Clubs & Societies T
here are over 80 different co-curricular clubs and activities at St Peter’s School. Children at St Peter’s 2-8 can choose from up to 30 activities, with the choice and variety of activities increasing as they move through the school.
Our extensive co-curricular programme has continued to thrive this year, despite the challenges posed by year group bubbles and another national lockdown. Debating, Duke of Edinburgh, CCF, Eco Club, Keystone, Community Action and Radio 627 all continued online, alongside a variety of other co-curricular activities in sports, music, drama and the arts.
CCF The Combined Cadet Force battled against the odds in the autumn term to ensure that their newest recruits could celebrate their passing out parade. After returning to school in September they trained weekly, with activities including drill and weapon handling. Following a successful training schedule, the newest five recruits received their berets on Tuesday 13 October with a special passing out parade at school. Promotions to Lance Corporal were awarded to Ella and Lucas, with Lucas being named ‘Best Recruit’. The parade would have traditionally been held in the summer after their final exercise, but the recruits were unable to finish their training earlier in the year due to lockdown restrictions. The recruits joined a team of 22 cadets at St Peter’s in the Fifth and Sixth Form, and were joined by Fourth Form pupils who began their basic training after October half term. The CCF also continued to meet weekly over Zoom during lockdown in the spring term. In addition to short lessons on military topics, cadets were encouraged to take part in the weekly Contingent Challenge, in the form of a military themed puzzle to solve. Thankfully, the CCF were still able to enjoy their annual camp from 15-16 July. Fourteen cadets took part in the CCF Annual Camp, which was reduced to two nights this year with a day training at Driffield Training Area followed by an overnight camp in the school grounds. The cadets demonstrated excellent teamwork during all of the challenges presented to them and enjoyed the opportunity to put their recently acquired skills to practice. Lance Corporal Ella said: “I love CCF because it is completely different to other cocurricular activities. Through CCF I have developed important teamwork skills and made new friends. I really missed drill over the summer, so it has been great to get back to training this term.” 46 || The Peterite 2020-21
