Enrichment and Wider Opportunities
Why we feel enrichment is important at OLOL
At Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, we believe enrichment helps every child to discover their gifts, broaden their horizons and develop a lifelong love of learning. Rooted in our Catholic ethos and our mission to ‘Live, Love, Learn’, enriching experiences bring learning to life, spark curiosity and encourage children to explore new interests.
Through opportunities to experience the arts, enjoy sport, discover the wider world and contribute to their community, children build confidence, independence and respect for others. We are committed to making these opportunities accessible to all, so that every child can participate, flourish and create lasting memories.
Our Enrichment Offer
Within our school we strive to give the children a variety of opportunities for enrichment:
Extra – Curricular Clubs and Children’s University
We run a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs throughout the year. For further information, please click here. We are also part of Children’s University which again aims to broaden the range of children’s experiences.
Musical Opportunities
In Year 4, all children are given the opportunity to learn to play the Djembe drum through the Wider Ops programme. In Years 5 and 6, children can continue to develop their skills through musical tuition. Please click here for further details.
Visits
We are lucky to have a number of visitors who come in to school who give the children a wide breadth of experiences. Visits have included:
- Assemblies and workshops with poet, Matt Goodfellow.
- Assemblies and coaching opportunities with World Champion Squash player, Laura Massaro.
- Visitors who have spoke to Year 6 about their first-hand experience as a child in WW2 and about the Holocaust.
- Viking and Stone age workshops.
- Sefton – Healthy Habits workshop.
- Southport Lifeboat visit.
Plus, many more. Please visit each classes page to see the wonderful experiences that happen within school.
Trips and Experiences
We recognise that learning doesn’t just take place within the classroom. Across the school children are given the opportunity to take part in some fantastic trips to enrich their learning and cultural capital. A sample of which include:
- Year 6: residential trip to RobinWood adventure centre.
- Year 5: residential to London including a visit to a West End show.
- Year 4: residential to the Anderton Centre activity centre.
- Year 3: Liverpool Museum visit to the Egyptian exhibit.
- Year 2: visit to Lytham St Annes RNLI station
- Year 1: local farm trip.
- EYFS: local dairy visit.
- ASD Provision: regular community access to parks, shops, libraries etc.
Again, please visit each classes page to see the full range of experiences on offer.
Community
Our parents and local community play a big part in developing our children's enrichment. We have strong links with our parish and children throughout the school regularly visit church. We support local charities such as Queenscourt Hospice and take part in events such as the Santa Dash.
Our Family and Friends of OLOL support the school and help us run events such as the Christmas Fair, which brings the school community together.