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Cobra Sports

 

Sport plays a central role in the extra-curricular life of Discovery College and provides every student with the opportunity to develop to the very best of their physical ability. Every student should be able to practise their sporting interests, which helps develop healthy, active lifestyles and social interaction.

Aims

  • Be Internationally Minded: Encourage a passion for a wide range of sporting activities from various cultures around the world 
  • Be Agentic: Create an environment for all students to reach their sporting potential 
  • Take Principled Action: Nurture sportsmanship in all aspects of competition
  • Flourish: Provide sporting opportunities for all participation levels by enhancing physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
  • Achieve Highly: Provide an opportunity for sporting excellence in a variety of sports 

 

The Cobra Sports programme follows the HKPSSA, ISSFHK and ACAMIS Sports seasons in order to provide regular, high quality fixtures for students of varying abilities. We aim to provide every sport with a minimum of one training session per week and fixtures during their sports season. Each team is also allocated a dedicated training space and sports coach.

 

Cobra Sports Overview 2024-25

 

 

Discovery College has a thriving sports programme called Cobra Sports and league fixtures are played during the week, with numerous tournaments scheduled throughout the year. The College also offers a wide range of early morning, lunchtime and after school sports clubs that students can opt to participate in to further their sporting experience. Additionally, there are overseas sports tours during the academic year, which will provide our students with new sporting opportunities and challenges.

 

In order to ensure that both students and parents alike are able to keep abreast of the number of clubs and fixtures on offer throughout our busy sports schedule, we have a weekly Sports Bulletin that is sent out on our weekly Explorer Newsletter to parents.

 

Fixtures and Results
Specific information regarding fixtures, league fixtures, results and standings can be accessed by visiting our sports website here. 

 

Music

 

Students have a broad range of opportunities to participate in music-making at Discovery College. Choral and instrumental ensembles rehearse weekly and perform regularly at College assemblies and concerts. We also have an annual concert schedule that includes formal concerts as well as fun informal concerts around the college and spread throughout the academic year. The music department has excellent facilities for students to participate in student-directed bands or individual practice. There is a Recording Studio and Music Technology hardware for students to record and produce music as part of their curriculum units or student-led projects.

 

Instrumental Music Programme

There is an extensive instrumental music programme at the College, providing students access to lessons from experienced and quality peripatetic teachers at a competitive rate. Instrument hire is also available for a range of instruments. The demand for places is high and therefore families are encouraged to enrol early. Information regarding this programme can be found on The Explorer or alternatively by emailing musicprogramme@dc.edu.hk

 

Co-Curricular Activities

 

Co-curricular activities enhance and build on children’s experiences and learning within the school. Activities contribute to children’s intellectual, social, cultural, and emotional development. They meet a variety of needs and cultures within the school community and will be used to build links with the wider community. We expect all students to participate in some form of regular activity outside school hours to promote their general health and wellbeing. Teachers provide extra-curricular activities in areas they are passionate and knowledgeable about.In addition, student-led CCAs are offered alongside teacher-led activities. Student-led CCAs are run by secondary students, usually targeting primary students, and have a teacher mentor to guide the students and develop their leadership skills. 

 

Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of students participating in the CCA programme. This progress has allowed us to invest more resources into developing and expanding the programme. We believe that it is important for all students to engage in regular activities outside of school hours for their overall health and wellbeing. Therefore, we encourage all students to get involved in some form of extracurricular activity.

 

We are happy to share the new CCA Handbook 2024-25, which contains a complete overview of the CCA’s for this academic year. In the handbook you will find a schedule for each year group, as well as instructions on how and when to enrol.

 

KEY DATES

Term One  

Monday 2 September – enrolment opens
Monday 9 September – enrolment closes
Monday 16 September – CCAs commence
Friday 6 December – Term 1 CCAs ends

Term Two      

Monday 25 November – enrolment opens
Monday 6 December – enrolment closes
Monday 13 January – CCAs commence
Friday 28 March – Term 2 CCAs ends

Term Three     

Monday 10 March – enrolment opens
Monday 24 March – enrolment closes
Monday 28 April – CCAs commence
Friday 20 June – Term 3 CCAs ends

 

Please Note: In order to allow as many students as possible to participate in a CCA, activities will be registered on a first come/first served basis. However, where activities are over-subscribed, students who are not enrolled in any other activity will be given priority over students who already have an assigned CCA. If you choose to sign your child up for more than one CCA, preferences will NOT be accounted for. It will be presumed that your child is happy to do any of the CCAs. Registering for a CCA does not mean you/your child has been accepted (when the system shows ‘Registered’ or ‘Accepted’ beside the activity name, it does not necessarily mean your child has been enrolled). Students who are accepted and enrolled in a CCA will receive an acceptance confirmation via the ESF App.

