Learning takes place beyond the classroom, be it outdoor lessons using our beautiful school grounds, field trips in the local region or overseas educational visits.
The Senior School lunch break of an hour allows for lunch with peers then a club or free play. A club is a weekly session to help students pursue a hobby or interest, practise a skill or activity and look to develop it. All clubs are optional, and we encourage all students to get involved and maximise their opportunities to develop and have fun outside of lesson time at school.
Our ‘Beyond’ whole school enrichment programme forms part of the school day from Year 3 to Sixth Form. Students take part in timetabled weekly Beyond lessons to help them prepare for life beyond Norwich High, broaden their learning beyond the classroom and enrich their experiences beyond the curriculum. The underlying themes are personal development, careers education, life skills, mental health & wellbeing, collaboration & leadership and outdoor learning. Examples of modules within these themes include cookery, forest school, financial awareness, public speaking, AI and global citizenship. Content within the programme is constantly evolving to meet the contemporary needs of our students.
Our school site is always being developed to facilitate opportunities beyond the classroom. The Dingly Dell Heritage Orchard, planted in 2019, and the adjacent large wildlife pond, both enable and encourage more girls to engage with the outdoors. In addition, we have a thriving Forest Schools programme, a polytunnel in our Prep School which has been instrumental in teaching young girls the skills of horticulture, a Woodlanders Society teaching the theory of plant succession and woodland management, and our outdoor theatre provides more opportunities for drama performances.
