School Clubs

Our endeavour at Islamia is always to help our girls to become well-rounded young Muslim women with self-confidence and integrity. Extra curricular clubs add an energy and vitality to a school that in turn has a positive effect on academic work and everyday school life.· 

With the support of Friends of Islamia, our parent body, we have been able to provide a number of enjoyable and fun activities this year, many of which are regularly run to allow girls the opportunity to attain to an advanced level

Drama

  • Coaching by experienced Drama teacher
  • Working towards a performance for the Cultural Evening
  • Fun & dynamic workshops
  • Run for the first and second term
  • This term has 12 sessions starting in January 2012

Sugar Craft

  • Lead by a propessional teacher
  • Aming to give students an opportunity to do creative work in the ” Art of icing and decorating cakes"
  • Colouring sugar pastes and icing sugar
  • Modelling sugar paste and flower paste
  • Making frills and flounces
  • Designing cake boards
  • Sugar moulding and chocolate cake decorations
  • Lettering, cupcake designing and miniature Eid and celebration cakes
  • Fun & dynamic workshops
  • Run for the first and second term
  • This term has 12 sessions starting Friday 6th January 2012

Sewing

  • Learn sewing techniques by hand and machine
  • Run by a member of staff
  • Craft books and materials provided
  • A creative & rewarding experience
  • Throughout the year
  • This term has 12 sessions in total starting from January 2012

Muslimah Club


•    Encourages pupils to learn about their religion in a relaxed environment
•    Allows the pupils to discuss key concepts in Islam
•    Sessions include speakers, presentations, visits and interaction with local community
•    Some of the recent sessions have included: dawah, love of Allah (swt) and the Prophet Muhammad (saw), visit to the Twins of Faith Conference at the Excel Centre and much more
•    Runs weekly, during lunch time or after school in the Library, throughout the year on Monday

Boxing

  • Encourage pupils to be physically active
  • Help them gain confidence and be fit
  • Learn about boxing stances and techniques
  • Run by a qualified teacher
  • Runs weekly on Thursdays, at lunch time, throughout the year.

Islamic Choir

  • Encourage pupils to learn Nasheeds.
  •  Learn  how to play interesting rhythmic patterns and make their own too!
  • Learn to sing as a choir in harmony with each other.
  • There is no obligation as part of the class to play musical instruments.
  • Runs by a professional musician.
  • Was Runnimg weekly on Thursdays, after school. There were 9 sessions last term started from Thursday 6th October 2011.

Self Defence

  • Encourage pupils to be physically active
  • It is a popular martial art
  • It develops speed, strength, balance, flexibility and stamina
  • Students will learn to defend themself
  • Fun and rewarding experience
  • Run by a qualified PE teacher
  • Runs weekly on Mondays, after school, throughout the year.

Basketball

  • Encourage pupils to be physically active
  • Help them gain confidence and be fit
  • Learn the rules of the game
  • Enhance the ability to play as a member of a team
  • Fun and rewarding experience
  • Run by a qualified PE teacher
  • Runs weekly on Thursdays, after school, throughout the year.

Rounders

  • Encourage pupils to be physically active
  • Help them gain confidence and be fit
  • Enhances the ability to be a member of a team
  • Fun and rewarding experience
  • Run by a qualified PE teacher
  • Runs twice weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays, after school, throughout the year.

Netball

  • Encourage pupils to be physically active
  • Help them gain confidence and be fit
  • Enhances the ability to play netball at an advanced level
  • Fun and rewarding experience
  • Prepares them to form the Islamia Netball Team
  • Coach them to compete with other schools locally
  • Run by a qualified netball coach
  • Runs weekly, after school, throughout the year.

Debating

  • Encourage pupils to develop their research skills
  • Help them gain confidence in public speaking
  • Run by a member of staff
  • Enhances the ability to express opinions eloquently & in a persuasive manner
  • Rewarding, intellectually stimulating & challenging experience
  • Runs weekly, during lunch time, throughout the year.

Amnesty Club

  • Open to all 
  • Run by Islamia Amnesty Youth Group
  • Dynamic workshops and regular meetings
  • Participate and organise letter-writing
  • Organise and Hold the school Human Rights Day
  • Petitions and online actions
  • Fundraise for our campaigns
  • Engage in direct lobbying. 
  • Will be running every Wednesday at lunch time from 1:50 to 2:20 for the whole year of 2011-12

ICT Club

The ICT club operates after school on a weekly basis. It's aim is to

* Increase the time our students spend learning about the new technologies in the ICT field.
* Increase access to ICT especially for those with limited access to a computer or connection to the internet at home.
* Enable some students to develop and extend personal hobbies and interests
* Develop ICT capability; potentially raising self esteem, motivation and standards of achievement.

First Aid

  • Run every year by Red Cross
  • Organised by Friends of Islamia
  • 2 hour workshop as Taster Session for Years 7 and 9
  • Full certified Course for Year 11
  • New dates to be announced for 2011/2012