Extra-Curricular Activities Program (ECA)

NCBIS operates an extensive ECA program across all Key Stages and age groups.  Our aim is to provide students with an exciting, dynamic program of activities outside of the normal curriculum that will be delivered by willing, enthusiastic and qualified teachers that will enhance their life experience, increase their skill set and develop their ‘whole self’ in line with the school’s mission statement.

The students have access to a wide range of activities from SCUBA diving to fencing, from mandalas (an Indian art form) to yoga and from skateboarding to 1^st Aid. Currently the school runs over 60 clubs per week.  Over 70% of the students at the school take part in ECAs and on average each of those students participates in at least 2 clubs.

Through the extra-curricular program students have access to:

•  AWARDS/QUALIFICATIONS: 

This year over 60 students will gain an award or qualification.  This includes 1^st Aid qualification, Duke of Edinburgh bronze or silver award and the Open Water Diving Award

• INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITION:

NCBIS has an extensive sporting program that participates in competitions for students from all age groups (Yr 3 to Yr 13) and covers a wide variety of sports.  During the course of the year NCBIS will compete in competitions from Syria to Abu Dhabi and from Kuwait to Dubai.

• MOUNT KENYA

As a celebration of their learnt outdoor and navigational skills a group of students studying for the bronze and silver International Awards (Duke of Edinburgh) will be traveling to Kenya to climb Mt Kenya in February.  After the climb the students will have the opportunity to relax and possibly go on safari.

• SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS

One of the highlights of the year is the secondary school production.  Many students audition for these shows, but only a select few are chosen for the main characters.  This year’s production will be ‘Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’ and there are already over 30 students involved in this.

• MUSIC TUITION

The school runs a number of peripatetic lessons for instruments ranging from trumpet to guitar.  All of the teachers are highly qualified and many are brought in from outside the school.

• MUN, RECYCLING, NEWSPAPER WRITING

The school has an excellent history of participating in the MUN and this year is no different.  We are also committed to recycling and have an ECA dedicated to this end.  Most recently students in the primary school have begun writing their own newspaper reporting on and commenting on important issues in the school.

• EXTREME SPORTS

Maybe not extreme in the true sense of the word, but different certainly.  Students will be able to take part in skateboarding, fencing, water polo, yoga, chi gung, aerobics, table tennis and many others

• CREATIVE ART

The school places a lot of value on students’ creativity and there are many clubs devoted to this area.  Clubs include Art & Craft, mandalas, landscape painting, beading, embroidery, clothes making and much, much more.