Enrichment Week Year 9 Activities

• Aardman Modelling Workshop

  Year 8 & 9
  Leader: Mrs May
  Cost: FREE
  
  Are you a budding animator? Come and join our Aardman Animation expert and learn how to model two of Aardman's famous characters. Find out about careers in animation and develop your own animation ideas.

• All Aboard Watersports

  Trip 1: Year 9
  Trip 2: Year 7,8 & 9
  Leader: Miss Jefferies
  Cost: £22
  
  A trip on the train to Bristol, then some time on the water in kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and other small craft. This activity will open your eyes to the enjoyment that can be had messing about on the water. Try something new or develop your skills. Just be prepared to get wet!

• A WICKED London Musical

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Miss Woolger
  Cost: £36
  
  WICKED, the smash hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz. Join us for a trip to London to see this "must-see wonder of the West End".
  
  Please note that this activity will extend the school day. Timings are to follow.

• Be Healthy, Be Happy

  Year 9
  Leader: Miss Tillson
  Cost: FREE
  
  An exciting day exploring health and well-being in a day packed with activities from yoga to mindfulness, including some physical activity and free healthy snacks. It is a great way to spend a sunny day in Enrichment Week!

• Bristol's History Secrets

  Year 9
  Leader: Miss Walker
  Cost: £4
  
  A tour of Bristol's past from its time as a hub during the Transatlantic slave trade and the more recent history as a city of protest and street art.

• Cake Baking and Decorating

  Year 9
  Leader: Mrs Foster
  Cost: FREE
  
  Have you ever fancied yourself as a Mary Berry or Prue Leith? If so come and spend the day proving you're 'Bake Off' worthy. We will be baking a perfectly risen Victoria sponge before decorating with our own show-stopping designs. Students will be asked to supply their own ingredients, however coloured fondant icing for decoration will be provided.

• DoE

  Year 9
  Leader: Miss Higgs
  Cost: £210
  
  Year 9 Bronze expedition. Sign up now closed.

• Dungeons and Dragons

  Session 1: Year 8 & 9
  Session 2: Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Mr Rutt
  Cost: FREE
  
  You will create your own characters and write compelling backstories for them. Use your maths skills to assign attributes to your characters and show your moral courage as you charge into battle against nefarious foes armed with your shields of faith.

• Fashion Illustration at the Fashion Museum

  Year 9
  Leader: Mrs Lisney
  Cost: FREE
  
  Are you a budding fashion designer? have an interest in fashion but not sure how to convey your ideas? This day plans to give you the drawing skills to draw from scratch, from your imagination and from live models to a completed fashion illustration. We will spend the morning in school working on techniques before walking to Bath's Fashion museum. We will picnic in front of the Royal crescent before returning to school to complete an illustration of your own, inspired by what you have seen using the techniques you've learnt.

• Fiendish Puzzle Solving

  Year 9
  Leader: Mr Fowles
  Cost: FREE
  
  A day of puzzles, games and general problem solving. Develop your cryptic crossword skills. Who will be crowned the cryptic crossword champion and see their puzzle published in the bulletin?

• Flip out @ Hayesfield

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomson
  Cost: FREE
  
  Flip Out is trampolining and self defence! Spend half a day in each discipline with oustanding external providers that will come to UOP and develop your skils and understanding. It's going to be a brilliant day developing your confidence in some new and exciting areas.

• Frome Boulder Rooms

  Year 9
  Leader: Miss Fitzgerald
  Cost: £15
  
  Join us bouldering. Learn a new skill that is fun, will test your resilience and will challenge you mentally and physically. You will participate in a lesson where you will learn the skills required to climb with no harnesses or ropes. The goal is to solve the problem, by climbing from the bottom to the top. This will be a fun and different day out for all.

• Little Theatre - Big Film

  Year 8 & 9
  Leader: Ms Twohigg
  Cost: £5
  
  Want to watch Disney's latest film about a strong female? Want to sing your heart out to the latest Disney musical? Come along to a viewing of Encanto at the most wonderful Little Theatre Cinema in the heart of Bath. We will have a screen all to our Hayesfield selves to enjoy this superb film before walking back to school to partake in some creative work on the film - design a cinema poster, write an interview with one of the characters or write a film review. Price includes a bottle of still/ sparkling water and a bag of popcorn- what an absolute bargain. Happy cinema days. Enjoy sharing this experience with your friends.

• Make UOP Pond Great Again

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Mrs Newman
  Cost: FREE
  
  Be part of Team Pond! Working together we will revamp the UOP pond bringing new life to this part of the UOP garden. When we are finished birds will want to drink there, frogs will spawn in our pond, and it will attract a whole new world of insect such as dragonflies, damselflies and pond skaters. Come join us.

• Marvellous Mindfulness

  Session 1: Year 9
  Session 2: Year 8 & 9
  Leader: Mrs Patterson
  Cost: FREE
  
  We will spend the day looking at different ways to reduce stress and increase concentration. Learn how to live in the here and now through yoga, meditation, movement - even eating! Understand the effect that stress has on the body and learn some simple techniques to take control of worry so that you can use to make the most of every day! You won't be sat down silently all day - there are lots of active and fun ways to practice mindfulness.

