Page 12 - Olchfa - Secondary Prospectus Autumn 2024

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES

GWEITHGAREDDAU

ALLGYRSIOL

At Olchfa, we encourage all pupils to become involved in the wider
life of the school and, hopefully, there is something for everyone.

We offer a range of opportunities within sport, with competitive
teams organised for netball, hockey, rugby and football. Further
enrichment activities including dance, swimming and basketball.
We have a very proactive PE department who work hard to run
other sports activities that pupils are interested in.

We have an excellent multi-gym fitness studio - ‘Calon’ - which
is available to join for a modest fee to use after school. We have
a busy Expressive Arts department, with many drama and music
events throughout the year. Pupils are encouraged to sing, dance,
act, play instruments or develop their skills of working on other
production elements, such as stage management, technical,
costume or marketing. We offer peripatetic music tuition during
the school day, where pupils can have a weekly instrument lesson
(we charge a small contribution of £60 per term for a weekly
20min one-to-one lesson). We run a range of orchestral and vocal
groups for pupils to develop their musical ability.

Olchfa offers excellent opportunities for pupils to take part in the
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The school is one of the largest
DoE centres in the UK with over 300 pupils taking part each year
at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. The award, which begins at the
end of Year 9, is a great way to meet new friends, learn new skills
and develop as a person, giving something back to the community
in the process.

Olchfa also offers a wide range of educational trips and visits, to
broaden the experiences available for pupils. This includes theatre
trips, field work and visits to places of interests locally and further
afield. We also offer a range of opportunities to travel overseas. In
recent years, we have run trips to Paris, Barcelona, USA, Finland
and other destinations. We have also established an exchange
programme with a school in Spain. We aim to be sensitive to
family budgets and offer a range of trips at different levels of
cost. Many of our trips and visits incur no cost, or are limited to
transport costs.

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