Beyond the classroom in Senior School
Community & opportunity
Embrace adventures, learn new skills and explore your talents, interests and plans for the future.
Be curious
Expand cognitive skills in academic-themed clubs and activities, including Kimbookworms (ages 11 to 13), language clubs, Chess Club, The Enlightenment Society, our Feminist Society or Philosophy for Community Club.
Be adventurous
From playing sport to outdoor activities such as sailing, canoeing, climbing and windsurfing to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme – adventure and exploration are encouraged at every turn.
Be creative
Spend recreational time in our popular Art Department, or tread the boards in our Drama and Technical Theatre club. Hone writing skills, as part of the Kimboltonian Magazine team, or technical design skills in KiMedia our active film-making club. And, musicians will find a whole host of opportunities in our busy Music School.
Be connected
Fourth and Fifth Formers join either our Community Service Unit or Combined Cadet Force to gain valuable organisational, teamwork, communication and leadership skills, whilst making a positive difference to our local community.
Be inspired
Discover inspiration and like-minded students in clubs and societies which span diverse interests from debating and chess, through to fundraising, coding and business trading.
Clubs and Societies
Here’s a flavour of some of the activities and clubs typically on offer in a school year. Many pupils also take part in competitive sports fixtures and additional training on Saturday mornings.
Academic
- Astronomy Club
- Astrophysics
- CSI Kimbolton (Forensic Science)
- Enlightenment
- Feminist Society
- Geography Society
- Japan Club
- Junior Scholars
- Mandarin Society
- Medical Society
- Philosophy for Community
- Politics Society
Creative
- Art KiMedia
- Bullet journaling
- Ceramics Club
- Craft Club (Ingrams)
- Creative writing
- Extra art and model making
- Design Technology Club
- Dance Club
- Drama (inc two productions per year)
- Kimboltonian Editorial Committee (magazine editors)
- LAMDA Drama
- Motor Vehicle Engineering Club
- Warhammer
Music
- Big Band
- Brass Group
- CCF Band
- Chamber Choir
- Concert Band
- Clarinet Ensemble
- Flute Choir
- Guitar Group
- Ingrams Voices (First and Second Form)
- Musicianship and Theory
- Orchestra
- Sax Ensemble
- School Choir
- String Orchestra
Interests
- CCF (RAF) competition training
- Charitees Commitee
- Chess
- Christian Union
- Debating
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- Eco Warriers
- Film Society
- Gardening
- Ingrams Chess
- Kimbookworks
- Pupil Forum
- Robot Wars
- Technical Theatre Club
- Young Enterprise
Educational visits
From our Art trip to Rome, to our Spanish trip to Barcelona, Geography trip to Iceland and French trip to Montpellier we enrich learning with a series of educational and cultural visits.
Trips
Adventure is a core aspect of the Kimbolton experience.
Many students enjoy our Combined Cadet Force camps, exercises, and individual courses, or work towards their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, exploring the North York Moors and Northumberland.
In addition, Sports tours to locations including Holland, Italy, South Africa and Australia are immensely popular.
Beyond the classroom
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“Pupils grow into mature, multi-faceted and empathic young adults with a strong awareness of their social responsibilities.”
ISI Report
