Clubs
The School provides a wide variety of after school clubs for the children to enjoy. The clubs aim to provide a range of activity across all ages in the Prep school, which will encourage all pupils to have a go.
Some clubs can only take a certain number of children and waiting lists can occur, but over time this will change and usually all children will get access to the clubs of their choice. The clubs are popular and well over 50% of the Prep School children stay in to enjoy them each night. The clubs start at the end of the School day, either at 4.30pm straight after the final lesson of the day, if transport is involved, or at 4.50pm after the late afternoon snack and break, which the children enjoy from 4.30pm until 4.50pm. Clubs then finish at 5.30pm as children are then ready for the final pick up of the day. Fencing on a Friday does in fact carry on until 5.55pm.
 Art club |
 Woodwork |
| Name | Day | Time | Year Groups | Charge per term |
| Art Club | Friday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | £48 |
| Ballet Club | Thursday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | £50 |
| Board Games Club | Monday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3 & 4 | No Charge |
| Chess Club | Thursday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Choir will now take place on a | School morning | 4, 5 & 6 | ||
| Computer Superclubs | Wednesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 4, 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Creativity Club | Wednesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3 & 4 | No Charge |
| Drama Club | Tuesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 4 & 5 | No Charge |
| Fencing Club | Friday | 4.50 pm - 6.00 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | £50 |
| First Aid | Monday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Friday Multi Club | Friday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Football (girls) | Wednesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Golf Club | Thursday | 4.45 pm - 5.40 pm | 4, 5 & 6 | £48 |
| Hockey Club | Monday | 4.45 pm - 5.40 pm | 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Judo Club | Tuesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | £50 |
| Lego Mindstorms | Friday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Prep | Monday - Friday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Spanish Club | Thursday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 4, 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Sports Club ** | Tuesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 3, 4, 5 & 6 | No Charge |
| Woodwork Club | Monday & Tuesday | 4.50 pm - 5.40 pm | 4, 5 & 6 | £50 |
** During the winter months we are unable to run these clubs outside. However an inside option is available for those children who wish to attend.
Art Club
This creative club takes place on Friday evenings. It is run by two local artists who use their own talents to enthuse children to produce art which is both inspirational and imaginative. An extensive array of medians is used and the children return home with very original and creative pieces of art.
Ballet
Thursday after school. Learn the fine art of Ballet with performances throughout the year. Under our fully qualified and greatly experienced teacher.
Board Games
During the winter months the members of the Board Games Club can be seen playing many challenging games. Jenga, Cluedo and ‘My dog House Fleas’ are among the favourites. During the summer months the same club metamorphoses into Gardening Club. Watering cans, seeds and rakes to the ready and the Head Master’s garden is soon spic and span and full of vegetables.
Chess Club
The education secretary, a chess fanatic, wants to give chess a higher profile in schools to encourage the development of logic and problem-solving skills. (The Times, 2003)
He believes that if all our children played chess we would be a smarter nation. "Chess is a mind game. It forces you to think. It does involve developing strategy. If you tried to prove the case that playing chess helps you with GCSE's, that would be difficult, but it forces thinking. It's a game which develops logic and strategy and I'm in favour of it for that reason. The more people who play chess the better." (The Times, 2003)
Come to Junior Chess Club!
Room 1
Thursdays, 4:50 - 5:30 pm
Choir
Monday after school, rehearsals for the many performances throughout the year.
Computer SuperClubs
SuperClubsPLUS is an internet Club which allows only primary aged pupils from the UK and internationally to email, ‘chat’, to contribute to forums and to create their own weblog pages. The pupils will develop their skills in using email, chat rooms and creating web pages, learning the correct protocols in a safe environment.
Creativity Club
If you like arts and crafts this is the club for you. So far this year the children have made papier mâché hot air balloons, photo weaving and spongy food amongst other things.
Drama
On Tuesday night our Head of Drama and Head of Music join together with our Drama club children to produce a play twice a year which is performed in front of the Pupils and parents. The last two productions were The Night Before Christmas and The Princess and the Pea and these certainly showcased the acting talents of the Club members.
Fencing
Friday night is fencing night and this is a popular club with both boys and girls taking part. The children learn the early stages of the discipline using foil, sabre and epee. They are able to continue with this club at the senior school.
First Aid
On Monday after school the children in First Aid Club spend their time learning both the practical and theoretical side of First Aid. The programme followed involves how to deal with major and minor incidents and time is spent on bandaging, dressings and CPR. At the end of the Year the children receive the St John’s Ambulance Young First Aider Award.
Football (girls)
Friday Multiclub
Golf
The children use the local driving range to perfect their golf swing during the winter months. As the summer approaches they start out on the golf course learning putting and chipping and the rules of the game.
Hockey
During the Autumn term the children are on the Astroturf with a fully qualified Devon coach learning key skills in hockey and developing match play. During the Spring Term the rudiments of Basketball are learnt and tennis is the chosen sport in the Summer Term.
Judo
The children have expert instruction by a 4th Dan. They take part in gradings each term which allows the children to progress through the different levels of Judo. They also are invited to take part in the UBA championships each year.
Lego Mindstorms
With LEGO MINDSTORMS children build and program robots that do what you want! Children build and program their very own intelligent robot, and make it perform loads of different operations. The robot can be fitted, for example, with sensors which control motors and react to light, sound, touch.
Prep
Children in Years 5 and 6 can stay in School until 5.30 pm to complete their Prep. The children work in a quiet classroom and have access to computers if needed for the completion of their work.
Spanish Club
This is a fun club which concentrates on conversing in Spanish as well as creating posters and other artistic elements to enable children to become familiar with the language in a relaxed and easy manner.
Sports Club
This club emphasises team spirit, healthy competitive attitudes and team skills. The children play a variety of ‘wide’ games including Treasure, Flags and Prisoners.
Woodwork
This popular club is the home of much hammering and sawing each Monday and Tuesday evening. The perennial flying seagull is a must to be made with children progressing onto bookends and bird boxes. A Duck House, hedgehog boxes and lamps are also favourites.