School Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities

School Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities

Discover a fun-filled daily schedule at Junior Adventures Group’s

Breakfast & After School Clubs!

Unforgettable sessions for 4-11 year olds delivered here every day throughout the academic year! Junior Adventures Group (JAG) is the UK’s leading provider of Breakfast, After School and Holiday Clubs offering fun and affordable childcare delivered in a safe and supervised environment. Their staff are expertly trained, DBS-checked to an enhanced level, first aid qualified, experienced and passionate about the activities they offer. 👋

New to JAG? Click here to start your adventure with JAG today!

Rise then Shine

JAG’s Breakfast Clubs, called Rise Then Shine, prepare children’s minds and bodies for a busy school day! A healthy, nutritious breakfast keeps them energised throughout the morning, while the focus on an active start stimulates brain activity and concentration, ensuring children get the most out of their day. Find out more at: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/term-time/breakfast-club

After School Clubs JAG’s After School Clubs, called Stay and Play, offer fun, happy, safe places for children to play freely across age groups and take part in structured activities such as arts and crafts and active play. Providing an energising end to the school day, children can join group activities, enjoy a healthy snack, or chill out with toys and games that are all set up and ready for them to enjoy.

Find out more at: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/term-time/after-school-club/ JAG’s fun and enriching Breakfast and After School Clubs run daily throughout the academic year.

The Adventure Programme!

At the core of JAG’s Breakfast and After School Clubs is the Adventure Programme.

Comprising seven action-packed categories, this programme is backed by research into child development and created in partnership with experts, providing children with opportunities to develop essential life skills, explore their interests, and have fun. With a wide selection of activities focused on physical education, arts, STEM, and wellbeing, children can whip up tasty treats, get sporty, or unwind with yoga and mindfulness. The Adventure Programme features seven exciting categories: 🤝 Power Teams: Dive into fun games, thrilling challenges, and dynamic group activities to develop lifelong team skills.

🧠 Brain Boosters: Crack codes, solve puzzles, and engage in captivating science experiments and STEM activities that explore the wonders of the world.

🌍 Global Kids: Embark on a journey to become better global citizens by developing essential life skills and discovering the world around you.

🏃 Super Sports: Participate in energetic and fun sports sessions designed to build essential skills for a lifetime of active living.

🧘 Wellbeing Warriors: Discover activities that enhance happiness, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.

🚀 Creative Inventors: Unleash your imagination through creative activities that blend arts, materials, and crafts, helping you unlock your inner inventor and discover hidden talents.

🍇 Flavour Fest: Explore food and nutrition with interactive, engaging activities designed to promote healthy eating habits.

Each category gives children the opportunity to develop life skills, explore their interests, and create friendships for life—all while having fun! Access the links to the JAG website below to find out more!

Booking Information

To book please login/create an account if you haven’t already and secure your place online at: https://bookings.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/. Please follow the quick step guide below:

  • Register a Junior Adventures Group account
  • Please confirm that you have read the Terms and Conditions
  • Add your desired Breakfast, After School & Holiday Club location – Pickhurst Academy as centre
  • Add your child(ren) to your Junior Adventures Group account before attempting to make a booking
  • Ensure all the Consent questions, Collector, Emergency Contacts and Doctor details are added.
  • After this click on ‘Book Activity’ to make a booking.
  • Select the dates you wish to book!

For more information about Junior Adventures Group Clubs, visit some of their key web pages below…

JAG puts children at the heart of everything they do!

Childcare activity experts meticulously plan all JAG clubs to ensure there’s a role for every child, regardless of their age or ability, to keep them entertained and moving all day! Therefore, their clubs offer the perfect childcare solutions for busy families, inspiring children and nurturing their individuality in an enriching environment filled with the activities and experiences they love.

