Children From Schools Across the Region Enjoy Primary Enrichment – May 2026
As ever, our School has been buzzing with the sound and sight of primary school children from the local area, joining us to take part in our Primary Enrichment Programme workshops. Providing them with the opportunity to develop new skills and gain hands-on experience across various curriculum subjects, our programme helps strengthen and broaden children’s knowledge, while bringing genuine joy and enjoyment as they learn.
From K’Nex workshops, an English Murder Mystery and a multi-school Netball Tournament, to investigating what cells look like in Science and learning Mandarin and Spanish, our workshops take children out of their classrooms and allows them to experience and become confident in new environments, read more about them below.
K’Nex Workshop
Waldringfield Primary School joined us for a K’Nex Earthquake Challenge earlier in the year, with 23 Year 5 and 6 children attending and super keen to get stuck in! Challenged to save the people of San Francisco, they had to design and build a tower using K’Nex that could withstand our earthquake simulator. It was a super interactive workshop aimed at improving children’s ability to problem solve, work in teams and build models – and everyone had a great time!
Cells Workshop
Children from Bredfield Primary School, Melton Primary School and St John’s Primary School joined us separately for a Cells workshop – what do our cells look like? Children from Years 5 and 6 had great fun looking at objects under a microscope, providing a whole new perspective on everyday objects. Learning how to use the microscopes safely and effectively, they looked at interesting samples from nature as well as their own cheek cells, learning how to create slides for themselves too.
English Murder Mystery
Providing a fun and practical workshop where children created a file of evidence laying a trail of clues to help others solve a murder, we welcomed 31 Year 5s from Brooklands Primary School and St Pancreas for this English skills workshop. Taking roles and writing a wide range of text styles from police crime scene notes, newspaper cuttings and bank final demands, to love letters, diary entries and forget notes; all evidence taken back to school to be used by their peers to solve the crime!
Mandarin and Spanish Workshop
Waldringfield Primary School children from Years 5 and 6 spend time in our School learning about these languages, their countries and culture. They sang songs, talked about traditions and made Spanish carnival masks as well as learning about how Mandarin word characters were invented – competing to see who could assess the most characters successfully.
Netball Tournament
We were blessed with some warmer and sunnier weather for our Netball Tournament in School in March, where we invited children from Lawford, St Mary’s, Woodbridge, Nacton, Kyson, St John’s Primary Schools, as well as children from our own Prep School, to join us and play. Competing against one another in lively and competitive matches, our sports coaches took every opportunity to share and impart sporting knowledge about the game; from correct moves to suggestions for improvements. Everyone had a great time and came away from the tournament with new knowledge and friends.
Multi-skills Festival
96 Year 1 children from Woodbridge, Melton, Lawford and Kyson Primary schools took part in our Multi-skills Festival. With a range of different sporting activities on offer for everyone to learn about and take part in, it was a brilliant day and provided lots of opportunities for children to not only develop new skills but to enjoy sports they possibly hadn’t taken part in before. Woodbridge School Sports Leader students were on hand to offer assistance and support throughout the day.
Chess Tournament
Following generous and much appreciated support from ECF Grassroots Chess Initiative, we were delighted to hold our Chess Tournament in School, where children St Mary’s, St Pancras, Orwell Park, Royal Hospital School and our own Senior and Prep School joined us for our Chess Tournament. Learning how Chess can support the building of strong analytical and decision making skills as well as pattern recognition, children enjoyed hands-on training, leaving with new skills and friendships!
It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome, host and teach children from schools in our surround area, we’re also delighted that our own students benefit from the programme as they regularly participate in workshops, helping to support children’s learning and experience. The programme can be tailored to most year groups, exploring a variety of topics that will inspire and delight children – and support teachers with subjects on the syllabus.
If you would like to find out more about Primary Enrichment at Woodbridge School, especially how your own school can get involved, visit woodbridgeschool.org.uk/community/primary-enrichment/.
