Extra-curricular Archives | Bloomfield Collegiate School

Christmas Card Designs (2020)

Congratulations to Leah M (Y 11) for winning Bloomfield Collegiate School's Christmas Card Competition yet again. Her wonderfully colourful depiction of the Christmas Tree outside our reception area is fantastic, beating some other brilliant entries to win the top prize. Well done! Rachel McN won the Year 10 prize and Beth S was the best Year 9 entry. The Art …

NICMAC 2020

This year NICMAC (The Northern Ireland Creative Movement and Dance Championships) was held on 6th March 2020 in Lisburn Leisureplex. This is one of our favourite competitions and we look forward to it every year. Yet again, due to the commitment and hard work of all of our dancers, we achieved great success. In the Junior section: Junior Modern Solo, …

5-6-7-8

This year we entered the competition 5,6,7,8 for the very first time. Held in The Europa Hotel, Belfast on the weekend of 31st January – 2nd February 2020, whis was an all-Ireland competition and we were the only school competing against clubs. There was an amazing atmosphere throughout the weekend and we had some great success. On the Friday evening …

Roald Dahl Day

Ms Furphy hosted another celebration of the world-renowned and well-loved author Roald Dahl on 24th January 2020. Senior students assisted Year 8 in some of the activities during the day including making Fantastic Mr Fox masks and Mr Twit beards. Along with some students in costume, we also had balloon-modelling and face-painting so everyone looked marvellous! A special mention has …

Tor Bank Christmas Performance

One of the highlights in our school calendar is when our friends from Tor Bank School visit us and treat us to a Christmas extravaganza. A team of three Year 14 Bloomfield students, plus our Chamber choir, worked with Tor Bank students for several weeks in advance of the performance, ensuring everything was well-rehearsed for the big day. Nerves were …

Kids Literature Quiz

On the 12th of November, our librarian, Ms Furphy, took some of our Year 8 students to the annual Kids Literature Quiz to represent Bloomfield Collegiate School. Our representatives did us proud – even winning the poetry round! Well done, girls and thank you, Ms Furphy for organising such a wide range of events throughout the year.

Year 8 Drama Club

This year, two of our Year 13 English Literature students are volunteering to lead a Drama Club for Year 8. Katie McG and Amie S have a lot of expertise in this area. They have been active members of the Kids In Control drama group for some years now, performing with other Bloomfield students and young people with special needs …

Ragdogs

The Young Enterprise Scheme Our team of seven determined and innovative girls faced the task of coming up with a brand new, exciting company for the Young Enterprise Company Programme. After many long discussions and lots of market research, we noticed a gap in the pet industry for eco-friendly and affordable dog toys, so we set out on an adventure …

RAF Comes to Bloomfield

Today, we had a visit from the RAF. They gave us a talk about STEM and helped us construct and race robots. To build the electronic Lego-based machines, we had to put our creative side to the test. We started by setting up the EV3, which is a machine that controls the robot. We connected the motors, wires and a …

Public Speaking 2019

On the 6″ February, Bloomfield put together a team of three Year Ten girls to compete in the Irish federation of University Women’s public speaking competition. The team consisted of Martha McK, Sarah E and Olivia P. After weeks of research, it was time to put our knowledge to the test. We were each given two topics to research so …