Their fun and enriching Breakfast, After School & Holiday Clubs run daily throughout the academic year and school holidays. Created using a Whole of Child approach, these activities are loved by children and trusted by parents, helping each child get the most out of their day and adding richness to their learning beyond the school curriculum. Children love JAG Clubs because the diverse experiences they can offer are so much fun. With opportunities to learn through play, meet new friends and have fun in a safe setting, there’s something for every child. Check out the activities on offer below:

🏃Super Sports: action-packed multi-sport sessions!

🤝Power Teams: fun, movement-based activities, and challenges!

🌍Global Kids: a chance to practice life skills through a range of engaging learning experiences!

🧘Zen Masters: activities that promote physical, emotional, and personal wellbeing and happiness!

🚀Creative Inventorsexciting opportunities for children to express themselves creatively!

🧠Brain Boosters: captivating games and puzzles to entrain and perplex!

Access the links to the JAG website below to find out more!

JAG’s Whole of Child promise: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/our-story/whole-of-child/

Breakfast & After School Club activities: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/term-time/activities/

Holiday Club activities: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/holiday-clubs/activities/

Flexible Payment Options

JAG understands that affordability may concern families in the current climate. Their flexible payment options offer families several ways to make payments manageable. From their handy instalment plans to supporting your eligibility to access funding schemes – JAG strives to make childcare services available for every child. Find out more about our flexible payment options at: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/parent-support/payment-options/.

Helpful Links

Venue Page: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/find-us/pickhurst-academy

Breakfast Clubs: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/term-time/breakfast-club/

After School Clubs: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/term-time/after-school-club/

Holiday Clubs: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/holiday-clubs/

Parent Support: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/parent-support/

Our Locations: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/find-us/

Our Story: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/our-story/

New to JAG: https://www.junioradventuresgroup.co.uk/parent-support/new-to-jag/

Otherwise, please don’t hesitate to call the friendly Junior Adventures Group team on 0333 577 1533 or email them at hello@junioradventuresgroup.co.uk.

Additional afterschool activities include the following:

Please click here for a full list of external clubs

Bromley FC (Wednesday 3.20pm-4.30pm, girls only)

Lead by passionate and FA qualified female coaches. Develop your skills, meet new friends in a fun and friendly environment.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend please contact: community@bromleyfc.org

Buzzers (Friday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

Buzzers basketball after-school club provides children with safe, fun, inclusive, and active sports sessions.

The club is aimed at children of all sporting abilities and interests, with the emphasis for each session being focused on maximum participation and leadership.

Payment can be made by Debit/Credit Card, Childcare Vouchers, or the government’s Tax-Free Childcare system.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend please contact: buzzersacademies.co.uk/school-clubs

Cooking Stars (Tuesday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

The number one ingredient in all lessons is absolute FUN.

Children learn best when they are happy, relaxed and being creative, just some of the elements of our perfectly curated lessons. Whilst the children have a recipe to follow, they are encouraged to explore their creativity, identity and artistic freedom which can lead to surprisingly impressive results! Children will be learning to make a variety of recipes from around the world, bread, pasta, pizza, cakes, scones, cookies, sushi and much more!

All ingredients, equipment and aprons will be provided and each week your little Cooking Star will leave the lesson beaming with pride at their own creation. This will open require baking at home and the full recipe and baking instructions will be emailed to all parents each week. As well as being an important life skill, countless studies have shown the long-term health benefits of primary-age cooking education. Children will also develop skills in language and listening, following instructions, fine motor skills, measuring.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend please contact: www.cookingstars.co.uk

Drama Kids (Tuesday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

One of the greatest skills we can give our children is the ability to communicate confidently. At Drama Kids, our students learn to do this while making friends and having fun!

Our imaginative curriculum incorporates role play, improvisation, and structured performance. Each one-hour class for young people from ages 5-18 encourages higher self-esteem, better communication skills and more effective social interactions. They grow in enthusiasm and energy while gaining ongoing confidence.

Our programme provides the opportunity for children to become confident in themselves and develop their social skills and self-awareness. We encourage our pupils to be better at communicating with peers and adults by practicing presentation skills and public speaking, all this while developing their creativity and lateral thinking.

