GIVE IT A GO
With around 70 clubs on offer to pupils from Year 1 and above, there is ample opportunity for Prep girls to extend themselves, develop their talents and explore new interests.
Music
We offer over 100 individual instrumental lessons each week in our Performing Arts Centre, helping develop talented and accomplished musicians with a deep love of music. Pupils achieve high grades in external music examinations, and some are awarded instrumental or choral scholarships as they move on to Year 7. We have very popular orchestra, brass, jazz, guitar, recorder and string ensembles, and four large choirs from Years 1 to 6. Close links with the Senior School Music Department bring great opportunities: pupils from Reception to Year 13 take part in the STAHS Young Musician Competition and our most accomplished musicians join the Townsend or Ringwood Bands, Intermediate Orchestra or Junior Chamber Choir at the Senior School.
Creative Arts
Our co-curricular offering covers a vast range of creative arts, from sketchbooking to street dance, and from musical theatre to textiles and fabric club, with many girls also achieving highly in the LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) exams.
Sport
We make the most of our extensive grounds, with our cross country and orienteering courses, three netball courts, fields and multi-purpose gym. Pupils participate in two Gym and Dance Displays each year and represent the School in numerous competitive fixtures and tournaments. We support and develop some very able sportspeople and have recently competed in national finals in swimming, tennis, athletics, cross country and orienteering, and become national champions in both netball and gymnastics.
Trips and Visits
Our extensive trips programme, including visits to the theatre, historic buildings, exhibitions, places of worship and nature reserves, helps bring learning to life and provides a practical context to lessons. All pupils from Years 3 to 6 take part in an annual residential trip which increases in scope and scale as the girls progress through the Prep School.
