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School life

What happens between the lessons

Clubs, sport, reading, excursions, competitions and four fiercely competitive houses. This is where a lot of the learning actually sticks.

Clubs

Find what you love

Clubs run after lessons and are included in your child's activities fee.

Coding Club

32

Block-based and beginner text coding, games and simple apps.

Young Scientists Club

36

Weekly experiments, nature study and science fair preparation.

Chess Club

19

Strategy, patience and a friendly lunchtime ladder.

Reading Club

44

Shared reading, book talks and our termly reading challenge.

Art Club

25

Drawing, painting, printmaking and the termly exhibition.

Music Club

21

Voice, recorder, percussion and the school choir.

Drama Club

20

Improvisation, script work and end-of-term performances.

Football Academy

35

Skills, fitness and inter-school fixtures.

Basketball Club

38

Coached sessions for Primary 3 to Primary 6.

Dance Club

35

Traditional and contemporary dance for all ages.

Debate Club

30

Speaking with confidence, listening with respect.

Robotics Club

39

Design, build and program robots for regional challenges.

Gardening Club

33

Growing vegetables and caring for the school grounds.

French Club

40

Conversation, songs and Francophone culture.

Creative Writing Club

29

Stories, poems and our pupil-run school magazine.

Young Entrepreneurs Club

17

Ideas, savings and our annual market day stall.

Sports

Six sports across the school

Football

Coached academy sessions twice a week, plus inter-house and inter-school fixtures.

Basketball

Adjustable hoops sized for primary pupils, with coached sessions after school.

Volleyball

Introduced in upper primary, with a dedicated sand and hard-court area.

Athletics

Sprints, relays, long jump and field events, building to the annual sports festival.

Physical Education

Timetabled PE for every class every week, taught by a specialist teacher.

Dance & Movement

Traditional and contemporary dance, performed at cultural day and prize-giving.

Four houses, one very loud sports day

Emerald

Steady and strong

Sapphire

Bold and bright

Ruby

Fearless together

Amber

Warm and relentless

Library

How reading works here

Reading is the single best predictor of later success, so it runs through every week.

Guided reading

Small-group reading with a teacher, matched to each child's current level, twice a week.

Reading challenge

Twenty books a term earns a place at our celebration assembly. Every pupil gets a reading passport.

Story sessions

Weekly story time for lower primary, often with a guest reader.

Borrowing

Pupils from Primary 1 may borrow one book at a time for two weeks, renewable once.

Facilities

Where it all happens

Smart Classrooms

Classrooms are designed to encourage interaction, collaboration and active learning. Selected classrooms feature interactive displays and digital learning resources.

ICT & Innovation Lab

The ICT and Innovation Lab introduces pupils to computer literacy, coding, robotics, digital creativity, internet safety and problem solving.

Science Laboratory

A child-friendly laboratory where pupils explore scientific concepts through practical experiments.

School Library

The library provides age-appropriate books, reading corners and guided reading activities designed to develop a lifelong love of reading.

Creative Arts Studio

A dedicated space for drawing, painting, crafts, drama, music and creative projects.

Football Pitch

Our pitch hosts weekly football academy sessions, PE lessons and inter-house competitions.

Basketball Court

An outdoor court used for basketball coaching, PE and break-time play.

Volleyball Area

A dedicated volleyball area used for upper-primary PE and the inter-house sports festival.

Athletics Space

A marked track and field area supporting sprint, relay and field events throughout the year.

Children's Playground

Age-appropriate climbing frames, slides and swings on impact-absorbing surfacing, always supervised.

Medical Centre

A resident school nurse manages first aid, medication records, health screening and communication with parents.

Cafeteria

Our kitchen prepares balanced meals daily, with allergy-aware menus shared with parents each term.

Security

Access to the school is controlled, the campus is under CCTV coverage and children are released only to authorised adults.

Upcoming

What's coming up

All events

Ready to join the El-Bethel family?

Admission for the 2026/2027 session is open for every class — Creche, Pre-School, Nursery 1–3, Primary 1–6 and JSS 1–3. Spaces in some classes are limited.

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