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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Co-Curricular Activities

Contents Creative Arts

Dance 8 Music 12 Theatre 16 Outdoor Education

Service and Volunteering 24 Societies and Clubs

Sport 32

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CO-CURRICULAR

Introduction Co-curricular activities are an essential element of a Charterhouse education. They combine opportunities for leadership development, creativity, exercise and teamwork. They are also great fun. With more than 80 different sports and activities, including music, drama and other creative opportunities, all pupils are encouraged to develop existing interests to exciting levels and to take up new ones. The timetable enables all pupils to enjoy themselves across a wide range of sports and creative arts activities, making use of the School’s impressive facilities. A great many clubs and societies are pupil‑led and, alongside our sport and outdoor education programmes, offer real leadership opportunities and few limits to what can be pursued. We hope that this introduction helps you to begin exploring what is on offer across our co-curricular activities and we warmly invite you to visit us soon so that you can find out more.

Activities under the broad umbrella of Creative Arts provide a rich diversity, from pupil-led societies, performances and productions to visits to the best theatres and concert venues in London. The School also hosts visiting university academics, professional musicians and theatre groups for the benefit of the pupils and the wider community.

CREATIVE ARTS

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Artifex The annual arts festival, Artifex, offers a chance for pupils to showcase their talents. Since it was launched in 2013, Artifex has become a vibrant part of the annual rhythm of the School. Artifex is produced by the pupils for the pupils and provides leadership opportunities well beyond what is possible in the classroom. Some of the extraordinary events across the campus during recent Artifex years include: Art Exhibition Push Kart Derby C’house Got Talent Colour Run Shakespeare Shorts International Food Festival Fashion Show Inter-House Graffiti Mindfulness in the Dome Prom in the Park Pop Up Pupil Restaurant Concert in the Cloisters Unplugged Artifex Café and Smoothie Shack Cinema on the Ceiling Escape Room Late night Mindfulness Art of Sushi Workshop Hamlet reading A Man For All Seasons

Providing leadership opportunities, alongside having great fun!

Charterhouse has a partnership with the highly respected Phillipa Hogan School of Dance. The importance of dance in its many forms is widely recognised, including the vital role it has to play in creative expression, physical development, fitness and wellbeing. It is also, without doubt, a key part of any Performing Arts programme.

DANCE

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Dance Weekly classes in Musical Theatre Jazz are open to all pupils as part of our co-curricular programme and are delivered by specialist dance teachers through our partnership with the Phillipa Hogan School of Dance. Specialist training is also available in classical Ballet for boys and girls of intermediate to advanced level in the Dance School’s classes held at Charterhouse.

Pupils joining the PHSD ballet courses work towards RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) examinations, and some will be invited to join non-exam classes for gifted and talented dancers. There is also the opportunity to develop pointe work. Pupils wishing to develop their skills in Contemporary Dance may also do so through the Dance School which has a long-standing history of sending pupils on to further training within the dance world. The Phillipa Hogan School of Dance also runs holiday courses and holds its biennial showcase in our Ben Travers Theatre.

There are opportunities throughout the year to showcase dance talent in our Theatre.

Music has a long and fine tradition at Charterhouse. Ralph Vaughan Williams was a pupil in the School’s early days in Godalming but this classical tradition is now matched by contemporary opportunities. Around half of our pupils have music lessons, and many participate in other musical activities, like House Singing, the Concert Choir or our pupil-led talent show, Lack of Talent, as well as numerous concerts covering a range of genres. Many of our pupils in recent years have gone on to become professional musicians and studied music at university or music college but, more importantly, a huge number of Carthusians have retained a life-long love of music.

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Music There are regular performance opportunities for pupils of all standards, whether beginner or advanced, and pupils regularly perform in ten-minute recitals during quarter (the morning break), as well as more substantial Evening Recitals. Strong emphasis is placed on ensemble playing where teamwork and social interaction are so well nurtured and there is a host of choirs and instrumental ensembles. Whatever the musical interest of pupils, Charterhouse offers a stimulating environment to help them reach their potential. There is a dedicated Music Technology Suite where pupils are able to work with Digital Audio Workstations and this resource is keenly used both in our mainstream academic courses and pupil-run music societies. There is a non-auditioning Concert Choir which welcomes singers and non-singers alike!

