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Archery takes place in our gym one lunchtime every week.

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Art is always one of our most popular lunchtime clubs.

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Some great movie clips are created at Animation Club!

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Our activities are split into five categories; academic enrichment, community, creatives, skills and sport and well-being. Pupils lower down the school are asked to pick activities from different categories to help them discover their interests. Below, there is a brochure and short film, which provide a useful summary of what we offer. There is also a section on Trips and Visits on the right, which shows some of the opportunities our pupils have to travel and visit other places.

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A small selection of the trips and visits that have taken place in the last few months. Follow @BSGDTripsVisits on Twitter.

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Bolton School is involved in lots of projects which involve working together with the local community. Here, our pupils are serving ‘Tea at the Riley’ to local residents.

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Our library organises lots of activities. Pictured here is a session with an author discussing their book. Follow @BoltonSchoolLib on Twitter.

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Lots of athletics in the summer term including taking part in local competitions. Follow @BSGDSport.

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The ensemble performs in many concerts throughout the year. It is a joint ensemble and is available to students after passing an audition.

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A club for those who are considering a career in architecture, or for those who just have an interest.

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Click above for the Extracurricular brochure.

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Lots of money is raised for charity every year through a variety of events; cake sales, Christmas Post, non-uniform days…….

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The annual competition to produce the best Christmas cake is always highly competitive!

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Badminton is very popular with several clubs on different lunchtimes, together with fixtures against other schools and competitions.

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There is a Lower School and Upper School Dance Club for those who fancy trying ballroom dancing. Follow @bsstrictly on Twitter.

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An opportunity to learn about the mysterious world of astrophysics.

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Watch this to see just a small selection of the activities we do at Bolton School Girls’ Division.

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The Eco Club works towards achieving the Eco Schools Mark each year. Do you care about the environment? Are you concerned about global warming? Have you tried to reduce your global waste? Then Eco Club is for you!

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Always lots of fun to be had on Duke of Edinburgh weekends! Follow @BSGD_Outdoors.

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There are opportunities for pupils to go on trips at different locations around the country.

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The drama department does plenty of shows. This clip shows a rehearsal for the fabulous Matilda production which was put on recently. Follow @DramaBsgd on Twitter.

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Explore the mathematical aspects of chemistry in this club.

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Pots made, ready to collect pens for recycling! Just an example of the sort of activity done at Environment Club.

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Improve your communication and critical thinking skills through debate, with the opportunity to participate in Mace, the debating competition for schools.

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For some, a time to take it easy, for others, a time to get seriously competitive!

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A music theory class for pupils wanting to gain Grade 5 ABRSM theory.

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A Trojan horse made by the members of our Classics Club. Follow @BSGDClassics on Twitter.

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Councillor Akhtar Zaman came to speak to our Politics Club recently.

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An opportunity to learn about diplomacy and international relations.

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A new club this year, combining exercise and boxing with pads.

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Crafts with a focus on times gone by. Here the pupils are modelling the Anglo Saxon helmets they have made.

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For those that enjoy writing. We also have an annual writing retreat at Patterdale, pictured.

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Our pupils together have done thousands of hours of voluntary work in primary schools, care homes, charity shops to name but a few. So much so, we were awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

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Improve your general knowledge. Good luck!

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Learn how to play the tactical card game.

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A club for those with an interest in interior design. Pictured is one pupil’s project.

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Students design and carry out their own experiments. Here is an example seeing how much weight a spaghetti bridge will take!

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Well-Good is run by one of our Maths teachers and helps to provide water in the developing world.

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Well-Good - Local Kids Making Global Impacts

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An opportunity to engage in public speaking and debate.

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There are several canoe expeditions each year, sometimes as part of Duke of Edinburgh. Follow @BSGD_Outdoors.

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A joint ensemble available for saxophone, brass, drums, piano and guitar.

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This is a Modern Foreign Languages club which focuses on learning about the culture of other countries. In the pictures, the pupils are making Guatemalan dolls.

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Pupils get the chance to start their own business; developing a product, marketing, finances, selling to customers and everything else involved in running a company. The team of 2022 is pictured.

