Senior School Activities

BCS offers a wide-ranging programme of extra-curricular activities. Art, drama, music, dance, ICT and sport are all popular options, but there are many other options to tempt every taste. Outings are arranged to the local dry ski slope, theatres, cinema, museums and theme parks – both locally and further afield.

Students will be able to join in with a very wide range of activities at lunch times and after school including:

 

Sport

5-a-side Football, Rugby Club, Basketball,Cricket (indoor in winter and outdoor in summer), Netball,  Hockey Club, Football Club, Badminton (beginners, intermediates and advanced), Step Aerobics, Trampolining, Volleyball, Basketball, Gymnastics, Swimming, Lifesaving, Movement and Dance, Tennis, Athletics, Rounders, Self Defence (beginners and advanced) and Running Club. In addition the Outdoor Education department organises activities such as canoeing, climbing, caving and scuba diving. The new BCS Water Sports Academy introduces students to a range of activities including sailing, catamaran sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, surfing and body boarding.

Music

Choir, Orchestra, Woodwind Ensemble, Drama Production, Belly Dancing (girls only), Improvised Drama, Art Club and Rock Music . Recent choir tours have included Paris, Prague and Barcelona.  These cross-curricular trips provide students with an opportunity to discover the culture of other countries whilst performing in amazing venues.

Other

Sewing Club,  Book Club,  ICT,  Duke of Edinburgh,  Christian Union,  Cookery Club,  Environmental Club,  French Film Club,  Photography,  DT Club,  Pottery Club,  Rock Music Club, Magic Tricks,  Family Tree Research, Jewellery Club and  Science Club. Drama clubs present regular evening performances ranging from Shakespeare to modern comedies, and encourage participation regardless of previous experience.

French Clinic, GCSE Citizenship, Maths Challenge, Maths Clinic, Geography Clinic, ICT Clinic.

  

   

 

BCS pupils took part in the British Council creative writing scheme to creat Mini-sagas, stories told in exactly 50 words. This is one of the published prize-winners.