As well as regular concerts and performances, there are competitions held throughout the academic year covering all the instrumental disciplines; pupils of all ages prepare repertoire to perform in front of celebrated musicians who visit Charterhouse to adjudicate the competitions. The School’s Music programme is designed to encourage musical curiosity and to provide stimulating opportunities for pupils of any standard.

Musical events:

Choirs and ensembles:

Candle-lit Carols

Junior and Senior Chapel Choirs

Orchestral and Choral Concerts

Chamber Choir

Choral Evensong

Concert Choir

Plugged

Symphony Orchestra

Unplugged

Chamber Orchestra

Lack of Talent!

String Orchestra

The Band Show

Jazz Band

‘quarter’ Concerts

Brass Ensemble

Evening Recitals

The School continues to build on the very strong, long-standing tradition of theatre at Charterhouse. There are numerous opportunities to participate in the theatrical life of the School, either on stage or behind the scenes, both in the professionally equipped Ben Travers Theatre or in one of the many other performance spaces that our beautiful site affords. The Theatre is an exciting place to be. It’s a space where pupils from across the School come to work together, a space where creativity and freedom of expression are given full rein. Here, all our School values are at play.

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Theatre Every term there are major productions in our Theatre, including whole School plays and those performed by specific Years or Houses. Our Groundlings Theatre Group is open to pupils in Year 9 and performs several times during the year. The annual School Musical is also now firmly established within our calendar and our programme of events includes performances and workshops by visiting professional theatre companies too.

Our Actor in Residence has a highprofile career in the Musical Theatre industry and brings inspiration and expertise to pupils involved in the Performing Arts at Charterhouse. We have a fast-growing number of pupils taking Speech and Drama lessons through the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Recent Productions: Les Misérables Kes Still Life DNA Guys & Dolls A Man for All Seasons Amadeus The Madness of George III Becket

Pupils are involved in the technical aspects of all productions, be it sound, lighting, stage managing, stage crew, set-construction or wardrobe.

Our extensive Outdoor Education programme aims to develop the self-reliance, teamwork and leadership skills of all our pupils, as well as enabling them to enjoy the countryside safely. By offering a wide range of activities we hope everyone will find something that they like, and thus begin a life-long love of the great outdoors.

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Outdoor Education The Outdoor Education programme involves all pupils in the Under School (Years 9-11), and comprises the Combined Cadet Force, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards and our own non-uniformed programme of outdoor education called the Pioneers. For Specialists (Sixth Form), outdoor education is voluntary but many pupils choose to continue their engagement with the CCF or Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Through a structured Combined Cadet Force (CCF) programme of both military and adventurous training, cadets develop powers of leadership to promote the qualities of responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award aims to provide an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development for young people. The Award is valued by parents, university admissions tutors, employers and others, as it demonstrates that the holder possesses valuable character qualities. Our own Pioneers programme develops outdoor skills such as navigation, conservation and campcraft, but in a non-uniformed setting. Riding, sailing and paddle sports are also offered as part of our Outdoor Education programme.

There are a number of weekends each year designated as Activities Weekends, allowing up to two days for those activities requiring time for expeditions away from School.

Combined Cadet Force: • Army • Royal Air Force • Royal Marines • Royal Navy Other opportunities: Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Exhibitions Paddle Sports Pioneers Riding Sailing

There are many opportunities for pupils to involve themselves in volunteering and service activities within the School and the local community, as well as further afield. Service leadership is an integral part of co-curricular life at Charterhouse and encourages our pupils to make a positive impact on the world around them, preparing them for life beyond School.

SERVICE & VOLUNTEERING

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SERVICE & VOLUNTEERING

Service & Volunteering Within the School there are opportunities across all year groups, many through our numerous pupil action committees and year group forums which play an important role in enabling pupils to contribute to the School’s day-to-day running and future development. Beyond School, pupils have the opportunity for service with our partners: for example, tutoring in primary schools, visiting the elderly, environmental work or volunteering in local charities. Social action and fundraising are popular too, with pupils selecting charities to support each year and leading a wide range of activities and campaigns to promote causes about which they are passionate. Specialist (Sixth Form) House Monitors work closely with the Heads of Houses to create a safe and happy environment, organise activities and support pupils. Beyond Houses, School Monitors are an important link between staff and pupils and meet regularly with senior staff.

