After-School Activities

After-School Activities

One of the things that makes Maidwell Hall Pre-Prep special and unique is our comprehensive programme of after-school activities. It is an important way in which we support working parents – providing exciting, fun and educational activities for children up to the end of the working day.

After the regular school day finishes at 15:30, our pupils can remain with us until 17:30 and enjoy a vast range of stimulating and enriching activities. It means busy parents can rest assured that their children are having fun, expanding their experiences and developing skills in a safe and caring environment – right until they are picked up at the end of the day.

The majority of our after-school provision is included in the fees. However, there are also a number of chargeable activities that are elective, such as Beaver Scouts and Squirrels, gymnastics, taekwondo and ballet.

Our after-school schedule is divided into a number of sessions, outlined below. Parents can choose which sessions their children attend.

15:30	First Pick Up* Snack and Mindfulness Time
15:50	Second Pick Up* After School Activities
16:30	Late Club*
17:10	Tidy Time
17.20	Walk to Prep School
17:30	Final Pick Up

*Parents can collect their child from the Pre-Prep at 15:30, 15:50, or from 16:30 to 17:15. Children can be collected at 17:30 from the Prep School.

15.30 - 15:50 : Snack and Mindfulness Time

Children staying for our after school programme enjoy a healthy snack and drink in the Pre-Prep, giving them an important boost of energy for the exciting activities ahead. The children will then enjoy a story or relaxation exercises to wind down from their busy school day.

15:50 - 16:30 : Activity Time

Children staying beyond 15:50 will participate in a number of fun activities, which you may sign your child up for at the beginning of each term.

There are a number of activities to choose from which are included in the school's fees. However, there are a small number of chargeable activities available, most of which are conducted by external providers.

Monday	Beaver Scouts and Squirrels (16:40 - 18:00) with Mrs Smith (£30.00 per term)* Football with Mr Gordon Games and Puzzles with Mrs Hallissey and Mrs Jewell
Tuesday	Tae Kwon Do with Mrs Ginger (£6.00 per term)* Story Dough with Miss Smith Mini Muckabout with Mrs Jewell
Wednesday	Lemon Jelly Arts (dance, drama and musical theatre) with Ms Bakewell (£65.00 per term)* Mini Engineers with Mrs Claydon and Mrs Jewell Gymnastics Activity
Thursday	Ballet with the Northamptonshire School of Dance at the NSD Studios (£8.00 per session)* Tennis with the Northamptonshire County Lawn Tennis Club (approx. £6.00 per session)* Swimming with Mrs Smith (£8.50 per session)* Arts and Crafts with Mrs Haynes and Mrs Jewell
Friday	Climbing Wall with Mrs Haynes and Miss Smith Cosmic Yoga with Mrs Smith Mini Muckabout with Mrs Jewell

*Chargeable activity

16.30 - 17:15 : Second Pick Up and Late Club

Before the children go home, they can play outside in our Mini Wilderness or inside our Activities room, which is dedicated to our after-school provision with different areas set up to aid creativity and fun. Parents can pick up their children at any point within this time slot.

17.30 : Prep School Pick Up

At 17.20 the Pre-Prep children are taken to the Prep School so that parents can collect their children outside the main entrance at 17.30.