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Co-Curricular SIXTH FORM ACTIVITIES AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME LVI - UVI MICHAELMAS TERM 2017

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Co-Curricular

SIXTH FORM ACTIVITIES AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME LVI - UVI MICHAELMAS TERM 2017

Dear Parents,

As the academic year draws to an end we are delighted to be writing to you to introduce the Michaelmas Term booklet of Sixth Form Co-Curricular Enrichment Activities. It has been an absolute delight to see our array of events increase in diversity and popularity. As ever, a great deal of care and thought has gone into planning this term’s programme through close consultation with both the House Reps and Housestaff. With activities including team building at Barbury Shooting School (LVI only) and the Glow Run at Longleat, we hope that as you read through this booklet you will be equally excited about them.

Included also is the diverse array of lectures and Higher Education talks planned to enable your daughter to make the most of life in the Sixth Form and beyond. Please do therefore take this opportunity to look through this programme of events together.

Sign up for these events can be done either in House in the weeks leading up to the event or in advance online through your Parent Zone account on the Extranet. Please find step-by-step instructions for this on the back page of this booklet.

As ever, we have strived to keep the cost of the majority of activities down to a minimum but as you will notice, a few of the key events cost more than £25. Your daughter will be able to sign up for events costing £25 or less on a week-by-week basis in House. However, if you do not wish your daughter to have this option, then please confirm this in section 4, ‘Opt Out of House Sign-Up’ on the online booking form.

The list of events contained in this booklet may be added to throughout the course of the term. Some of these additional activities may incur a charge and we will, of course, advise you of the cost involved and if necessary, seek your agreement.

We are constantly working to widen the scope of our weekend activities and events. If you have any suggestions that you would like to see included in future weekend programmes. We would be delighted to hear from you.

With best wishes,

Co-Curricular Activities DepartmentDirect Line: 01635 [email protected]

Co-Curricular

DATE CHAPEL EVENTS IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HIGHER EDUCATION LECTURE SERIES ENRICHMENT SAT 9 SEPT Evensong 7.00pm Closed Weekend (All) Bake Box In House Prospective Parents’ Meeting Glow in the Park Run Peer Mentoring Training (LL) Longleat (UVI) Sixth Form Supper and Quiz

SUN 10 SEP Closed Weekend (All) Team Building – Clay Pigeon Shooting Whole School BBQ

TUE 12 SEPT Sixth Form PHSE Talk: Nutrition Speaker: Sam Silvester

SUN 17 SEPT Evensong 6.30pm Newbury Show

SUN 24 SEPT Evensong 6.30pm Up at The O2

MON 25 SEPT Oyster Society: Insight to the World of Law Speaker: Alistair Graham

Short Exeat begins 12noon Friday 29 September – 7.00pm Sunday 1 October 2017

SAT 7 OCT Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Drama Technical Rehearsal UVI Biologists Juniper Hall Field Trip Cookery Workshop

SUN 8 OCT Harvest Celebration 10.00am Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) Cycle and Lunch Social Caledonian Society Social with Radley House Drama technical rehearsal UVI Biologists Juniper Hall Field Trip

SAT 14 OCT Thorpe Park Fright Night

SUN 15 OCT House Prayers House Drama Competition

TUE 17 OCT LVI PHSE Talk: The RAP Project Speakers: Deana Puccio and Allison Harvey

TUE 31 OCT UVI PHSE Talk: Addiction Speaker: Mandy Saligari

Long Exeat 12noon Friday 20 October – 8.00pm Sunday 29 October 2017

SAT 4 NOV UVI Parents’ Meeting Wellington College Fireworks LVI Gold DofE training weekend

SUN 5 NOV LVI Gold DofE training weekend Downe House Fireworks

WED 8 NOV LVI PHSE Talk: E-Safety Speaker: Karl Hopwood

SAT 11 NOV Oxbridge Mock Interview Day

SUN 12 NOV Remembrance Day Service Music Award Holders’ Recital Caledonian Society Social with Eton

