ENRICHMENT
SPORTS
From Reception to year 5, pupils will have four
PE lessons per fortnight, in years 6 to 9 they
will have three lessons. The PE lessons follow a
carousel of activities, including two four-week
blocks of swimming and will be assessed at the
end of each sporting activity against the English
National Curriculum. At years 10 and 11 we
offer GCSE PE and at years 12 and 13 we offer
IB sport.
At Wellington, we aim to unlock the potential
of each pupil by exposing individuals to
experiences and opportunities that allow them
to reach their desired goals. Specialist teachers
and coaches are used to deliver PE and sport
at every possible stage and implement an
integrated PE and sports programme which
challenges every pupil appropriately. The aim
of the sport programme at Wellington is to
ensure a high-quality sporting experience for
all pupils, leading to a lifelong involvement in
physical activity and sport, regardless of the
individual’s level.
The College offers a wide range of sports and
physical activities in our CCA programme,
including the traditional British sports of rugby,
netball, hockey and cricket, as well as regional
sports like basketball and volleyball. In addition
to competitive swimming, we also offer water
polo, triathlon, and synchronised swimming.
Individual sports like table tennis, tennis,
fencing, gymnastics, cross country and athletics
as well more fitness-based activities such as
spinning, circuit training, yoga and zumba are
also available. The College is very fortunate
to have world-class sporting facilities on site,
which enable us to host a wide range of sporting
events throughout the year. We have also
set up partnerships with outside sports clubs
in Shanghai to maximise the pupils sporting
experience at Wellington.
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COMPETITIVE SPORTS LEAGUES
The College offers a wide range of competitive
sporting opportunities and competes in events
as part of its membership of SISAC (Shanghai
International Schools’ Athletic Conference),
CISSA (China International Schools Sports
Association), SCL (Shanghai Competitive
League), SPFL (Shanghai Primary Football
League), SSL (Shanghai Swim League), BSL
(British Schools’ League), SSSA (Shanghai Schools
Sports Association) as well as the international
sporting conferences ACAMIS (Association of
Chinese and Mongolian International Schools)
and FOBISIA (Federation of British Schools in
Asia). All these organisations provide regular
competitive fixtures in rugby, netball, football,
swimming, volleyball, basketball, athletics,
badminton and table tennis for Wellington pupils
to participate in and enjoy.
The sports department will contact parents
directly regarding teams and fixtures, and
further details can be found on our sports
website: http://sports-wccsi.wellingtoncollege.cn/
SERVICE AT
WELLINGTON
Wellington College has a strong tradition of
service, embedded in the ethos of our values.
Each pupil has both the opportunity and a duty
to carry out various forms of service during
their time at Wellington. This can be within
College, at a local, national or international level,
and can take many forms, all of which help in the
holistic education and personal development of
those involved.
The idea of service begins at an early age at
Wellington, in the Pre-Prep, with opportunities
for charitable and other more specialist support
work. The College has a series of designated
charities, some of which open up possibilities
for individual involvement. This continues
into the Prep and Senior schools, where our
commitment to service culminates in the CAS
programme (Community, Action and Service) in
the IB and, our programme of Service Learning.
The Service Learning programme is embedded
within academic projects, ensuring that service
explicitly relates to the subjects the pupils study.
Service learning projects offer pupils a chance to
engage in a meaningful way with the community
while also expanding their depth of study in a
particular subject. All service learning projects
allow pupils to apply an academic interest to a
real-world setting.