Christian Values Enrichment Days

Thurs Sept 25

Mon June 16

Wed July 16

Thurs July 17

Year 7

Good and Evil

Pupils take part in activities looking at our school motto, ‘Therefore Choose’ and taking part in various activities and reflections.

AIM: To reflect on our school values and vision and learn about St Michael.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community, faith.

ACTIVITIES: Pupils take part in activities focused on how they can make positive choices in life. They visit Blackburn Cathedral.

Year 8

Mosque visit / human rights

Pupils spend half a day visiting Blackburn Mosque and the other half taking part in performing arts activities exploring the theme of justice and human rights.

AIM: To build faith bridges with other religious communities and

to explore social justice through the medium of performing arts.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community, justice, peace, hope.

ACTIVITIES: Pupils visit a Blackburn Mosque where speakers talk to them about their religious beliefs and customs.  They also take part in practical based activities within dance, drama, art and music exploring human rights through team building activities.

Celebration/ Blue Planet visit

Pupils are in tutorial groupings; 801-04 work together and 805-808 work together.

Pupils spend one day visiting the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire.

The second day centres around celebration, as pupils prepare for the end of term service.

AIM: To inspire creativity in art and design work, exploring themes and preparing for the end of term service.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Creation, community, justice, stewardship

ACTIVITIES: These days are used annually to prepare pupils for the end of term service and the themes which will be explored in this.

Year 8

Teambuilding and diversity

AIM: To explore aspects of diversity and equality.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community, peace, justice.

ACTIVITIES: This day is in two halves.  Pupils take part in teambuilding and physical activities which require both mental and physical strength. Pupils look at diversity, exploring immigration and the experience of refugees.

Year 9

STEM DAY / Blackpool Zoo visit

AIM: To have a greater understanding of sustainability and stewardship, whilst focusing on science, maths, engineering and technology. Pupils to appreciate the importance of working together as a global community.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: stewardship, creation.

ACTIVITIES: Pupils spend the day at Blackpool Zoo taking part in workshops before exploring the zoo.

Pupils attend both the visits on different days depending on their tutorials:

Grasmere Geography field trip

AIM:  Pupils to understand how tourism has affected this honeypot site, both the positive and negative effects of tourism, and why stewardship is so important in this village.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Creation, thankfulness, stewardship. 

ACTIVITIES: Pupils complete a number of data collection tasks and explore the village.

History visit to Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds.

AIM: To extend pupils’ learning and prepare them for their GCSE history course.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community, compassion, wisdom, justice

ACTIVITIES: Pupils will have a guided workshop called 'Disease Street' and a self-guided tour of the rest of the museum.  Should pupils choose to opt for history in Years 10 and 11, they will study medicine through the ages and this visit will enhance this course.

Year 9

Bangdrum

AIM: To develop understanding of another culture through the performing arts.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community

ACTIVITIES: Pupils to experience the culture and rhythms of Brazil. Pupils have a presentation of different styles of world percussion and dance, touching on the history and culture of styles from Egypt, West African and Cuba. They then take part in art, dance and music.

Year 10

Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award expedition

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Creation, endurance, wisdom, trust

June: training day for expedition

Pupils are completing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award during their Curriculum Enrichment time in Year 9.  This culminates at the end of the year with the expedition.  In June the pupils take part in a training day, learning how to pack a rucksack, completing a training walk, revising map reading skills, experiencing trangia cooking and pitching a tent in preparation for the real expedition in July.

Tues July 15 and Wed July 16 Bronze DofE expedition 1

Thurs July 17 and Fri July 18 Bronze DofE expedition 2

Pupils complete their expedition over two days, one of which is a July Enrichment Day.  Pupils complete this in a half year group whilst the other half of the year take part in the activities below:

Synagogue visit / ICT

Pupils will visit a Manchester Synagogue and will also spend half a day focussing on skills in the KS4 programme of study for computing.

AIM: To build faith bridges with other religious communities and to learn about programming and online safety.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community, justice, peace, hope.

ACTIVITIES: At the Synagogue, speakers talk to pupils about their religious beliefs and customs.

For computing, pupils are involved in ’super sleuthing’ using data programming to find treasure.   Part of their day is also focused on safety online.

University experience

Pupils will spend one day visiting the University of Central Lancashire.

AIM: For pupils to aspire to continue in higher education.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Hope, wisdom

ACTIVITIES: Pupils select a taster session from a range of courses, spend time learning about university life and have a chance to explore the university. This forms part of our Careers Education programme.

Year 10

Aim Higher Day

AIM: To enhance pupils careers education.

English / oracy / interview practice

Pupils take part in debating activities developing and practising skills needed for their GCSE English speaking exam.  They also look at interview techniques and observe a ‘mock’ interview.

Interview practice

Pupils will engage with one of 30 representatives from the community in a mock interview.  Pupils will then receive feedback and areas for improvement.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Hope, wisdom, community

Year 11

Runshaw College Sampling Day

AIM: To offer Year 11 a taste of college life and the opportunity to explore ideas for their future.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Hope, wisdom.

ACTIVITIES: Pupils attend Runshaw College. They select subjects and courses to explore according to their interests and then take part in these as taster sessions.

Work Experience

AIM: To offer Year 11 a workplace experience and to prepare pupils for life beyond school.

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Hope, wisdom, endurance.

ACTIVITIES: Pupils are informed about Work Experience at the start of Year 10 and are expected to find their own placement. They are given considerable guidance and have a careers lesson once every four weeks.

Work Experience satisfies Gatsby Benchmarks:

5. Encounters with employers and employees

6. Experiences of workplaces

Year 11

Alton Towers

AIM: Celebration

CHRISTIAN VALUES: Community

ACTIVITIES: Pupils spend the day at the theme park as a reward for their hard work.