Short Exeat begins 12noon Friday 17 November – 8.00pm Monday 20 November 2017

TUE 21 NOV UVI PHSE Talk: Safe Driving Speaker: John Hoskison

SAT 25 NOV Prospective Parents’ Meeting Michaelmas Concert

SUN 26 NOV Evensong 6.30pm

MON 7 NOV Oyster Society: Careers in the British Army Speaker: Edward Pawsey

SAT 2 DEC LVI Higher Education Afternoon Caledonian Society Social with Harrow

SUN 3 DEC Evensong 6.30pm

TUE 5 DEC Sixth Form PHSE Talk: LGBT+ Speaker: Stonewall

SAT 9 DEC Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Christmas parties

SUN 10 DEC Matins 10.00am Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Christmas trips

DATE CHAPEL EVENTS IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HIGHER EDUCATION LECTURE SERIES ENRICHMENT SAT 9 SEPT Evensong 7.00pm Closed Weekend (All) Bake Box In House Prospective Parents’ Meeting Glow in the Park Run Peer Mentoring Training (LL) Longleat (UVI) Sixth Form Supper and Quiz

SUN 10 SEP Closed Weekend (All) Team Building – Clay Pigeon Shooting Whole School BBQ

TUE 12 SEPT Sixth Form PHSE Talk: Nutrition Speaker: Sam Silvester

SUN 17 SEPT Evensong 6.30pm Newbury Show

SUN 24 SEPT Evensong 6.30pm Up at The O2

MON 25 SEPT Oyster Society: Insight to the World of Law Speaker: Alistair Graham

Short Exeat begins 12noon Friday 29 September – 7.00pm Sunday 1 October 2017

SAT 7 OCT Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Drama Technical Rehearsal UVI Biologists Juniper Hall Field Trip Cookery Workshop

SUN 8 OCT Harvest Celebration 10.00am Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) Cycle and Lunch Social Caledonian Society Social with Radley House Drama technical rehearsal UVI Biologists Juniper Hall Field Trip

SAT 14 OCT Thorpe Park Fright Night

SUN 15 OCT House Prayers House Drama Competition

TUE 17 OCT LVI PHSE Talk: The RAP Project Speakers: Deana Puccio and Allison Harvey

TUE 31 OCT UVI PHSE Talk: Addiction Speaker: Mandy Saligari

Long Exeat 12noon Friday 20 October – 8.00pm Sunday 29 October 2017

SAT 4 NOV UVI Parents’ Meeting Wellington College Fireworks LVI Gold DofE training weekend

SUN 5 NOV LVI Gold DofE training weekend Downe House Fireworks

WED 8 NOV LVI PHSE Talk: E-Safety Speaker: Karl Hopwood

SAT 11 NOV Oxbridge Mock Interview Day

SUN 12 NOV Remembrance Day Service Music Award Holders’ Recital Caledonian Society Social with Eton

Short Exeat begins 12noon Friday 17 November – 8.00pm Monday 20 November 2017

TUE 21 NOV UVI PHSE Talk: Safe Driving Speaker: John Hoskison

SAT 25 NOV Prospective Parents’ Meeting Michaelmas Concert

SUN 26 NOV Evensong 6.30pm

MON 7 NOV Oyster Society: Careers in the British Army Speaker: Edward Pawsey

SAT 2 DEC LVI Higher Education Afternoon Caledonian Society Social with Harrow

SUN 3 DEC Evensong 6.30pm

TUE 5 DEC Sixth Form PHSE Talk: LGBT+ Speaker: Stonewall

SAT 9 DEC Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Christmas parties

SUN 10 DEC Matins 10.00am Closed Weekend (Remove-LVI) House Christmas trips

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER All Day

Location Downe House

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Bake Box COST: FREE EVENT

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend• Chapel: Evensong• Glow Run at Longleat• PPM• Peer Mentoring• Sixth Form Supper & Quiz

Enjoy making some delicious cakes at your leisure. Ingredients and instructions will be provided so just follow the steps and bake! But make sure you get in there quickly before all the ingredients are snapped up!

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 6.00pm - 11.00pm

Location Longleat

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Glow in the Park 5km Run COST: £20

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend• Chapel: Evensong• Bake Box• PPM • Peer Mentoring • Sixth Form Supper & Quiz

Glow Run is the perfect combination of work-out and night-out. Glow In The Park is the ultimate night time neon 5km fun event. There are six Glow Zones, electrifying light shows and energising beats to carry you around the dark course. You can Get Your Glow On in the Foam Zone, powder up in the UV Paint Blast Zone and get grooving in the Time Tunnel. Take your time, dance and party as you move around the zones.

