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ACTIVITY PROGRAMME BE PART OF THE ADVENTURE
ACTIVITIES ON OFFER
FLOAT FIT MODERN PENTATHLON
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EARLY MORNING GYM SESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
INDOOR HOCKEY TABLE TENNIS
CHOIRS - BOYS’, GIRLS’, CHAMBER, FULL ARCHERY
The aim of the co-curricular programme at King’s College is to ORCHESTRA MUSIC SCHOLARS’ PRACTICE SESSIONS
stimulate and challenge pupils, to broaden their outlook, to ROCK GROUP DUKE OF EDINBURGH (GOLD AND BRONZE
provide opportunities that enrich their character, to develop AWARDS)
EARLY MORNING SWIM SESSIONS SELF-DEFENCE CLASS
their personal, team, and leadership skills, and also to amuse and
entertain them. AEROBICS STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
JUNIOR PERFORMANCE: FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, SENIOR PERFORMANCE: FOOTBALL, HOCKEY,
NETBALL NETBALL
CROSS-COUNTRY ART CLUB AND SCHOLARS‘ SESSIONS
TENNIS (SQUAD PLAYERS) DT CLUB AND SCHOLARS’ SESSIONS
BOARD GAME CLUB CLAY SHOOTING
JUNIOR AND SENIOR CRICKET HORSE RIDING LESSONS
FENCING CLUB RUGBY 7S
GIRLS’ CRICKET DEBATING CLUB
CHAMBER CHOIR WATER POLO
COOKING DANCE CLUB
CREATIVE WRITING ROWING
BASKETBALL SQUASH
HOCKEY GOALKEEPER CLUB YOUNG SOCIETY (physics)
KAYAKING PELICAN POST (school magazine)
CLIMBING CLUB HOWARD SOCIETY (Medicine)
PELICAN SOCIETY (English) SENIOR MATHS CLUB
BIG BAND BRASS GROUP
WIND GROUP SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB
CCF – ROYAL MARINES; ARMY; ROYAL NAVY DANCE LESSONS (tap, ballet, urban, PBT)
• Sport takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
• Optional activities are available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
• All pupils in the Third, Fourth and Fifth Forms will undertake a service activity on a Friday
afternoon.
• All pupils are to choose two activities per week, over and above any sport they are involved in.
• Pupils can sign up to activities via the school portal.
• The times for each activity are also available on the school portal.
ACTIVITIES KEY CCF COURSES & ENRICHMENT
WHAT ACTIVITIES
CAN I CHOOSE?
CREATIVE ARTS SPORT & EXERCISE OUTDOOR EDUCATION
SERVICE ACTIVITIES CLUBS & SOCIETIES WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
King’s offers a vast array of co-curricular activities, unparalleled
for a school of its size. The programme operates alongside the
academic aspect of school life. Whilst there are not enough hours WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
in the day for pupils to take part in all enrichment activities, every & WEEKEND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
effort is made to ensure that there are as few clashes as possible.
Sundays
CCF We run a substantial and varied range of weekend activities. This is
an ‘out of hours’ opportunity to provide the support, attention and
Friday afternoons informal care that are such a strength of the school.
Some activities will incur an additional fee.*
In the Third Form pupils join the Chindits, an introductory year
providing a broad range of basic training. Our Fourth Form then have a Weekend activities include: paintballing; cookery, trips to theme
compulsory year of CCF. parks, inter-house challenge, cinema trips, Christmas shopping,
surfing trips to the beach, visits to sports matches, city visits,
From here, many pupils decide to remain as part of the CCF, choosing
to join the Royal Marines, Royal Navy or Army sections.
and a comprehensive programme of outdoor activities such as
mountain biking, stand up paddle (SUP) boarding, kayaking, and
climbing.
CREATIVE ARTS
ART
Monday, Wednesday and
COURSES & ENRICHMENT
Friday afternoons Various afternoons throughout the week
Our art department is on hand to support pupils in a range of general (except Wednesdays)
art projects, as well as offering dedicated sessions for completing Courses and enrichment activities take the form of Duke of Edinburgh
coursework. Awards (bronze and gold), cooking, IT Coding, Leiths School of
Food and Wine 12-Week Course*+, NPLQ* (National Pool Lifeguard
Qualification – for L6th), and photography.
+ This course takes place on Tuesdays or Thursdays in the Michaelmas Term.
