Extra-Curricular Activities & Clubs
Extracurricular trips, clubs and activities are key to a well-rounded education, reflecting our school's values of aspiration, equality, and excellence.
These opportunities allow students to pursue their passions, strive for excellence, and challenge themselves in areas like sports, drama, music, and academics. Our activities promote inclusivity, ensuring all students have equal access to growth and development.
As part of our ongoing commitment of developing the ‘whole child’, George Green’s School offers an extensive enrichment and extra-curricular provision, designed to raise achievement, increase aspirations, develop students’ interest in different genres and give them the experiences needed to fully engage with the wider world.
This diverse and varied menu of activities, programmes and projects enrich and extend the school curriculum, and provides our students an extended out of school curriculum including school holidays.
This includes:
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| Sports | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 7:30-8:30 AM |
Basketball (open to all) |
GCSE Football (open to all) |
Year 8&9 Football | ||
| 12:50-1:20 PM Lunch Break |
Pickle Ball (open to all) |
Basketball (open to all)
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Year 7-9 Badminton |
KS4 & GCSE Badminton |
Table Tennis (open to all) |
| 3:20-4.40 PM |
Year 10 FootballNetball (open to all)Girls Fitness (open to all) |
Girls Football (open to all)Fitness (open to all) | Year 7 Football |
GCSE |
| Learning | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7:30 - 8:30 AM
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Year 7-10 Reading Buddiesin the LRC | ||||
| 12:50 - 1:20 PM Lunch Break | Year 9-10 Reading Club(alternate Wednesday) | ||||
| 3:20 - 4:50 PM
| First Story creative writing programme | Year 12 Reading Mentoring with local primary schools(Cubitt Town and Harbinger) |
| Expressive Arts | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 9:00-10:40 AM | Woodwind Club 9:55-10:40 AM | Junior String Ensemble 10:15-10:55 AM | |||
| 11:00 AM-12:40 PM | Education and Bass (Week B) | Education and Bass (Week A) | Steel Pans Club | ||
| 12:50-1:20 PM Lunch Break
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Year 7 Band |
GGS Jazz | Art Club in Art 2 | Vocal ProjectSenior String EnsembleArt Club in Art 2 | |
| 2:00-3:00 PM
| KS4 Drama (runs only on week B)Vocal Project (occasional) | ||||
| 3:20-4:20 PM
| Rock BandKS3 Drama Club (week A and B) | KS3 Drama Club (week A and B) | Music Tech ClubDrawing Workshop by professional artists from the Royal Drawing School 3:20-5:00 PM in Art 2 | Art Club in Art 2 3:20-4:00 PM |
Enrichment Clubs and Activities
Our Enrichment activities' partners support our efforts in enhancing GGS student learning beyond the traditional classroom setting. These activities provide opportunities for their personal growth, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. By participating, students can develop valuable life skills like teamwork, leadership, and time management and explore new interests.
Ocean Youth Trust South (OYT)
Ocean Youth Trust South is a charity which uses Adventure Under Sail as a personal development opportunity for young people aged 11-25, taking them to sea in our 30-metre vessel Prolific. #SailToWellbeing
The Canaan Project
Our school is working with youth work charity called Canaan Project, supporting young women aged 11-19 in Tower Hamlets.Canaan runs a number of clubs in the local community and in secondary schools around the borough as well as offering one-to-one mentoring for young women and a regular programme of trips and residentials. Canaan's vision is to see all young women in Tower Hamlets flourish and as a charity, to ensure all of the activities are of high standards but completely free. Discover more about their work and how you can support them here.
UKSA Sailing Youth Charity
UKSA is a maritime youth charity and world-renowned training centre of excellence. UKSA inspires and supports children and young people to broaden their horizons through inspirational water-based adventures and are passionate about enhancing life skills, developing resilience, confidence and teamwork.UKSA’s ambition is to work with more and more children and young people, helping them build positive futures and pathways into maritime employment. Discover more about UKSA here.
Our Music Partners
Our Music partners offer a wide range of music and vocal workshops throughout the year in our school premises. Participating in such activities, GGS students can foster creativity, discipline, and teamwork, while improving their cognitive abilities like memory and focus. These activities provide our students with a sense of achievement, offering a healthy outlet for stress. Additionally, they help our students develop time management skills and explore their talents and interests, leading to a more well-rounded and balanced education.
At the heart of London Youth Choirs (LYC) is a family of ten choirs for young people from school year 3 to age 23. The choirs meet once a week in term-time, and perform regularly throughout the year across London and beyond. LYC exists for all the young singers in our diverse world city. To find out more please visit www.londonyouthchoirs.com
Naveen Arles Music Workshops at GGS
Our Drama Partners
Our drama school partners enhance GGS students' cultural education by exposing them to diverse perspectives, sparking curiosity, and broadening their horizons. Through character study and teamwork, our students develop empathy. Performing on stage and receiving feedback helps build their confidence and self-esteem, while also enhancing their literacy and communication skills, and peer trust.
Coram Shakespeare Schools foundation