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The School has a rich tradition of extra-curricular activities. They are offered at lunch times and after school and there is usually a good choice available each day. Most of the after school activities occur on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays when school buses leave at 5pm to accommodate them.
The activities are varied. Extra-curricular music includes: choir, orchestra and wind-band. Other activities include: Drama, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Greek, Languages, Poetry, Reading, Science and Textiles.
The extra-curricular provision varies from term to term. New opportunities are always welcome and the School encourages senior students to take an active role in arranging activities for younger pupils. Students in Year 11 and VIth Form also have the opportunity of taking part in a team challenge expedition and community work in more remote locations overseas.
There is a wide range of extra curricular sporting activities at Our Lady’s Abingdon. The school has excellent facilities and the PE department run sports clubs Monday to Friday both at lunchtime and after school. Activities include swimming, netball, hockey, cross-country running, trampolining, fitness, football, badminton, rounders, athletics, tennis, basketball, synchronised swimming, dance and gymnastics.
Pupils are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular sports clubs regardless of their ability, and we offer an extensive range of after-school fixtures which gives our pupils the opportunity to compete against other schools and take part in county and national competitions.
Young Enterprise is a popular activity, which gives students the chance to be a company director for one year. Every year we run two companies, one in Year 10, one in the Lower Sixth.
As well as learning life skills such as…
- Team work
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Commitment
...there is the opportunity to MAKE MONEY!
There are openings for people with all kinds of talent
- Marketing and selling
- Organisational flair
- Financial acumen
- ICT
- Creative ideas
- People skills
Students will learn a lot about themselves (and their friends), try out the world of business and have fun. Young Enterprise is not a business game - the students form real companies. The company directors have to raise share capital, develop and market a product, attend weekly board meetings, operate a bank account, write a company report and finally liquidate their company.
The YE year culminates with a county and national competition, which gives everyone the chance to develop his or her public speaking and presentation skills and to compete alongside YE companies from across the county.