School Clubs
Our endeavour at Islamia is always to help our girls to become well-rounded young Muslim women with self-confidence and integrity. Extra curricular clubs add an energy and vitality to a school that in turn has a positive effect on academic work and everyday school life.· With the support of Friends of Islamia, our parent body, we have been able to provide a number of enjoyable and fun activities this year, many of which are regularly run to allow girls the opportunity to attain to an advanced level
Science Club
The Science Club will be bringing science to life for all members. It aim is to:
- Fuel the wonder and joy of learning science through hands on experiments, in a fun, safe and conductive environment.
- Enhance their practical skills and develop experimental and investigative abilities.
- Give pupils the opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge, as well as an understanding of the economic, ethical and social implications of the technological and environmental applications of science.
- Runs fortnightly on Thursdays, after school, throughout the year, starting on Thursday 20th September 2012.
Qur'an Club
The club is trying to develop a great respect for the Qu'ran and enable students to become autonomous readers of the Qur'an. pupils will:
• Be encouraged to utilize the authentic resources’ guidelines in understanding the Qur'an.
• Be encouraged to avoid interpreting the Qur'an by personal opinions.
• Be introduced to instances of the miracle of the verses and scientific prophesies of the Qur'an.
• Encourage and invite students to 'Tadabbur-i-Qur'an (Reflection on the Qur'an).
• Discuss Qur'anic issues and organize Qur'anic affairs such as memorisation competitions.
• Understand and apply the principles and rules of Tajweed.
Will run weekly on Mondays, after school, throughout the year.
The Bike Club
- Encourage pupils to be physically active.
- Help them gain confidence in cycling.
- Encourage them to use their bikes as an environmentally friendly option for transport.
- At level one, they learn practical cycling skills such as snaking, swerving, emergency stops and indicating, in the school playground
- At level two, students will be taken to some local quite residential roads where they can develop their confidence while under the watchful eye of their cycling instructor.
- Run by two teachers who received cycle training from an accredited cycling instructor.
- Runs weekly on Mondays, after school, throughout the year.
Drama
- Coaching by experienced Drama teacher
- Working towards a performance for the Cultural Evening
- Fun & dynamic workshops
- Run for the first and second term
- This term has 7 sessions starting on Tuesday 6th November 2012
Sugar Craft
- Lead by a professional teacher
- Aiming to give students an opportunity to do creative work in the ” Art of icing and decorating cakes"
- Colouring sugar pastes and icing sugar
- Modelling sugar paste and flower paste
- Making frills and flounces
- Designing cake boards
- Sugar moulding and chocolate cake decorations
- Lettering, cupcake designing and miniature Eid and celebration cakes
- Fun & dynamic workshops
- Run for the first and second term
- This term has 12 sessions starting Monday 24th September 2012
Sewing
- Learn sewing techniques by hand and machine
- Run by a member of staff
- Craft books and materials provided
- A creative & rewarding experience
- Throughout the year
- This term has 12 sessions in total starting from Friday 28th September 2012
Muslimah Club
• Encourages pupils to learn about their religion in a relaxed environment
• Allows the pupils to discuss key concepts in Islam
• Sessions include speakers, presentations, visits and interaction with local community
• Some of the recent sessions have included: dawah, love of Allah (swt) and the Prophet Muhammad (saw), visit to the Twins of Faith Conference at the Excel Centre and much more
• Runs weekly, during lunch time or after school in the Library, throughout the year on Monday
Knit for Peace
This club will be running in co-ordination with ‘Knit for Peace’ project, who have also teamed up with Cancer recovery. Pupils will:
- be starting with the basics of knitting
- be learning how to knit small gifts, which will then be distributed in gift bags to children suffering from cancer
- gradually develop our skills until we are able to make puppets.
Self Defence
- Encourage pupils to be physically active
- It is a popular martial art
- It develops speed, strength, balance, flexibility and stamina
- Students will learn to defend themselves
- Fun and rewarding experience
- Run by a qualified PE teacher
- Runs weekly on Mondays, after school, throughout the year.
Basketball
- Encourage pupils to be physically active
- Help them gain confidence and be fit
- Learn the rules of the game
- Enhance the ability to play as a member of a team
- Fun and rewarding experience
- Run by a qualified PE teacher
- Runs weekly on Fridays, after school, throughout the year.
Rounders
- Encourage pupils to be physically active
- Help them gain confidence and be fit
- Enhances the ability to be a member of a team
- Fun and rewarding experience
- Run by a qualified PE teacher
- Runs weekly on Wednesdays, after school, throughout the year.
Netball
- Encourage pupils to be physically active
- Help them gain confidence and be fit
- Enhances the ability to play netball at an advanced level
- Fun and rewarding experience
- Prepares them to form the Islamia Netball Team
- Coach them to compete with other schools locally
- Run by a qualified netball coach
- Runs weekly, on Tuesdays, after school, throughout the year.
Amnesty Club
- Open to all
- Run by Islamia Amnesty Youth Group
- Dynamic workshops and regular meetings
- Participate and organise letter-writing
- Organise and Hold the school Human Rights Day
- Petitions and online actions
- Fundraise for our campaigns
- Engage in direct lobbying.
- Will be running every Thursday at lunch time from 1:10 to 1:45 throughout the year.
ICT Club
The ICT club operates after school on a weekly basis. Thursdays for Key stage 4 and Fridays for Key stage 3. Its aim is to
* Increase the time our students spend learning about the new technologies in the ICT field.
* Increase access to ICT especially for those with limited access to a computer or connection to the internet at home.
* Enable some students to develop and extend personal hobbies and interests
* Develop ICT capability; potentially raising self esteem, motivation and standards of achievement.
First Aid
- Run every year by Red Cross
- Organised by Friends of Islamia
- 2 hour workshop as Taster Session for Years 7 and 9
- Full certified Course for Year 11
- New dates to be announced for 2012/2013
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