8 Participation, Performance, Elite Offered outside students timetabled lessons, the Other Half expands sporting opportunities as well as providing an extension to the Sports curriculum. These sessions are run during lunchtimes, after academic lessons during period 8, and at weekends. There is an extremely wide range of options available and students choose what activities they would like to do each term, in consultation with their tutor. Some of the activities on offer include basketball, yoga, clay pigeon shooting, fencing, canoeing and water polo. Other Half Sport Our Athletic Development programme has been implemented in the Physical Education and Core Sport curriculums, as well as the Other Half opportunities. It focuses on holistic and long-term training with the aim of benefiting the health, wellbeing and physical literacy of all students as they progress through School into adulthood. As part of this approach, students will learn to become accountable for their actions within sport, PE and daily exercise. This helps to create an appreciation for the countless health benefits that exercise has to offer, along with solidifying life-long habits. For talented performers on National Governing Body pathways, there are extra sessions available in strength and conditioning, as well as sports science lectures and visits to renowned sporting institutes and universities. There is more information available here. Link to the scholarship page. Athletic Development and Talented Athlete Programme This is a timetabled activity for all students in Lower School (First and Second Year) and Middle School (Third to Fifth Year). The curriculum focuses on activities that are predominantly not defined as ‘traditional games' such as swimming, health related exercise, physical literacy and athletics. In First Year to Third Year: students receive one 50 minute lesson each week. In Fifth Year: students received one 50 minute lesson each fortnight. Physical Education
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