Subject-based and Beyond: St Christopher School Clubs

Senior School students in science club at St Chris

Senior School Co-curricular Clubs & Activities

At St Chris, we are continually developing our programme of cocurricular clubs and activities to respond to pupils’ interests and facilitate their enthusiasm in a huge range of passions.

As well as the varied range of cocurricular clubs detailed below, each academic department also runs lunchtime and after school sessions to support learning and all pupils participate in the Thursday Options programme where they are encouraged to explore and try new activities.

Experience-based Learning Approach

Our cocurricular clubs provide a dynamic platform for your child to grow, explore, and connect with a diverse range of experiences. Joining a club may seem simple in its conception, however, these clubs allow our pupils to embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal development while developing friendships across academic years with peers who share their interests.

Senior School pupils walking a dog

Lunchtime Clubs

Shorter clubs, usually lasting 30 minutes, run at lunchtime and are very popular.  Clubs are arranged in three categories:

Sports

There are sports clubs every lunchtime.  These vary from year group to year group and depend on the season.  Throughout the year they include: 

  • Cricket

  • Basketball 

  • Badminton

  • Unihoc 

  • Table Tennis

  • Volleyball

Read about Senior School Sports
Skills

The skills programme is ever evolving with new clubs being added every term. We encourage pupils to suggest, support and even run clubs to suit their own passions and interests.  Many of these clubs have their own long-established identity:

  • Show choir

  • The Spanners

  • Wombling

  • Music theory

  • Lego robotics

  • String ensemble

  • Rock club

  • DofE drop-in 

  • Dungeons and Dragons

  • Warhammer 

  • Percussion Club 

  • BSL

  • Sparx Maths 
Wellbeing and Social

Some lunch clubs are open for pupils to gather around a common interest, discuss and debate current affairs or to help them develop their wellbeing and mental health. Wellbeing and social clubs include:

  • JEDI (Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)

  • Pride Club 

  • Be Green 

  • Knit and Natter

  • Mindfulness 

  • Be Her Lead

After-school Clubs

Our after-school activities are a vibrant extension of the school day and last for an hour to an hour and a half.  They provide a rich tapestry of experiences for your child beyond the academic curriculum, although there is also supervised study available every day after school.  As with the lunchtime clubs these activities tend to change and evolve with pupil voice.  After school clubs currently running include: 

  • Football

  • Netball 

  • Orchestra

  • Swim squad

  • Rugby 7s 

  • Hockey 

  • VEX Robotics

  • Cricket 

  • Basketball

  • Animal Care 

  • Musical Theatre 

  • Drama

  • Astronomy 

  • Pottery 

  • Jazz and World Music Ensemble

  • Art 

  • 3D Design 

  • Lego Masters

  • Minecraft 

  • Duke of Edinburgh Award 

  • Film Making

  • Life Drawing

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