A-ZCO-CURRICULAR DIRECTORY - ACADEMIC AMBITION I INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS I SUCCESS AND VALUE - AKS Lytham
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W HO SC HO O LE L A-Z CO-CURRICULAR DIRECTORY ACADEMIC AMBITION I INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS I SUCCESS AND VALUE
We believe that the best possible education is not only academically rigorous but one that also provides a broad range of opportunities and experiences. This ensures that everyone, whatever their individual aspirations, is able to embrace the challenges they may face life. We are proud not just of the superb examination results our students achieve, but of the many ways they contribute, whether it is performing on stage, on the sports pitch, in service of others, or elsewhere- there is no typical AKS student. One of the ways we deliver on our commitment to supporting our students’ individual pathways is through our co-curricular programme which runs before school, at lunchtime and after school and varies each term. This A-Z Directory is a comprehensive list of all the clubs and activities we have run over the past 3 years across both the Preparatory School and the Senior School. Some clubs change depending on the term, whilst others run all year round. “I have loved being involved in the rehearsals for this year’s school musical. I am in the ensemble and have the opportunity to sing and perform with my friends.” Emma, Year 7 “The sport at AKS is fantastic! You can take part in so many different clubs and teams like rugby, football, table tennis and even basketball; I’ve joined them all!” Sammy, Year 7 “The wide range of interests available at AKS gives pupils life-enhancing social skills in a competitive world.” Parent Comment ACADEMIC AMBITION I INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS I SUCCESS AND VALUE
Preparatory School A-Z Climbing Club Years 4-6 If you are in Year 4 to Year 6 and Art Club Brass Ensemble interested in learning to rock climb Years 5-6 Invitation only on our indoor wall, learn rope Explore different art movements, Our Brass Group is our newest techniques and work as a team then techniques and subjects. ensemble, led by our trumpet this is the club for you. teacher Mrs Grieg. It will continue to Athletics grow as more students begin to take Coding Club Years 5-6 the opportunity to learn to play brass Year 6 An inclusive club, which focuses instruments. Recent engagements Apart from being one of the most on development as well as have included playing a fanfare-like downloaded games ever, Minecraft encompassing Athletics Team Squad opening piece in one of our concerts. can really help with imagination practice. and can be used to retell famous Chess Club stories. We have adapted this using Boys’ Choir Years 3-6 Raspberry Pi computers. Raspberry Pi is an extremely small computers that Years 3-6 Every Wednesday after school enthusiastic Prep children meet to allow children to have a lot of fun! Covers a range of genres, from rock n’ roll numbers, to football chants, play chess. Chess is a game of tactics to African rounds and modern pop and strategy and the children enjoy Cookery Club songs. Boys are encouraged to the challenge of competing against Years 1-2 collaborate to produce a powerful, each other. A new opportunity to develop your unified and distinctive sound. cookery ability in Year 1 and 2. Each Choir week we will be creating delicious Badminton Years 3-6 snacks to take home and share with your family. Using teamwork we will Years 3-6 Our Choir is one of the Prep School’s flagship ensembles, catering from support each other to learn new skills Open to all levels of experience. Basic students beginning their musical and techniques. skills are taught, followed by matches which improve understanding of the journey to those who are more game. experienced singers. CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z 3
Creative Creations Dance Club Film and Comic Club All Reception - Year 2 Years 3 -6 Developing creative tenacity through Dance helps children improve their The children will have the collaborative teamwork and design. coordination, self-control, balance, opportunity to explore the fantastic musicality and posture. It also world of films and comics and also Cricket encourages the development of gross create their own comic or film. Years 3-6 motor skills, rhythm and confidence. They will develop an understanding AKS Prep School is delighted to between themselves and others announce a new partnership with Eco Club by listening to one another’s ideas St Annes Cricket Club. They will be All year groups and sharing their own views about looking to support our school this In our school we are looking at their favourite comics and films. The year in the delivery of the Boys’/Girls’ how to reduce, reuse and recycle, club will provide the opportunity and Mixed Kwik Cricket programmes