The event is a major fundraiser for the homeless charity Alabaré that works to help around 2,500 people each year who would be homeless or at risk of homelessness. If you choose to raise money for this worthwhile cause there is a range of incentives on offer: raise over £50 to receive a Longleat soft toy animal; over £150 you will receive an afternoon tea for two at Bishopstrow Hotel in Warminster and over £300 you will receive a spa day with two treatments and a two course lunch for two people! Please note that fundraising is not mandatory to participate in this event.

KEY EVENT

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1.00pm - 5.30pm

Location Swindon

COST: £25.00

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend

House Team Building- Clay Pigeon Shooting

Spend an afternoon with your friends at Barbury Shooting School. You will be trying your skills at clay pigeon shooting as well as having a go at air rifle and an archery programme. Compete against each other to see who can hit the most clays.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

BBQ 6.00pm

To finish off your exciting day, there will be a delicious BBQ in the Cloisters

KEY EVENT

The Royal County of Berkshire Show is 150 acres packed with enjoyment for all ages. With a unique shopping experience including fashion, crafts and a food hall alongside one of Britain’s top ten agricultural shows. Come prepared to be bombarded with a multitude of choices for the day. Army Zone, show jumping, fun fair, crafting, countryside displays, shopping – the choice is yours!

Location Newbury Showground

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 10.00am - 5.00pm

COST: £20.00

OTHER EVENTS• Chapel: Evensong

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Location London

Up at The O2 is an exhilarating 90 minute experience that takes you on a guided expedition over the roof of The O2 via a fabric walkway. There’s no lift, no escalator, and no-one to carry you. This is an experience that gets your blood pumping and your head in the great outdoors. For all you thrill seekers this experience is definitely not to be missed.

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 11.00am - 4.00pm

Up at The O2COST: £45.00

OTHER EVENTS• Chapel: Evensong

KEY EVENT

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 2.00pm - 4.30pm

COST: FREE EVENT

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend LVI• House Drama technical rehearsal

Cookery - Cheese and Pesto Roulade

Roll up, roll up and join your friends to learn how to make this delightful savoury dish with Mrs Cook ... cheesy I know!!!

Location Downe House Cookery Rooms

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Location Downe House

COST: FREE EVENT

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend LVI• Harvest Celebration • Caledonian Society with Radley

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 11.00am - 9.00pm

House Drama Rehearsals

This year’s House Drama Competition is set to be really exhilarating, with the Houses competing to gain the House Drama Trophy. The House Drama Teams will need to head down to the PAC to ensure that everything is ready for next week’s ‘showdown’.

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COST: £15.00

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend LVI• Harvest Celebration• House Drama technical rehearsals• Caledonian Society with Radley

There’s no better way to enjoy our beautiful British countryside than on a bike. Take in the fresh air on a leisurely ride using our new Downe House bikes with a stopover for a well-earned lunch.

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 11.30am - 2.30pm

Cycle and Lunch

COST: £40.00

Thorpe Park - Fright Night

Location Thorpe Park, Surrey

SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 2.00pm - 9.00pm

“Do you dare to ride in the dark?” asks the Thorpe Park website. Well do you?

Sign up for an evening of frights, discover rides in the dark and explore the unknown as you enter live action horror mazes, where Lionsgate’s most frightening films come to life. Watch out - you never know what’s roaming in the park!

Watch out – you never know what’s roaming in the park!

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SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER 10.00am - 6.00pm

COST: FREE EVENT

OTHER EVENTS• Chapel: House Prayers

House Drama Competition

Location Downe House PAC

Following on from the House Drama rehearsals this is the main event. The five mixed-age Houses battle it out to reign victorious and claim the House Drama Trophy. If you are part of your House Drama team, then ‘break a leg’! If you are not a dramatist then head on down to the PAC to support your House. May the best House win.

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KEY EVENT

SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Location Wellington College

Wrap up snugly and head for the spectacular display at Wellington College. Join in the ooohs and aahhs as the sky explodes in a colour bursting assault on your eyes and ears. Winter is coming and what better way to welcome what’s in store!

