Enrichment Clubs
2025 Summer 1 timetable
Please find below the NEWSLETTER that shows you which gates you collect children from for each club running this term.
At St John's we focus on developing the whole child, spiritual, academic, sport, arts and music and all the personal skills that develop through these many activities. Our aim is to find something for everyone. The activities take place before school, at lunchtime, after school and also at weekends in an extremely extensive programme. The children inform us of any new activities they would like to try through the School Council and the Sports Council and we celebrate these many activities in our shared assemblies. The focus of the enrichment programme is to develop each child and also to focus on enjoyment.
Our aim is to support the children to be the best they can be!
Enrichment Clubs
Textiles
We will cover a range of different techniques while making colourful and fun textile crafts such surface pattern, fabric collage, constructed textiles and embroidery.
Aspire Mini Games
Primarily, at Aspire, we aim to make all our sessions fun, enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the fundamental movement skills (running, jumping, co-ordination, balance, agility, sending and receiving) through the huge variety of sports activities we offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and at Aspire we aim to maximise the potential of EVERY child who attends our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable learning experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified, first aid trained and DBS checked to the highest level.
Mini games emphasise all the fundamental movement skills concentrating on two or three each week but also supporting the other four or five. This is done through playing fun enjoyable games some skill centred and others specific sports centred. Mini games is a great introduction to sport for 4 to 6-year-olds.
Rock Band
Richard Sanderson teaches Rock Band
All instrument players are invited to be included in our fantastic Rock Band. This weekly club session is enjoyable, bringing together all our individual musicians to create some superb musical pieces.
Richard ensures the Rock Band have plenty of opportunity to perform live music to a variety of audiences. The aim is to develop a love of music and the confidence to perform as part of a group.
Gymnastics
Every Friday, John Smethurst, a highly qualified gymnastics coach delivers two high quality gymnastics sessions for KS1 and KS2. John is a high level performing gymnast and represented and medalled for England in the Commonwealth games in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur and in 2002 in Manchester. He is also head coach at Central Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG).
In the gymnastics sessions at St John's, John aims to develop all the fundamental movement skills as well as developing strength, flexibility, balance and control in a challenging and fun way. John's high expectations and focus on performance ensure that all children make great progress with their gymnastics skills.
Story & Craft
Story and craft with Mandy Beck-McKim
Reception and year 1
We make characters or environments from a story using simple crafts using a range of recycled, colourfull, textured materials and lots of imagination!
Story and craft really engages children with books, helps them develop making skills and often leads to imaginative play!
Ukulele
Ukulele Club
In the ukulele club the children will learn the essential techniques for playing and singing a wide variety of music, not only from different genres but from across the world! With only a few chords it is possible to play literally thousands of songs, so a big part of uke club is listening to songs that the children enjoy and working out how to play and sing them on the uke. We also write our own songs!
In the club children learn how to make music together while gaining valuable transferable music skills in a relaxed atmosphere. See you there!
Mini Masters Art
Mini Masters Art Club brings "Children to art - and art to children"
Together we 'Start with Art' - building knowledge of artists' styles and techniques and increasing our visual literacy, while producing our unique, personal outcomes.... "Let me do art my way!"
Each club - specially designed to engage Year 2 to Year 6 - provides an opportunity for creative exploration. Children develop in technical proficiency; improving their skills and resilience. We learn that when making art, unexpected things happen.
Our clubbers regularly participate in Chorlton Arts Festival and local community initiatives as well as national and international gallery events.
More than anything else, we have fun!
Aspire Tag Rugby
Primarily, at Aspire, we aim to make all our sessions fun, enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the fundamental movement skills (running, jumping, co-ordination, balance, agility, sending and receiving) through the huge variety of sports activities we offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and
at Aspire we aim to maximise the potential of EVERY child who attends our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable learning experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified, first aid trained and DBS checked to the highest level.
Although all the fundamental movement skills are taught in tag rugby. We put a special emphasis on invasion skills particularly agility and speed, the skills taught in tag rugby are also very relevant in many other invasion sports. St Johns has been hugely successful at tag rugby for the past 20 years I put this down to are unique way of teaching the children tag invasion skills.
All the games we play in tag rugby sessions are fun-based games.
Aspire Football
Primarily, at Aspire, we aim to make all our sessions fun, enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the fundamental movement skills (running, jumping, co-ordination, balance, agility, sending and receiving) through the huge variety of sports activities we offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and at Aspire we aim to maximise the potential of EVERY child who attends our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable learning experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified, first aid trained and DBS checked to the highest level.
At The start of each session each child has their own football to improve individual football skills progressing into team drills and world cup matches.All done in a fun friendly environment.
Yogabugs
The Yoga teacher at St Johns is Daxa Robson.
Daxa teaches Early Years and KS1 Yoga sessions at St John's each week. Using engaging stories, she develops the children's yoga postures and gives time for the children to practise mindfulness and relaxation in a safe and supportive class environment. Daxa keeps the numbers of her classes to a minimum, to ensure that each child receives individual attention and support.
