCHOOL ACTIVITY CLUB At Forest School Club we make use of the many beautiful outdoor areas at Manor House School to have fun. We enjoy exploring the grounds, making crafts from natural resources, and playing games.

GARDEN GAMES In the Summer, pupils from the Prep and Senior School can play traditional games in the Summer Garden.

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES Other instrumental ensembles on offer include the Wind Ensemble, which is open to all pupils who learn a wind instrument including Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Saxophone. Prep String Group and Senior String Group are also open to players learning Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The groups rehearse once a week at break time and perform in instrumental recitals and at the Carol Service.

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IRISH DANCING In Irish Dancing Club the Prep girls have been looking at a mixture of solo Irish dances along with some céilí dances. Mr O’Neill, the Head of Mathematics, runs the club and brings a wealth of experience with him. He has danced competitively in both Solo and Team competitions growing up in Ireland, has performed on tour with Irish group Clasać throughout Europe in his youth, and up until recently has danced with the Griffin Lynch school of Irish dance based in Leatherhead. Outside of teaching he is finalising his last CLRG Grade Exams and aims to one day open an Irish Dance School of his own.

LAMDA - (LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ART) LESSONS Years 1 to 11 are offered LAMDA in the form of acting, Speaking Verse & Prose and Using Spoken English (Speaking in Public).

Girls can choose from these pathways which ultimately lead to examinations in: Acting: This pathway gives girls the opportunity to explore and perform a range of classical and contemporary texts whilst developing confidence and performance technique.

Speaking Verse & Prose: This pathway is the entry point for Speech and Drama lessons and is the recommended route for those new to performing and speaking in public.

It is designed to nurture an appreciation for poetry and literature and develop confidence and speaking skills.

Using Spoken English/Public Speaking: This pathway allows girls to explore a range of topics an develop their public speaking and presentation skills. The course aims to give girls an understanding of the power of the spoken work and develop skills in effective communication.

LANGUAGE CLUBS The Modern Foreign Languages Department offers the Senior School weekly lunchtime Grammar clinics in French, Spanish and German. Girls may use the fully equipped Language Laboratory to access language programmes and software.

Pupils receive one to one support from an MFL teacher who can help with grammatical and linguistic topics or homework.

In addition, we run a relaxed termly Film Club for different year groups where girls can sit back and relax with bowls of popcorn to watch their favourite film or musical in French, Spanish or German with English subtitles.

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS The programme is a Level 2 qualification aimed at developing students as Future Leaders. They complete a 10-week programme which includes a range of activities including public speaking, presentation planning, body language analysis, vocal coaching, and evaluation work. Over the programme they will present to a range of different audiences on a variety of topics. At times this will take them out of their comfort zone but will aim to develop transferrable skills that they can apply to their school or work life in the future.

The final task is a presentation to a younger year group on a Science topic of their choice. They will plan the lesson, devise a range of engaging practical’s and lead the session in pairs. Last year all 25 pupils who took part completed the course successfully and were accredited. All Senior pupils are welcome to apply.

LEXIA CLUB This co-curricular activity is run all year round for Reception and Years 1 to Year 6. It is a fun, computer-based, interactive, personalised learning programme which helps to develop fundamental reading, spelling, and writing skills. Girls move up through the levels at their own pace, as they become secure in each area of learning. The programme supports and consolidates phonics, spelling rules and patterns, within the Primary English curriculum. We encourage a ‘little and often’ approach, and the girls can log on from home too.

MERAKI MAGAZINE Language Mentors and devotees to MFL produce a Termly edition of the MFL magazine, Meraki. They devise and edit the content and images as a group to produce their own publication. This requires teamwork and collaboration as well as an obvious love of languages!

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MUD CLUB

Mud Club is a Club for all seasons! From the seedlings of spring to the blooms of summer we had a wonderful Summer Term.

