The Wider Life of the School

PURPOSE

• Provide challenging opportunities

• Broaden horizons

• Develop independence and resilience

• Nurture positive relationships

• Offer inclusivity

KEY AREAS

• Clubs and Activities

• OPPs

• Late Summer Programme

• Trips and Visits

• Duke of Edinburgh Award

Clubs and Activities

Options Opportunities Opps

3 OPPS BLOCKS

– 10 weeks each

Block One – This Term

Block Two – Next Term

Block Three – Summer Term

REGULAR OPPS

Less structured

Low stress

Low pressure

SPECIAL OPPS

structured

focused

CERTIFICATION

REGULAR OPPS

Badminton

Chess

Distance Running

Football

Golf (Small cost involved)

Jewellery Making

Minecraft

Mulberry Mindfulness

Nature Crafts

Our Feathered Friends

Recycled Fashion Show

Robotics Teams

Salsa Dancing

Shrek the Musical

St Chris Film Society

Strength and Conditioning

Table Tennis

Warhammer and D&D

SPECIAL OPPS

Car Mechanics and Maintenance CREST Award

Care Home Companions

International Food Certificate

Senior School Media Team

Small Animal Care Certificate Swim Awards

Late Summer Programme (LSP)

I –

III Group (Years 7 – 9)

Compulsory

Whole year group attend same residential trip

Charged as part of termly billing

IV Group and Lower 6th (Years 10 and 12)

Compulsory

Choose LSP based on personal interests

Payment plan across the year

V Group (Year 11)

Optional

Choose LSP based on personal interests

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

I Group (Year 7)

Monday 7th –

Friday 11th July

France travelling by Eurostar

Mixture of adventurous and cultural activities

Trip leader: Maggie Bilcliffe

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

II Group (Year 8)

Saturday 5th – Friday 11th July

Yorkshire Dales travelling by train

Adventurous activities

Trip leader: Jenny Savage

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

III Group (Year 9)

Saturday 5th –

11th July

Morzine, French Alps, travelling by air

Adventurous activities

Trip leader: Paul Thompson

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Monday 7th –

Friday 11th July

Non-Residential

Personal Development and Wellbeing focus

Approx.

£200

Trip leader: Lizzie Hedderson

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Monday 7th –

Friday 11th July

Loughborough, Elite Athlete Centre, travelling by coach

Sports focus

Approx.

£750

Trip leader: Ed Commodore-Mensah

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Approx.

£900

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Monday 7th – Thursday 11th July

Geneva, Switzerland, travelling by air

STEM focus

Trip leader: Colin Knight

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Monday 7th –

Thursday 11th July

Naples, Italy, travelling by air

Food and Culture focus

Trip leader: Becky Belson

Approx.

£800

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Sunday 5th –

Tuesday 15th July

Pyrenees, France/Spain, travelling by air

Adventurous Activities

Approx.

£2000

Trip leader: Emma Buckett

LSP DESTINATIONS 2025

Upper Years (IV Group, V Group, Lower 6th)

Sunday 5th –

Friday 11th July

Boston, Massachusetts, travelling by air

Golf Tour

Approx.

£2000

Trip leader: Jenny White

LSP DESTINATIONS

Lower Sixth Only

Monday 6th –

Friday 11th July

Paris, France, travelling by air

Art and Music focus

Approx.

£900

Trip leader: Emma Semple

Destination: Sestriere (Borgata, Milky Way)

What’s included:

• Flights

• Accommodation

• Full board

February Half Term 2026 Saturday 14th to Friday 20th £1800

• Ski pass

• Ski instruction (6 days, 4 hours per day)

• Apres ski activities

• Equipment hire

Other upcoming trips:

WORLD CHALLENGE Summer 2026

Destination: Cambodia

What’s included:

• 13 night expedition

• 3 day Kulen mountain trek

• Siem Reap

• Angkor Wat

• Elephant conservation project

• Phnom Penh

• Sun bear sanctuary

• Equipment hire

£4195

The Duke of Edinburgh Award