Enrichment
At Ark Kings Academy, we aim to provide all our pupils access to a clearly defined and structured extended curriculum offer that has the potential to support their health, wellbeing, life skills, aspirations and enjoyment of school.
We aim to provide children with the broad range of experiences, coherent programmes of activities, skills and enrichment to be happy and fulfilled in school. Coupled with their academic knowledge, this will provide them with the agency to lead meaningful lives.
We do this through the following enrichment opportunities we offer our pupils.
Ark Connections
We are proud to offer the Ark Connections programme of 42 experiences that all children complete during their time in the primary phase. These experiences are shared across all children in the Ark Network and are enriching experiences that we feel all children should partake in before starting secondary school.
The experiences meet these core threads that support our aim of developing a strong sense of global citizenship within our pupils as well as offering them cultural capital for the future:
- Connecting with Nature - Environmental Awareness
- Connecting with People & Places - Citizenship and Community
- Connecting with Self - Wellbeing and Personal Growth
- Connecting with Your Future - Enterprise and Careers
- Connecting with Culture and the Arts - Presentation, Performance & the Arts
- Connecting with Adventure - Adventure, Challenge & Competition
Children track their progress with their Primary Connections Passport, in which they collect a sticker for each experience they complete; by the time they finish school, they will have collected over 40 memorable experiences.
Reception
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Build and Hide in a Den Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
Write and Post a letter (Santa) Local and Global Community |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Retell a story to an audience Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Speak to local people who help us Enterprise and Careers |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Mini Beast Hunt Environment |
Dance in the rain Wellbeing and PG |
Year 1
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Go on a seasonal walk (part 1) Environment |
Visit a place of Worship Local and Global Community |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Go Welly-wandering (jump in puddles etc) Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
Go on a seasonal walk (part 2) Environment Blow some bubbles and let your troubles blow away Wellbeing and PG |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Create a piece of art for an exhibition Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Borrow a book from the library Enterprise and Careers Encourage summer reading |
Year 2
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Visit a Castle Local and Global Community |
Learn and perform a poem off by heart Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Make a compost bin Environment |
Eat something you have grown Wellbeing and PG |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Have a picnic in the wild Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
Create a Class Time Capsule Enterprise and Careers |
Year 3
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Positive affirmation Wellbeing |
Make a European Pen Pal Local and Global Community |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Take part in a bake sale Enterprise and Careers |
Explore a different physical environment Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Visit a woodland area Environment |
Retell a Greek myth Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Year 4
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Take part in a team building exercise Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
Highlight a local issue and raise awareness Local and Global Community |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Express a viewpoint within a debate Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Go for a river walk Environment |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Participate in an accessibility day Wellbeing and PG |
Research a career that you have never heard of Enterprise and Careers |
Year 5
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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5 minutes of mindfulness every day for 10 days Wellbeing and PG |
Invite an MP to discuss and debate the challenges of tackling local issues Local and Global Community |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Experience a live performance Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Make a fire using a flint stone and toast a marshmallow Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Have a paper-free school day Environment |
Take part in a financial literacy scheme - £5 Enterprise and Careers |
Year 6
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Visit a University Enterprise and Careers |
Organise a school based environmental awareness day Environment |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Explore and discuss Children’s human rights and the lives of children around the world Local and Global Community |
Explore Stress management Wellbeing and PG |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Write and deliver a speech Performance, Presentation and the Arts |
Go Orienteering Adventure, Challenge and Comp. |