Co-Curricular vs. Extra-Curricular vs. Clubs

At Somersfield, students have a wide range of opportunities to explore new interests, develop skills, and connect with their peers through co-curriculars, extra-curriculars and clubs. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they each have a distinct purpose.

Co-curricular activities occur during school hours on Friday afternoon (2:00-3.30pm) and are provided to expose students to a range of experiences for all students from 3-year-old Full Day (FD) to DP2. Students are issued a list of activities and are required to sign up for one activity each term, with the exception of FD and P1 students who rotate through a wide range of activities within the Children’s House programme. 

Examples include activities such as Surf Club, Interact, Debate, Chess, Pickleball, Squash, Art, Duke of Edinburgh, Bowling, Kickboxing, Painting and Colouring, Gombeys, Kickball and Tennis. These do not usually incur a cost, unless we are accessing outside providers and/or equipment/facilities.

Extra-curricular activities are defined as those conducted outside school hours and are an extension of our curriculum programme. They tend to be by invitation only and do not incur a supervision cost. They are not compulsory but are strongly encouraged. 

Examples include activites such as Volleyball, Badminton, Basketball, Arabic, Book Club, Mathletes, Homework, Maths Games, Spelling Bee, Support sessions with Dr Bartley, Study Hall, Personal Project, Math, and Psychology support.

We also run activities during lunchtimes for our sport teams for P5-DP2 students, examples of sports on offer are Football, Netball, Badminton, and Hockey. Our students also get the opportunity to participate in a variety of other activities such as Junior Choir, the KPMG Challenge, Student Leadership Council, Model United Nations, Cheerleading, Youth Climate Summit, Biology and Psychology support sessions. 

Afterschool Clubs provide childcare and are not part of the school’s curriculum programme. They may be provided internally or externally and incur a cost. These clubs are on offer to FD to DP2 students on Mondays to Fridays on campus.

Examples include activities such as Clay, Doodle Art, Football, Archery, Sport Ready, Ball Games, Brownies, Rainbows, Kindermusik, Steel Pans, Drumline, Art and Photography, Quilting, Knitting, Puzzles, Paper Arts, and Creative Creations.

We also liaise with outside providers to run clubs off campus, these tend to have a later finish time. Examples of clubs off campus we offer: Farm Club, Aviation Club, KANS, Tennis, Gymnastics, and Jiu Jitsu. 

Read more about our Co-Curricular Activities Programme, here.