Co-Curriculars

Co-curricular activities allow pupils to develop talents and interests beyond the formal curriculum and to work in mixed-age groups, taking on creative, leadership and initiating roles.

Senior School pupils are encouraged to participate in at least two co-curricular, sport or service activities and there is an expectation that they will do so.

The co-curriculars on offer will change each year according to interest and the availability of staff. Among the many activities currently available to pupils are:

public speaking
debating
parliamentary debate
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Young Enterprise
drama
music (orchestra, wind band, ensembles)
school choir
church choir
theatre visits

film making
chess
fantasy gaming
newspaper
poetry and prose anthologies
art
electronics club
web page authoring
history club

Sport

Competitive sport is also a major feature of College life with very large numbers of pupils involved in fixtures against other schools and in local and national competitions. The main sports are rugby, hockey, cross-country running and athletics.

Cricket is offered at S1-3 in the Summer Term.

Other co-curricular sports include basketball, judo, skiing, snowboarding, hill walking, badminton and gymnastics.

Organisations that put the talents and time of pupils at the service of others also have a long and strong tradition in the College and include:

Children's Fund (working with children with physical and learning disabilities)

Justice and Peace Group (awareness and action on local and global need and injustice)

S.A.F.E. (the environmental group - St Aloysius' Friends of the Earth)

Marie Curie Group (promoting the work of the Hospice movement for the terminally ill)

Eucharistic Ministers (S6 pupils trained and commissioned for College liturgies)

College Choir (providing music for College liturgies as well as regular concerts)

Altar Servers (at school Masses and the Sunday 12-noon Mass)

Church Choir (providing music at the Sunday 12-noon Mass and major feast days)

Liturgy Music Group (providing music for House Masses)

Liturgy Group (providing ideas and preparation for school Masses)

Pro-Life Group (promoting awareness and action for the unborn child)

Wayside Group (visiting a hostel for the homeless)

BraveHearts (a group working to make the dreams of terminally ill children come true)

Soup Run (serving soup and sandwiches to the homeless in George Square)

Christmas Hampers (for the benefit of less well-off local families and pensioners)

Amnesty Group (awareness and action for political prisoners and human rights)

Peer Tutoring (S5/S6 pupils assisting with the learning support for younger pupils)

Mentoring (S5/S6 pupils providing friendly support and guidance to younger and new pupils)

Arrupe Team (S5/S6 helping with retreats for younger pupils)

Sports Leadership (the coaching of younger pupils in sport)

the regular service of being a College Prefect (in Sixth Year)

Commitment

Once pupils have committed themselves to a group or team, they are expected to honour that commitment, and to have the courtesy to inform staff when they are unable to meet what is required of them. While co-curricular groups and teams are run on an overwhelmingly voluntary basis, there may be a requirement made of some pupils to represent or use their talents for the benefit of the whole College community.