Yoga & Wellness for Teen Girls

Yoga tones the body by building lean muscle, develops good posture, and increases flexibility through a series of sequenced physical poses--it's also fun! Lessons explore relaxation techniques through meditation (guided visualization & awareness), pranayama (breathing) and asana (physical yoga poses) along with a variety of music. The practice will alternate from relaxing to challenging, to explore the variety of wellness yoga can offer. Any level is welcome! Bring own mats and wear flexible & breathable clothing.

Surfing

Surf lessons are offered 3 times a week (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays). Classes are lead by Mr. Alan Burke in different locations on the South Coast. Students aged 8 and up can attend the classes from the beginner to the advanced level. Boards are provided by the surf school and transportation is organized from the school to the different locations.

Yearbook

The Yearbook team will continue working on the first ever Codrington School yearbook. This “memory” book will be designed to document the 2009-10 school year through images and text.

Computer Club

Computer club currently takes place on a Thursday from 3pm – 4pm. It is open to students of PYP 5 -7 and is run by Miss Kath. The club offers the chance for students to practice and improve their word processing, research, organization, thinking and design skills. We use Microsoft Publisher and Word to make documents such as posters, fliers and greetings cards. Educational websites are explored, offering the students the chance to research or play games that develop mathematical knowledge and understanding and logical thinking. Students show creativity through making simple animations and producing slideshows.

Roots & Shoots (World Environmental Organization)

The Roots and Shoots group is the youth branch of the Jane Goodall Institute. It was established this year to focus on 3 key areas: Endangered species, environment and human community. At the moment we meet on Wednesdays at 3.00. We have become members of the Caribbean and Latin America group. We will be recording and publishing what Codrington does in these 3 areas, and also setting up some visiting speakers to our meetings. Our aim in Term 2 is to link up with other Roots and Shoots schools in a number of countries and share what each is doing, with some joint publications.

Silent reading in the library

Library silent reading time is a form of school-based recreational reading, or free voluntary reading, where students read silently in a designated time period every day in school. This time allows students to select their own books and require neither testing for comprehension nor book reports. Teachers supervise students as they read and give them time to read what they want without too many evaluative measures.
Teacher: Miss Lorna

Story writing

"You already know how to tell a story. You do it every day! Every time you tell someone about something that happened to you or something you did, you tell the 'story' of what happened. For example, if something funny happens at school, when you tell a friend about it, you've created a story. The trick is to be able to write it down."
Story Writing is an enrichment activity that takes place on Monday afternoons. Some of the activities are:
• Reading of fiction and non-fiction stories
• Writing stories
• Drawing pictures to tell stories
• Role playing

The school newspaper

"Do you remember that fundraiser? What do you think about the MYP production? Or what about the time when….."
The Codrington School newspaper is a way for the students of Codrington read about what is going on in the school community. Written by students from PYP8-MYP2, the school newspaper is the place to be for informing the rest of the school about what is going on.
Full of articles, advertisements, crosswords, advice, photos and much more.
By Codrington students, for Codrington students.
The school newspaper activity is led by Miss Ashley.

Art club

Art is fun! Students will be provided with many opportunities to enjoy themselves, exploring art and using their creativity and imagination to produce great art works. In the process they will develop new artistic skills, while appreciating the art work of others and uncovering their own unique talents and interests. The weekly Visual Arts enrichment activity will focus on various themes or topics and will introduce art through hands-on activities, using different medium (paint, crayons, pencils, etc.) and various techniques (such as drawing, painting, collages, crafts, etc.). Students are encouraged to consider the arts as an expressive language and as a means of communication.

Soccer

Kids soccer is considered a safe, easy to learn, fun team sport where size is irrelevant. Soccer is available for PYP3 to MYP5 boys and girls alike. This consists of gentle coaching and fitness activities. The main objective is to give the students an opportunity to enjoy teamwork, kicking a ball, passing, dribbling, tackling, throwing and taking free kicks and penalties. Fun will be had by all. Soccer is taught by Mark Byfield.

Creativity club

Tennis

Tennis lessons are offered to Codrington students every Monday to girls and every Thursday to boys by Mr Jerry Harper. Every children from PYP6 to MYP4 can attend tennis classes.
Skills to be covered include: volley practice, forehand and backhand stroke production, serving techniques, grip techniques, ball control, eye/hand coordination, and basic agility skills.

American flag football

Fencing - Beginners and Intermediate

Fencing, an Olympic sport since the inception of the modern Olympics in 1896, has come to the Codrington School in the form of lessons in beginners’ foil fencing. Bob Kiss, chief coach of the Barbados Fencing Federation and Club, is the instructor.

Up to 12 students are accepted in the Codrington fencing classes. All of the basic techniques of fencing are taught including attacks, parries, counter attacks, footwork, tactics, strategies, and the tradition and discipline of this 600-year-old sport. Fencing is excellent training for cardiovascular conditioning, reflexes, eye/hand coordination, and sportspersonship as well as providing an excellent, safe outlet for competitiveness. Fencing has no sharp points or edges and is scored electrically. Most importantly, safety is stressed from the first class to the last. Protective masks, gloves, and jackets are worn at all times and there are at least 3 adults present at all times to monitor the activities.