 

Sign-up for CCAs and Sports occurs via the ESF App (for parents) and the Ding! platform (for students). 

Guide to enrolling in activities via the ESF App

Year 1 – 6 (Primary): Parents enrol and approve

Year 7 – 13 (Secondary): Students enrol, and are then required to have parent approval

 

Co-curricular Activities Rules

  • Students may choose in which terms and in which activities they enrol.

  • Students may choose the same activity as they have done previously, or change activities at the start of a term.

  • New activities may be added from term to term.

  • Activities that involve sporting competitions may require a commitment to practice sessions and competition fixtures, including uniform/travel expenses.

  • Students (primary and secondary) must wear Cobra Sports uniform for all sporting activities. To purchase your Cobra Sports kit please click here.

  • Students commit themselves to their choices at the start of the school year/term.

 

Organisation of Co-curricular Activities

At the beginning of the year and at the end of term one, term two, and term three a co-curricular activity list of all proposed activities for the next term is prepared and placed in the school newsletter “The Explorer”. It includes:

  • Activity title and leader
  • The age range of students
  • The proposed term, day and duration, venue 
  • Activity requirements and expectations

Note that those activities published are proposed activities only. The school reserves the right to change or cancel activities where it sees fit. Information regarding changes is published in The Explorer. Enrolment will remain open for activities that have availability throughout the entire Term period.

 

  • All co-curricular online enrolments are on a “first come, first served” basis. However, where activities are over-subscribed, students who are not enrolled in any other activity will be given priority over students who already have an assigned CCA. No waiting lists are carried over.
  • As such, attendance once enrolled is compulsory. Students must notify the club leader if they are unable to attend an activity session.
  • Students who are accepted and enrolled will receive an acceptance confirmation email prior to their sessions commencing.
  • Activities will only take place if there are sufficient numbers to run the activity. In the event a co-curricular activity is cancelled due to a lack of numbers, a notice will be placed in The Explorer.
  • The school reserves the right to refuse an application or exclude a participant if his/her presence has a negative effect on the activity.
  • In the event of cancellation of an activity, students will be contacted via their class teacher and automatically placed on school buses where appropriate. Primary students’ parents will be contacted to advise of activity cancellation.
  • In the event of the cancellation of activities, make-up classes will not be arranged.
  • In the event of illness or injury, make-up classes will not be arranged.
  • In the event that a coach/tutor is unable to take their activity due to an unforeseen circumstance, DC will attempt to make alternative arrangements.
  • Students who have to wait for activities to commence must wait in the library unless helping with other activities.
  • In general, activities are purposed for attendance by students and so it is not appropriate for parents to be present. At the discretion of the coach/tutor, parents may be permitted to observe briefly from time to time (e.g. to watch a few minutes of a sports training session in which their child is participating) but only where this is requested in advance and expressly permitted by the coach/tutor. The coach/tutor’s decision is final in such matters.
  • Students are not permitted to enter any of the co-curricular activity areas unless their tutor is present.

Please note: no make-up lessons are offered due to sickness, inclement weather, suspension of classes, or school closure.

 

Extra-Curricular Activities

 

Here’s a list of the current exciting activities run by external providers.

Please note: While these activities are being held at the College, Discovery College does not guarantee the quality of 3rd party programmes and providers. We urge parents to carefully interview and check references before enrolling. Distribution of materials is simply for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.

 

  • ESF Tigers Basketball
  • ESF Lions Football
  • ESF Sharks Swimming
  • ESF Gymnastics
  • Fine Arts Class - Banana Art Club-Hong Kong Art School & Party Expatriates
  • Judo - Daruma Sports
  • Volleyball - Spike First

 

ESF Explore

Explorative extracurricular programmes provided by ESF Explore that challenge students, spark their curiosity and help them uncover their unique strengths and interests. Open to all children.

Catering from infants to teens, we offer playgroups, sports, language classes, arts, drama, STEM learning, and more. To find out more information about this term’s courses, please check out our schedule here or contact us by:

 

 

 

 

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