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Enrichment Opportunities

School is not just about what you learn in the classroom, but the experiences that you gain out of it.

We now have a huge range of enrichment activities taking place in school.  There are 3 main opportunities for enrichment each week, Tuesday period 6, Wednesday all afternoon and Thursday period 6.  Students choose their enrichment activities each term.  Here is the current list of activities.

Tuesdays

  • Chess societyLogic puzzles and problem solving
  • High School Musical
  • Duke of Edinburgh, Bronze Award
  • James Dyson Foundation Engineering
  • Personal&Business Finance
  • Samba Ensemble
  • Word games
  • Journalism and Media
  • RHS green plan it
  • Website Development
  • Cartoons and graphic novels
  • Psychology and understanding the mind
  • Bell Ringing
  • Japanese puzzles and games
  • Knitting club
  • Green Screen editing
  • Music – guitar/bass/double bass
  • Cooking
  • Year 11 revision
  • Careers Advice and Guidance

Wednesdays

  • Photography
  • Walking Club
  • Debate society
  • Geocaching
  • Climbing Club
  • Bronze Crest Award
  • Music Tech Club
  • Calligraphy
  • Festivals and events planning
  • RHS green plan it
  • Football coaching (FA grass roots)
  • CCF (Combined Cadet Force)
  • Equestrian team
  • Basketball club
  • Eurogaming
  • Cooking
  • Heritage Crafts
  • Year 11 revision
  • Pantomime Workshop
  • Bridge Club & Small group intervention
  • Murder Mystery

Thursdays

  • AstronomyLogic puzzles and problem solving
  • Drama Club
  • Discovery: Crest Award: Wild Creations
  • Post 16 careers
  • The Wensleydale School Choir
  • Children’s Book Award
  • Festivals and events planning
  • RHS green plan it
  • Python Game Development
  • Fitness
  • Schools challenge team
  • Science (Crest Award)
  • High Internsity Training
  • Pilates & relaxation techniques from different cultures
  • Table Top fantasy games (D&D, Desting quest)
  • Stories, poems
  • Useful science – making bath bombs & soap
  • Cooking
  • Small group intervention
  • Lego Therapy
  • Cyanotypes
  • Sports Leadership ‘women get set go’
  • Year 11 revision
  • K-Nex
  • CIAG Intervention