so by joining the Eco Club you will to review and discuss various films for Years 1 to 6. investigate different ways to become and comics and explore the world more eco-friendly. In the Eco Club of adventure, mystery and also their Cross Country Club we will work on different activities own imagination. Years 3-6 which include using the outdoors and The children attending this club the school garden, various recycling Football Club have the opportunity to develop projects and also sharing ideas with (Boys and Girls) their endurance by running around others in school. The children will Years 3-6 the school premises. Taking part in explore the need to positively manage Football Club is an opportunity for the this club will help children improve energy sources, such as water and children to expand and develop their physically, which should benefit food, and look at various ways to care own personal skills whilst working them in most other sports. Coming for the environment. The Eco Club towards a team game environment to this club may also lead to children will actively promote eco ideas by with their friends. All sessions are representing the school at cross encouraging pupils to be more aware delivered with the individual child’s country. of the environment both in and out of ability level in mind so that learning school. Attending this club will help to is done at the required level for their Cycling and equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand that small own personal development and enjoyment of the session. Scooter Club changes to the way we use resources Reception - Year2 Pupils will have the opportunity to can make a big difference. Football learn how to ride – from starting off Development Squad on balance bikes through to being Years 3-6 able to ride unaided on 2 wheels. It is Football Development Squad is an a great way to get the children started opportunity for boys to further develop and ready for the summer holidays as their footballing skills and play football well as being outdoor and active. in a fun and inter-active learning environment where they can grow in confidence on the football field. 4 AKS LYTHAM I N DEP EN DEN T SCHOOL
Gardening Club Hockey Club (Boys) All year groups Years 3-6 This is an activity to encourage Playing hockey gives the boys the students to develop their enthusiasm opportunity to appreciate the Indoor Tennis Club for and understanding of gardening diversity of different team sports and Years 3-6 by working on the new AKS build upon their teamwork skills and As well as developing general fitness community garden. We will be tenacity. Hockey is a wonderful sport and hand/eye coordination the planting and growing fruit, salads, that enables boys and girls to play children learn to enjoy a game which vegetables and wild flowers. The club together and it is a skill that they can can benefit them socially in later will help to look after our chickens, take into adulthood. life. When a tennis beginner starts introduce a bee hive and develop learning to play tennis, they first the pond area. Parents and/or Hockey Club (Girls) need to learn basic forehand and grandparents with any experience or Years 3-6 backhand technique as these will enthusiasm are welcome to join us. Hockey Club gives our girls the allow them to play, enjoy the game opportunity to enhance their hockey and rally cooperatively with their Golf skills on the school astroturf. We aim partner. Since ball judgment is not All year groups to develop a passion for the game developed yet with beginners, mini We are pleased to announce a new and help children to become more tennis is played at a shorter distance and exciting opportunity for our active. We also encourage them to and at a lower speed on a badminton pupils to play in two golf programmes enjoy working as a team and this court. Playing at this short distance with At.Golf in St Annes. will often lead to them representing and low speed allows beginners to school. still have time to judge the ball fairly Handwriting Clinic well and not feel rushed as it reaches All year groups Indoor Athletics them. They will become familiar with the rules and scoring of this This club aims to give guidance, Years 3-6 game, experiencing both success and practice and support to invited pupils The children attending this club have failure when playing small matches in order to improve their handwriting the opportunity to develop their against their peers. Decision making, skills. It will be mainly individual athletic ability through taking part in fairness and teamwork will also be work but will develop a team spirit a number of activities. Taking part in encouraged not only when playing and peer encouragement. The aim this club will help children improve but also when umpiring. is to develop better presentation as physically, which should benefit well as greater fluency and speed. them in most other sports. Coming Children will work at a range of to this club may also lead to children Judo levels across the junior school, as is representing the school at Indoor Reception - Year 6 appropriate to their needs. athletics. This club teaches self defence and it can help to increase confidence, concentration, self-discipline and respect. It can also help to increase health and fitness. CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z 5
