Activities

Compulsory Activities

Activities provide the opportunity to acquire skills and experiences that may be extended into adult life and are compulsory for scholars up to the Sixth Form. With an extensive choice (see Activity Booklet below) there is plenty to interest everyone. Scholars are expected to try many activities, become good at many of them and expert in a few. Activities such as CCF are compulsory from the Third Form and include some elements of the Duke of Edinburgh's scheme. An activity may be a sport, but one which is played in a recreational rather than a competitive spirit.

Activity Booklet Summer Term 2008

A selection of some of our most popular activities are listed below.

Judo
Mountain Biking
Music Theory
Pulse8
Robotics
Sailing
Sculpture
Silversmithing
Village
Warhammer
Windband

Archery
Cheerleading
Chess
Choir
Creative Writing
Debating
Estate Work
Film Club
Football
Horse Riding
Hovercraft

Extra-curricular activities

Outdoor pursuits are encouraged at Bearwood. The pursuit of academic excellence is balanced by active encouragement of the pupils’ extra-curricular involvement. The extensive grounds and lake are used for sailing, kayaking, mountain biking, camping, cross country and many other activities. Few schools can boast such a varied estate as that found at Bearwood College.

Many of the pupils take part in other supervised activities away from College at weekends during term time and in the holidays. Weekend events have included jet skiing, water-skiing, hiking, long-distance mountain biking, gliding and deep-sea fishing.

Organised expeditions to places as far afield as Kenya, Morocco, Italy and Canada for activities such as skiing and mountaineering are features of College life.

We have a keen mountain marathon team who take part in annual events. Pupils in our First and Second Forms are encouraged to develop a taste for adventure. The annual Junior Adventure Week to the South Wales coast at the start of each summer holiday is firmly established.