ABC Sports Club (Years 1 & 2)

This club focuses on the ABCs of physical education, aiming to develop, nurture and improve Agility, Balance and Coordination through games skills, outdoor play, gymnastics, dance, passing and receiving drills.

Club Teacher: Mr Ferguson, Gym and Swimming Teacher, NBH

Ballet Club (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 (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 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 that the children become good sportspersons.

At North Bridge House chess club we organise a prize giving chess tournament every term in which our young players love to participate.

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

Cookery Club (Year 2)

Cookery Club takes place every week on Friday. It is an opportunity for Year 2 pupils 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.

Club Teacher: Madame Meunier-Murphy and Mrs Mistry, French Teacher and TA, NBH

Drama Club (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 (Years 1 and 2)

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.

The club is run by Danny Grant Soccer School, which 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 skillful, confident players.

Club Provider: Danny Grant Soccer School, 020-8446-0891, info@dgsoccer.co.uk, www.dgsoccer.co.uk

Games Skills (Years 1 and 2)

Games Skills is a club for Year 1 and 2 children, taken by Mr Ferguson in the Pre-Prep lunch hall. The children will explore, enrich and develop gymnastic skills, including travelling, balancing, rolling, twisting and turning. They will also work on their group, communication and social skills by planning, performing and evaluating their gymnastics sequences.

Club Teacher: Mr Ferguson, Gym and Swimming Teacher, 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 Coach: XL Gymnastics, info@xlgymnastics.com, www.xlgymnastics.com

Italian (Years 1 and 2)

During this lesson, we will create a positive approach to the Italian language and culture and provide the basis for further learning Italian. 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)

In addition to many of our regular after school clubs, in the Autumn Term we are bringing a new and exciting jazz dance club.  The programme is called JazzAddict and is relatively new to the UK.  It is currently taught in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Macau and South Africa.

The programme is suited to any child who loves to dance.  No prior experience is needed, but if your child has some dance experience, then they will love it just as much as those without any experience.

The syllabus teaches students technical skills, performance skills, as well as, creativity. All JazzAddict teachers are professional dancers with prior teaching experience.

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

Lego Build (Year 2 only)

Lego Build club will be held after school every Friday. The children will be using the WeDo 2.0 core sets which include motors, motion sensor, tilt sensor, and of course, a whole stack of Lego! They will be constructing different kits and then programming the completed projects using the school iPads.
The children will develop basic computer skills, work collaboratively with one another, and will face many obstacles which will allow them to develop their problem solving skills. Please note that this is a repeating club with the same lessons being covered in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Club Provider: NBH

Mangahigh (Years 1 and 2)

Mangahigh provides an online platform where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning.

Mangahigh activities are always adapting in difficulty so that challenges are neither too hard nor too easy and is the level at which optimal learning takes place. All Mangahigh games encourage players to strive to achieve by repeating a simple step over and over again. Each game develops pupils’ ability and curiosity to observe, hypothesize, test, evaluate, conclude and refine ideas. Mangahigh games provide powerful contexts that often bring out the ‘real-world’ application of the topic, increasing the pupils’ interest and encouraging them to explore further.

Mangahigh is already being used at NBH Prep and has proved to be very effective.

Club Provider: NBH

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  

Spanish Club (Years 1 and 2)

Learning a language is incredibly rewarding, and Spanish consistently ranks among the top three languages for children to learn. We will combine music and drama to give the children an immersive experience that introduces them to the language, culture and fun of Spanish! Themes reflecting everyday life will be used to keep learning relevant. The children will discover basic verbs, learn to count and develop increased listening and speaking skills through interactive songs, structured games and story telling.

Club Provider: NBH  

Street Dance Club (Years 1 and 2)

Non-stop, action-packed classes encourage children to take part in weekly exercise – including warm-ups and fitness training – as they learn the dances to their favourite pop songs. Parents will be invited to come and watch the last session of term as the children present their Autumn term routines.

Boys and girls are welcome to take part, and will need to wear trainers and have a named bottle of water.

Club Provider: Dramarama Stage School, Jessica Grant, 020 8446 0891, info@dramarama.co.uk, www.dramarama.co.uk 

Ukulele Club (Years 1 and 2)

Ukulele Club is intended for those children who took up the ukulele in our 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 (Years 1 and 2)

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: YogaBugs, 0845 899 7167 or 07956 411 011, simon@yogabugs.com, www.yogabugs.com