Enrichment Activities

*Subject*	*Activity Name*	*Activity Description*	*Staff member*	*Year Group*
Biology	Biology Olympiad	External competition to extend and test skills of Sixth Form biologists	KJY	Sixth Form
Biology	Med Soc	Series of lectures, discussions and visits to research laboratories for Sixth Form students interested in a career in Medicine.	LSDM	Sixth Form
Business Studies	Young Enterprise	Nationwide competition to set up and run a school based business	SQ	Lower Sixth Form
Business Studies	Conferences	Dedicated LVI and UVI conferences for revision and extension	PS	Sixth Form
Business Studies	Site Visits	Programme of visits to local and national businesses designed to broaden understanding and encourage questioning	PS	Sixth Form
Business Studies / Economics	Student Investor	Nationwide competition – teams of 4 run a virtual investment portfolio with winners progressing to regional and national finals	NDC	Fourth Year – Upper Sixth Form
Classics	AS and A2 Topic and Activity Day	Examination Preparation	JCH	Sixth Form
Classics	Rockbourne Initiative	Cultural Development	CEG	Fifth Year
Classics	Classics Clinic	Help with Specific Grammar Issues	Classics Staff	ALL
Classics/ Classical Greek	Scamp Club	Language and Culture Extension	CEG	Third Year
Classics /Latin	Atriades Project (Blog)	Language and Culture Extension	JCH	Upper School
Classics /Classical Greek	Bryanston Summer School	Language and Culture Extension	JMC and CEG	Sixth Form
Classics Latin	Winchester trip	Language and Culture Acquisition	JMC	Fourth Year
Classics Latin	Fishbourne Roman Palace trip	Language and Culture Acquisition	JMC	Second Year
Classics	Theatre Trips	Language Extension and Cultural Benefit	Classics Staff	ALL
Classics	Classical Society	Language and Culture Extension	CEG	ALL
Classics	Kathleen McLaughlin Annual Lecture	Motivational Talk to increase take- up in all Classical subjects	CEG	Upper School and Sixth Form
Classics	Careers Lunch	Sixth Form lunch with Classics graduates	CEG	Sixth Form
Classics	Oxford Visit	University Preparation	JMC and CEG	Sixth Form
Classics	Visiting Speakers	Language and Culture Extension	JMC and CEG	Upper School and Sixth Form
Computing	The British Informatics Olympiad	Voluntary External competition to extend and test skills of Sixth Form and GCSE Computing Students	PJM	Sixth Form and Upper School
Design Technology	Arkwright Scholarship	National competition with engineering based bias	PGK	Fifth Year
Design and Technology	DT Club	Extension of DT activities and project work	PGK	All
Design Technology	Green Team	Ideas and projects on encouraging sustainable living and protecting the environment	AMLS	All
Drama	Presentations	Peer presentations on topics related to set texts or theatre history. Detailed and formal written feedback given	JP/ PDJ	Fourth Year – Upper Sixth Form
Drama	Productions	School play, Sixth Form play, Junior Drama club, Preview evenings of AS/A2 practical pieces, Third Year theatre studies evenings	JP/ PDJ JP + Sixth Form	Depends on Play
Economics	Target 2.0	Bank of England competition - students present interest rate forecasts to panel of economists	MAW	Sixth Form
Economics	Royal Economics Society essay	Essay competition for economics students	MAW	Sixth Form
Economics	Chance to be Chancellor	Competition on macroeconomic policy.	NDC	Sixth Form
Economics	Economics Society	Student led lectures and presentations on key economic topics of the day	NDC	Fourth Year – Upper Sixth form
Economics	Economics extension	After school discussion group on economic questions of the day	NDC	Sixth Form
Economics	University preparation	Assisted practise with TSA and interviewing	NDC	Sixth Form
Economics	Adam Smith Institute Essay	Annual essay competition on theme of free market economics	NDC	Sixth Form
Economics	Fitzwilliam College Land Economy essay	Annual essay prize	NDC	Sixth Form
Economics	A Level Conference	Annual conference held in London in December for advanced economists	NDC	Sixth Form
English	English Society	Presentations, competitions, lectures to explore aspects of English in greater depth	AJS	Fourth Year – Upper Sixth Form
