b'Learning Beyond the Classroom A wide and varied programme of extra curricular activities is crucial to our ethos of developing thewhole person, inspiring students, and helping every student to achieve their potential. Students are encouraged to express themselves through sport, music, drama, technology and outdoor pursuits,and to develop leadership skills in our extensive student leadership programme.Our outstanding facilities, including anGive competition as well as taking part impressive sports hall, state of the art gym,in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. pump track, dojo and astroturf pitch, as wellAlongside a wide variety of curriculum as specialist drama studios and individualbased trips, we offer further opportunities music practice rooms, encourage studentssuch as World Challenge expeditions, this to develop skills across a variety of differentyear to Nepal, as well as the ever popular areas. High quality productions in drama,biennial ski trip.concerts in music and frequent fixtures in sport are magnificent opportunities for ourClubs and extra curricular activitiesstudents and community to celebrate andhelp to lay the foundations of future enjoy their skills.successful and responsible citizenship of society, and we encourage students Our extremely popular Learning Resourceto be involved in local groups and local Centre is a hub of creativity. Regular eventscommunity projects, such as the Swan such as storytelling weeks, book fairs,Youth Centre, Berkhamsted Raiders reading challenges and talks from authorsCommunity Football Club, RAF Airinvite students to celebrate and develop Cadets and Rush Judo. A student action a love of reading. It is also the home of eco-group meets regularly to discuss the Chess, Film, Book and Comic Clubs.whole school environmental issues.Ashlyns offers a wide range ofStudents help raise funds for many opportunities that promote independencecharities through their House, where they and learning in the wider sense:have the opportunity to nominate and students are encouraged to participatepromote their own favoured charity. Charity Pupils wholeheartedly engage in a very in competitions such as the Rotarywork is close to the hearts of many of our Challenges in Technology, Maths, Youthstudents and they are involved in a variety wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. Speaks, and Young Chef. Every year ourof ways with organisations such as the students develop their research andHospice of St Francis and the Wamba OFSTED REPORT 2018 presentation skillsin the charity FirstCommunity Trust.14 | Ashlyns School Prospectus 2020-2021 www.ashlyns.herts.sch.uk | 15'