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St Mary's Catholic High School

Co-curricular

Co-curricular activities at St Mary's aim to boost our student's confidence to interact socially with others; extend their social networks; and provide them with new skills and abilities. Above all, they offer an important space to have fun and relax away from the pressures of formal schoolwork.

Co-curricular clubs run between 3.00pm and 4.00pm on the days shown on the table below.

Co-curricular Clubs - Michaelmas Term 2024
Activity Day Years Where Staff
Performance KS3 Tuesday KS3 G1 JHA
Duke of Edinburgh Tuesday All G71 LPI
Experimental Science KS3 Tuesday KS3 S11 PWI
Experimental Science KS4 Tuesday KS4 S13 LEK
 
Art Wednesday All F22 KGO
Board Games Wednesday All G18 SDA
Chess Olympiad Wednesday All F11 BVI
Coding in Society Wednesday All F1 FAJ
Choir Wednesday All Assembly Hall JWH/GPU
EAL Reading Club Wednesday All F14 MEL
Eco-Green Club Wednesday All S7 KOK
Empower Me! Wednesday All G62 TOR
Football KS3 Wednesday KS3 Upper Playground JHE/JPA
French & Spanish Music Wednesday All G13 VDU
Historical Documentaries Wednesday All S5 BMA
Introduction to Classics Wednesday All G63 SDV
MFL Films Wednesday All F HCA
Netball Wednesday All Gym ZMC
News & Newspapers Wednesday All G13 LWA
Science in Magic Wednesday KS3 GF JEM
SPARX Maths Wednesday All F3 TWI/JGO
Stitching Wednesday All G21 KMU
 
Debate Club Thursday All G1 MST/AME
Football KS4  Thursday KS4 Upper Playground JPA
Historical Films Thursday All S8 AMN
Mathematics - Code Breakers Thursday All G61 JGO
Performance KS4 Thursday KS4 G1 JHA
 
Dance Friday All G63 PGA
Keyboard Club Friday All G21 GPU
Religious Art Friday All S4 CLA
Sustainability & Upcycling Friday All G66 - DT workshop SWI

What are the benefits of co-curricular activities?

Academic performance is improved.

Students who participate in co-curricular activities get better grades. This is because of the skills they learn from participating in different activities. Students learn to manage time, organizational skills and improved self-confidence. Students also learn to express themselves in a better way.

Time management skills are improved.

Students who participate in co-curricular activities need to learn time management. As they have to manage time between academics and extra activities. They learn to manage time and also learn how to keep them engaged in free time also. Everything they do will be productive. Time management plays an important role in examinations also, how to write answers in what time is also an important skill to learn. Time management will be used throughout the life.

Learn new and useful skills.

Students also learn new skills which are useful in school life. Skills like teamwork, time management, management of any activity, how to lead a group and many more extra skills. Students who participate in sports and other activities have better leadership skills and learn how to grow and build relations with one another.

Sense of Commitment.

Students who participate in co-curricular activities learn how to commit themselves to a particular thing they get involved in.

Co-curricular activities are utmost important in a student’s life. Students who get involved in extra activities meet new people and because of that their social skills are improved. Students can expand their network which is also beneficial in finding better career opportunities.