Partnership activities are central to the lives of many pupils.

With over 60 clubs and societies, pupils are encouraged to take an active role in initiating and running them, developing their own interests and taking responsibility for leading activities with younger year groups as well as with their peers.

SOCIETIES & CLUBS

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SOCIETIES & CLUBS

Societies & Clubs Charterhouse boasts an extraordinary array of clubs and societies for pupils to be involved in. The variety of challenging activities provided is an essential part of the School’s all-encompassing educational philosophy, with activities ranging from Baking to Filmmaking, Scottish Dancing to Aeronautics, with many mainstream and more quirky options in between.

With over 60 clubs and societies, the list is too long to include absolutely everything, but here is a selection of what is on offer. Pupils are encouraged (especially in the Sixth Form) to take an active role in initiating and running societies, developing their own interests and taking the responsibility of leading activities with younger year groups as well as with their peers. All pupils in the Under School (Years 9-11) take part in at least one regular co-curricular cultural activity here; many choose to do far more. In the Sixth Form the options are broader and pupils are given considerable autonomy to create new groups of their own.

Amnesty International

Pupils can participate in the Model United Nations, master computer programming, hone their debating skills and develop a love of theatre with regular trips to the best productions in the UK, as well as those in the BTT.

Charterhouse Radio

Analogue Photography Society Architecture Society Art Appreciation Society Art History Society Astronomical Society Beerbohm/Drawing Society Book Club Box Office Society Charterhouse Esports Group Chess Society Christian Union Coding Society Cooking Society Creative Writing Society

Challenging activities provide an essential part of the School’s all-encompassing educational philosophy

Debating Society Drone Society Dungeons and Dragons Experimental Film Society Law Society Literary Society Mechanics Society Medical Society Model UN Music Production Society Remote Control Society Robotics Society TedED Society Philosophy Group 31

The Sports programme aims to promote participation and develop performance for boys and girls throughout their time at the School, with everyone encouraged to be active and healthy and to enjoy themselves across a wide range of sports. There are both competitive inter-school sports matches as well as inter-House competitions, providing opportunities not only for the most talented performers to develop and flourish but also for the many others who are keen to practise and compete at an appropriate level. For those pupils who have set their sights at professional level sport, we have our Charterhouse Athlete Programme.

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Sport Sport offers opportunities to cultivate communication and leadership skills, to work as part of a team, and to develop resilience by learning to meet success and failure head-on. Most importantly, participation in sport is an excellent way to improve health and wellbeing. It helps all our pupils to learn to take responsibility for themselves, setting them up for later life by teaching them the importance of maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle.

The sports programme aims to promote participation and develop performance for boys and girls throughout their time at the School. Core sports

Non-core sports

Football (autumn and spring terms)

Badminton

Cricket (summer term)

Basketball

Hockey (autumn and spring terms)

Climbing

Lacrosse (autumn and spring terms)

Cross country

Netball (autumn and spring terms)

Fencing

Tennis (summer term)

Fives

Athletics (summer term)

Golf Racquets

Sixth Form

Shooting

Non-competitive fitness and wellbeing opportunities include access to the Gym’s state-of-the-art equipment as well as spinning and yoga classes.

Squash Swimming Tennis Waterpolo

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SPORT

Queen’s Sports Centre 25m swimming pool Climbing wall Multi-use sports hall Gym / Fitness suite Other sports facilities 135 acres of playing fields 14 grass football pitches 12 floodlit hard tennis courts 12 all-weather tennis and netball courts 3 all-weather floodlit hockey pitches 1 lacrosse pitch 9 cricket squares All-weather cricket nets Fives courts Racquets courts Squash courts Athletics tartan running track Halford Hewitt 9-Hole Golf Course

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SPORT

Charterhouse Athlete Programme The Charterhouse Athlete Programme provides various elements of support for our top young sportsmen and sportswomen in the School. Athlete Development Physical Challenge and Progression Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science and Monitoring Nutritional Support Psychological Support Performance Reviews Commitment Guidelines

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