Beyond the Classroom
Harlington offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities, trips and visits. Students are strongly encouraged to become involved in one or more of the many opportunities on offer. Clubs, societies and activities take place in the lunch-break, after school, at weekends and during the holidays. New groups develop as staff introduce ideas, or students express an interest in a particular pursuit.
There are so many activities for students to get involved in; the following are arepresentative sample of recent activities:
- Regular sports and athletics training sessions and matches· Ski trips to Austria and Canada
- The “Young Enterprise” programme
- An extensive range of charity work
- The Eco-Conference
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Mencap party
- Music tour to Germany
- Art tour to Paris
- Fencing Club
- Outward bound courses in North Wales
- Chess Club
- Field courses in the Peak District, Norfolk and Dorset
- Visit to the European particle accelerator at CERN in Geneva
- Science masterclass at Cambridge University
- Music lessons
- Numerous theatre and concert visits
- Drama Club
- Poetry reading
- Lunchtime quiz in the library
- Study Skills seminar
- Managing Emotions workshops
- Foreign Language film club
- Peer mentor training
- Various charity events and non-uniform days
- SETNET Science and Engineering Club
Music and Drama are very strong at Harlington. Each year the Music department promotes acomprehensive concert programme including recital evenings, a Christmas Concert,Windband, Jazz and Percussion Evenings and the Fiddle Fiesta.
The Drama department provides a diverse programme of extra-curricular productions.Recent highlights have included Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Our DayOut and The Crucible. The programme usually includes a collaborative project with theMusic department in the form of a musical. The two most recent productions have beenGrease and Jesus Christ Superstar. This year’s Christmas production is Macbeth. Studentsfrom all year groups are involved in the projects and students are also encouraged todevelop their skills in directing, design and stage management as well as performance.