Extracurricular Options
We provide a wide range of specialist aspirational destinations programmes and leadership opportunities in order to equip students with the skills necessary to make a competitive application to leading universities and apprenticeship providers. We also offer a range of enjoyable extracurricular clubs and opportunities in areas such as sport, music and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE). Current programmes include the following:
'Lectures for the Open-minded' Programme
Students are invited to attend weekly Wednesday lunchtime guest lectures from university academics, top professionals and Dane Court alumni. Wednesdays, 1.45pm in C9.
Emerging Lawyer Programme
Includes mock trial competition, wider reading and debating, LNAT entrance test preparation workshop and a trip to Canterbury Crown Court.
Emerging Medics Programme
Includes advanced dissection club, work experience placement opportunities, UCAT entrance test workshops, mock interviews and guest talks from a range of medical professionals.
Oxbridge Programme
Includes mock interviews, entrance test practice, 1-1 mentoring, super-curricular talks and support with summer schools.
Apprenticeship Programme
Includes apprenticeship fair and workshops and 1-1 support with applications and interviews.
Debating and Model UN
Students have the chance to discuss current affairs and ethical dilemmas at our lively weekly debating club. We also offer the opportunity to participate in Model UN workshops and other national competitions.
Music
There are lots of opportunities for Sixth Form students to get involved with music and performance within the school. Options include senior choir, jazz band, orchestra and ukulele club.
Leadership
A range of leadership roles are available including Head Student Team, House Captains, peer mentors and anti-bullying ambassadors. Student leaders gain valuable skills in communication, public speaking, organisation and event management.
Sport
A wide range of sports clubs are available for our 6th Form students to attend, including netball, football, badminton, trampolining, American football, rounders, basketball and cricket, all at different times throughout the academic year.
Competitive sport is available and the fixtures we organise are determined by demand. We always enter a U19 boys football team and U18 girls football team in the Kent Cup and play local Under 18 Netball.
We are affiliated to many of the major sports associations which allows those with particular prowess to be put forward for county trials.'
Whatever your interests, the Dane Court P.E. Department will do their best to accommodate you.
Trips
Our sixth form students have the opportunity to attend many subject-based and extracurricular trips. Trips range from West End musicals, subject-specific trips such as the Juniper Hall Geography Field Trip, Stratford English trip as well as language exchanges. We are particularly excited about the forthcoming trip to Tokyo for our Japanese language students in half-term!
Volunteering
The IB mission is to develop compassionate lifelong learners, this is developed through the Creativity, Action and Service and Service Learning programmes on the IBDP and IBCP respectively. Through these programmes our students are provided with many opportunities to volunteer and run projects in the local community for example; National Citizenship Service, Margate Arts Club and The Zone Youth Club Broadstairs.