We focussed on items to sell to help raised money for the Calabash Charity this year and the team did a fantastic job. We had

over 40 Cucumber lemons and 8 different varieties of Courgette. Tomatoes were also in abundance and the girls set up a sale to parents as they left the Prep School Production. We are still in action though and managing to propagate in the Winter months thanks to our fantastic Hydroponics system in the Biology lab. We started with lettuces but have now progressed to a range of herbs which are germinating nicely. Our short-term aim is to feed the Guinea Pigs however long term we may produce enough to sell. We also have a long-term plan afoot with our Gardener Stefan to design a Vegetable planting area to improve the School’s sustainability.

MUSIC AND DRAMA Creativity and Collaboration are values to be found in the Music and Drama Departments particularly when it is time for the annual ‘Junior’ and ‘Senior’ Productions.

Budding musicians have the opportunity to audition for the Production Band or Orchestra based upon ability and the instruments needed in the published arrangement. The Senior Production is staged in the Spring Term with evening performances over three consecutive days. The Junior Production is in the Summer Term for one day, performing in the afternoon and evening. Girls may audition for major roles although there is the opportunity of working backstage or with our excellent sound and lighting facilities.

In addition there are Prep and Senior Bands hosted by invitation only by our Director of Music.

The Senior Drama Club meets on a Tuesday after school and performs various Drama evenings throughout the year. Drama at Manor House School is seen as a valuable tool for increasing self-confidence and communication skills, as well as enabling girls to enjoy the sheer thrill and professionalism of being involved in one of our major school productions or Drama evenings.

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MUSIC THEORY Music Theory sessions are run every Thursday short break for Prep Pupils and every Friday short break for Senior Pupils in the Music Room with the Director of Music. All pupils are welcome to sign up for these sessions on SOCS.

MUSIC TUITION Pupils throughout the School are

fixed slots are available depending on the

encouraged to take instrumental and vocal

availability of each teacher. Manor House

tuition with our expert team of visiting

School offers these lessons in Meadow

Music Teachers. As well as instrumental and

Cottage, a separate Music facility within

vocal techniques and repertoire, pupils are provided with guidance taking examinations in a variety of boards such as ABRSM,

school grounds. Tuition is offered in the following instruments:

Rock School (RSL) and Trinity. Lessons are

Violin, Piano, Singing, Cornet, Trumpet,

delivered are delivered during the week,

French Horn, Trombone, Flute, Oboe,

amounting to thirty over the academic year

Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Guitar, Bass

and are usually on rotation, although some

Guitar and Drum Kit.

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB At Photography Club pupils explore some of the basic principles of photography such as the relationship between light levels, aperture, and shutter speeds. Ideas of composition are discussed before everyone gets the opportunity to put the theory into practice by taking photographs on their camera, phone, or iPad. There is also the opportunity to undertake some editing of the images taken and effects that can be applied.

PREP STRING GROUP AND SENIOR STRING GROUP Groups for String players to improve their ensemble skills. The groups rehearse once a week at break time and perform in smaller concerts and the Christmas Carol Service.

PRIMARY MATHS CHALLENGE The Maths Challenge, offered by the Mathematics Association, challenges the more able mathematicians in problem solving activities whilst also promoting teamwork and support for one another. This challenge is open to Year 5 who attend regular sessions in the run up to a final competition.

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SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The School Orchestra rehearses weekly on a Tuesday before school in the Music Room, and is open to all orchestral instrumentalists across the Prep and Senior School. The Orchestra performs at Prizegiving and the Carol Service.

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SCIENCE CLUB In Science we like to start young so run a weekly KS1 Science Club in the Garden Block.

This is linked to the Curriculum for that term so that they students can link practical work to the theory they have learnt. Our Year 6 Science Ambassadors also work with staff to deliver this club which is loved by all. KS2 have two Clubs available to cover all year groups. They complete the British Science Association’s Crest Awards by completing a range of investigations across the year. They love visiting the senior labs and working with the specialist equipment and Senior teachers. Once in Seniors the girls have the opportunity to join Teentech, STEM Club, Journal Club or Advanced Physics. These each serve a different purpose for example design and innovation, practical investigation or challenging themselves through research papers. We had a healthy uptake in each club and the engagement of all certainly leading into a love of learning in the classroom too.

SEWING CLUB

SCIENCE CREST AWARDS CLUB Each year, over 30,000 CREST Awards are undertaken by 5-to-19-year-olds, giving them opportunities to explore real-world Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths projects in an exciting way.