Yoga has lots of benefits for children:
Yoga helps children manage their anxiety. ...
Yoga improves children's emotional regulation. ...
Yoga boosts children's self-esteem. ...
Yoga increases children's body awareness and mindfulness. ...
Yoga enhances children's concentration and memory. ...
Yoga develops children's strength and flexibility.
Irish Dancing
Irish Dance is taught by Louise Keegan-Hargaden & Mary Mirasola, highly experienced dance teachers
Our Irish dancing sessions focus on developing the basic techniques of Irish dancing. This includes a focus on timing, footwork and posture, as well as teamwork, confidence and friendship building. The aim is to teach children to be the very best they can be, with support and encouragement, to make their experience enjoyable, wonderful and memorable!
Guitar
Guitar Club is taught by Mike Lee.
Guitar Club is delivered in three separate sessions, beginners, intermediate and advanced level at St John's. This ensures that all sessions are perfectly matched to each child so that they can reach their full potential.
Guitar Club focuses on developing the skills of playing, reading music and performing. At the end of each term, the St John's community look forward to the end of term concert performed by all the guitar club members.
Pop Choir
We have 30 places available on Pop Choir, until February we will be focusing on the Young Voices repertoire. Each pupil booked on is guaranteed a place at this amazing event in February 2022 at the Manchester AO Arena.
Young Voices Information Video
What to expect from a YV concert
Young Voices Manchester 2019
Fantastic inspirational night - hugely enjoyable for the children, parents and supporters. So proud of all the children taking part, and especially our gran...
Aspire Athletics
Primarily, at Aspire, we aim to make all our sessions fun, enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the fundamental movement skills (running, jumping, co-ordination, balance, agility, sending and receiving) through the huge variety of sports activities we offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and at Aspire we aim to maximise the potential of EVERY child who attends our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable learning experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified, first aid trained and DBS checked to the highest level.
In aspire athletics we teach the fundamental movement skills each week concentrating on 2 to 3 different types played in the format of fun games. This is supported by the continued coaching of the other fundamental movement skills. Again emphasis on the children having fun and enjoyment is placed in all our athletics sessions.
Aspire Multi Sports
First and foremost at Aspire we pride all our sessions on fun enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the Fundamental Movement Skills (Running, Jumping, Co-ordination, Balance, Agility, Throwing and Catching) through the medium of the sessions on offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and at Aspire we like to think we help maximise the potential of ANY child who attend our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified and DBS checked.
The objective of a multi sports sessions are to introduce the children to as many different sports as possible. Each week we focus on a different sport and all of the fundamental movement skills involved in the sport. The aim is to introduce the children to as many different sports as possible and again this is done in a fun and enjoyable manner.
We Are Adventurers
Our qualified Forest School practitioners run After School Clubs for KS1 and KS2 pupils. Sessions last between an hour and two hours dependent on the age group.
Sessions follow a course of activities that initially introduces spending time in the forest and then builds on those experiences, from using age appropriate tools, basic survival skills to fire safety. This is a practical after school club that helps children to learn new skills, increase their feeling of self worth and builds self confidence.
Aspire Dodgeball
First and foremost at Aspire we pride all our sessions on fun enjoyable experiences for your children.
In each of our sports we concentrate on teaching the Fundamental Movement Skills (Running, Jumping, Co-ordination, Balance, Agility, Throwing and Catching) through the medium of the sessions on offer.
Fundamental movement skills are key components for the physical development of children and at Aspire we like to think we help maximise the potential of ANY child who attend our sports courses through a safe, fun and enjoyable experience.
All our coaches are fully qualified and DBS checked.
Again all the fundamental movement skills are taught in dodgeball. Dodgeball is a game that everybody can enjoy and we encourage this in our sessions this is done through various target and catching games, And ultimately taught through different versions of dodgeball (Spanish American English dodgeball)
Irish Band
Richard Sanderson delivers our Irish Band club experience. Richard has vast experience of performing Irish music and uses his knowledge and skill to develop the younger generation here at St John's.
The club meets before school each week and Richard encourage all performers to work together to perform to the very best of their ability. Richard ensures that the Irish Band performs live music at every possible opportunity but particularly at the legendary St Patrick's day celebrations here at St John's.
Netball
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All Things Musical
Polkadots is a music and dance session for young children. It incorporates nursery rhymes and songs that have actions to music. This is a fun filled club to start your child’s music journey here at St John’s.
Tin Whistle
Mr Moloney a talented Musician who helped with the Musical festival and provided tremendous support for the St Patrick's day celebration, has offered to run a tin whistle club for school.
Futsal
Futsal- come and join Futsal, the sport Ronaldo and Messi grew up playing! This will help improve your development in foot skills, using both feet and controlling the ball with different parts of the foot which will also compliment your Football play.