Extra curricular
All College students have full access to our excellent Music, Drama, Arts and Sports facilities. The College music centre offers excellent facilities and there are many weekly musical activities open to students e.g. Choir, String Orchestra, Orchestra, Windband, Big Band and Little Big Band.
As well as these groups there are regular opportunities for all types of music from chamber to rock. There are regular performances throughout the year in which students, parents and staff take part both in and outside of school. Some are large scale concerts, but there are other events such as recital evenings. There is also a school show each year in which many students get involved as singers and performers. We also offer much expertise in Music Technology and have excellent recording facilities.
The major production of the year tends to take place in late January and past performances include: "Les Miserables", "West Side Story", "Oliver", "Cabaret", "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Anything Goes". These usually involve over one hundred students drawn from every class in the School and College. Music and dance play an important part in these shows and several months of rehearsal culminate in nearly 1000 people attending the final performances in the Stanier Hall. Smaller and often more intimate performances take place in the Drama Studio.
Adams College enjoys the facilities provided by having a Joint-Use Sports Centre on site and the municipal swimming pool within walking distance. These, together with the extensive playing fields, ensure first class provision for indoor and outdoor sport including Football, Cricket, Rugby, Athletics, Cross-Country, Swimming, Tennis, Table Tennis, Gymnastics, Badminton, Rounders, Volleyball, Basketball, Netball and a range of individual interests. There are a wide range of clubs and teams We also encourage students to help coach for the clubs and teams available to younger students and it is possible to gain Sport Leadership Awards.
There are a range of media based clubs and extra-curricular activities, such as Animation and Photography based on our Media Arts Centre at Wem Town Hall, which give students the opportunity to make use of the latest equipment and technology. Indeed, as a Specialist Media Arts College, the Media Arts play an extremely large role in extra-curricular life. We have enjoyed success in film production, for example, and recently carried off a national film award for the quality of students’ work.
The Senior Council of the College, made up of nominated representatives from the student body, organises a range of social events and activities throughout the year for the benefit of students and the wider community. We would also encourage students to participate in the various subject-related and higher education visits which are organised throughout the year.
Opportunities for work experience and community service are made available to those students who want to become involved in such activities and there are opportunities to participate in Young Enterprise, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme etc. The College’s study facilities are available outside normal college hours.
Overall, many opportunities exist for students to participate in a variety of activities and visits both at home and abroad. These range from activities closely related to the curriculum (e.g. residential field work in Biology and Geography). There are a variety of theatre visits for all age groups, ranging from stop-overs in London to evening performances in Stoke, Liverpool or Birmingham.
