Keeping Older Students Occupied and Happy
What have horses, the Ukulele and foraging for food in a forest got in common? They are all examples of the busy programme of activities at this leading independent school!
The list of things that
Keeping Older Students Occupied and Happy
What have horses, the Ukulele and foraging for food in a forest got in common? They are all examples of the busy programme of activities at this leading independent school!
The list of things that our students do in their free time keeps expanding, particularly for senior boarders. Why is it so important to keep our older pupils fully occupied?
Mental and physical challenges
Some of the activities our senior boarding pupils get up to are focused on developing their mental agility and physical prowess, of course.
We want to expand their minds and level of fitness, with fresh learning and development opportunities during the day and beyond the curriculum. Many young people have a greater ability to assimilate information in a practical situation. So, projects outside the classroom linked to numeracy, literacy and science, for example, boost their store of useful information.
However, giving older students a lot of things to do is just common sense too. As it keeps them happy and staves off boredom!
Avoiding cries of ‘I’m bored!”
It won’t be news to you that young adults - and those in their early teens - tend to get bored more easily than children. They also tend to find this more frustrating!
Studies have shown that boredom is one of the biggest factors in negative behaviour at school and home, giving credibility to the expression ‘the devil makes work for idle hands”.
Clearly then, one of the reasons that Rendcomb College is an independent school with lots of activity options, is that we see this as a perfect antidote. We offer every student something to challenge, interest and excite them.
Competition – against others or themselves
Some of the activities our senior boarding pupils are off