OVER 80 CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS EACH WEEK FOR ALL AGES
At The Blue Coat School we provide an extensive programme of Co-curricular activities for all children – 3 to 11 years. These encompass sport, music, science and the arts. Trips enhance learning in the classroom and on-site enrichment days are interactive and immersive.
We believe that learning does not stop once academic lessons do, and therefore we encourage all children to take part in many different activities throughout their time at Blue Coat. The value of these co-curricular activities is not limited to the skill or knowledge that is being practised but also wider-ranging skills such as cooperation, perseverance, problem-solving and effort are reinforced in co-curricular clubs.
Click here to view our programme for 2021-2022.
THINKING, EXPLORING AND DOING (TED)
Senior pupils are offered a TED (Thinking, Exploring and Doing) programme on Friday afternoons. TED options include: Forest School, Bootcamp, Embroidery, Football, Drama, Lego and Knex, Board Games, MediaMania, Yoga and Relaxation, Create Arts Club, Gardening, Origami, Debating, STEM, Crafty Geography and Cooking
RESIDENTIAL TRIPS TO BUILD LIFE SKILLS: TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE
Residential trips begin with Year 3 in our own Forest School, Years 4 and 5 visit North Wales and Cheshire to experience Bushcraft and outdoor adventure, whilst Year 6 hone their language skills in France and also gain a deeper understanding of their Humanities studies through visits to Langemark Cemetery, Tyne Cot and the Passchendale Museum. On our last visit they also made a special wreath of copper poppies as part of the school’s centenary project marking 100 years since the end of WW1 and laid this at the Menin Gate War Memorial.
MUSIC GROUPS
Ensembles and groups exist for children to learn to perform music together, enhancing their own listening skills and further developing their individual skills. Groups include: Fiddlesticks, Chamber Choir, Chapel Choir, Flute Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Music Theory, Percussion Group, String Groups, Wind Band, and Year Group Choir.