Our pupils learn to enhance concentration and the ability to listen well, improve the use of English language and increase clarity of speech. We encourage them in developing teamwork and leadership skills, helping to widen friendship groups and gaining enthusiasm, energy, and a positive approach to life!

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Drama Kids, please contact: croydon@dramakids.co.uk

Ju-Jitsu (Tuesday 3.20pm-4.15pm)
Ju-Jitsu is a Japanese Martial Art with a history in excess of 600 years, developed by the Samurai Warriors. Ju-Jitsu is a self defence system incorporating punching, kicking, throws, locks, wrestling and weapons training (Kobudo). Adaptable and fluid, Ju-Jitsu has constantly evolved to meet the challenges of an ever changing environment. At Heijoshin our aim is to provide every child with the opportunity to express themselves and grow. Developing practical, mental and social skills.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Ju-Jit-Su, please contact: michaelhughes@heijoshin.org.uk

Pottery Club (Thursday 3.20pm-5.00pm)

The club is run by Mrs. Caballero a parent of Pickhurst Junior Academy and a PGCE qualified teacher of Art and Design. Children have fun learning new techniques in hand building, sculpting and decorating clay.

Children work on individual and group pieces as well as work collaboratively to share ideas and experiences. Each half term they explore a different theme or special calendar event, which they use as inspiration for their pottery pieces.

The afterschool pottery club helps to enable children to make visual connections and unravel the possibilities in their work. Children engage with the malleable form of clay, using their natural ability to be creative. They learn through a process of exploration and trial and error. The pottery classes teaches children that if something goes wrong, “don’t worry” just try again in a different way. Therefore children are provided opportunities to develop perseverance and their own creative style with confidence and a feeling of accomplishment.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend the pottery club, please contact: msbertram@yahoo.co.uk

Sew Cool Sewing Club (Monday & Tuesday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

“Sew Cool for Kids” is a hand sewing course for children aged 7-11 years old who have lots of determination and love designing and making fun, creative sewing projects. These fabulous hand-crafted objects make wonderful gifts or can be kept and treasured by their creators! The club is run by a qualified, skilled and experienced textile, print and fashion designer.

Children will be taught how to cut out pattern pieces and master simple hand sewing techniques. Skills can be successfully built on each week and crafters have an opportunity to explore a wide range of quality fabrics and exciting haberdashery! All equipment and materials are provided and a new project is set at the beginning of each half term.

Every child is advised to attend all lessons in order to maximise the outcome of their final project.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Sew Cool, please contact: nic.byfield@hotmail.co.uk

Tiny Artists (Monday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

All year groups are welcome, improve your child’s artistic and creative skills in a fun and supportive environment. The club is run by Mrs. Coulson a parent of Pickhurst Junior Academy who is a PGCE trained Primary School teacher and Art Specialist.

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Tiny Artists, please contact: info@tinyartists.co.uk

Spectacular Science (Monday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

Spectacular Science Club is an after school club which offers an hour of awesome fun in which children can learn more about the wonderful world of science. During each session children are truly engaged with different hands on science experiments including rockets, slime creations, circuits, learning about
the planets, magnets, tie-dying, lava lamps, marble runs and lots, lots more!

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Spectacular Science, please visit the website: www.spectacularscienceclub.co.uk

Stephaneez School of Dance (Friday 3.20pm-4.30pm)

Come and try our fun, fantastic and exciting classes. Every term we recreate a dancing and singing piece from different West End musicals. So far we have enjoyed many different musicals such as Wicked, Hairspray, Annie, Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain. At the end of every term we put on a little performance to the parents.

This summer term the children will have the opportunity to perform in all the local schools summer fete displays (including Pickhurst). We have great fun – come and try it out – the more the merrier!

If you have any enquiries or would like your child to attend Stephaneez, please contact: steppamie@gmail.com