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.