School Clubs: Extra-Curricular Activities
The main objective of the Extra curricular Activities programme is to provide all our students with a space to develop talents and skills by making a different use of their free time. ECAs change every term, allowing the children to sample many different areas of interest, although many popular activities run throughout each term.
Registration for ECAs takes place three times a year and is organised by our sports team of Ms. De Simone and Mr. Egan.
We have a wide variety of clubs on offer throughout the school. Clubs led by King’s staff are free of charge. Clubs led by external providers such as French and Ballet will come at a cost to cover this.
Clubs for this term will start on Sunday 11th September and they will finish on Thursday 15th December. We encourage each child to try at least one club per week and challenge themselves to try new things.
- For term 1, each Pre-school child will be offered one club a week and Reception children may choose up to two clubs per week. Clubs run from 1:30 – 2:30pm.
- Each Year 1-4 child can choose three clubs a week. Clubs run from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.
| Club | Year groups | ||
| Sunday | |||
| Arts and Crafts Little Artists is a club where the children have a go at all types of Art and Craft activities in the style of their favourite artists. Exploring famous artists is lots of fun and a great opportunity to expose even the youngest children to new art processes and techniques. |
Pre/Rec |
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| Little Scientists Children are eager to explore and make ‘what if’ discoveries about the world around them. We will have the opportunity to use our imaginations, make hypotheses, and design and complete experiments to see what happens! |
Pre/Rec |
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| Monday | |||
| Movement Organized dance activities will include exploring musical instruments, playing dancing games and doing freestyle dance, followed by story timed. Dance keeps children active, develops coordination, and encourages creativity. |
Pre/Rec |
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| Tuesday | |||
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Ballet (external at a cost)
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Pre/Rec |
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| French (external at a cost) Learning French can be a fun activity for children! We offer courses adapted for children to learn French through playful yet structured activities. The DELF qualification is also offered at the end of the year, it is a recognized international life long language qualification. The DELF is and official diploma awarded by the French Ministry of Education. |
Pre/Rec |
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| Wednesday | |||
| Mindfulness Mindfulness is the simple practice of bringing a gentle, accepting attitude to the present moment, bringing awareness to ourselves, and increasing focus, empathy and understanding of others. In this club, we will practice meditation and mindfulness in a comfortable and safe space to promote healthy ways of thinking, living, and being. |
Pre/Rec |
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| Thursday | |||
| Little Builders Here in this club, students will unleash their creativity in planning and constructing. Also, help them brainstorm and find solutions to any problem that will face them while building a tower, house, road, etc. We will collaborate to build wonderful things and have so much fun while doing so! |
Pre/Y2 |
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| Club | Year groups |
| Sunday | |
| Tag Rugby Tag rugby, or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two Velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with Velcro patches. Tag rugby will allow the students to develop their fitness. Attacking players attempt to dodge, evade and pass a rugby ball while defenders attempt to prevent them scoring by removing the attached tags. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Book Club Do you like listening to stories? Come along to Book Club, bring a snack and let’s share some stories. We will read new books, revisit old favorites and join in some fun activities together. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Football Club If you have the passion to play and learn different skills in football, join us to be challenged and have fun. |
Y1/Y2 |
| French (external at a cost) Learning French can be a fun activity for children! We offer courses adapted for children to learn French through playful yet structured activities. The DELF qualification is also offered at the end of the year, it is a recognized international life long language qualification. The DELF is and official diploma awarded by the French Ministry of Education. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Drama The Kings College Drama Club is an opportunity for students to gain multiple skills that will set them up for success in their academic career. With creative activities such as improvisation, monologues, blocking, and directing, students will develop their oratory skills, increase their confidence, build their physical presence and of course have loads of fun. |
Y1/Y4 |
| Quran We recite the Noble Quran with the students with an explanation of the decency of reciting the Quran and developing the values of our Islamic religion among the students. In addition, we will teach pupils different topics in Islamic doctrine. |
Y1/Y4 |
| Mindfulness Mindfulness is the simple practice of bringing a gentle, accepting attitude to the present moment, bringing awareness to ourselves, and increasing focus, empathy and understanding of others. In this club, we will practice meditation andmindfulness in a comfortable and safe space to promote healthy ways of thinking, living, and being. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Monday | |
| Choir The King’s College Choir Club is a place for singers of all levels and abilities to come explore the art of sound as they create beautiful music with their voices and hearts. Students will develop pitch, proper tone, harmony, performance techniques, and further expand their musical repertoire. Choir club is a fun place for students to gain confidence and grow as singers. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Performing Arts / Parkour / Movement Parkour, Drama and the performing arts provide children the opportunity to build on their cognitive skills. Performing arts teaches children perseverance, creative problem-solving, and the ability to focus—all great skills that will lead to classroom success. In our performing arts club in KCR, the children will experience various art, such as drama, Parkour, dance, music working towards a club performance. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Chess Chess is an effective universal game that promotes key intellectual, social and academic skills such as problem solving, logical thinking, pattern recognition and concentration. Playing chess will allow your child to build on some life skills which they will use throughout their lives including boosting their self-esteem, decision making, thinking ahead and foresing the consequences of their actions and most importantly how to lose and how to win gracefully. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Art Attack As part of Art Attack the students will focus on developing their artistic skills through the use acrylic artwork, collage work, abstract art, oil pastels and creative hands-on canvas board. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Arabic Reading and Writing This club works to develop the spirit of cooperation and strengthen writing, speaking and reading skills in Arabic and we will enjoy together competitions and activities in Arabic to develop the student’s creative thinking. |
Y1/Y4 |
| Drama The drama club is an extracurricular activity designed to engage students in theatrical arts and theater, through many activities, allowing the emergence of promising acting talents in the future and demonstrating their ability to speak. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Beavers (boys) Beavers are young people who:
Every week, they gather in groups called Cub Packs to take part in lots of interesting and challenging activities – achieving anything they set their minds to and having lots of fun along the way. |
Y1/Y3 |
| Tuesday | |
| French (external at a cost) Learning French can be a fun activity for children! We offer courses adapted for children to learn French through playful yet structured activities. The DELF qualification is also offered at the end of the year, it is a recognized international life long language qualification. The DELF is and official diploma awarded by the French Ministry of Education. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Ballet (external at a cost) Ballet is a holistic approach to life-long wellness for children and adults alike. Here’s a list of four core benefits of ballet, but truthfully the list is endless!
