Enrichment Programme | British International School Bratislava

Primary School

At BISB we believe that is is important for children to have the broadest possible opportunities to explore new activities to expand their skills, develop self-confidence and discover new hobbies and passions.

We offer a large number of paid and unpaid clubs led both by our own teaching staff and by external specialist coaches.

Our offer varies throughout the year and includes activities such as:

Football Academy, Tennis, Judo, Cricket, Tag Rugby

Basketball, Volleyball, Athletics, Ball Games, Fantasy Football, Running & Fitness

Specialist Art, Sculpture, Pottery, Crafts, Cartoon Creation, Harry Potter

Film & Art, Coding, Robotics, Stop Motion Animation, STEAM Club, Programming

Escape Room, Chess, Board Games, Lego, Construction

Go Green Eco Club, Bushcraft, Forest Skills, Nature Club, Cookery, Mindful Monsters

Ballet, Street Dance, Drama, Zumba, Young Voices Choir

We also have Rockets Club for Nursery to Year 2, which offers safe, fun and relaxed after school childcare every day.

	Monday-Thursday	Friday
Nursery	14:45 – 16:45	14:45 – 15:45
Reception	14:45 – 16:45	14:45 – 15:45
Year 1	14:45 – 15:45 (no late rockets)	14.45 – 15.45
Year 2	14:45 – 15:45 (no late rockets)	14:45 – 15:45

Please note that this is NOT a drop-in club. Please sign your child up via CHQ to secure a place at Rockets as numbers are limited. This enables us to staff the club appropriately.

Secondary School

We have an extensive enrichment programme which offers activities for everyone to become involved in. Whether you enjoy sports, performing arts, culture, well-being, STEAM or service, there will be something for you to enjoy.

We organize our enrichment based around key themes- sports, performing arts, culture, well-being, STEAM and service. During the year we will be encouraging all our students to make selections from each of the themes to get a balanced experience.

The aim of our Enrichment Programme is to:

Give all children a wide range of experiences beyond the timetabled curriculum
Give students choices to follow their interests or try something new
Enable students to train for competitions or competitive tournaments
Enable our students to do something for someone else

Our clubs take place during break time (10:15-10:45) lunchtime (12:45-13:45) and after school Monday–Wednesday (16:00-17:00) Thursday and Friday (15:00-16:00).

There's no limit to what you can achieve. Reach for your dreams, try something new, and above all, BE AMBITIOUS.

Students also have the chance to participate in high profile events such as the International Award, the Tanzania Expedition, Young Enterprise Award, and Maths and Science Challenges.

Music is important to us at BISB and we encourage students to take up an instrument and get involved with extracurricular music events.

Parents can enrol their children on our peripatetic music programme which offers 1:1 Music tuition on the piano, violin, cello, flute, Slovak folk instrument (fujara), ukulele, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, saxophone, recorder, trombone, trumpet and voice. Lessons run throughout the day and after school and are coordinated by Mrs. Vladimíra Sertlová. We currently have over 400 children taking part in this program.

A timetable is issued each day with children being rotated so they don’t always miss the same class lesson each week. Lessons take place in the small instrumental rooms on the ground floor music corridor.

Performing arts are important to us at BISB, in Primary school we like to give students plenty of opportunities to present their work to an audience through exhibitions, musical performances, class assemblies and our amazing stage shows. From Nursery through to Year 6 children are encouraged to perform, it is a pleasure to see the delight they take in applause from an audience, but more importantly, we see the children grow in confidence, develop stage presence and project their voices to the audience and of course they love getting dressed up for a show!

Extended music and dance opportunities are extensive and we have been the most successful school in Nord Anglia Education with regard to Global Campus initiatives and competitions.

All students reflect on and record their progress and each year they work towards achieving different levels of the BISB Diploma. Overall it has been another great year in which our students have been able to further develop their confidence, responsibility, teamwork and leadership skills.