The Co-Curriculum
At Malvern College, a pupil’s education is not limited to the academic curriculum. Out of class, the College has much to offer, and there are many opportunities to try new things. This counter-balance is known as the Co-Curriculum.
Co-Curricular Timetable Summer Term 2012
The principles underlying the Co-Curriculum are twofold:
• to encourage a balance between creativity, action and service
• to encourage pupils to engage in new experiences.
The aims are to help pupils to develop:
• a willingness to inquire and an enjoyment of discovery
• autonomy and self-reliance
• an appreciation of their own and others’ talents
• knowledge, skills and understanding
• an awareness of the wider community.
Pupils are unlikely ever again to have such a choice so easily available to them, so they are strongly encouraged to make the most of these opportunities during their time here.
Within the Co-Curriculum, we believe in taking the concept of caring for others out into the local community. Some of the activities undertaken under the aegis of Community Service (CS) benefit the school, (e.g. re-cycling, theatre help), but most serve the broader community and are aimed at responding to the needs of the local people. As well as visiting local primary schools to help with reading schemes, there is a Language Club offering French, German and Spanish tuition to local children, run by Malvern College pupils.
The Foundation Year and the Remove (Year 9 and Year 10)
On Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons, both year groups have compulsory PE lessons in which they are offered tuition in a wide selection of activities.
On Saturday afternoons, they must either be playing for a school team, having a practice or taking part in some other physical activity. Certain musicians may use Saturday afternoons to practise if they are not needed for school teams.
In addition, pupils should choose one further CCA to attend regularly each week.
On Tuesday afternoons, Remove pupils may choose between the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and Community Service (CS).
The Hundred (Year 11)
Pupils must choose two CCAs each week: one of these must involve physical activity on Wednesday afternoons.
On Saturday afternoons, they must either be playing for a school team, having a practice or taking part in some other physical activity. Musicians may use Saturday afternoons to practise if they are not needed for school teams.
The Lower Sixth
Pupils must choose two CCAs each week: one of these must involve physical activity on Wednesday afternoons. IB candidates need to be aware of the requirements for Creativity, Action and Service. This is a minimum. We hope, of course, that pupils will choose to do many other activities on a voluntary basis.
The Upper Sixth
Pupils in the Upper Sixth are expected, and guided, to maintain the balance between their co-curricular activities. In the Sixth Form, a pupil is expected to complete a minimum of 150 hours, distributed as evenly as appropriate between creativity, action and service.