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Private school and extra activities

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SamPoodle123 · 23/04/2023 07:14

This may be a silly question, so please bear with me. My dd is due to start private school in September and she comes from a state school. Atm she does many activities outside of school, because her school does not offer them (and she wants to do them). I do not want to waste money signing up to all for next term, as I assume they have many at her school? Or do people in private continue to also do loads of activities outside school? We are always asked to sign up for the next term at the end of the current one.

Please could someone with dc in private secondary school let me know? My dd currently does tennis, ballet, netball, gymnastics, choir, art, gymnastics.

I also assume she will get a lot more homework when she starts secondary, so I am not sure what activities to keep, which ones she will do at school. Of course she wants to continue all....but it gets expensive with 3 dc plus now private school fees. And I do not want her to have too much on her plate.

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Rollinghill · 23/04/2023 07:18

That's quite a lot. Can you look at the school's club list in the website to see what kind of activities she'd be able to do?

I was in a similar position - DD wanted to continue with her choir anyway and I do think it's a good idea to have friends/clubs outside of school too.

itsgettingweird · 23/04/2023 07:17

Private schools vary as much as state with regards to their timetables and what they do.

You'll need to ask the school.

But surely you have a prospectus or something from when you made the decision about where to send her with all this information?