Enrichment
Enrichment at Our Olive School
“I’d expected that the children would want to go home after such a long day and they’d be reluctant to stay for another hour- but I was definitely wrong! Even at 3:45pm, they don’t want to leave the classroom. Simply incredible!”
Although The Olive School has academic excellence at its core, we strongly believe that high quality extra-curricular activities enhance the learning experience beyond the curriculum and are an essential part of school life. For all our pupils a comprehensive programme of enrichment opportunities (Olive Enrichment Academies) are offered aimed at developing the key ‘personal skills and aptitudes’, along with developing specific interests and talents.
The Enrichment Academies provide opportunities for pupils to try new things and are an excellent medium to foster good relationships between staff, pupils and parents. They develop pupils’ social skills by providing a forum of interaction between pupils across different ages and schools. We offer a variety of Enrichment Academies to meet the different interests of the children. Enrichment Academies change every term, so that all children’s interests are catered for.
At our school, enrichment sessions are delivered from Tuesday to Thursday from 2:35pm- 3:15pm.
Although The Olive School has academic excellence at its core, we strongly believe that high quality extra-curricular activities enhance the learning experience beyond the curriculum and are an essential part of school life. For all our pupils a comprehensive programme of enrichment opportunities (Olive Enrichment Academies) are offered aimed at developing the key ‘personal skills and aptitudes’, along with developing specific interests and talents.
The Enrichment Academies provide opportunities for pupils to try new things and are an excellent medium to foster good relationships between staff, pupils and parents. They develop pupils’ social skills by providing a forum of interaction between pupils across different ages and schools. We offer a variety of Enrichment Academies to meet the different interests of the children. Enrichment Academies change every term, so that all children’s interests are catered for.
Some of these Enrichment Academies consist of:
- Nasheed Choir
- Computer Science
- Art & Drama
- Sports
- Eco-Club
Our teachers design enrichment tasks, materials and opportunities in the course of the normal planning and schemes of work. We are strong believers of integrating enrichment opportunities with the mainstream curriculum to ensure continuity and progression.
Our enrichment programme involves:
- Developing skills and subject knowledge in depth
- Rounding out curriculum subjects with a wider context
- Relating learning to new areas
- Promoting a higher level of thinking
- Including additional subject areas
- Balance of pace and reflection
- And of course…Challenge! Enjoyment & Risk-taking!
Click here to see a full list of our Autumn 1 Enrichment Clubs!