After School Activities
As part of our holistic approach to education we recommend that all students get involved in at least one of the wide range of after school activities St Joseph of Cluny has to offer. Being involved in activities outside of the classroom has many potential benefits including: improved mental and physical wellbeing, better school grades, new friendships, learning new skills, understanding cooperation and increased confidence.
Sport, Choir & Drama
The Co-Curricular Timetable 2024-2025 is available here to view.
Choir
The St. Joseph of Cluny school choir is open to every student in the school with a desire to sing. No previous choral or musical experience is necessary. The choir is the heart beat of the school and it provides the students with an opportunity to sing and make friends with girls from other years and to excel in a co-curricular activity.
The choir gives each student confidence-building opportunities as it performs at most school events throughout the year including the school mass, the Open Day and the Carol Service, one of the highlights of the year.
The choir also takes part in competitions, such as the Lyric FM Choir for Christmas Competition & The Wesley Interschools Music Festival.
The repertoire of the choir includes varied genres such as contemporary songs, Musical Theatre, classical songs and a vast selection of Christmas carols. The choir sings in 2-part and 3-part harmony.
The choir rehearses on a Monday from 4-5pm in the school hall and is under the direction of Hannah Masterson who is the Music teacher at Cluny.
Date for your diary - Carol performance at the Christmas Fair 01 December 2024.
The TY Musical
The Cluny School Musical takes place at the end of January and is a highlight of Transition Year in Cluny. The musical gives every student an opportunity to develop, and in many cases discover their stage/musical talents.
Every student in Transition Year participates in performing on stage and as such it is a major collaborative project where the students work hard together and learn something about themselves and others in what it takes to produce a large-scale project.
At its core, the musical is a lot of fun. But it also develops character, unearths talent and builds confidence. The students get to experience what it is like to perform with a professional live band, sound engineer and lighting technician. There is also a lot of collaboration between the art (set design) and music departments which engages the students in interesting cross-curricular activities.
And of course, the transitions years experience performing their show over three nights and also stage a matinee performance for our local primary schools.
Last years hugely successful and sold-out production was “High School Musical” and this year the TY’s are set to start rehearsals very soon for their upcoming show.
Date for the Diary: TY Musical will take place on January 30 & 31 2025.