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Y1/Y4 |
| Wednesday | |
| Team Games The perfect way for your children to have fun, stay fit, be safe, make new friends and learn after school! During this club we will deliver a range of fun exciting games to build confidence, social skills and improve fitness. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Kwik cricket Kwik cricket is a high-speed version of cricket aimed mainly at encouraging children to take part in the sport, with an emphasis on participation and enjoyment. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Rainbows (girls) Rainbows is part of the Girl Guiding Assocation in the UK. King’s College have opened their own Rainbow’s unit (2nd Riyadh King’s College Rainbow Unit) which is registered with the Guiding Association in the UK. Rainbows learn by doing – they get their hands dirty, do sports, arts and crafts and play games. Being a Rainbow is all about having the space to try new things. Through taking part in a range of different activities with girls their own age, Rainbows develop self-confidence and make lots of new friends. They can work towards interest badges, where they can learn about everything from recycling to storytelling, and start their skills builder journey, developing core skills and trying new things. Find out more about Girl Guiding here |
Y1/Y2 |
| Phonics Phonics instruction teaches children how to decode letters into their respective sounds, a skill that is essential for them to read unfamiliar words by themselves. All activities are fun based, the children will develop a love for reading. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Debate This club provides students the opportunity to practice and develop their public speaking skills and confidence through debating. Students shall improve their debating skills which in turn leads to great confidence in public speaking and superior general oratory ability. Those who will particularly benefit are the students who perhaps aren’t as loud in an everyday classroom environment and, with slight encouragement, will flower into self-assured contributors. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Recorder Feeling musical? Do you want to learn how to play the recorder? If you join the recorder club, you will be learning a range of notes and how to play some simple tunes on the recorder. We will even try to play together as a group. Let’s get creative! For hygiene reasons, you will need to provide your own recorder for this club. |
Y1/Y4 |
| Thursday | |
| Basketball Basketball at KCR will aim to develop the students’ basic teamwork skills as well as their coordination and movement. Each session will have a key focus, from passing, dribbling and shooting with an overall target of creating a passion for the sport. |
Y1/Y2 |
| Choir The King’s College Choir Club is a place for singers of all levels and abilities to come explore the art of sound as they create beautiful music with their voices and hearts. Students will develop pitch, proper tone, harmony, performance techniques, and further expand their musical repertoire. Choir club is a fun place for students to gain confidence and grow as singers. |
Y3/Y4 |
| STEM Science club is an opportunity for pupils to extend their scientific learning by exploring science topics that are not normally studied during lesson time. Pupils will engage in a plethora of hands-on activities, where they will apply scientific theory to the real world. *Pupils will be asked to contribute 50 SAR to cover materials. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Dance Dancing can be a form of communication and a way to express our feelings and emotions. Children will be given the opportunity to tell a story through a contemporary dance routine and gain the confidence skills to perform in front of others |
Y3/Y4 |
| Little Builders Here in this club, students will unleash their creativity in planning and constructing. Also, help them brainstorm and find solutions to any problem that will face them while building a tower, house, road, etc. We will collaborate to build wonderful things and have so much fun while doing so! |
Pre/Y2 |
| Brownies (girls) Girls in Brownies have incredible experiences together, make brilliant friends and discover the world around them. Every time they meet up, groups of Brownies learn new skills and take on challenges as they work out what they want to be and do in the future. |
Y3/Y4 |
| Arts and Craft This is a club where the children have a go at all types of Art and Craft activities in the style of their favourite artists. Exploring famous artists is lots of fun and a great opportunity to expose even the youngest children to new art processes and techniques. |
Y1/Y2 |
Sign Up
- Please click here to submit your child’s club options
- The Google Form will be closed on Wednesday at 4:00pm; information about Clubs will be confirmed by email
after the closing of the form. - Should you have any questions regarding any of the above please email eca.kingscollegeriyadh@gmail.com
Enquiries
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