Cotswold School Prospectus 2016 complete for web

Widening Horizons
While Cotswold School pupils have all the advantages of the open, green spaces
and country pursuits that our rural setting brings, the larger cultural centres
(including Oxford, Stratford upon Avon, Birmingham, Bristol and London) are
regularly and easily accessed for the numerous events and shows our pupils
may wish to attend.
ENRICHMENT
We firmly believe in developing our students’ understanding of and appreciation
for the wider world, preparing them to be global citizens. The school actively
promotes its International Status and has forged links with schools in Zambia,
China, Argentina, France and India.
‘The list of opportunities is impressive’ (Ofsted)
We welcome regular visits from foreign students for cultural exchanges and there
is also an extensive array of local and international trips available: History trips
to Goodrich Castle, the Somme, Berlin and Krakow; sports tours around the UK,
Barbados and France, and skiing in the Alps; Geography excursions in Wales
and to Iceland; cultural tours to France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Russia,
China and the United States; and month long team expeditions to far-flung
destinations such as Zambia, Nicaragua and Borneo.
As diverse as the school’s curriculum, the extensive programme of co-curricular
activities further enriches our pupils’ secondary school experience. Clubs and
after school activities abound. Our pupils can take part in power-kite flying,
cooking, speech and debate, dance and gymnastics; a wide variety of sports,
philosophy, language, science and engineering clubs; BBC School Report,
student book club, annual fashion show, instrument and singing lessons, Duke
of Edinburgh awards, choir, music ensembles, school productions and more.
‘Students are very well prepared
for their futures beyond school’ (Ofsted)
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