Blog by Tag: Extra-Curricular

Congratulations to Mrs Flynn Vilic on her write up on the Eco Group visit to Martineau Gardens, making it into the 10 years of Hugh Kenrick Days Publication.  You can see a copy of it on page 9 of the publication by clicking here.

On Wednesday 14th September a group of Year 9 girls attended a 'Girls In STEM' event at the University of Birmingham. The aim of the day was to inform and inspire the students by working with undergraduates and Lecturers in the Chemical Engineering and Robotics Faculty of the University who…

On Monday 27th June we welcomed 11 primary schools with 60 Year 5 pupils to Bishop Challoner to take part in the "Drone and Cyber security competition". All activities were designed and run by our wonderful and talented KS3 students who have been working tirelessly behind the scenes. It was a…

Well done to the students that won the Catholic School Sports Competition on Friday 24th July at Bishop Walsh.

Bishop Challoner had been invited to compete in a HADO Competition on Thursday 23rd of June. HADO is a blend of E-Sports mixed with Physical Sport using AR (Augmented reality) Headsets. The day consisted of inter school groups competing to be crowned champions with medals for the winners.

We…

On Wednesday 15th June we hosted our 1st Commonwealth Games festival, along with the Hall Green SGO area and my colleague Miss Reed. The event saw over 150 KS2 pupils from schools across the city taking part in some non-traditional activities as well as some Commonwealth Games sports in…

On Monday 14th June students were able to experience the HADO activity, a form of digital dodgeball.  Students were loving it!! Well done to all involved in this brilliant activity!

Massive congratulations to Imogen, Year 7 for winning 8 medals in her recent Warwickshire and Staffordshire Invitational Artistic Swimming Championships. 6 gold and 2 silver.  Well done Imogen!

• 2 gold medals for her individual figures.
• 2 gold medals for her solo performance.
• 2 gold…

Students had the opportunity to visit Birmingham University Lapworth Museum, they learnt about the geological history of the earth. They held and investigated fossils and rocks including dinosaur poo and meteorites!

The Valencia Trip 2022 was a huge success. An amazing experience for all students/staff involved and one that they will never forget. Across the week, students got to experience - expert coaching and facilities from the Valencia CF academy staff at the Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna training complex;…

Bishop Challoner students attended the Birmingham Smart event on Thursday 12th May.  It was attended by local businesses, technology firms, university academia, colleges, and schools. It was about using technology to improve Birmingham's climate.

Our students split into several groups and…