SPORT & EXERCISE
MAIN SPORTS – offering competitive matches
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
Friday afternoons
Fixtures take place on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
Sport is pivotal to the all-round development of pupils at King’s College. It On a Monday afternoon there is a busy and active service activity
provides engagement, responsibility and enjoyment. We offer a number option. Pupils who apply for and are accepted into the programme
of main sports options: are allocated to a placement, often in the local community. Activities
Rugby, hockey, mixed football, squash, and cross-country in the include:
Michaelmas Term.
Theatre Technical Group at school, charity work, art, Sport Leaders’
Netball, hockey, football, squash, and cross-country in the Lent Term.
Award, Citizens UK, and sustainability work (King’s Sustainability
Cricket, athletics, and tennis in the Summer Term.
Strategy).
Available all year round: swimming and multi-sports.
CLUBS & SOCIETIES CREATIVE ARTS
Various afternoons throughout the week DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons
King’s has a programme of academic activities and events to stretch
and widen the horizons of our pupils. All enthusiasms are catered for Our DT department runs sessions for the DT club, to complete
by departmental societies, speakers and events. coursework and for DT scholars.
Academic societies include: economics, maths, history, science,
languages, geography, and English.
Other clubs include:
drama, board games, fencing, junior debating and senior debating,
SPORT & EXERCISE
maths, and the Mock Trial Competition. OTHER SPORTS
Further information about our societies is available on our website:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
www.kings-taunton.co.uk/essays-and-societies The school portal will give times for each sport.
Details about all activities are available on the school portal. Under our Engagement and Development programme, all pupils are
expected to take part in a sport or activity for fun, as well as physical
and mental well-being. Alongside our main termly sports, we offer
the following: aerobics/dance, badminton, basketball, body pump,
cross-country, equestrian*+, golf*, indoor hockey, rounders, rugby
7s, table tennis and water polo.
CREATIVE ARTS
+ Equestrian pupils with their own horses or those on the King’s
Package will ride three times per week as part of an equestrian
MUSIC timetable. Riding lessons take place on Wednesday afternoons.
Various times Monday to Friday
As well as instrumental music lessons* and music theory, pupils can
join specific music groups and bands. Lessons take place during the
day, and participation in groups and bands is at lunchtimes or after
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
school:
Orchestra,Chamber Choir (by invitation), Chapel Choir, Brass Various days Monday to Friday (afternoons)
Group, Wind Group, Big Band (by invitation), Rock Group, Boys’
Choir, Girls’ Choir Our outdoor education department offers a wide range of activities,
most of which take place off-site, using our own extensive equipment:
Climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, archery, Duke of Edinburgh
Award – Bronze and Gold Awards, road cycling, and scuba diving.
SPORT & EXERCISE
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Thursday afternoons CREATIVE ARTS
The school portal will give times for each sport. DRAMA
King’s offers a wide range of sport, games and physical activities. Thursday and Friday afternoons
Where not previously listed under Main Sports, or Other Sports, our Our drama department runs a drama club, and speech and drama
Games and Activities include: sessions* leading towards accredited examinations. Practice
clay pigeon-shooting*, dance, fencing, rowing, self defense, and sessions and rehearsals will also take place in preparation for termly
strength and conditioning. productions and events.
COURSES & ENRICHMENT
LEITHS SCHOOL OF FOOD AND WINE*
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
The 12-week certified basic skills course is run in the Cookery Centre
by Leiths-trained instructor Patricia Stone. Two parallel classes run
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.00-8.30pm throughout
the Michaelmas Term and Lent Term. Skills and techniques covered
include: knife skills, equipment skills, vegetable preparation and
cooking, egg cookery, baking, pastry, working with chocolate,
cooking with meat and fish, cooking with mince, dressings, sauces
and gravy, pasta and quick bread methods.
*ADDITONAL COSTS
Most of our sports and activities are offered at no extra charge, however,
there are some that will incur an additional cost:
ACTIVITY COST
Equestrian £25 per 40-minute lesson. For
livery packages please refer to
our Equestrian booklet.
Clay pigeon-shooting £300 per term
Golf £30 per half term of tuition
Leiths School of Food and Wine 12-week £550 course fee
course
NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification) £60
Weekend activities: Some weekend activities will
incur a charge. Please refer to
our Weekend Activities flyer.
Music lessons £32
Speech and drama lessons £32
Sailing Approximately £10-£15 per
two-hour session
CCF Field Days For some Field Days, there may
be additional charges.
Detailed times for each activity are available on the school portal.
T: 01823 328200 E: reception@kings-taunton.co.uk
www.kings-taunton.co.uk
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