Co-curricular Handbook

Co-Curricular Handbook

Welcome

Jesuit education is about formation of the whole person, both inside the classroom but also more broadly through the experiences that help young people form their characters and identify their purpose in life. The history of the College provides us with a template for the key aspects of an all-round education that helps facilitate this personal growth. These are: Adventure, drawing upon a history of Jesuit exploration, scientific innovation and global travel; Chaplaincy, ensuring our key identity as a Jesuit Catholic school remains at the heart of all we do at the College and in our wider community; Performing Arts where we continue to develop our ability to articulate what we believe in and the confidence to say it before others; and Sport where the shared endeavour of a community that has always been integral to the College comes through most clearly. Ultimately, what the co-curricular programme aims to achieve is to create well-rounded men and women who can go out into the world with a set of skills and experiences that set them apart, giving them qualities which allow them to become leaders in our world and the catalyst for positive change. Our College motto is Quant Je Puis, As Much as a I Can, and it is this key message of doing more than is easy, more than is expected, more than others would which lies at the heart of the co-curricular programme at Stonyhurst.

Tim Hanley Assistant Head Co-curricular

The Stonyhurst

Diploma

The Stonyhurst diploma recognises the contribution of pupils to the other half of a Stonyhurst education. The award has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

In Lower Grammar, all pupils should achieve a Bronze Award, contributing as a Playroom community to shared endeavours across the four strands of the co-curriculum. They will complete the LG Expedition, the Faith In Action Bronze Award, take part in the LG Play and commit to representing the College in sport.

In Grammar and Syntax, pupils must choose to continue this all-round commitment to secure a Silver Award. Over their GCSE years, they must ensure they engage with activities in each of the four strands.

In Higher Line pupils must take on the mantle of leaders, ensuring traditions are maintained, strengthened and passed on to the next generation of Stonyhurst pupils. The Gold Award recognises those who take up that challenge. Through the Stonyhurst Diploma, those who go above and beyond and contribute meaningfully to the traditions that make us who we are, are recognised by their teachers.

Adventure

The Adventure strand of the co-curricular programme is all about getting pupils out into the beautiful surroundings of Stonyhurst. The Stonyhurst estates historically supported the College financially but also provided it with much of its food. The surroundings have inspired generations of pupils and staff, most famously Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ. Through the Adventure strand, we hope to inspire the next generation of pupils by helping them explore their surroundings, test themselves physically and sparking a sense of the adventurous spirit that characterised Stonyhurst pupils throughout our history.

Activities include:

CCF

Clay Pigeon Shooting

Duke of Edinburgh

Fishing

Mountain Biking

Target Rifle Shooting

The Lower Grammar

Expedition

Chaplaincy

Stonyhurst is the oldest continuously existing Jesuit school in the world and the Ignatian foundations of the College inform everything that we do here. The directive to become “men and women for others” is at the heart of the Chaplaincy co-curricular programme, alongside curating and developing the religious lives of students, parents and teachers. Pupils of all religions and none are encouraged to engage with our core values, outlined in the Jesuit Pupil Profile, and to live this out through the wide range of opportunities to provide service to their peers, the wider Stonyhurst community and beyond.

Activities include:

Altar Serving Changemakers

(a group that discusses and plans how pupils of Stonyhurst can contribute to the major issues of our world)

Confirmation

Charitable Crafts

Environmental Society

Eucharistic Ministers

Faith in Action Bronze, Silver and Gold

Sodality Prayer Group

Performing Arts

The Jesuits were some of the Church’s most famous missionaries, carrying the word of God across the globe.

The ability to stand up before an audience, whatever its makeup, and perform is therefore one of the qualities it was essential for every young Jesuit to have. This has translated into their educational model where performance on stage led to the creation of the Playrooms, where each form would put on productions for their peers. Whether it be playing a musical piece for one’s friends in a Playroom assembly or playing the lead in one of our school productions, building that confidence to perform before others remains central to a Stonyhurst educational experience.

Activities include:

Bayley’s Mastersingers

Brass, Cello, Strings,

Guitar, Flute, Vocal and Saxophone ensembles

Dance

Drama Club

Junior Debating

Lights and Sound

Model United Nations

New Views

Scriptwriting

Orchestra

Schola Petri The Choir that The Great Academies Showcase

(the main College Choir) Can’t Sing

The Lower

Grammar Play (Senior Debating)

The Stonyhurst Union

The Whole School Production

Sport

Stonyhurst education is synonymous with sporting excellence and the dedication of our student athletes and the strong spirit of our supporters is well known on the circuit. Alongside our frontline sport teams, every single pupil is encouraged to stay fit and healthy through our Games programme but also through a wide range of co-curricular sporting activities.

Activities include:

Basketball

Cricket

Cricket nets

Cross Country

Fencing

Football

Gym

Hockey

Horse Riding

Netball

Playroom Fitness

Rugby

Skiing

Swimming

Tennis

Touch Rugby

Yoga

Zumba

Student Led Societies

Stonyhurst pupils are given the opportunity to start their own societies, as well as taking on the leadership of traditional societies that have been handed down from generation to generation of pupils.

The Conon Doyle Society

Poetry Academies

Coding Society

African Society

Hispanic Society

Italian Society

Germanic Society

Hong Kong and China Society

The Eagle The Eye

Activities include: (Student Newspaper) (Student Magazine)

Academic Enrichment

Alongside our varied curriculum, Stonyhurst provides a range of opportunities for pupils to engage with knowledge for its own sake, either complementing existing interests and studies or offering the chance to engage with something totally new!

Activities include:

Ancient Civilizations Society

Art and Design Club

Astronomy Society

Chess/Boardgame Club

D&D/Warhammer Club

Junior Waterton Society

Lancashire Book of the Year

Lower Line Chemistry Club

Schools’ Challenge

Senior Waterton Society

Overview

Lower Grammar

Orchestra