English	Debating Society	Debating on a variety of subjects weekly. Competitions, both internal and external.	JCA/AJC	All (mainly Fourth Year – Upper Sixth Form)
English	Lower School Debating Society	Learning and practising the skills of debating. Monday A week	NDC	Lower School
English	Lower School Book Club	Discussion and analysis of an agreed set book	SJS	Lower School
English	Upper School Book Club	As above, possibly including members of staff.	JMAH	Upper School
English	Creative Writing	Chance to write and discuss all aspects of creative writing and composition	EMSB	FifthYear and Sixth Form
English	English at University	Extra lunchtime classes for Oxbridge students and those wishing to take English at university.	EMSB	Sixth Form
English/ Classics	Byron Society	Variety of events celebrating the life of the poet Byron	SJS/CEG	Upper School and Sixth Form
English	History Boys	Play with English Literature as a central theme	AJS	Upper School and Sixth Form
Geography	Fieldwork research	Opportunities for years to develop fieldwork skills at a variety of locations	GSH	First, Second, Fourth and Sixth Form
Geography	Worldwise Quiz	Quiz in collaboration with Geographical Association	GSH	Fifth Year
Geography	Geography Club	Opportunities for all geographers to explore places and world issues, carry out projects, create models, find Geography in the news.	AHP	All
History	History Society	Run by Sixth Form; papers and presentations by internal and external speakers	KPC	Upper School and Sixth Form
History	External essay competition	Vellacott prize awarded by Peterhouse College Cambridge for historical writing. Also Churchill essay prize	NJD	Sixth Form
History	Junior Historical Society	To explore aspects of history in greater depth	RKP	Lower School
History	Lessons from Auschwitz Project	Two Upper Sixth historians attend seminars in London on the Holocaust before visiting Auschwitz itself. Organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust	NJD	Upper Sixth Form
History	Lower Sixth Historical Reading Group	A historical “book club” involving the best LVI historians. Medieval, Early Modern and Modern books are read during the academic year.	NJD	Lower Sixth Form
History	AJ Holland Prize for History	An essay prize awarded at Speech Day to a Lower Sixth Form historian for an essay on a historical topic written during the Lower Sixth Year.	KPC	Lower Sixth Form
History	Lower School History Project Competition	Two prizes are awarded to Lower School pupils for a project on any historical topic that is done in the pupils’ own time.	NJD	Lower School
History	First Year Medieval Castle Building Competition	An opportunity to explore the design and fabric of Norman castles and then to build a model of one. Prizes are awarded for technical skill and historical accuracy.	NJD	First Year
Mathematics	Senior Mathematical Challenge	1.5 hour multiple choice mathematics test (25 Qns) Non-calculator. Entry is voluntary.	PDC	Lower and Upper Sixth Year + exceptional Fifth Years
Mathematics	BMO Round 1	3.5 hour written paper for rigorous solutions to about 6 questions (non-calc.).	PDC	Lower and Upper Sixth Year
Mathematics	BMO Round 2	3.5 hour written paper for rigorous solutions to about 6 harder questions (non-calc.).	PDC	Lower and Upper Sixth Form
Mathematics	Senior Team Challenge	3.5 hour competition involving a variety of mathematical activities held at the Intech, Wincherster after school hours. Inter-school competition.	PDC	Lower and Upper Sixth Form
Mathematics	Intermediate Mathematical Challenge	1 hour multiple choice mathematics test (25 Qns) Non-calculator. Entry is voluntary.	JHHS	Third – Fifth Year
Mathematics	Junior Team Challenge	Whole day event, team of 4 students.	JHHS	Second and Third Year
Mathematics	Grey Kangaroo	1 hour multiple choice mathematics test (25 Qns) Non-calculator. Entry is by invitation of organisers, based on IMC performance	JHHS	Third Year
Mathematics	Pink Kangaroo	1 hour multiple choice mathematics test (25 Qns) Non-calculator. Entry is by invitation of organisers, based on IMC performance.	JHHS	Upper School