LAMDA Years 1-6 Through speech and drama students benefit enormously, improving their knowledge of literature and theatre, rapidly improving their communication skills, whilst developing in confidence. In so many aspects of life where individuals are required to present themselves confidently in public, speech and drama tuition allows the foundations to be laid very firmly indeed. Language and Culture Club Maths Challenge Netball Years 3-6 Years 3-6 Years 1-6 Come along and challenge your This active and widely enjoyed game Come along to Language and Culture mathematical skills in this exciting encourages collaborative teamwork. Club and learn a little about different new club for our older pupils. The children will be able to take cultures of the world through their pride in and responsibility for their food, art, music and language. We will focus on a different part of the world Mindfulness personal effort and performance in each session, exploring customs, Colouring Club the team in addition to developing sportsmanlike behaviour. They will celebrations and costume in diverse Reception - Year 6 learn to persevere and identify locations around the globe from Focusing on how we choose and mistakes, setting goals to push Aboriginal Australia to Darkest Peru. apply colour to a design in order to themselves beyond their perceived bring our awareness to the present limits. As individuals and team Lego Club moment. Similar to meditation, members, the children will learn Reception - Year 2 we let go of any thoughts about to bounce back from setbacks and Lego Club is a great way to be tomorrow or yesterday, or what improve confidence within their own creative and inventive using different we are going to do when we abilities. bricks to make models. As we use our finish. Within a calm and centered environment we will be focusing on imaginations we also role play and chat to each other. Lego develops the here and now. Playground Games Reception - Year 2 and improves our co-ordination, communication, inventiveness and Mindfulness Yoga This club aims to teach traditional games to some of our youngest problem solving skills. We think it is Years 2-6 children. great to see a real world made small. Mindfulness Yoga is a fantastic way to gently stretch your body and clear your mind after a busy day. At Puzzles and Games Mindfulness Yoga Club we learn lots Reception - Year 2 of yoga poses and tie them together Learn to play new games and to make a routine. We improve our challenge yourself to solve puzzles. flexibility, breathing, practice our concentration skills and end the Rounders lesson feeling relaxed and ready for Years 3-6 anything. Our Rounders Club will promote fitness and team spirit; combined with transferrable skills: throwing, catching and spatial awareness. All of which will culminate in producing an excellent and enjoyable sports ethic. 6 AKS LYTHAM I N DEP EN DEN T SCHOOL
RSDF School Council Years 5-6 Years 1-6 Within Year 6, the children are Members of the School Council are encouraged to show independence voted through a democratic ballot and maturity to lead on an area each year. The children who are of the Round Square Discovery elected are encouraged to assume Framework. These involve adventure, the role of responsibility as the String Ensemble democracy, environmentalism, representative for their year group Invitation only service, internationalism and and the school community. They must Our String Group is an exciting leadership. The children will use teamwork and communication ensemble, led by our enthusiastic promote these values across the skills to work on projects related to violin teacher Ms Harrison, including Prep School, recruit others and begin the wellbeing of the school and their experienced string players as well to implement their ideas to have a peers. Children will be encouraged as students who have just started richer understanding of their school to use inventive thinking to plan learning their instrument. Meeting and the world around them. fundraising ideas and to act with weekly, the group plays a range of compassion and an appreciation of repertoire from familiar classical Rugby diversity, when gathering and sharing numbers to descriptive programme (including Tag Rugby) the opinions of other children. music and jazzy pieces. This group Years 3-6 offers an outstanding opportunity for The children who attend Rugby Club Sewing Club students to consolidate and extend are given the opportunity to enhance