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Who will get check mate?

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The Joint Intermediate Concert Band is for pupils who play brass, woodwind or percussion up to Grade 4.

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An introduction to the Dutch language and culture.

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We have our own climbing wall in school but also frequently go to other indoor and outdoor venues. Follow @BSGD_Outdoors on Twitter.

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The Joint Senior Concert Band is for pupils who play brass, woodwind or percussion who are Grade 4 and above, performing in many concerts throughout the year.

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Academic enrichment beyond the curriculum.

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Gifted and talented girls are stretched at Bolton School through their participation in the academic Dymond Society

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Looks like we could have some budding cricket stars in the making! Follow @LynneDKyle on Twitter.

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The Senior Orchestra is for pupils who are Grade 4 and above. They rehearse every week and perform in many concerts throughout the year.

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A club for those who want to study English beyond the curriculum. Pictured is one pupil giving a presentation on ‘Giovanni’s Room.’

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Whether you want to join a pirate gang that loves combat, revel in the exploration of hidden jungle ruins, or enjoy the social interaction of a political plot is entirely up to you in this game.

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The ensemble is open to all string players of any age or grade.

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A Year 11 club for those that want to go beyond the GCSE specification and get a solid grounding for A Level.

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Football is popular with students going on to represent Manchester United, Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers in recent years.

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The Lower School Choir welcomes all pupils who love singing and are in Years 7-9. The choir performs at many concerts throughout the year.

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See yourself as the next Meredith Grey?

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Our gym has all the facilities……. follow @BSGDSport on Twitter.

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Learn how to use Photoshop to improve and enhance imagery.

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See a whole new world in this club!

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Hockey has really taken off now that we have our new astroturf pitch. Follow @BSGDSport on Twitter.

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A club for those who are either interested in pursuing a creative career or for those who have dropped creative subjects lower down the school and would like to continue their interest.

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This club puts together the school newspaper, ‘The View.’

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Watch out if in school on a Wednesday lunchtime! Follow @BSGDKarate on Twitter.

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Open to anybody interested in learning to play rhythms together in a Samba Band using traditional Samba drums and instruments.

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Learn how to be able to write your own code at programming club.

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There are opportunities to learn how to kayak in PE lessons and extracurricular clubs. Follow @BSGD_Outdoors on Twitter.

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The Senior Choir welcomes all pupils who love singing and who are in Years 10-13 and performs at many concerts throughout the year.

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Psychology Club will be conducting lots of fun activities to investigate several areas and to find out more about the behaviour of others and ourselves.

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Another sport with several of our own players representing both county and country, Lacrosse. Follow @BSGDSport on Twitter.

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The Accidentals are a student led close harmony A Capella group.

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We will explore some of the great film depictions of Psychology, psychiatry and mental illness, as well as documentaries about real life stories and how they influence our understanding of human nature.

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Lollipops with positive messages made in Mindfulness, just an example of the type of activity done.

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The ensemble performs arrangements of Classical, Latin and Pop music using marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones and glockenspiels.

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Explore different areas of science in this club.

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On top of the world with the Mountaineering Club!

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Lots of clubs and teams on offer for netball, with fixtures against other schools and competitions. Follow @BSGDSport on Twitter.

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The pupils here are completing a course in Queen’s Park at lunchtime.

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Always popular in the summer months!

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For those that feel like blowing off the cobwebs at lunchtime!

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We frequently sail locally in Rivington and on Ullswater, which is a few minutes walk away from our outdoor pursuits centre in Patterdale.

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There is an after school club which goes to an indoor ski slope - perfect preparation for the school ski trip!

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A picture of our fantastic pool which is used for swimming, water polo and sometimes even kayaking.

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Tennis is popular in the summer months, with our courts located a few minutes walk from school.

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Popular with many of our pupils, volleyball, being played in our sports hall here.

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Explore the worlds of Warhammer by building and painting models, and then pitting them in epic combat against your friends. If you have ever wanted to command great heroes in a realm of magic and danger, this is the place for you.

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Water polo is always popular at Bolton School,with players frequently taking part at county and national level. Follow @BSBDWaterpolo on Twitter.