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Enrichment at Harborne Academy

Harborne Academy offers a thriving enrichment programme that provides our students with a huge range of opportunities, allowing them to find out more about their interests and passions, develop confidence in their unique skills and talents, and make friends along the way.

 

Picture1At the heart of Harborne Academy life is a calendar of events that draws the whole school community together. There’s always something going on around the academy with a varied programme, including Roald Dahl Day, National Poetry Day, Black History Month, PSHE days, Arts’ Week, the Harborne Christmas and Summer Fayres, STEM Week, World Book Day, concerts and our end of year production. We also ensure key local, national and international events are suitably commemorated such as Remembrance and Holocaust Memorial Day.

 

 

It is important to us that our students get involved in school-based activities as much as possible and, at Harborne Academy, there is plenty to choose from. From sport, to learning an instrument; from pottery to chess; whatever the interest, there is something for everyone.

 

Enrichment2Enrichment opportunities are often delivered by our staff, but we have also forged external links with organisations and specialist providers to ensure a high-quality offer for students. Harborne Academy is part of Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre’s Education Network (HEN). This provides our students with unique learning experiences, such as creating their own performances, but also provides numerous opportunities for them to enjoy a range of live theatre. In Year 7, all students have an opportunity to work towards the Arts Council of England’s Arts Award Explore qualification. If they choose to, Years 8 and 9 students can then complete the Arts Award Bronze Level. The Arts Award ensures that our students have opportunities to study, experience and enjoy a range of art-forms and, after completing their portfolio, gain a recognised qualification. In Years 9 and 10, students participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme at Bronze Level, providing them with an array of invaluable experiences.

 

Enrichment3Throughout the year, we have numerous authors, poets and illustrators visit the Academy, to work directly with our students, but also to talk about their lives and inspirations. In recent years, we have welcomed Patrice Lawrence, Jessica Mikhail, Tom Palmer, Linda Newbery, Bali Rai, Alex Wheatle, Matt Windle, Martin Impey, Richard O Brien, Liam Brown, Hunt Emerson, Helen Greetham and Sufiya Ahmed.

 

Picture8Harborne Students are also provided with a huge array of opportunities to visit amazing places as part of enrichment outside the classroom. Trips include visits to London, theatres, museums, The Hay Festival, the Black Country Living Museum, Cadbury World, Bletchley Park, Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum, the battlefields and cemeteries of the First World War in Belgium and France, our skiing trip to Italy, Carding Mill Valley and National Memorial Arboretum.

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Please note that there are circumstances that may result in a club being unable to run. When this occurs, parents will be informed via a text message.

@@HarborneAcademy10:08 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Year 8s have been making fruity batteries today in science, to find which of them make the bulb light up the brightest! pic.twitter.com/cXNz6Crxxy
@@HarborneAcademy09:10 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Our Year 11 3D Design students had an inspiring and memorable trip to the Birmingham Sea Life Centre. The day was filled with excitement and creativity as they explored the fascinating underwater exhibits, sparking new ideas for their design projects. pic.twitter.com/Py3zjQPpUZ
@@HarborneAcademy08:53 AM - 2nd October, 2024 Thank you to the students who stayed over to help with tours at our opening evening! pic.twitter.com/xEQY9Sx4sB
@@HarborneAcademy01:47 PM - 1st October, 2024 Today, during break time, we have been selling badges to raise awareness for Black History Month. pic.twitter.com/XHWLUSUBJX
@@HarborneAcademy02:09 PM - 30th September, 2024 Thank you to all that donated and contributed to the £100.99 raised so far! pic.twitter.com/FPxINYqt7F
@@HarborneAcademy11:43 AM - 30th September, 2024 A huge congratulations to this week’s stars of the week! pic.twitter.com/r1mLwsNqb4
@@HarborneAcademy11:42 AM - 30th September, 2024 Congratulations to Cadburys! pic.twitter.com/dafKC8O6xW
@@HarborneAcademy11:41 AM - 30th September, 2024 This weeks theme of the week.#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/O8ggWUEv2c
@@HarborneAcademy04:08 PM - 27th September, 2024 To see what’s been happening at the Academy, please read our weekly newsletter via the link below or from our website.Read more
@@HarborneAcademy02:26 PM - 27th September, 2024 The Year 11 students visited the Botanical Gardens as part of their GCSE Art coursework, and it was an incredible experience for their second project. The venue, filled with a stunning array of tropical plants, provided the perfect inspiration, allowing the students to explore. pic.twitter.com/j9lR1vN3IW
@@HarborneAcademy01:18 PM - 27th September, 2024 We have had some amazing revolting recipe homework pieces from our year 7 students. Well done to the students who won a prize in todays assembly! pic.twitter.com/Elc36iS6M8
@@HarborneAcademy12:37 PM - 27th September, 2024 A great performance from some of our year 8 students at our open evening last night! Medicine through time. pic.twitter.com/dJtlhAInIQ
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