Year 2 their bowing techniques in addition key rugby skills, such as passing, This club involves learning a range of to their understanding of playing in a catching and tackling in order to different stitches. The children will string section. become better rugby players. They learn how to thread the needle, how are also given the opportunity to to tie simple knots and also how to Table Tennis Club develop their game understanding, undo them. A lot of patience and Years 3-6 through problem solving, teamwork resilience will be required. This club will give pupils the and individual inventiveness. As opportunity to improve their skills well as skill development and game STEM Club and understanding of the game. understanding in rugby, personal Years 5-6 They will be taught the basic skills attributes such as courage and STEM Club is all about asking questions and then have opportunities to play tenacity are key and we try to instill and working together to solve matches during this time. the importance of these features problems. We explore science, maths within our children. and technology concepts and apply these to practical projects. Sometimes our projects fail and we have to start again so we need to be tenacious! CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z 7
Senior School A-Z 8Fifteen Art Club Book Club Invite only Years 7-9 Years 10-11 An independently formed band An opportunity to experience new A relaxed chat about the YA book of of students formed in Year 7 who crafts, media and techniques with the month and other digressed topics rehearse weekly in preparation for support and guidance to extend work over a hot drink and a cookie. regular performances across the projects from art lessons. school calendar. Brass Ensemble Athletics All AKS Action All A chance for the brass ensemble to All Open to all abilities, including team play together to develop their skills The school’s main charity network, practices. Individual events catered for. for small scale performances. choosing different local and international charities to support. Athletics Bring Me Sunshine (Coaching) All AKS Stories Invite Only Join the award-winning student-led All Specialist athletics coaching from an group that plans projects to support A club for budding video makers and external coach. These sessions are for our older community and to bridge future film directors that aims to invitation only as they are to stretch the inter-generational divide. capture school events and produce and challenge those students looking short films to put on social media and to pursue athletics as a pathway. CCF the website. Years 9-13 Badminton Opportunities to understand and Amnesty All to train in military ways, to visit International An opportunity for students to play sites and go on camps and travel All recreational badminton and develop internationally on expeditions. Bringing awareness into school of their enjoyment of the game. Open international issues and campaigns to all students. Chamber Choir linked to human rights advocacy, in Years 10-13 support of the world-renowned NGO Basketball Our Chamber Choir is open to Amnesty International. All students in Year 10 and above and A chance to learn and play basketball provides the opportunity for students Archives Club by training and playing fixtures to sing more challenging repertoire All against other schools. with only a few voices per part. Working on the combined heritage and legacy of all of the schools that Big Questions Chess and make up AKS, collating and collecting of Life Board Games memorabilia and stories of the past. All All An opportunity to question our lives Learn to play or take the chance to and discuss major moral issues. improve your game. 8 AKS LYTHAM I N DEP EN DEN T SCHOOL
Duke of Edinburgh (All Levels) Years 10-13 The nationally acclaimed award for volunteer, skills improvement and expeditions. Choir Conditioning Club Eco Club All All All Open to all, the choir allows you to Getting fit under expert tuition Eco club promotes the participation sing music of many different types and in the school’s gym. of students in learning about, and styles. We prepare for a number of improving their environment. A large scale concerts across the year. Cookery Club means by which a student led group can organise themselves to learn All Climbing Club An opportunity to learn culinary skills more about environmental issues, and also take action to improve their All and more including etiquette and immediate environment. Open to all abilities and ages to more, including international dishes. provide students with access and support to improve their climbing Creative Technology Flute Ensemble skills on the indoor climbing wall. All Years 7-8 A chance for all flute plays to play A chance to work together whilst being Code Breaking inventive, trying new challenges & together to develop their ensemble skills. Years 7-9 experimenting