After School Clubs
After School Learning at Henry Whipple
At HWP, we always ensure that our after-school learning provision is carefully selected to ensure a broad range of opportunities are provided which enhance and enrich the learning experiences of our pupils.
This breadth encompasses a host of curriculum subjects including PE and Dance skills, Art and Design, Drama, Spanish, Media Studies, Philosophy - (to name a few).
During the 2020-21 academic year, our after-school learning provision has understandably been disrupted due to current COVID restrictions. However, we remain committed to hopefully resuming these opportunities where safety and risk assessment requirements allow.
This year we are especially excited to align further opportunities in our Arts provision for after-school learning to support our school Arts Mark accreditation.
Provision for 2019 - 2020
Autumn Term
This term, we are providing Football Club, Karate Club and a Modern Languages Club for KS2.
New art and drama clubs with Glow Club and Edubox will be starting after half term and students from The University of Nottingham will be running a new Sociology Club in November.
Karate Club have held another grading - congratulations to everyone for gaining their new belts. Thank you to John and Elaine from Adaptive Karate for helping everyone to make such great progress.
Football Club and Karate Club Autumn 2019
Congratulations to everyone in Karate Club for taking part in your first gradings and receiving your belts from John and Elaine at Adaptive Karate
First Karate Club session wearing our new belts.
First, we had to learn to tie our belts properly!
Clubs Surveys 2018 - 2019
2018 - 2019
We are providing artistic, creative, musical, linguistic and sporting enrichment opportunities for children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 again this year.
Clubs already taking place this year:
Choir
Football Club
Modern Languages Club
Karate Club
KS 2 Latin Club with students from the University of Nottingham
KS 1 Latin Club with students from the University of Nottingham
Media Club with students from the University of Nottingham
Zumba Club.
KS1 Yoga Club will be starting after half term
Exciting News!
After a discussion with John and Elaine from Adaptive Karate, Karate Club now includes gradings with the children working towards achieving their belts.
A new Badminton Club is currently being organised to start later this term. We hope that this will help the children to move into playing badminton at local clubs in the future.
2017 - 2018
We have provided a range of artistic, creative, musical, linguistic and sporting enrichment opportunities for children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 again this year.
Clubs provided in the Autumn Term:
Spanish Club
Karate Club
Football Club
Choir
Guitar Club
Clubs provided in the Spring Term:
Zumba Club
Karate Club
Football Club
Choir
Guitar Club
Fun Fitness Club
Science Club
Girls' Football (with Nottingham University)
Clubs provided in the Summer Term:
Zumba Club
Karate Club
Choir
Guitar Club
Fun Fitness Club
Basketball Club
Guitar Club
2018 - 2019 Quotes from children participating in clubs:
I have learnt that if you concentrate your mind, you can accomplish loads in life and it can really help me in tests and other things. I loved the karate lessons and would definitely recommend it to anyone!
Karate has made me more confident in my learning.
You can do Zumba when you want to be calm.
I have learnt that practising (Zumba) will make you get better.
We can show the younger children the (Zumba) moves that we have made.
It is really good to do Zumba and I love it.
Karate is a good club for listening and strength. I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed the football club and it's ben good coaching.
I learnt some discipline (in Karate Club). I can use it in school to concentrate better.
Zumba made my body stronger.
Zumba gives me confidence so I can do my work.
In Football Club, we have learnt to communicate with each other.
It (Zumba) was really fun and active.
I am a reflective learner in Karate Club because I have to think about what I have learnt before.
I really enjoyed playing football and learning all the new skills.
Multi-sports was awesome
I enjoyed Zumba and I want to try it again. I want to improve my skills.
I enjoyed it (Zumba) lots.
I loved it (Zumba).
I so enjoyed the cooking (in Spanish Club) because I learnt to cook and taste Spanish food.
Being a risk taker (in Philosophy Club) has made me confident.
I loved learning the colours in Spanish because now I can use my Spanish.
I learnt to be more positive (Karate Club).
I learnt how to use the skipping rope and now I can show my friends (Fitness Club).
I can do good dancing and be healthy and fit (Fitness Club).
