Life Skills Challenge
Every year, our Year 6 pupils embark on an exciting journey through The Sandling School Life Skills Challenge. This programme is designed to inspire and empower students by focusing on four key areas: Community Service, Personal Skills, Physical Skills and Business Enterprise.
To earn the prestigious award, students must complete a challenge in each category. These challenges are crafted to help children become more independent, boost their confidence, develop new skills and understand their role in the wider community.
What can your child look forward to?
- Community Service: Year 6 students take the lead in running clubs for younger children, offering activities like dance, art and playground games. They also engage in community projects, such as campaigning for safer play parks or repairing local phone boxes and even meet with local councillors, police and MPs to discuss their initiatives.
- Personal Skills: From cooking meals for their families to participating in local drama groups, learning new languages and enhancing their computing skills by creating short videos, our pupils explore a wide range of personal development activities. They also have the chance to complete a St John’s Ambulance First Aid course through the school.
- Physical Skills: Students are encouraged to stay active and healthy by participating in various physical challenges that promote fitness and well-being.
- Business Enterprise: Every child gets hands-on experience in entrepreneurship by running a stall at the school Christmas fair or an after-school sale, learning the basics of making a profit and managing a small business.
The grand finale of the programme is an overnight camp on the school field, where students can bond, reflect on their achievements and celebrate their journey.
Join us in supporting our Year 6 pupils as they take on The Sandling School Life Skills Challenge and grow into confident, capable, community-minded individuals.
Please contact the Mr Smith, Life Skills Lead, via the school office if you have any further questions.