with new techniques. An opportunity for students to learn about encoding and decoding secret Cricket Football messages. From the Caesar cipher All All all the way to Vigenere cipher. Each Training sessions open to all Open to all abilities, including team week we will learn a new cipher and students who wish to be part of their practices. put it into practice within the group. respective year group football team. Cricket Nets Gardening Club Coding Club All All All These sessions are designed to Programming and projects built This is an activity to encourage prepare our cricketers for the up- around the use of Minecraft and students to develop their enthusiasm coming season through specialist Raspberry Pi computers. and understanding of gardening coaching. by working on our AKS community Concert Band Dance garden. All Concert Band is our newest All An opportunity to express yourself in German ensemble at AKS. Open to all string, dance in group or individual dancing. Conversation woodwind and brass players we play Years 10-11 well known music of an appropriate level in preparation for a number of Debating and An opportunity for GCSE pupils to practise their spoken German in large scale concerts across the year. Public Speaking small groups. All “A chance to develop your debating and discussion skills, improve your confidence and preparing yourself to speak in front of other people.“ CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z 9
German Film Club LAMDA Netball All By Appointment Years 10-11 Pupils will watch a variety of both An opportunity to take examinations Learning how to play, train and German films and dubbed English- with LAMDA, building confidence, prepare for school fixtures with an language films & programmes with presentation skills in speech and emphasis on inclusion and personal subtitles, to practise their listening drama. skills. and reading skills. Library Assistants News Group Guardians All Years 11-13 of Drama Opportunities available for students to A club for older students in which Years 7-9 learn some valuable library skills whilst items of news will be explored and A project based, student-led group having an impact on one of the busiest discussed. that prepares and performs for learning resources in the school. events throughout the year. Experienced library assistants may also Percussion work in small leadership roles. Ensemble Handball All All Low Key The percussion ensemble is open Introduction of a new sport; learning Invite only to all percussionists and rehearses how to play, train and prepare for An independently formed band of in preparation for concerts, often school fixtures with an emphasis on students form the middle school and collaborating with another ensemble. inclusion and personal skills. sixth form who rehearse weekly in preparation for regular performances Photography Club History Club across the school calendar. Years 7-9 Years 7-9 An opportunity to discover the An opportunity for keen historians Lower School fun and creative possibilities to investigate aspects of the past Singing of photography. This will be a beyond those studied in lessons. Years 7-9 both a practical and theoretical A singing group for students in the experience. Students will learn to Hockey lower school, to continue their take photographs, edit their work All singing work from lessons. and apply their interest and skills in Learning how to play, train and prepare their own time. Students will take for school fixtures with an emphasis on Model United part in discussions and look at the inclusion and personal skills. Nations work of historic and contemporary photographers. Year 10 Hockey An activity in which students roleplay Goalkeeping Club delegates to the United Nations and All simulate UN committees. Students A position specific club for hockey will be given the opportunity to join goalkeepers. The club is aimed at online and live conferences whilst giving pupils the specialised skill sets representing the views and priorities they require to be an effective and of an assigned country. agile goalkeeper. Musical Rehearsals Holdgate Society All Years 12-13 After auditioning for the annual A Sixth Form science club, a forum school musical, students rehearse to discuss major scientific issues and the music, dance and drama over a breakthroughs. number of weeks in the run up to our performances at the Lowther Pavilion. 10 AKS LYTHAM I N DEP EN DEN T SCHOOL