Clubs Surveys 2017 - 2018
Evaluations of recent clubs:
Quotes from the children:
I learnt some discipline (in Karate Club). I can use it in school to concentrate better.
Zumba made my body stronger.
Zumba gives me confidence so I can do my work.
It (Zumba) was really fun and active.
Multi-sports was awesome
I enjoyed Zumba and I want to try it again. I want to improve my skills.
I enjoyed it (Zumba) lots.
I loved it (Zumba).
I so enjoyed the cooking (in Spanish Club) because I learnt to cook and taste Spanish food.
Being a risk taker (in Philosophy Club) has made me confident.
I loved learning the colours in Spanish because now I can use my Spanish.
In Philosophy Club, I learnt about some subjects that I can use in life.
Karate has taught me to keep on concentrating and to focus on what I am doing.
I played fun games (in Drama Club) and we can play the games at playtime with some friends.
I like Karate Club because you can get fitter.
I have learnt that if you concentrate your mind, you can accomplish loads in life and it can really help me in tests and other things. I loved the karate lessons and would definitely recommend it to anyone!
I learnt how to do amazing dancing.
Street Dance Club will help me be confident.
I can be proud of myself (when we do dancing in PE).
I learnt to be a self-manager and a team worker (in Karate Club).
We learnt to work faster and our work will improve (Karate Club).
I enjoyed Karate Club because it was something I've never done before.
I learnt (in Karate Club) that we should never give up and that will help me in my learning.
Philosophy Club is interesting because it makes us think deeper.
Drama Club is really good because I like doing the acting and I like doing the games.
German Club is really good because you get to learn languages and do German cooking.
Philosophy Club is great because it deepens your thinking and you work with university students.
Football Club is fun because the training is about stuff that you need to know, and it gets you fit.
Boxing Club is good because we were doing jogging and lots of stretches.
In Football Club, Mr. O'Leary tells you how to do throw ins and stuff.
Football Club is good because you get to interact and socialise with other students and also to build up your confidence and social behaviour. It's fun.
Learning Spanish will help you in the future
German Club was good because we got to try different things from around the world.
Netball Club was fun because we got to learn how to play netball properly
I enjoyed Football Club because we got to play in a team and we had fun.
In Photography Club, I learnt to use perspective
Zumba is great because you are active and you get fit.
In Photography Club, I learnt about lighting and that there are many possibilities when you have a camera.
2016 - 2017
We have provided a range of artistic, creative, musical, linguistic and sporting enrichment opportunities for children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 this year.
Clubs provided so far this year:
Term 1:
Archery
Karate
Drama
Football
Choir
Spanish
Philosophy
Latin
Term 2:
Zumba
Drama
Football
Choir
Art
Term 3:
Zumba
Multi-sports
Football
Choir
Karate
It's great so see so many children (especially from KS1) taking part in clubs this year. Drama has been so popular that we have had to create a waiting list. Thank you to everyone for their enthusiasm and support.
2015 - 2016
Clubs that were provided in term 3:
Guitar Club
Football Club
Karate with Adaptive Karate
Art Club
Dance Club with Premier Education
Spanish Club with Mrs. Burdell
Dodgeball
Creative Writing Club
Clubs that we provided in Term 2:
Guitar Club with True Music
Football Club
Karate with Adaptive Karate
Photography with Phototrain
French with Mrs. Burdell
Dodgeball
Bollywood Dance with Bollywood Belles
Cricket Club with Nottinghamshire coaches
Art Club with Mrs. Weightman
Drama/ Film Club
Psychology Club with students from Nottingham University
Spanish Culture Share Club with students from Nottingham University
Creative Writing Club with Mr. Pollicott
Science after school workshop with Cool Pete
Clubs that we provided in Term 1:
Football Club
Choir with Mrs. Gordon
Dodgeball
German Club with Mrs. Burdell
Drama Club
Latin Club with Nottingham University
Philosophy Club with Nottingham University
Boxing Club with Switch Up.
In 2014 - 2015, we provided after school clubs in:
Football
Netball (at school and with a coach from Bigwood)
Zumba
Spanish
German
Photography
Sports Plus clubs
Booster groups
Children from Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 participated in clubs throughout the year.