Mathematics	Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad	2 hour written paper, seeking rigorous solutions to about 6 questions. Non-calculator. Entry is by invitation of organisers, based on IMC performance. (Maclaurin, Cayley & Hamilton Papers)	JHHS	Third - Fifth Year
Mathematics	Inspiration Event	Popular Lectures given by a member of the Inspiration Roadshow	PDC	Fifth Year
Mathematics	Junior Mathematical Challenge	1 hour multiple choice mathematics test (25 Qns) Non-calculator. Entry is voluntary.	EM	First and Second Year
Mathematics	Junior Mathematics Olympiad	2 hour written paper, seeking rigorous solutions to about 6 questions. Non-calculator. Entry is by invitation of organisers, based on JMC performance.	EM	First and Second Year
Mathematics	GCSE Maths in Action	Series of lectures given by entertaining lecturers	PDC/KSS	Fifth Year, bright Fourth Year
Mathematics	Maths in Action	Series of lectures given by entertaining lecturers	PDC/RSS	Fifth Year and Lower School Sixth Form
Mathematics	Problem Solving Journal	A termly subscription magazine is provided to stimulate interested and able students to try their hand at a mixture of (i) easy, (ii) standard and (iii) challenging problems. Solution submitted to Dr A Gardner at the Birmingham university. Open to all.	PDC	All
Mathematics	Puzzle Spot	A different in-house puzzle is provided each month and solutions are invited from the whole community on a voluntary basis. (Sixth Form only)	EM PDC	All + Staff!
Mathematics	Further Maths Puzzle Day	Puzzle Day for those studying Further Maths (team of 2). Usually held at Havant College	PDC/ PJR	Lower Sixth Form
Mathematics	Junior Mathematics Club	A variety of stimulating mathematical topics are introduced at each lunch-time meeting. Attendance is voluntary.	EM	First – Third Year
Mathematics	Magowan Mathematics Competition	Internal written competition on general mathematical questions, set at the appropriate levels, and open to all students. Winners, if any, receive a small financial prize on Speech Day for their rigorous solutions.	RGP	Third Year – Upper Sixth Form
Mathematics	Guest speakers	To talk to staff (CPD) or students	PDC	Fourth Year – Upper Sixth
Mathematics	Roadshow	Maths Inspiration Road Shows	PDC	Upper School
Mathematics	Maths in Action	Series of lectures usually at the Institute of Education London	KSS	Lower and Upper Sixth Form
MFL French	Trip to Normandy	Language /culture acquisition	JVJ	Second Year
MFL French	Le Havre	Exchange	RHKP	Third Year
MFL French	Paris Weekend	Language activities in France	JVJ	Upper School
MFL French	Angers	Exchange	JVJ	Sixth Form
MFL French	AS and A2 topic and activity day	Exam preparation	French staff	Sixth Form
MFL French	GCSE study day	Exam preparation	French staff	Fifth Year
MFL French	GCSE exam skills clinic	Exam preparation	French staff	Fifth Year
MFL French	Grammar lunchtime workshops	Help with specific grammar issues	French staff	Sixth Form
MFL French	French magazine club	Creative fun for the lower school with the language	French assistants	First Year
MFL French	Friday Film club	Language extension	French staff and assistants	Sixth Form
MFL German	Aachen Christmas market trip	Language acquisition	SLA / MGK	First and Second Year
MFL German	Mutterstadt	Exchange	SLA / MGK	Third and Fourth Year
MFL German	Berlin trip / or a Sixth Form exchange in Mutterstadt	Language acquisition	SLA	Sixth Form
MFL German	German Magazine club	Creative fun with the language	German assistant	First Year
MFL German	AS and A2 topic and activity day	Exam preparation	German staff	Sixth Form
MFL German	GCSE study day	Exam preparation	German staff	Fifth Year
MFL German	GCSE exam skills clinic	Exam preparation	German staff	Fifth Year
MFL Spanish	Catalonia trip	Language acquisition	SRP	First and Second Year
MFL Spanish	Cordoba trip	Language learning	EML	Third and Fourth Year
MFL Spanish	Salamanca trip	Language learning	ML	Sixth Form
MFL Spanish	Spanish magazine club	Creative fun with the language	Spanish assistant	First Year