• Mind and Matter

  Year 9
  Leader: Mrs Whatley
  Cost: £10
  
  Spend a relaxing day creating!! This could include designing and producing greeting cards of your own design, a personalised photo frame for your Grandad or how about a mug for your Mum? You’ll also get the opportunity to try glass fusing to make your very own bespoke piece. How about your very own glass Christmas tree or window decoration? A variety of choices will be available for you to make and take home. A relaxing and mindful day to take time to transition to the holidays!

• Musical in a Day - Mary Poppins

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Mrs Adams
  Cost: FREE
  
  Spend an exciting day learning the songs and dances for Mary Poppins, putting on a performance at the end of the day. There will be an opportunity to audition for the big roles in the run up to Enrichment Week.

• Parliament Trip

  Year 9
  Leader: Mr Paterson
  Cost: £18
  
  Visit the Houses of Parliament and experience the heart of our democracy. We will be visiting the Palace of Westminster and have a tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords (subject to events) including a visit to the Chamber itself. If you are interested in finding out more about how our country is run, then this trip is for you.

• Poetry Slam

  Year 9
  Leader: Ms Curran
  Cost: FREE
  
  Like the X-Factor, but with words'. That's one way of describing a poetry slam. Born in New York, slam is an exciting, high-energy spoken word poetry competition, with an emphasis on supportive fun. Join spoken word artist Jonny Seagrave ('Jonny Fluffypunk')- who regularly works alongside spoken word stars such as Kate Tempest, Hollie McNish and Dizraeli- to find, develop and share the poet that lurks in all of us. Serious or silly; heartwarming, heartbreaking and all points in between. Through working in groups and individually if you choose you will develop your self-confidence and increase your aspirations.

• Scenic Cycling

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader: Mr Mallam
  Cost: FREE
  
  A day of cycling around Bristol & Bath that will help you improve your cycling skills. We enjoy 2 routes during the day, riding approximately 30 miles. We are lucky enough to have 15 bikes available for students to use on a first come, first serve basis. We will be stopping for lunch and ice creams!

• Stand up for Hayesfield

  Year 9
  Leader: Mr Halsall
  Cost: FREE
  
  Do you enjoy comedy? Want to spend a day studying stand up? Write your own sit com? How about take part in our edition of Would I Lie to you. Stand Up for Hayesfield is a day that will give you opportunity to aim really high and accept the challenge to make others laugh.

• Surfs Up!

  Year 8 & 9
  Session 1: Leader: Ms Clash
  Session 2: Leader: Mrs Grayley
  Cost: £34
  
  Let's go surfing! We will travel to Rest Bay Surf School in Porthcawl where you will receive expert tuition in the art of surfing. You will get to develop your strength and resilience while improving your surfing skills both on dry land and in the sea. You will use your moral courage to try to catch waves and stand up … and then…get wet! You never know…we may even have the opportunity to buy an ice cream before we come home! The ability to swim in open water is essential for this trip.

• Triathlon

  Year 9
  Leader: Ms Pennicott
  Cost: FREE
  
  A 4k run followed by 16k bike ride, rounded off with a swim. Try the triathlon. A fun day where you will challenge yourself and be amazed by your achievements

• Urban Sketchers

  Session 1: Year 9
  Session 2: Year 8 & 9
  Leader: Mr Weston
  Cost: FREE
  
  For those who love art and drawing. A chance to spend the day outside sketching the wonderful townscapes and buildings of Bath.

• Victoria Park Adventure

  Year 9
  Leaders: Mr Nelson, Miss Woolger
  Cost: FREE
  
  We’re off to the wonderful Victoria Park. After a short walk there we will have a photographic treasure hunt. We will investigate the park’s history, the role of the bandstand and Ha Ha wall below the Royal Crescent as well as enjoying a (self brought) picnic in the wonderful surroundings of the Botanical Gardens where we will also have some creative time to draw, sketch, paint and write.

• We Pickle & Preserve

  Year 9
  Leader: Miss Rennie
  Cost: FREE
  
  We will be making fruit jams in the morning and pickled products in the afternoon, including chutneys, pickled onions, eggs, gherkins and possibly sauerkraut! You'll design your own labels and go home with jars of goodies to give as presents or share with your family.

• Wild Things

  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader (Trip 1): Mr Robinson
  Cost: £23
  
  Love animals and thrill seeking? Then this is the activity for you! During the day you will get to see all the varied and wonderful animals at Bristol Wild Place. You'll take part in an education session to learn more about wolves and conservation.
  
  Year 7, 8 & 9
  Leader (Trip 2): Mr Fuller, Miss Tyson
  Cost: £13.50
  
  Love animals and thrill seeking? Then this is the activity for you! During the day you will get to see all the varied and wonderful animals at Bristol Wild Place. You'll take part in an education session to learn more about wolves and conservation, alongside facing your fears with the "Leap of faith" high ropes activity.

Residential Trips

• Beam House Residential

  End of Year 9 residential. Celebrate the end of your third year at Hayesfield at Brilliant Beam House. Sign up is now closed.