Extracurricular School Activities in Upper School and Sixth Form

The sports curriculum broadens for girls, and we provide a host of other sports co-curricular activities. Activities are tailored around the girls, offering sports sessions every afternoon and a crowded fixture list of inter-school matches and tournaments.

Girls are free to exercise choice in selecting their activities. Some focus on high-level performance in games, others select more aesthetic and/or fitness-based activities, and some prefer a broad spectrum of activities. The girls work with their teacher to design their chosen programme, taking into consideration the desires and preferences of each member of the class.

Some of our sports on offer:

• Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Cricket, Lacrosse, Athletics, Myfit, Spin, Bootcamp, Judo and Fencing

See our summer sport co-curriculum programme

The Music Department is a busy one, but more importantly a friendly department with a wonderfully supportive environment.

A wide assortment of musical opportunities is available for senior students, such as Concert Band, Senior Choir, Rock Band, Orchestra, Off the Scale (traditional music), Flute Group, Senior Strings, Cantate, Jazz Band and more.

Music lessons take place in the fabulous Robertson Music Centre and have a strong focus on the three components of music: performing, listening and composing.

Higher Music, Advanced Higher Music and Higher Music Technology courses are offered to Sixth Form musicians. Music theory and aural training are also offered in Grades 1-8. 

The Upper School Art Studios are a dynamic hub of activity throughout and beyond the school day, where students are encouraged to become self-motivated and independent learners. Students have access to printmaking, ceramics/clay, IT facilities, and an extensive reference library. DT students build on the skills they learned and add further skills that bring in digital design to create prototypes. They are introduced to 2D and 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD), working with the laser cutter and 3D printers, whilst also refining their design skills and practical workshop skills.

Our varied and extensive curriculum allows students to use drama techniques such as role-play, improvisation, script work and characterisation to question and reflect on the world around them.

There are two large-scale Upper School productions every year, where students may take on roles as actors, directors, stage managers, costume designers or technicians in lighting and sound.

Upper School students are invited to run drama clubs or direct shows for Lower School students, developing their skills in leadership and management.

Students in Upper 4 can apply for a reciprocal exchange to our partner schools in Toronto, Canada and Philadelphia and Fort Worth in America. The duration of the programme ranges from 2- 4 weeks.

Students in Upper 5 and Lower 6 can apply for a reciprocal exchange to our partner schools in Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. The duration of the exchange is 4 – 6 weeks.

There are opportunities for expeditions with Global Action to Nepal and Costa Rica which run every 2 years.

Global Perspective course

Global Perspective course delivered in the Upper 4 Curriculum

• develops learners’ ability to consider significant global issues from different perspectives
• encourages learners to work collaboratively and individually and to apply their knowledge in different contexts
• develops transferable skills to complement learning in other curricular areas and prepare learners to be active global citizens in a life beyond school
• Encourage critical thinking.