Fees  

There  is  a  fee  of  €200  per  term  (3  terms   per   year)   payable   in  October,   January   and   then   in  March.  

This   fee   covers   the   football  training   (every   day   for   1  hour   and   a   half   including  shower   time)   during   School  days   as   well   as   one   SCHS  Football  Gear  set  (additional  sets   may   be   purchased  separately).  

I/We,   parent/s   of  _________________________    

of  Jun  _____  (current  year)  would  like   our   son/daughter   to  participate   in   the   Football  Academy.    We  accept  the  termly  payment   of   €200   in   due   course  and  we  also  understand  that  our  son/daughter   will   be   missing   2  

other  lessons  every  day  to   attend   the   Football  Academy.  

 

Signature  of  Parent/s  

 

Deadline  for  applications  is  25th  June  2015  

Registration  Form  (to  be  handed  to  Ms.  Sue  Midolo)  

Football  Academy  

For  boys  and  girls      Junior  5  &  Junior  6    

(academic  year  2015-­‐2016)  

 St. Catherine’s High School

(Founded in 1909)

 

 

 

“Discipline  is  the  bridge  between  your  football  goals  and  football  success.”    

                   -­‐  Felicity  Luckey  

What  it  is  about?  Introduction At St. Catherine’s High School, we are developing dual learning pathways at the Junior School level. This initial pilot project will involve the creation of a Sports' Academy (initially Football) for the Junior 5 and 6 students. This will be an optional programme and students joining this programme would have an hour of football training (and tutorial lessons) every day during school hours and then continue with mainstream learning during the remaining school hours. The idea is to provide learning vocational pathways for children at this age which they could then continue throughout their compulsory education journey.

Benefits It is estimated that this programme will help students by:

• Improving their football (sports) education;

• Introducing them to Vocational Education and Training;

• Increasing their career options in the future;

• Improving their learning aptitudes;

• Improving their focus in the other academic areas.

Who is this programme for? This programme is intended for all those football enthusiasts who would like to further their knowledge, competence and physical training. It is aimed at boys and girls in the Junior 5 & 6 (October 2015) and will be the first Football Academy to be set up during School hours. Participants will be able to do this while still following the mainstream curriculum (although they will necessarily miss 2 lessons a day of subsidiary subjects). Students following this programme will be affiliated with SCHS but will still be able to continue their football training with their respective clubs/nurseries in the evening.

Who will run this programme? The programme will be run by St. Catherine’s High School. Qualified coaches/sports psychologists/experts will be called in to run the sessions at School (for the tutorials) and at Luxol Sports’ Ground (for the practical sessions). The programme’s curriculum will be drafted by Mr. Renzo Kerr-Cumbo, a PhD student with the University of Sheffield and an MCAST lecturer in Sports as well as a Football Coach himself, in collaboration with the School. Although the programme forms part of Mr. Kerr Cumbo’s PhD study, it will be an integral part of the School’s curricular programme and assessments will be held periodically and assessment grades/marks reported on the School Progress Reports (Mid-Year and Annual).