--- title: "Extra-Curricular" url: "https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/curriculum/extra-curricular" school: "Harper Bell SDA Primary School" --- Rising up in Faith, Character and Learning # Extra-Curricular ### Enrichment at Harper Bell SDA School: Broadening Horizons Beyond the Classroom At Harper Bell, we believe that education extends far beyond textbooks and exams. Our Enrichment Programme for 2025/2026 is designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence in every child, while strengthening the curriculum we offer. Why Enrichment Matters Enrichment activities provide opportunities for pupils to: - Explore new interests and discover talents in drama, sports, and creative arts. - Connect learning to real-world experiences, making subjects more meaningful. - Develop essential life skills such as teamwork, resilience, and communication. - Celebrate diversity and culture, fostering respect and inclusion. These experiences complement our academic curriculum, ensuring pupils leave us not only with knowledge but with the skills and character to thrive. --- ### Highlights of Our Enrichment Calendar - Drama with The Rep : Professional workshops that build confidence and creativity. Each class will have a term of dedicated lessons to support the Spoken Language section of the National Curriculum but to benefit our pupils beyond this to communicate well; boost confidence and self-esteem; build social skills; learn about empathy and emotional intelligence; as well as critical thinking. - Sports Clubs: Lunchtime sessions and competitive events to promote health and teamwork. - Community Engagement: Intergenerational learning projects with care homes and charity events like *Jeans for Genes* and *Children in Need*. - Creative Arts & Storytelling: From Reception storytelling sessions to whole-school Christmas performances. - Focus Weeks: Focused on a wider range of topics chosen to meet the needs of or pupils, we look at physical and mental health, anti-bullying, road safety awareness and much more. - Trips & Experiences: Our pupils thoroughly enjoy our trips and visits. In the summer term, classes visited a wide range of places to support their curriculum learning. Our youngest pupils went to the Adventure Farm in Burton-upon-Trent, with Y3 and 4 taking their science and geography studies to the Botanical Gardens and the Butterfly Farm - just a few examples! This term, we have visits to St Martin's Church, Wonderland, and swimming lessons for pupils in Year 6 to gain that essential confidence about . --- ### Meet the Author Programme We are proud to attend live sessions with authors from many different backgrounds, who inspire a love of reading and writing. Across the year, we will have met: - Alex Wharton - 1st October (Years 5 & 6) - Abiola Bello - 26th November (Years 3 & 4) - Maisie Chan - 26th February (Years 5 & 6) - Chante Timothy - 18th March (Years 3 & 4) - Iqbal Hussain - 6th May (Years 5 & 6) - Eric Huang - 24th June (Years 3 & 4) These sessions allow pupils to engage with professional writers, ask questions, and understand the creative process behind storytelling. --- ### Building a Rich Curriculum Our enrichment activities are carefully planned to extend classroom learning: - Drama links to English and Performing Arts. - Author visits deepen literacy and creative writing skills. - Sports and health weeks reinforce PE and PSHE objectives. - Community projects connect to citizenship and social responsibility. By weaving enrichment into our curriculum, we ensure every child experiences a broad, balanced, and exciting education. ### Personal Development - [Personal Development](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development) - [Pupil Leadership](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development/pupil-leadership) - [Lunchtime Enrichment](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development/Lunchtime-Enrichment) - [Afterschool Enrichment](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development/afterschool-enrichment) - [Extra-Curricular](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/curriculum/extra-curricular) - [British Council Learning Sectors](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development/british-council-learning-sectors) - [Sustainability and Environment](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/curriculum/sustainability-and-environment) - [Treasured Memories](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/personal-development/treasured-memories) - [English as an Additional Language (EAL)](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/parents-and-carers/english-as-an-additional-language-eal) ![Harper Bell SDA Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/harper-bell-sda-primary-school-birmingham/images/logo/logo-harper-bell(1).png) ### Harper Bell SDA Primary School 29 Ravenhurst Street Digbeth, Birmingham B12 0EJ 0121 693 7742 Mrs Dawati (Office) ### Useful Links: - [Term Dates](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/our-school/termdates) - [Admissions](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/our-school/admissions) - [Ofsted Report](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/key-information/ofsted-report-data) - Curriculum ### More Links: - Governors - [Religious Life](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/curriculum/subjects/religious-life) - [The School Day](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/parents-and-carers/the-school-day) - [After School Clubs](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/parents-and-carers/after-school-clubs) ### Social Media - [X](https://x.com/@Harper_Bell_SDA) © Copyright 2024–2026 Harper Bell SDA Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)