CREST is a UK award scheme that recognises success, and enables students to build their skills and demonstrate personal achievement in project work.

A great way to gather UCAS points too!

The girls learn and practise a range of stitches, both practical and decorative, using a mix of threads, on a variety of materials. For girls in Years 4, 5 and 6, enthusiasm is all that is needed! The girls make samplers, small toys, felt brooches and felt bracelets and better still, get to take them home.

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SPORTS CLUBS & PRACTICE The Physical Education Department is a fundamental part of Manor House School, offering a wide variety of sporting activities within and outside of the curriculum. From seasonal team games such as Netball, Football and Cricket, all of which we offer as ‘come and play’ recreational clubs in addition to team practices and competitive fixtures against other schools. To less traditional Sports, such as Tag Rugby, Golf, Triathlon Club and Taekwondo.

Girls are also able to participate in tennis, badminton, swimming, trampolining and gymnastics. Athletics is offered in the Summer Term across the Prep and Senior School and we compete at local, District and National level.

Our Manor House School Tennis Academy

Manor House School girls are actively encouraged to participate in both team and individual Sports, building their selfconfidence and encouraging a positive attitude towards physical activity.

offer both group lessons from Kindergarten

There are a variety of ‘Come & Play’ sessions

upwards, held before and during School and

held during and after school for a more

1:1 session’s which are delivered during the

relaxed and fun atmosphere in which to enjoy

School day.

a sporting activity. Sport practice sessions

Our Gymnastics Squad train with an external

are scheduled according to year groups at

coach to prepare for District competitions

lunchtimes, on a daily basis, and competitive

and our squad girls often support at

matches are played against local schools and

Gymnastics Club which is open to all.

in District and Country Championships.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING For our Scholars and Gifted and Talented girls, a ‘Strength and Conditioning’ programme is offered in addition to all the usual sporting activities.

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STUDY SKILLS She will learn about:  how to set herself some clear revision goals 

specific revision strategies

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the pitfalls of procrastination

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getting organised

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asking for extra help

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dealing with exam anxiety

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timetabling for revision

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command words

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interval learning

and how to avoid them

In these sessions, your daughter will revise

We believe it is important to offer girls as

past hints and tips provided by a range of

many opportunities as possible to cover

staff and the ‘Elevate’ workshops.

great revision tips to be ‘battle ready’!

SWIMMING CLUB AND SWIM SQUAD On a seasonal basis the Preparatory and Senior School have the option of attending Swimming Clubs. Whatever their standard, the girls can build on their abilities, confidence and stamina improving at their own pace. Our beautiful pool is heated and in addition to school galas it is used for triathlons. There is also an opportunity for the more competitive swimmers to attend early morning squad sessions with a view to building their stroke technique and competition starts and turns. We also use Dorking Swimming Centre during the winter months and additional weekly squad training.

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TAEKWONDO This martial art club is offered to Years 3 to 6 as well as the whole Senior School throughout the year. It is an effective, weaponless art of self-defence and a way of maintaining all round fitness by improving balance, flexibility, stamina, strength, and posture. Taekwondo encourages discipline and confidence which can lead to improvements in physical and mental health.

TENNIS ACADEMY

TOUCH TYPING

There is a thriving Tennis Academy at Manor House School which is run continuously throughout the academic year.

Various weekly sessions are offered from Year 1 up to Year 11 with specialist coaches on hand encouraging girls to improve their tennis skills and up their game!

These drop-in sessions are open to all pupils in Years 6 to 11 who would like the opportunity to refine and practise their touch-typing skills. We use the ‘English Touch Type’ programme, with the aim to develop the muscle memory to type without looking at the keyboard, accurately and quickly! Sessions have been created for any pupil who needs to be using a laptop in examinations as part of their access arrangements. However, all students are welcome!

TRIATHLON CLUB Led by the Manor House School Headteacher who represents the Great Britain age group team in the sport, Triathlon Club is offered to pupils from Years 3 to 11. The Girls swim, cycle and run, all within the grounds of Manor House School!

They practise the all-important transition using a fun, supportive approach.

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