Enrichment

My name is Mrs Cooper and I delighted to have been appointed the Orleans Park Enrichment Coordinator. I will be overseeing all the wonderful activities and events that are put in place for our students to experience. We really value the importance of offering opportunities outside of the classroom that will have a positive and life changing impact.

I endeavour to ensure that we are offering our students the best access to a broad range of enrichment activities.  As this is a new the role to the school, I am working through many ideas and plans which students will soon start to see unfold as the academic year progresses, and I look forward to sharing these with you.

Students have already been busy attending Drama workshops, Geography trips, a KS4 Imperial College trip, talks with guest speakers, participating in DofE expeditions, Science projects, Maths challenges to name just a few.  We have students from the the Year 13 Student Leadership Team leading on a Staff Panto to raise money for their chosen charity, and the school musical rehearsals are already in full swing. 

Our fantastic cross-phase partnership OP Connect is working hard to extend our connectivity of learning and opportunities beyond our school and into the community. This is something I would very much like to develop from an enrichment point of view. 

At the moment, I would love to hear from anyone who has experience in, or is currently working within the creative industry. There is so much talent within our school community, and it would be great to collborate with you to enable our students to extend their learning and experiences.

One final note, if there is anything that you feel the school could look into or offer from an enrichment point of view, then please let me know.  I am always open to new ideas.

Kirsty Cooper

Head of Drama & Enrichment Coordinator / kcooper@orleanspark.school

What's On...

• Year 10 Trip to Westminster Abbey (Monday, November 18)
• Year 10 Jack Petchey 'Speak Out' Workshops (Tuesday, November 19)
• Year 9 University Workshops (Tuesday, November 19)
• Year 10 Speak Out Workshop (Wednesday, November 20)
• British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1 (Wednesday, November 20)
• Army Careers Talk - Years 7,8,9,10 & 12 (Wednesday, November 20)
• Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo Maths Challenge (Wednesday, November 20)
• Y7 Drama Club performance to parents (Monday, November 24, 4.30pm in the Attenborough Hall. Students are welcome to come and watch the performance too!)
• Film Afternoon - The Addams Family (1991) (Thursday, November 28)

• Y7 Drama Club visit  to St Mary’s and perform to their Year 5 & 6 students (Wednesday, December 4)
• Year 12 Maths Inspiration Trip (Monday, December 2)
• Year 12 Photography Trip (Tuesday, December 3)
• Year 12 Ice skating (Thursday, December 5)
• Year 10 Trip to Romeo and Juliet (Friday, December 6)
• Journalism Talk (Tuesday, December 10th )
• Year 13 Ice Skating (Wednesday, December 11)
• Year 9-11 Careers & Post 16 Talk by Capel Manor (Wednesday, December 11)
• Year 11 Munich (History) trip 2024 (16-19 DecemberYear 11 Theatre Trip - A Christmas Carol (Thursday, December 19)
• The Addams Family Musical Production Matinee: Tuesday, December 17th - students will perform the matinee of The Addams Family Musical to students from a range of local primary schools.
• The Addams Family Musical Production Evening - more information coming soon! Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th December. Each show starts at 7pm in the Attenborough Hall. 

Enrichment News 

As well as letters home and a section in the monthly school newsletter, we always try to publish exciting news and updates via our school socials. You can follow us on both Instagram and X.

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