Psychology Society String Ensemble Tycoon in Schools All All Year 12 A chance to extend discussions on Our String Group is an exciting Form your own business enterprise matters to do with Psychology. ensemble, including experienced and trade for 8 weeks. Apply for string players as well as students a start up loan to the Peter Jones Quiz Club who have just started learning their Foundation, learn how to market Years 7-11 instrument. The group plays a range effectively and pursuade the public Weekly knowledge testing using of repertoire from familiar classical to buy your product or service whilst buzzers to prepare for the Schools’ numbers to descriptive programme keeping a close eye on profits. Challenge. music and jazzy pieces. This group offers an outstanding opportunity for UK Linguistics Rounders students to consolidate and extend their bowing techniques in addition Olympiad Years 7-10 All to their understanding of playing in a Open to all abilities, including team Solve linguistic puzzles and codes string section. practices. in this internationally recognised competition. Rugby Swing Band All All A big band for more advanced Warhammer Club Open to all abilities, including team Years 7-9 musicians, preparing for large practices. A chance to battle it out with your school concerts as well as external armies of Warhammer figures or engagements. Running Club other table war games. All For any student who wishes to Table Tennis Wellbeing Club All develop their distance running, Years 7-9 The chance to play a friendly game of involving a variety of practice types Everyday skills of personal self- table tennis. and routes. management and wellbeing techniques aimed at all pupils to Science Club Tennis improve lifestyles and mental health. Years 7-10 Year 7 Work collaboratively on projects Open to all abilities, including team practices. Book Club involving a wide range of scientific Years 10-11 skills and interests. A relaxed chat about the YA book of Tennis (Coaching) the month and other digressed topics Soul Band Invite Only Open to students who wish to over a hot drink and a cookie. Invite Only Soul Band performs repertoire develop their tennis by working with an external, tennis specialist. There is Young Health from the soul genre, exploring the an additional charge for this activity. Leaders improvisatory side of music and Years 7-13 creating its own versions of songs. The World Promoting health and wellbeing in school in partnership with Blackpool Squash Club Around Us Victoria Teaching Hospital. All Years 7 – 9 Open to any students who wish Many interesting activities which investigate the human and physical Young Soroptomists to learn/play the game of squash. Hosted by St. Annes Tennis and geography of the world, including Youth Group building models and geographical All Squash Club and run by an external investigations. A student-led group that focusses coach, there is an additional charge on education for all, in particular, of £4 per session for this activity. empowering young girls across the world. CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z 11
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AT AKS A LEVEL GRADES 58% OVER 2020 NETBALL 12 58% 86% OF GCSE GRADES OF OUR STUDENTS GO TO CHAMPIONS U11 LSA CHAMPIONS SPORTS REPRESENTED AT at A*/A at A*-B RUSSELL GROUP NATIONAL LEVEL AT 9-7 U14 FYLDE AND WYRE CHAMPIONS UNIVERSITIES U16 FYLDE AND WYRE CHAMPIONS & FYLDE AND WYRE SOUTH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BY AKS STUDENTS REMOTE LEARNING: 3-6 LIVE DAILY 60% KING BEYOND Skype lessons from RECEPTION to SIXTH FORM All subjects ON OR AHEAD OF TARGET HOCKEY LANCASHIRE HOCKEY 25 STUDENTS GAINED OF STUDENTS ARE WOR COUNTY HONOURS AGE RELATED EXPECTAT READING AND MATHS IONS FOR IN YEAR 6. U11 Girls’ Hockey CHAMPIONS FOR HOCKEY NORTH WEST CHAMPIONS 2020 2020 9 (2018/19 SEASON) BEYOND EXPECTATIO TEACHING IN AJIS CHAMPIONS 2020 (U11, U13 A & B, U14 ) PREPARATORY BY U11 Boys’ Hockey SPECIALIST SUBJECT U11 NORTH OF ENGLAND FINALISTS ENGLAND GK COACH NS TEACHERS IN AREAS TRAINS AKS GOALIES FRENCH, SPANISH AJIS & GERMAN FROM YEAR 4 MIXED TENNIS ATHLETICS FESTIVAL INDOOR 4 LANCASHIRE ATHLETICS 2020 SPECIALIST LESSONS IN THE NURSERY CHAMPIONS 2019 PER WEEK FINALISTS & FRENCH, MUSIC, SPORT NATIONAL & OUTDOOR LEARNING ‘STORY SLAM 2020’ U10 RECORD BREAKERS Lancashire County FINALISTS FINALISTS LOCAL & REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL ROTARY MUSICIAN 200 PUPILS TRIPS OF THE YEAR PREP 2019/20 INVOLVED IN DofE 2019/20 80 65% 100% LAMDA PIECE PARTICIPATION RATE FROM YEAR 3 DISTINCTION ORCHESTRA FOR DRAMA PROUD MEMBER OF MARCH 2020 THE ROUND SQUARE EVERY CHILD NETWORK OF 10 PLAYS & FROM YEARS 3-6 PLAYS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 200 5 YEARS TYCOON IN AT THE SCHOOLS TOP 5 CONCERTS PER ANNUM SCHOOLS ACROSS CONTINENTS BUSINESS OF THE NATIONAL ENTERPRISE LEADER BOARD OF COMPETITION “Great school, ethos NURSERY 51 WEEKS 10 HOURS OVER clubs and community spirit” 200 OPEN A YEAR A DAY “An excellent school” “Worth every penny” 30 HOURS FREE EARLY WRAP-AROUND CARE YEARS FUNDING & HOLIDAY CAMPS PARENT SURVEY NOVEMBER 2019 CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS ‘7 BILLION IDEAS’ FINALISTS IBM WARWICK 2019 ACADEMIC AMBITION I INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS I SUCCESS AND VALUE
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