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ENRICHMENT CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (CCA) Wellington's Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) programme provides an exciting opportunity for pupils to explore new activities, cultivate new interests and develop a variety of skills. Within each school of the College, CCAs are run across the range of year groups allowing pupils to connect and make friends with children of different ages. From year 1 onwards, CCAs form an integral and compulsory part of the school day. The CCA options are selected online using SchoolsBuddy and pupils/parents are asked to indicate five choices for each day. We will try our best to accommodate a pupil’s first choice option; however, some activities are restricted to a maximum number of pupils, therefore some pupils will be allocated their second choice and so on. Allocations are random, not first come first serve. However, late or no submissions will be given the lowest priority for allocation. Parents/pupils will receive an email from SchoolBuddy when the next term activities are available for selection. CCAs in Year 1 Pupils in year 1 participate in one CCA per week on a Monday. During the Academic block of the CCA programme, pupils will be involved in one of four aspects: −  Prep session: These will be held in the class/ form or houserooms and will be run by tutors, which will encourage greater pastoral contact time. This will also create a positive working environment so that pupils can be productive in getting their prep done. It is expected that pupils work in silence. −  Enrichment session: These are meant as an exciting opportunity for pupils to take their level of understanding beyond that of the specification and to challenge themselves. Pupils will be invited to attend by the relevant heads of department. During the Physical and Creative block of the CCA programme, pupils will select from a wide range of activities. Please note, during Lent and Summer terms CCAs start in the second week and during Michaelmas term it is the third week. A Chinese proverb very aptly states, “Teach me, and I will forget. Show me, and I might remember. Involve me, and I will never forget.” Any questions regarding the CCA programme should be directed to: Years 1 to 3 [email protected] Years 4 to 13 [email protected] CCA SCHEDULE YEAR 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Period 6 15.00 – 15.40 Academic Finish 15.30 Finish 15.30 Finish 15.30 Finish 14.10 Period 7 15.40 – 16.40 Physical, Creative & Academic Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Period 6 15.00 – 15.40 Academic Finish 15.30 Academic Finish 15.30 Finish 14.10 Period 7 15.40 – 16.40 Physical, Creative & Academic YEAR 2 Physical, Creative & Academic YEAR 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Period 6 15.00 – 15.40 Academic Finish 15.30 Academic Finish 15.30 Assembly −  Support session: Those deemed in need of academic support will be invited to attend. The sessions will also happen during lunch periods. Period 7 15.40 – 16.40 Physical, Creative & Academic −  Focus session: To allow our sports teams and performing arts casts greater opportunities to train/rehearse together, there will be different sports/arts focuses each day. Pupils involved in focus sessions will carry out their activity during periods 7 and 8. Physical, Creative & Academic Finish 15.45 YEARS 4 & 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Period 6 15.00 – 15.50 Prep Physical Prep Prep Assembly Period 7 15.55 – 16.45 Creative & Academic Physical Creative & Academic Prep Finish 15.45 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday YEARS 6 to 8 CCAs in Years 2 and 3 Period 6 15.00 – 15.50 Prep Creative & Academic Creative & Academic Academic & Prep Assembly Pupils in years 2 and 3 participate in two CCAs per week on a Monday and a Wednesday. Period 7 15.55 – 16.45 Physical, Creative & Academic Prep Prep Physical Finish 15.45 CCAs in Years 4 to 13 YEARS 9 to 13 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Period 6 15.00 – 15.50 Physical, Creative & Academic Creative & Academic Physical Academic & Prep Prep Period 7 15.55 – 16.45 Prep Prep Physical Assembly Finish 15.45 Pupils in years 4 to 13 will participate in four CCAs per week from Monday to Thursday. 32 The CCA programme places emphasis on academic enrichment and support alongside the physical and creative activities. 33