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Enrichment
Reassuringly broad in in nature our enrichment activities provide pupils with a a a a a a a a a fun and and stimulating way to widen their their interests and and and and improve their their health and and and and wellbeing and and and and are offered in in in in two distinct formats: weekday after-school Activities and and and our Saturday morning Hobbies programme Aside from pupils’ obvious enjoyment our after-school Activities also provide a a a a a a a useful service to parents balancing a a a a a a a a a a busy work life
by providing wrap-around care for their children until 6pm on weekdays Pupils regularly suggest additional Hobbies to the School Council resulting in in in in an an exciting and diverse selection of Saturday morning pursuits Horse Riding Farming Robotics Cookery and Golf sit alongside popular mainstays including Mountain Biking Art Drama and and Entrepreneurial Studies with parents often praising the the convenience and and breadth of of the programme We are also justly proud to boast the the oldest privately owned light railway in in the the world:
‘The Downs Light Railway’ Introduced in in 1925 the the the railway runs around the the the school grounds and includes its own station on on site Aside from the the the the eccentric joy of of riding the the the train pupils can obtain a a a a a a a wealth of of of engineering skills by examining the the inner workings of of this miniature marvel For a a a comprehensive overview of our our hobbies programme please visit our our website "Our son absolutely adores Saturday Hobbies and there is far more on offer than we could arrange outside of school " Current Parent
Enrichment