Extra-Curricular Activities

 

Musical Activities 

 

All students at College can participate in a wide variety of musical activities from String and Wind Ensembles to Rock Bands! 

 

The College Mixed Choir performs in all the concerts and the repertoire extends from major choral works to modern musicals.  We have a College Concert Band, Jazz Combo and various Chamber groups, which provide opportunities for instrumentalists of all standards to perform together.

 

In addition to the major concerts, there are evening and lunchtime recitals, which give opportunities for students to perform solos, duets and small group pieces.  Students are also encouraged to get involved in the provision of music – for example in the organisation of events, and even leading and directing ensembles! 

 

At certain times of the year, particularly during the autumn and summer terms, students can take part in recitals given at venues outside College in the towns and villages of Cheshire, or with local schools and/or music groups. Indeed, recent collaborative events have included: a joint choral and instrumental concert with the Chester Bach Singers; a joint jazz evening with The County High School, Leftwich; and performances with the Rivendell Singers. Every Christmas, keen singers from the College travel to a local nursing home to entertain the residents with carols, and students have also conducted and taken part in musical workshops at nearby schools.   

 

Performing Arts Activities 

 

There is an annual College production, held in December, with the opportunity for participation across the entire student body, both on stage and behind the scenes.  Recent productions include Jesus Christ Superstar (which received the Northwich Guardian Rosebowl Award for Production of the Year 2002), Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, Les Misérables, The Trial and Romeo and Juliet. 

 

Each year a Dance Evening is held featuring AS and A2 Level Dance students and other students.   

 

 

The College Work Experience Co-ordinator can help you find work experience whether you need it as a course requirement (eg for Health and Social Care), to support your UCAS application or CV, or simply to find out more about your chosen career path. In the past placements have included: 

 

 

Placements can last from a couple of days to several months and are arranged to take place outside lesson time. Students undertaking work experience involving work in a care setting or contact with children will be subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check as a matter of course. It is advisable to start your search for work experience as soon as possible after joining College by making an appointment to see the Work Experience Co-ordinator. 

 

Volunteering 

 

Upper Sixth Students may apply to train to serve as mentors to the incoming year group either in tutor groups or as individual subject mentors in some departments. Another option would be to volunteer with our Peer Education teams who are trained to work with Primary School children to deliver information about bullying and harassment (the Sticks ‘n’ Stones team) or drugs and substance abuse (the STRIDE team).