University admissions departments and employers are increasingly
looking for evidence of your involvement in activities outside the
classroom. The vast portfolio of extra-curricular activities open
to you in the Sixth Form will help build your team-playing,
leadership and life skills.
There is a vast range of clubs and societies for students to get
involved in and, in a typical week, at least 48 activities take
place.
Facilities such as our outdoor pursuits centre at Patterdale
Hall in the Lake District, our Sports Complex and Arts Centre
provide first class venues in which to participate in activities
such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, Life Saving, Joint
Drama productions and concerts.
Our Curriculum Enrichment Programme offers a wide range of short
courses and activities to complement your academic studies. The
Young Enterprise programme enables students to run their own
company during one academic year and to develop attitudes and
skills for personal success, life-long learning and
employability.
A number of the extra-curricular activities may also offer you
the opportunity to travel abroad: in recent years, for example,
there have been Music tours to Italy, Prague and Spain, Netball
tours to Australia and Barbados, History trips to New York and
Biology/Geography trips to Malaysia, Iceland and Morocco. Other
activities enable you to offer help within the school community and
in the wider community outside. Whatever the activity you choose,
you will find that your enjoyment of your time in the Sixth Form
and your sense of achievement are greatly enhanced.
Voluntary Activities
As part of the Community Action Programme you can visit the
elderly, assist in hospitals or hospices, or go into local primary
schools to help children with their reading. Some of these
placements are coordinated by school and some by "V Involved".
You can help in school by running Clubs and Societies for
younger girls, acting as a Junior and Middle School form officer,
looking after our Infant children in the morning and at lunchtime,
helping in the school libraries, serving on the Common Room
Committee or the School Council or lending a sympathetic ear in our
confidential 'listening service'.
Preparation for life involves developing your interests, but
these can be more enjoyable when they are shared. Socialising is an
important part of life at Bolton School and the Common Room, set
out into "Friendship Alcoves", is central to this. Friends from the
Boys' Division will meet with you here or in their Common Room. You
are likely to develop friendships and associations which last for
life and, as a member of the Old Girls' Association, you can keep
in touch through regular reunion events and regional dinners.
The range of extra-curricular activities at Bolton School
provides countless opportunities for students to establish
friendships and develop new skills. Over the years, I have enjoyed
participating in various sports teams, music ensembles and other
societies which have all enabled me to gain a variety of
achievements and successes. Whether sporty, musical, creative or
academic, Bolton School will undoubtedly provide something for
everyone.
Sophie, Year 12