Art Club (Reception, Years 1 & 2)

If your child loves creating or inventing amazing works of art, they should join the Art Club. Taking inspiration from contemporary artists, we explore a wide range of fun, imaginative and creative activities, whilst honing our skills and learning new ways of working! There will be ample opportunity to practice 2D and 3D art forms and see how other artists have used them in their practice. The children will learn the value of never giving up, finding new ways to express themselves and, most of all, they’ll have loads of creative fun!

Club Provider NBH

Ballet Club (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

The Ballet Club is run by Regal Ballet, a team of highly qualified, professional ballerinas who have danced with some of the best ballet companies in the world. Exams are offered through the reputable Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, but the primary focus of the club is to develop children’s joy and love of dance.

Club Provider: Regal Ballet, 07704 290 479, regalballet@icloud.com, www.regalballet.com 

Chess Club (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

At Anu’s Chess Club, we make chess fun for children! Chess is an excellent activity for children to improve their analytical skills and learn how to focus and remain patient. We have developed our course over the years to encourage children’s remarkable progress, whilst retaining their interest in the game. At the same time as teaching the tactics of the game, we ensure the children become good sportspersons and organise prize-giving chess tournaments every term.

Club Provider: Anu’s Chess, 07806821934, begoodatchess@gmail.com, www.anuchess.com

Cookery Club (All Year groups to have a term)

Cookery Club provides Year 2 pupils with an opportunity to discover the science and pleasure of cooking for themselves. They learn about the importance of nutrition, as well as the many different tastes and ingredients that make up the food we eat. We set the children practical challenges and encourage them to further their knowledge, skills and creativity. Cookery Club will be available to the following year groups: Autumn term 2021, Year 2; Spring Term 2022, Year 1 and Summer Term 2022, Reception.

Club provider: NBH

Drama Club (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

Drama Club is intended to develop children’s performance skills as well as their confidence, articulation, communication, co-ordination and other life skills; it’s also guaranteed to be lots of fun!

We cover many different aspects of drama and encourage creative growth by giving children the chance to share their own ideas and perform in small groups. Over the course of the school year, original plays are created with the children and material is personalised for different groups. These plays are established through fun improvisation, then scripted and performed using props and costumes.

Club Provider: Allsorts Drama, Sasha Stevenson, 020 8969 3249, info@allsortsdrama.com, www.allsortsdrama.com 

Football Club (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

Run by Danny Grant Soccer School, this club offers a range of football classes to boys and girls from age 3 to 7.  The team of experienced FA approved Football Coaches lead action-packed football sessions designed to turn energetic and enthusiastic youngsters into skilful, confident players.

Each football session includes a variety of fun, fitness-based training drills and exercises, and then moves into training, matches and weekly tournaments.

Children are encouraged to progress at their own pace, developing their self-confidence, skills and mobility, in a safe and happy environment.

 Club Provider: Danny Grant Soccer School, info@dgsoccer.co.uk, www.dgsoccer.co.uk

Gardening Club (Reception, Year 1 & 2)

Gardening Club aims to inspire children to learn about gardening, how to grow their own vegetables and fruit and how to create a perfect environment for the mini beasts that help protect our gardens.   What could be more important than developing skills that will last a lifetime and promoting the benefits of healthy eating and living?

The club is a great way to get children exercising out in the fresh air, while planting and experiencing the world beyond the classroom as part of their learning and development. There will be lots of projects that will take place each term based on the season we are in.

We will be collecting seeds, planting bulbs for spring, learning about herbs that give flavour to our food, creating bug hotels or bird feeders and much more.

Club Provider: NBH

Gym Club (Years 1 and 2)

Gymnastics is an all-round sport that develops strength, agility, flexibility and co-ordination. The after-school club at North Bridge House is an excellent introduction to gymnastics. Children work on floor skills (i.e. handstands & cartwheels), bar work, vaulting and trampette work.

For children who excel in these sessions, and who are interested in progressing from school to recreational or competitive gymnastics, the coach will recommend the best clubs to join depending on location.

Club Provider: NBH

Italian (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

During this club, we will create a positive approach to the Italian language and culture and provide the basis for further learning. We will be playing games, listening to songs and rhythms. We will go hunting for Italian words and sounds in a magic wonderland of fun!

Club Provider: NBH

Jazz Dance (Years 1 and 2)

This Autumn Term, we are starting a new and exciting jazz dance club called JazzAddict. It is new to the UK, but is already well established in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Macau and South Africa. Read more about it here.

The programme teaches technical and performance skills, as well as creativity. It is suited to any child who loves to dance, regardless of whether they have prior experience or not. All JazzAddict teachers are professional dancers with prior teaching experience.

Club Provider: JazzAddict, Anna Currie, www.jazzaddictuk.co.uk

Mangahigh (Years 1 and 2)

Mangahigh is an online platform where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning. As children repeat simple steps, the software intuitively knows the optimum level of difficulty for each child to ensure they progress in aptitude and confidence. Each game develops pupils’ ability and curiosity to observe, hypothesize, test, evaluate, conclude and refine ideas.

Mangahigh is already being used at NBH Prep and has proved to be very effective. To read more about it, click here.

Club Provider: NBH

Science Club (Reception)

Full of fun activities and hands on experiments, Science Club creates the opportunity to explore and investigate the world around us. These stimulating sessions will allow children to expand their critical thinking and develop their science-based skills and language.

Many of these activities are also great for home learning, as they support problem solving and creativity.

Club Provider: NBH

Mother Nature Science Club (Years 1 and 2)

Science is a hugely important subject for our future generation. Mother Nature Science Club engages children in science through exciting hands-on activities, providing them with spectacular demonstrations and encouraging them to participate in enquiry-based discussions.

Club Provider: Mother Nature, www.mnature.co.uk  

Ukulele Club (Years 1 and 2)

Ukulele Club is intended for those children who attended ukulele club for Reception children, as well as other children in Years 1 and 2 who have shown a keen interest in learning the instrument. Children will learn simple chords to strum along to well-known songs, as well as building musicianship skills in a fun and sociable environment. Children will need to own a ukulele, which can be purchased very reasonably at all good music stores and online.

Club Provider: NBH

Yoga Club (Reception, Years 1 and 2)

Yoga Club features fun, creative classes designed to engage the imagination, maintain natural flexibility and teach effective breathing methods. The class combines exciting adventures with songs, stories, yoga games, and relaxation techniques. Yoga also helps to improve children’s concentration levels and sleep patterns, increase their self-esteem and boost their immune systems.

Club Provider: Beam Academy, 0800 086 2689, classes@beam.academy, www.beam.academy/classes