b'Learning Beyond the Classroom A wide and varied programme of extra curricular activities is crucial to our ethos of developing the whole 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 through our extensive student leadership programme.Our outstanding facilities, including anMaths, Youth Speaks and Young Chef. impressive sports hall, state of the art gym,Every year our students develop their pump track, dojo and astroturf pitch, asresearch and presentation skills in the well as specialist drama studios and musiccharity First Give competition as well as practice rooms, encourage students totaking part successfully in the Duke of develop skills across a variety of differentEdinburgh Award scheme. Alongside a wide areas. Productions in drama, concerts invariety of curriculum based trips, we offer music and frequent fixtures in sport providefurther opportunities such as the World excellent opportunities for our students andChallenge expeditions, this year to Ecuador, community to celebrate and enjoy their skills. as well as the popular biennial ski trip.Our extremely popular Learning ResourceClubs and extra curricular activities help Centre is a hub of creativity and is pivotalto lay the foundations of future successful in encouraging extra-curricular readingand responsible citizenship, and we through a rich programme of events andencourage students to be involved in local activities. These include visits from groups and community projects, such award-winning authors, the popular Bookas the Swan Youth Centre, Berkhamsted Bake-Off plus Harry Potter and murderRaiders Community Football Club, and mystery evenings. In addition students canRush Judo. participate inlunchtime quizzes, creative writing and drawing competitions andStudents help raise funds for many charities literary digital escape rooms. Studentsthrough their House, where they have the also take partin the Carnegie Medal bookopportunity to nominate and promote shadowing and the Royal Society Youngtheir own favoured charity, and through Peoples book prize. the First Give project. Charity work is close to the hearts of many of our students and Pupils wholeheartedly engage in a very Ashlyns offers a wide range of opportunitiesthey are involved in a variety of ways with that promote independence and learning inorganisations such as the Hospice of St wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. the wider sense: students are encouragedFrancis and the Wamba Community Trust.OFSTED REPORT 2018 to participate in competitions such as the Rotary Challenges in Technology and 14 | Ashlyns School Prospectus 2022-2023 www.ashlyns.herts.sch.uk | 15'