Co-curriculum
Co-curricular activities, clubs and societies at Downside provide vital experiences and opportunities, introducing pupils to new experiences, new life skills and new friends.
All pupils participate in the co-curriculum programme which runs throughout the week and on weekends. With over 100 options to choose from, there is something for everyone – from adventure and sports to creative arts and service.
| ADVENTURE & OUTDOOR EDUCATION |
Air Rifle Shooting Archery Canoeing Clay Pigeon Shooting |
Duke of Edinburgh Indoor Climbing Kayaking Mountain Biking |
Paddlesport Riding Sailing Ten Tors |
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| ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY |
Advanced Drawing Art Design Design Mentoring |
Digital Leaders Illustration Knit & Natter Mixed Media Journaling |
Sewing Stone Carving Textile Design Woodwork |
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| DEBATE, DISCUSSION & ACADEMIC CLINICS |
Abingdon Society Maths |
MedSoc Mock Trial Club |
Model United Nations (MUN) Politics Society Wallingford & Scientific Reading Society |
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| LIFESTYLE |
Book Club Cookery Cracking Cryptic Crosswords Fine Dining |
Gardening & Conservation Health & Wellbeing History International Committee |
Poetry Club School Magazine Vintners Writing Club |
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| PERFORMING ARTS & MEDIA |
Ballet RAD Classical Ballroom Dancing Band Activity Boys’ Chamber Choir Brass Group Chanter Close Harmony Group Concert Band Contemporary Dance Drama |
Film Club Function Band Girls’ Chamber Choir Jazz Band Mixed Chamber Choir Modern/Jazz Dance (ISTD) Music Catalogue Orchestra Percussion Group / Drum Line Photography Club |
Pipe Band Recreational Dance Rock Band Saxophone Group Schola Cantorum School Radio Speech & Drama String Ensemble Tap Theatre Videoing Practice |
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| SERVICE & OUTREACH |
CCF CAFOD Chaplaincy Charities Community Service |
Environmental Group E-safety Outreach Fosse Care Home Environmental Committee Languages Outreach |
Languages Outreach School Council Soup Run Sports Outreach Tutoria |
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| SPORTS & GAMES |
Badminton Basketball Bootcamp Chess Club Cricket Nets Cross Country |
Downside Active Football Golf Hockey Rugby Rugby 7s |
Sports Leadership Squash & Raquetball Swimming Tennis Warhammer Club Weight Training |
Weekends
Weekends are busy and purposeful at Downside. Pupils are engaged in a wide variety of activity options: clubs, games, sporting fixtures, socials, trips out, performing arts events and Sunday Mass. With all this on offer there is never ‘nothing to do’. Click here to see a sample weekend activity programme.
Trips
Pupils benefit from a variety of trips throughout the year including academic trips to CERN, Cornall, London, Bristol, Bath, Paris or Rome, outdoor learning and adventure holidays to Blenheim Forest, the Ten Tors challenge, Skern Lodge in Devon, Cheddar Reservoir and retreats to a variety of locations including Buckfast Abbey and the Ammerdown Centre.
Director of the Co-curriculum
Mr S Potter, BA
Email: spotter@downside.co.uk
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