AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE ACTIVITIES HANDBOOK 2015-16 Cover picture by Sophie May(B) Contents Introduction and Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 6 Abelard Society ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Alban Roe Projects .................................................................................................................................. 6 Ampleforth Archers ................................................................................................................................. 7 The Aquinas Society ................................................................................................................................ 8 Art ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Autism Plus ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Beagling ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Biology .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Biology Olympiad ............................................................................................................................... 9 Sixth Form Biology Society .............................................................................................................. 10 British Sign Language ........................................................................................................................... 10 Chemistry Olympiad ............................................................................................................................. 10 Chess ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Junior Classics Society .......................................................................................................................... 11 Clay Pigeon Shooting ............................................................................................................................ 12 Caledonian Reeling Society................................................................................................................... 12 The Combined Cadet Force ................................................................................................................... 13 Baking ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Country Sports ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Fishing ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Gamekeeping Activity ....................................................................................................................... 15 Game/Rough Shooting ...................................................................................................................... 15 Design & Technology ............................................................................................................................ 16 Land Rover Project ............................................................................................................................ 16 First Lego League - Robotics (Winter Term only) ............................................................................ 16 Projects – GCSE and A Level Candidates ......................................................................................... 17 Craft Club (Winter Term only) .................................................................................................... 17 Gravity Race Car ............................................................................................................................... 18 Outdoor Construction (Summer Term only) ..................................................................................... 18 The Duke Of Edinburgh's Award .......................................................................................................... 19 Erasmus Society .................................................................................................................................... 21 Estate Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 21 The Friendship Holiday. ........................................................................................................................ 21 Islamic Society ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Land Rover Restoration group .............................................................................................................. 23 ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Library ................................................................................................................................................... 24 AS/A2 Modern Languages for native speakers. .................................................................................... 24 Mathematics Club (Senior) .................................................................................................................... 24 Music ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Schola Cantorum ............................................................................................................................... 25 Schola Puellarum ............................................................................................................................... 25 ABRSM Music Theory: Grade 3 ....................................................................................................... 26 ABRSM Music Theory: Grade 5 ....................................................................................................... 26 Ampleforth Singers ........................................................................................................................... 26 Ceilidh Band ...................................................................................................................................... 27 College Orchestra .............................................................................................................................. 27 Pro Musica ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Big Band ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Ampleforth Junior And Senior Brass Ensembles .............................................................................. 28 Jazz SHAC Ensemble ........................................................................................................................ 28 The Ampleforth Highlanders Pipe Band (Junior and Senior Bands)..................................................... 29 Orchard Service ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Extra Physics ......................................................................................................................................... 30 The Poetry Society ................................................................................................................................ 30 Reading Club ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Riding Club ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Road Cycling ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Shooting - (Ampleforth College Shooting Club)................................................................................... 32 Lent Term .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Summer Term .................................................................................................................................... 33 Sports ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Badminton ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Cricket Nets ......................................................................................................................................