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CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES PER WEEK
4 ENRICHMENT DAYS PER YEAR
Pupils’ academic and other achievements are excellent, in confirmation of the school ’s success in achieving its aim to promote academic excellence within a framework of a rounded education. Pupils attain at a high level in an extensive range of extra-curricular activities, benefitting from the school ’s strong promotion of co-curricular opportunities in areas such as sport, art, music, and drama.
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WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PUPILS TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, PUSH THEMSELVES OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES, BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS AND HAVE FUN.
St John’s offers a vast array of activities to create a rich and interesting co-curricular programme. The variety and breadth of this programme is key in helping the pupils grow as well-rounded individuals with a broad spectrum of interests.
The activities offered reflect a range of pursuits that might be regarded as traditional co-curricular clubs, as well as branching into new and exciting activities. The programme is driven around the interests of our pupils and our staff and is an important part of every pupil’s weekly timetable. Tutors encourage pupils to try something new each term.
From chess club and debating to honing cricket skills or building a hovercraft: you name it, you can do it! These clubs are in addition to weekly academic clinics, art, music, drama, Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh and the Community Service Unit.
Lower School pupils have the option to take part in afternoon clubs from Monday to Thursday. They provide a great way to burn off energy, try something new and to get to know some other pupils and staff. Prep club runs every week from Monday to Thursday.
Pupils in Fourth Form to Upper Fifth must attend a minimum of three afternoon clubs or activities a week, at least one of which should be non-sport. Pupils in Sixth Form must attend a minimum of two activities, at least one of which should be non-sport. Prep club is also available from Monday to Thursday.
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Clubs activities
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A TYPICAL TERM OF ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
FOURTH FORM TO SIXTH FORM
Academic Challenge
Accounting
Additional Mathematics
Ancient Mythology
Animation
Art Appreciation and Art History
Beginners Running
Bike HAX
Biology Society
Bridge
Business Society
Calligraphy and Hand Lettering
CANSAT
Chemistry
Chess
Christian Union and Bible Study
Circus Skills and Juggling
Climbing
Coding
Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
Community Service Unit Placement
Concert Band
Craft
Croquet
Cryptic Crosswords
Current Affairs
Dance: Tap/Jazz/Latin
Debating Economics at University (Sixth Form)
Duke of Edinburgh Award
English at University (Sixth Form)
English Magazine and Podcast
Feminism
Forensics
Geography Society
History Society & History Club
International Relations
Introduction to Marketing
Jazz Band
Knitting
Languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, and Spanish
MedSoc
Model United Nations
One Ocean
Environmental Group
Oxbridge Mathematics (Upper Sixth)
Philosophy
Photoshop
Physics Olympiad
Pilates and Body Balance
Play Writing
Politics Podcast and Magazine
Public Speaking and Debating
Psychology Beyond the Curriculum
Repair Shop (D&E)
Rock Ensemble
Sailing
Scale Models (Airfix)
School Radio
Schola
Scientific Research
Sinfonia
Sports: Cricket, Football, Hockey, Netball, Touch
Rugby, Rounders, and Tennis
Strength and Conditioning
Swimming
True Crime
Warhammer
Water Polo
Wood Turning
Young Enterprise
Young Reporters
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LOWER SCHOOL
Abstract Art
Academic Challenge
Bootcamp Fitness
Ancient Greek
Ancient Mythology
Authors of Tomorrow
Back to Nature Poetry
Basketball
Books and Biscuits
(Carnegie Reading Group)
Board Games
Calisthenics Workout
Card Games
Chess
Choir
Christian Forum
Coding
Computer Systems
Craft
Cricket
Current Affairs
Dance
Debating and Public Speaking
Design and Engineering
Drama
Feminism
Football
History
Italian for Beginners
Knitting
Laser Rifles
Lego
Makaton Sign Language
Mindfulness
Mixed Touch Rugby
Musicals
Music Theory
Netball
Origami
Philosophy
Poetry Slam!
Radio Broadcasting
Robotics
Rock Ensemble
Science
Space Cadets
Spanish
Tap Dance
Warhammer
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