Co-Curricular The Cheltonian 2023-24

Our pupils have again, this academic year, engaged wholeheartedly in the richness and variety of our co-curricular offering at College. It remains a real joy of teaching to see sports pitches full of energy, determination and teamwork on Saturday afternoons, to be present at a concert and hear ensembles and choirs perform after many months of practising, to see senior cadets taking the lead and supporting younger cadets in CCF, witness the expectation and challenge ahead for pupils as they depart on their Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, to watch our pupils perform on stage and, much more besides.

We continue to encourage our Cheltonians to try new activities and push themselves out of their comfort zone. The aim of the co-curricular programme is always to challenge, and to encourage our pupils to persevere when they inevitably find the going difficult. We want our pupils to leave with a sense of purpose, resilience and grit from all they have engaged with outside the classroom. None of this is possible without the enthusiasm, commitment and dedication of our staff and I am hugely grateful for their support. This Cheltonian publication will, I hope, give a flavour of the hugely varied opportunities on offer for our pupils and what achievements they have made throughout the year.

Mr Stephen McQuitty, Deputy Head (Co-Curricular)