Enrichment
To enhance our curriculum and to provide additional memorable, practical and enjoyable learning experiences for our pupils, we offer a wide variety of cross- curricular and subject specific enrichment activities across the year.
These activities are chosen specifically to enhance the curriculum and to add to the personal development of the children. They are monitored to ensure that their impact is positive and effective in terms of developing pupils' self-esteem; resilience; character; global awareness; culture capital as well as the enhancement of themes with memorable, first hand experiences.
Recent activities have included:
Performing on stage to a real audience throughout the year
Forest School sessions
Sharing work with audiences during Celebration of the Word
Teamwork, collaboration and resilience skills on our Year 6 residential
Educational visits for example to museums, theatres, seaside
Athletics and sporting activities and competitions with South Ribble and Chorley
History workshops in school
Bikeability / Active Travel - from Reception to Year Six
“Big Friends/Little Friends” Buddy systems - EYFS with Year Six children;
Visits from the Fire Service
Outdoor printed playground circuit track and games
Outdoor Learning in Forest School, playground and on the field
Lunchtime organised physical activity and team games
A variety of after school clubs across the year, including choir, sport, drama and computing
Curriculum competitions and enrichment days in and outside of school
The list goes on and on...
After School Clubs
Throughout the year, we offer different clubs which change through the school year. We report to parents on enrichment on our summer reports. We place great importance on enrichment as every aspect of school life is vital for each child’s overall development. Children's personal and social development is enhanced by such a variety of differing experiences as well as giving them additional physical activity and skills.
The physical activity/sports clubs, drama and computing clubs are run by trained specialist staff. Sports clubs have previously included dance, basketball, gymnastics, athletics, multi skills, hockey and football. In addition to the sports clubs, we also have Jam Coding Computing Club; Musical Theatre, dance and drama club.
Big Friends Little Friends
Our year 6 children have 'a little friend' in EYFS. They partner up with their friend at various times of the week.
Enrichment Days/Weeks
Throughout the year, we also hold 'Enrichment Days or Weeks'. These enable us to devote extra time to specific events or subjects, enabling us to give greater focus and celebration to topics of choice. These are planned sequentially to ensure coverage of important national and international events, as well as providing balanced curriculum enrichment.
Charity Work
Here at St Joseph's, we make sure that children are aware of those in need both locally, nationally and globally. Children's personal development and character often comes to the forefront during these times, when we give children the chance to show consideration for the needs of others and allow them to be proactive in trying to make a real difference.
Our Mini Vinnies group often help lead and organise these events along with our School Council.
Throughout the year, we have fund raising events for such charities as:
CAFOD- fund raising takes place during Lent and Advent.
Macmillan Cancer Support – children and families bake cakes and we hold a coffee morning every year in September to support this charity.
Living Waters - a local food bank – during harvest, our children and families donated food and toiletry gifts.
SVP Buddies Chorley - on the feast of St Nicholas - gifts for children of all ages were donated.
Royal British Legion - poppies and other novelties are sold during November as part of learning about remembrance.
Fair Trade stall - a variety of items were sold during Fair Trade fortnight.