Extra Curricular
At Clapham Primary School, we provide a wide range of extracurricular activities to inspire and engage our students. Our Young Environmental Leaders Program (YELP) encourages students to take an active role in promoting sustainability within our school and community. Through SAPSASA, students can participate in interschool sports competitions, fostering teamwork and healthy competition.
We proudly participate in the Festival of Music, where students have the chance to showcase their musical talents in a state-wide choral event. Additionally, as an Arts Hub, we offer instrumental lessons, giving students the opportunity to learn and develop their musical skills.
Our after-school sports programs and various clubs, such as art, science, and wellbeing, ensure there is something for every student to explore their interests and passions.
Clapham Primary School participates in the Festival of Music each year. Students from our school have been involved in many ways. Along with our school choir performing in the Festival of Music concert series, we have also had students be a part of the performance in roles such as troupe, a member of the South Australian Public Primary Schools Choir (SAPPS Choir), as drummers, as Street Percussion artists, with many others auditioning for solos and hosts.
The Primary Schools Music Festival presents the Festival of Music in South Australia annually and is recognised as a state heritage icon. This choral program has a longstanding tradition that has impacted generations of public school students across South Australia.
It is a highly valued part of the school curriculum here at Clapham Primary School. Students and families look forward to taking part every year. It stands at the forefront of arts education in South Australia. The Festival of Music resonates with our commitment to promote the importance of music and the arts in education along with engaging our school community. It plays a vital role in nurturing young talent, fostering a sense of unity and inclusivity, and preserving and building South Australia’s musical landscape and history.
The positive benefits of maintaining a culture of choir and singing in a range of settings unequivocally fosters the magic of social connection, belonging and teamwork, strengthens body posture, develops lung function, and helps blood pressure (wellbeing), improves literacy skills (excellence and equity, effective learners), along with many more benefits that enable students to thrive and prosper!
We are proud to share that the Festival of Music provides our school with a program that connects each of us with our shared humanity that we hope can continue long into the future!