COST: £15.00

OTHER EVENTS• UVI Parents Meeting• LVI Gold Duke of Edinburgh

Wellington College Fireworks

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OTHER EVENTS• LVI Gold Duke of Edinburgh

Location Downe House Playing Fields

SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 7.00pm - 7.30pm

Head over to the playing fields to witness the Downe House Spectacular. This firework display is set to fill the sky with a technicolour wonder. Wrap up warm for one of the key events in any winter calendar.

Downe House Fireworks Display

COST: £25.00

OTHER EVENTS• Closed Weekend (LVI)• Chapel: Matins 10.00am

SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 11.00am - 6.00pm

Location Various

House Christmas Outing

To celebrate the end of a busy term, head out with your House to a surprise venue to unwind and have fun.

KEY EVENT

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Location Downe House, Willis Dining Room and Farr Centre

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY VARIOUS DATES

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

Caledonian SocietyCaledonian Black Tie Dinner and Reel

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBERCaledonian Society at Radley for LVI and UVI 7.00pm - 11.00pm

SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBERCaledonian Society at Eton for LVI and UVI 7.00pm - 11.00pm

SATURDAY 2 DECEMBERCaledonian Society at Harrow for LVI and UVI 7.00pm - 11.00pm

Learn the basics of Scottish Reeling at Friday practice sessions and then enjoy dinners and dances hosted either at Downe House or one of the boys’ schools. Rehearsals each Friday at 8.30pm in the Farr Centre.

MONDAY VARIOUS DATES

Location Lovelock and PAC

MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER An Insight into the World of Law with Alistair Graham7.30pm Concert Room

MONDAY 27 NOVEMBERExploring Careers in the British Army with Edward Pawsey7.30pm Lovelock

Twice a term the HEGI team organises Oyster Society talks inviting professional speakers to visit Downe House and talk to a number of interested girls (UIV – UVI) about their particular profession, career path and personal experiences. These talks provide a valuable insight into the world of work and encourage girls to begin thinking about life beyond Downe House, as they move through the school.

During the Michaelmas Term 2017, we look forward to two talks, the first talk by Alistair Graham, a partner from Mayer Brown International LLP, who specialises in

commercial dispute, esolution and international arbitration practice, the talk is entitled “An Insight into the World of Law” and will take place on Monday 25 September. Our second talk, on Monday 27 November, is entitled “Exploring Careers in the British Army” where the guest speaker, Mr Edward Pawsey, the Senior Careers Advisor for Berkshire, along with his female officer colleague, will share their experiences of sponsored studying and working with the British Army in a variety of different roles.

Oyster Society Talks

Oyster Society

HIGHER EDUCATION

LECTURE SERIES

VARIOUS DATES AND TIMES

Location Downe House, Concert Room and PAC

Tuesday 12 SeptemberSixth Form PSHETitle of Talk: NutritionSpeaker: Sam Silvester

Tuesday 17 October LVI PSHETitle of Talk: The RAP ProjectSpeakers: Deana Puccio and Allison Havey

Tuesday 31 October UVI PSHETitle of Talk: AddictionSpeaker: Mandy Saligari

Wednesday 8 NovemberLVI PSHETitle of Talk: E-SafetySpeaker: Karl Hopwood

Tuesday 21 NovemberUVI PSHETitle of Talk: Safe DrivingSpeaker: John Hoskison

Tuesday 5 December Sixth Form PHSETitle of Talk: LGBT+Speaker: Stonewall

Michaelmas Term 2017 PSHE Programme

This form enables you to give consent for your daughter to take part in specific events that cost more than £25.00. We have not included the events that cost £25.00 or less as we run an in-House sign up for these on a week by week basis.

If you wish to opt out of the in-House sign up, please check the “Opt Out” box in Section 4 of the form.

Once complete, simply submit the form.

Visit https://extranet.downehouse.net/ and log in using your personal Username and Password.

Select the My Daughter menu option which will take you to the following options

Click the Online Forms tile and select the Co-Curricular Weekend Events Michaelmas 2017 Form relevant to your daughter’s year group.

To access the Co-Curricular Events Booking Form please follow these simple instructions.

Book onto Co-Curricular Events using the Downe House Parent Extranet

Downe House, Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9JJT: 01635 200286

www.downehouse.net

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