Clubs & Wraparound Care

All girls can participate in a range of sports clubs throughout the year. Netball, football, hockey, cricket and rounders are a few of the sports played both at Paddington Recreation Ground and Kensington Leisure Centre. Younger girls develop their skills and fitness by playing fun ball-based games. Selected girls also attend early morning Advanced Netball and Swimming Squad sessions and will represent Pembridge Hall, competing in matches and galas throughout the year. Gymnastics club is taught by a specialist company and girls work on their flexibility, agility, coordination and spatial awareness. Dance clubs include Street Dance, Contemporary and Strictly where girls learn the Cha Cha Cha, Tango, Jive, Quickstep and more.

In Junior Choir and Senior Choir, girls explore a wide repertoire of songs, focusing on technical aspects of signing in a group: vocal projection and part-singing. Our Chamber Choir is a selective singing group for girls in Year 5 and 6 who have shown ability for singing. Orchestra enables girls the opportunity to enjoy shared music-making in the company of their peers and prepare them for performances such as our Carol Service and Summer Concerts.

Behind the magic of experiments with everyday kitchen ingredients, lies scientific proof. Girls discover different aspects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics through marvellous chemical reactions and engineering projects. From lava lamps to static electricity, this club provides a great way of allowing the girls to apply their scientific knowledge to wider contexts and they will soon realise that Science is everywhere!

Through a range of different text types, as well as using images, film and audio, Creative Writing club boosts creativity by encouraging girls to explore their imagination and express themselves in written form. They are inspired to create exciting and engaging stories and poems, further developing critical thinking techniques and teaching invaluable language skills.

Junior and Senior Lego clubs allow the girls to explore their imagination, creating their own sculptures in a relaxed yet purposeful environment. Whether working by themselves or fostering good communication and collaborative skills by working with a friend or in groups, they can choose to build something from a Challenge Card, to develop their creativity and confidence, or work on their creations over a number of weeks. The older girls take on very complex, large-scale Lego constructions that require patience and the desire to see a project through to its end.

Suitable for all levels, girls learn Chess and improve their skills with Chess Teacher Claire Summerscale. Playing chess helps children to improve their memory, develop logical thinking and process information more efficiently. Chess is a great way to have fun while learning to think independently and develop a healthy competitive spirit.

Girls will further develop skills, such as coding and touch typing, using various programmes and also play a variety of educational games. This is a time where they can create their own projects, both individual and in groups, or build further upon their lesson assignments. Topics covered include Lego building, Makey Makey, Scratch, Purple Mash, Python, website building and many more.

Every week girls have the opportunity to use their imagination though drawing, painting or other media. They explore different mediums such as paper-mâché, ceramics, mosaics, acrylics, watercolours and more! Art club stimulate children’s minds, encourages the girls to think creatively and improve their artistic skills. Older girls who have shown particular ability for drawing and painting are invited to join Art Portfolio club where they further develop their techniques by attempting more advanced methods through a series of exercises and projects.

These clubs enable girls to create their own designs, learn and refine sewing skills as well as using stuffing and decorating accessories. Younger girls choose to make pencil cases, bags or cushions and older girls refine their skills by designing and make aprons, skirts, tops or dresses.

Debating clubs teach the skill and power of debating: the art of putting forward a point of view with such persuasive force that others are minded to agree. By participating in a range of fun activities and games, girls boost their debate skills, building them up to taking part in formal, structured debates. There is no better way to increase speaking and listening skills!

French club sees girls playing games, singing songs and learning about France in a relaxed atmosphere. They practise what they learn in lessons, study fun topics such as food, sport and Paris as well as undertaking crafty projects linked to French culture. Spanish club is aimed at girls who do not already speak Spanish. They learn the basics of the Spanish language using games and songs. Girls learn greetings, numbers, colours, animals and more.

Girls are invited to discover the basics of Latin using the engaging Minimus books. They will learn about language, grammar and history by studying a real Roman family that lived near Hadrian’s Wall.

Fencing is an exciting individual and team sport. It is a fast, dynamic non-contact martial arts style Olympic sport that combines fitness and athleticism with technical skill and precision timing. The girls learn how to move in a balanced way using fencing footwork, score hits with direct and in-direct attacks and defend using parries.

Yoga teaches many valuable tools. During club the girls learn some of the traditional poses and sun salutations which improve strength, flexibility and confidence. They are also taught some breathing exercises to aid concentration and to help cope with stress. Partner and group yoga encourages respect and awareness of others. At the end of each class five minutes in ‘Savasana’ using visualisation, helps concentration, self-awareness and relaxation.

In Drama club girls explore lots of different stories, scripts and creative ideas. They also play exciting team games and have the opportunity to devise their own performances and improvisations using the many props and costumes in our custom-designed Drama Studio.

This extremely popular online platform provides girls with the chance to put their mathematical skills to use, through endless interactive activities and challenges. Girls have the time to further their mathematical knowledge with the help of Mathletics and build up their points to achieve a coveted Gold, Silver or Bronze certificate.

In Author Illustrator club, girls delve into and explore a range of different authors, stories, books and illustrators’ work, including lots of childhood favourites. A new, exciting text is introduced each week and the girls become illustrators, creating artwork using different materials, inspired by the ideas and themes in the story.

An opportunity to become immersed in the fabulous world of storytelling! Our Book Clubs are wonderful spaces to read some favourite stories and, through discussion and debate, discover something new; as well as creating art, drama and other creative projects along the way.

The girls enjoy hands-on experience of growing and caring for an abundance of flowers, salad, crops, herbs and vegetables from seeds and seedlings. Gardening has so many benefits for children: patience, responsibility, commitment as well as developing their fine motor skills. The girls delight in eating those which are edible!