Extracurricular Offer and Enrichment

Friday Enrichment

Learners are able to pick which activity they would like to take part in for their Friday Enrichment activity. To help learners decide, an Exhibition of stalls for each activity was held so learners could explore and see what each option involved before making their informed choice. Activities available this term are:

John Muir Award

Creative Art

Media Club

College Radio

Sensory

Performing Arts

Football

Fitness Classes

John Muir Award

Horizons College is subscribing to deliver The John Muir Trust Award.

The Award is an environmental award scheme focused on wild places. It is inclusive, accessible and non-competitive, though should challenge each participant.  The Award encourages awareness and responsibility for the natural environment through a structured yet adaptable scheme, in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration.

To achieve a John Muir Award, each participant must:

Meet the four Challenges
Complete the required time commitment
Show enthusiasm and commitment towards their involvement
Have an awareness of John Muir
Understand what the John Muir Award is and why they are participating

There are three different levels. The four Challenges are met for each level, increasing in responsibility and ownership:

Discovery Award – four days/25+ hours minimum time commitment
Explorer Award – eight days/50+ hours
Conserver Award – 20 days/125+ hours across at least six months