--- title: "Enhancing Our Curriculum" url: "https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/enhancing-our-curriculum" school: "Holme Community School" --- # Enhancing Our Curriculum ## Enhancing Our Curriculum - Educational Visits - Forest Schools - Music Tuition - Co-Curricular Clubs ### Educational Visits Educational visits are a core part of what we offer at Holme Community School. We want children to develop a love of learning and to experience life beyond Holme Village. As a result, we've designed a two-year cycle of Educational Visits that link directly with our curriculum and offer our children a breadth of rich experiences and happy memories. If you have any questions about our educational visits, please speak to Mr Horrocks our Education Visits Coordinator. #### Our Educational Visits Curriculum Educational Visits Overview 116 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holme-community-school-2/files/documents/ed-visits-plan.pdf) **Residential Trips** Below we share a useful list of items to ensure your child has everything they need for residential visits: Your clothes are likely to suffer wear and tear and also get dirty and/or wet, therefore you should bring several changes of old clothes for doing activities. Jeans are not suitable for activities as they get heavy and cold when wet and don’t dry out quickly. Please ensure that all items are named. - Suitable nightwear (PJs) - Underwear (please note that for many activities, socks will need to cover your ankles) - Trousers/leggings for activities (not jeans) - Shorts (weather permitting) - 1 pair of trainers/walking shoes/boots for activities - 1 pair of closed shoes/trainers for water/muddy activities - Fleeces/sweatshirts for activities - Long-sleeved shirt/-t-shirt s(for activities where arms need to be covered) - T-shirts - Waterproof jacket and trousers - Warm hat and gloves - Sun hat (weather permitting) - One towel for showering - One old towel for wet activities - Water bottle - Sunscreen (weather permitting) - Labelled bin bag for wet and dirty clothing - Washbag (including soap, shampoo and toothbrush/paste) - Sleeping bag & Pillow - Torch - Hair bands for long hair - No more than £10 pocket money **PLEASE DON’T BRING:** - Mobile phones; electronic/computer games; jewellery/valuables, etc. **Lost property** \- Please label everything your child brings \- Pupils are responsible for their own belongings – it may be useful for the child to pack their own bag so they know where everything is. ### Forest Schools Each half term, each class has at least one 'forest school' session with our forest school practitioner, Miss Halhead. We've designed a forest school curriculum that is progressive - it builds on practical skills over time but also promotes our school values. Forest School Curriculum 82 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/holme-community-school-2/files/documents/forest-school-curriculum.pdf) ### Music Tuition We are passionate about promoting the many varied talents of our children. We believe that all children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and therefore provide this within our curriculum. We also recognise that some children will wish to explore a wider range of musical opportunities and as such we offer music tuition in the following instruments: - Acoustic Guitar - Electric Guitar - Piano - Keyboard - Violin - Cello We also have a vibrant and active choir. ### Co-Curricular Clubs As part of our aim: 'giving everyone the chance to shine', we offer a wide range of co-curricular clubs at lunchtimes and after-school. Clubs that have been offered this year include: - Athletics - Board Games - Boccia - Cheerleading - Choir - Computing - Crafts - Dodgeball - Film Making Club - Football - Forest Schools - Gymnastics - Handball - Hockey - Judo - Just Dance - Lego We-Do - Multisports - Netball - Quiz - Running - Tag Rugby - Tennis - Young Voices Choir ### Curriculum - [Our Curriculum](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/our-curriculum) - [Phonics and Early Reading](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/phonics-and-early-reading) - [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/early-years-foundation-stage) - [English](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/english) - [Mathematics](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/mathematics) - [Science](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/science) - [History](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/history) - [Geography](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/geography) - [Physical Education](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/physical-education) - [Art & Design](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/art-design) - [Design & Technology](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/design-technology) - [Computing](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/computing) - [Music](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/music) - [French](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/french) - [Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE)](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/personal-social-health-education-phse) - [Religious Education](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/religious-education) - [Enhancing our Curriculum](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/curriculum/enhancing-our-curriculum) ![Holme Community School](https://files.schudio.com/holme-community-school-2/images/logo/imgi_1_logo.png) ### Holme Community School North Road Holme Carnforth LA6 1QA 01524 781205 ### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Policies](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/policies) - [Term Dates](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Contact Us](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/contact) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HolmeSchool/) ### Translation © Copyright 2025–2026 Holme Community School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.holmeschool.cumbria.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)