Extra Curricular, Trips & Activities

At Michaela we offer a variety of extra-curricular activities.

Michaela Guides and Future Leaders – Michaela Guides have the honour of taking guests on a tour of the school. They must be professional and talkative to welcome our guests. Michaela Guides are incredibly responsible and represent our hard working, kind pupils.

A small handful of Michaela Guides have the opportunity of becoming a Future Leader. Future Leaders set an example to the rest of the year group by leading lunch tables during family lunch and by having excellent quality appreciations. There are a limited number of places to become a Future Leader - only the most dedicated and responsible pupils will be accepted into the Future Leader team.

Chess & Draughts Club – The game of chess has fascinated and frustrated for millennia. Chess & Draughts Club is open to anyone from absolute beginner to grand master. Pupils will learn both the basics of the games and tactics and strategies to compete with anyone who may challenge them.

Games Club – Games club is open to anyone who wants to play some of the familiar classics (Ludo, Snakes & Ladders) or something entirely new (Bananagrams, Dobble, 24 and Perudo, amongst others). Pupils will be taught how to play games they are new to, and there will also be the chance to compete in fun tournaments against teachers.

Mathletes – The Mathletes group is for anyone who is looking to really push themselves mathematically. In the group, pupils will have the chance to learn about Maths topics that do not feature on the normal GCSE curriculum, along with preparing themselves for the UKMT Maths Challenge papers appropriate for their year group.

Scholars – For pupils from Y9 to Y13 we run a weekly group helping pupils prepare for the UK’s most competitive courses and universities. We read and discuss books together, complete presentations, debate topics and investigate areas of academia that fall just outside the curriculum. This allows our pupils to develop their passions and prepare for the difficult application processes required for these institutions.

Presentation Club – Presentations Club is a course that runs twice a term allowing children to develop their presenting and public speaking skills. The kids research topics of their choice and give presentations up to five minutes in length to their peers and teachers.

Literacy Intervention – For pupils who love reading but who struggle in this area, after school every day, there is an extra reading club with 30 minutes of reading aloud with a teacher.

Music

Instrumental Lessons – Michaela currently offers one-to-one piano, violin, flute and guitar lessons at a subsidised rate. Pupils are taught by external professional musicians. Pupils can work towards ABRSM graded exams and may have opportunities to perform as soloists in our end of term Music Assemblies.

Michaela Proms - Our Michaela Proms give instrumentalists the chance to perform for their classmates during lunch. It is a relaxed and celebratory occasion that showcases the musical talent across our school community.

Choir – Our school choir is open to all pupils and meets weekly. Members perform in assembly for the whole school three times a year! A wonderful opportunity to build confidence, musicality and team spirit.

Sport

We have a range of options for pupils to do some sport after school: Netball, Cricket, Football... For Year 10 and Year 11 there is also fitness club and running club.