MFL Spanish	GCSE study day	Exam preparation	Spanish staff	Fifth Year
MFL Spanish	GCSE Exam skills clinic	Exam preparation	Spanish staff	Fifth Year
MFL Spanish	Theatre trips	Language extension and cultural benefit	EML	Sixth Form
MFL Spanish	Primary school teaching at St Mark’s	Opportunity for Sixth Formers to help teach	SRP	Sixth Form
MFL Spanish	Film Club	Language acquisition and fun!	EML	Sixth Form
MFL All languages	European Languages day	Quiz	RHKP	First – Third Year
MFL All languages	Onatti –Touring Theatre productions	Language extension	RHKP	Third Year
MFL All languages	Talk by James Minney on language learning post 16	Motivational talk to increase take up in all languages	RHKP	Fourth Year
MFL All languages	Lunchtime talks by Southampton University lecturers	Literature tutorial on set texts	RHKP	Upper Sixth Form
MFL All Languages	Careers lunch	Sixth Form lunch with language graduates who use languages in their careers	RHKP	Sixth Form
MFL All languages	International food week	Awareness of different cultures and languages through food	EML	All
Music	Concerts	External visits to Opera, Concerts and Ballet performances	OJL/HF	Third Year and above
Music	Artist in residence	Workshops and performances	HF /BLW OJL	Various Advanced musicians
Music	Master class (internal)	Various master classes and workshops with visiting professional players	HF	Able instrumentalists
Music	Instrumental Diploma	Opportunity to take post grade 8 diploma for advanced students	HF	Able instrumentalists
Music	Performing Opportunities	Opportunity to perform solo at school concerts	HF	Able instrumentalists
Music	Performing And composing	Workshops with Alton college students and visiting artists	OJL	Sixth Form musicians
Music	Clubs and activities	Advanced ensembles Flute Quartet, Sax Quartet, String Orchestra, wind quartet	HF, BLW, OJL	Able instrumentalists
Philosophy	Philosophy Academy	Lunchtime meetings and presentations by students, teachers and external speakers on matters of philosophical interest and inquiry	THT	Fifth Year and Sixth Form
Philosophy	Junior Philosophy Academy	Lunchtime meetings and presentations by students, teachers and external speakers on matters of philosophical interest and inquiry. Monday Week B	THT	First, Second and Third Year
Philosophy	Philosophy and Critical Thinking Day	Spring term	EKM	First Year
Physics	Astronomy Society	School Based Society engaging in a range of activities making use of international facilities and school based telescopes.	RSS	Third – Fifth Year
Physics	Olympiad	Nationwide Physics Competition Beyond A-level Standard	GTP	Sixth Form
Physics	AS Olympiad	Nationwide Physics Competition	GTP	Lower Sixth Form
Physics	GCSE Olympiad	Nationwide Physics Competition	HD	Fifth Year and Sixth Form
Physics	A2 Investigation	Open ended practical investigation on any aspect of Physics.	All Physicists	Upper Sixth Form
Physics	A2 Research Report	Open ended written research report on any aspect of Physics.	All Physicists	Upper Sixth Form
Physics	PAT prep	Oxford Physics Aptitude Test preparation	GTP	Upper Sixth Form Oxford Physicists
Physics	RSSSE visit	Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition	GTP and HD	Third – Fifth Year
Physics	GCSE Astronomy	Additional GCSE offered to interested pupils.	RSS	Upper School and Sixth Form
Physics/ Science	Lunar Society	Sixth Form Science Society and discussion group meeting once per month. Presentations given by students, members of staff and external speakers.	GTP	Sixth Form
Religious Studies	Research projects	Research projects and presentations on selected themes	LJK, JGP	First – Fourth Year
Religious Studies	Theology Lectures	Various speakers	All staff	Sixth Form
Religious Studies	Peter Vardy Lecture	Philosophy of Religion and Ethics Conference at Heythrop College		Fifth Year
Sports Science	Bath University Trip	Physiological testing of students and background knowledge	MGM	Sixth Form
Sports Science	Retake revision sessions	Exam preparation	CC	Sixth Form
Sports Science	St Mary’s Trip	Inside look into elite sport and psychological factors affecting performance	MGM	Sixth Form