Cultural Capital
One Hundred things I will get the opportunity to do before I leave
Horton Kirby School
- Build a sandcastle on the Beach and go crabbing in the rock pools.
- Visit a place of worship, St Marys Church, Rochester Cathedral, Gurdwara, Mosque and Synagogue.
- Stargaze – Greenwich Observatory and Planetarium. Journey through Space and explore our Universe.
- Visit a farm, feed the farm animals (Kent Life).
- Take a ride on a tractor (Kent Life).
- Pond dip, collect frog spawn and investigate pond life.
- Learn to swim – Years 4-6
- Learn to ride a bicycle safely on the road – Bike Ability (Year 6)
- Go on a trip away from home: Bowles Residential: Become a more rounded individual, build self-confidence, independence and become a team player.
- Learn to ski.
- Light a campfire.
- Climb a rock face.
- Abseil down a cliff.
- Kayak and canoe.
- Build a raft.
- Build a shelter.
- Bush Crafts.
- Orienteering
- Try new foods.
- Toast and eat marshmallows.
- Ride a Zip Wire.
- Climb the High Ropes.
- Make own bed.
- Sing at the O2 – Young Voices.
- Entertain the local community – Singing at the Eglantine Villa Residential Home for the Elderly. Harvest Festival.
- Sing Christmas Carols at a Carol Service, MAT Trust Choir Concerts Woodville Halls, Gravesend and Saint George’s.
- Learn to play a musical instrument: Ukulele, Guitar, Recorder, and Flute.
- Take part in drama performances: KS1 Nativity Play, Harvest Festival, Easter Production, and Year 6 Production.
- Recognise and celebrate religious festivals.
- Chinese New Year Dance Workshop.
- Black History Month – African Dance Workshop.
- Become part of a Dance, Acting Group.
- Visits to the local library.
- Book Fairs – be exposed to a wide range of new texts.
- Meet a real-life Author: Be inspired by real-life (published) authors by participating in workshops – Andrew Clover (2020).
- Workshops for Maths, English and Science.
- Dance and Sporting events and festivals.
- Science Programme – Year 5 go to Dartford Grammar School.
- Meet a real life hero – Policemen, Detectives, Nurses, and Firemen.
- Hold a Bird of Prey.
- Become a Professional Chef for the day. Cook a meal from scratch.
- Experience the world of work – Roots to Foods.
- Summer Fetes.
- Debates – MAT
- Gardening – growing our own vegetables for the kitchen to use.
- Watch a Pantomime.
- Take part in Sports Day activities.
- Take part in a Talent Show – Horton Kirby’s Got Talent.
- Go shopping (Co-Op).
- Visit a museum
- Go on a train.
- Help a charity (Macmillan, Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Children in Need, Sports Relief, Christian Aid)
- Make a Video.
- Play a new sport.
- Build a snowman and play in the snow.
- Make a mud pie.
- Go on a bouncy castle (Summer Fete).
- Go to the park (Heathside).
- Paddle in the River Darent.
- Go on an Autumn Walk (Westminster Fields).
- Collect Conkers.
- Grow flowers.
- Go Bird Watching.
- Enjoy a Bedtime Story.
- Have a Pancake Race.
- Try foods from different countries.
- Become a WW2 Evacuee.
- Safety in Action – an interactive event for Year 6 children to learn about some of the dangers they may face as they become more independent and prepare for transition to secondary school.
- Computers for U Training.
- Teddy Bear’s Picnic/Picnic in the Park.
- Take Tea with the Head Teacher.
- Judo throw your teacher! Take part in a Judo workshop.
- Meet an Olympian.
- Become an entrepreneur – design and sell a product – Enterprise Week.
- Go to the cinema – eat popcorn.
- Enjoy a meal with Mum/Dad/Carer for Mother’s Day/Father’s Day.
- Visit a zoo.
- Go on a coach.
- Meet a dinosaur!
- Visit a castle – dress up and re-enact a story.
- Certificates of achievements.
- Eco Activities – Recycling in the community.
- School Council – Decision making.
- Learn another language.
- Be a Scientist – Fizz Pop Workshop and Science Club.
- Dissect a Heart!
- Road Safety Awareness.
- Learn another language.
- Learn to sew.
- Sculpt with clay.
- Learn to Fence with Fit Fencing.
- African Drumming.
- Archery
- Attend a Remembrance Service.
- Make a book for a younger child.
- Apply for a job – Head Girl/Boy.
- Be a tour guide.
- Take part in an Easter Egg Hunt.
- Walk like an Egyptian – Egyptian workshop.
- Become a historical figure – Viking, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Tudor, Kings and Queens.