Peebles High School places a very strong emphasis on the value of extra-curricular activities as a means of enriching the education of its pupils, particularly in developing social skills, self esteem, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team. In Peebles High School there are many opportunities for pupils to be involved in activities out with the timetabled school day. These may occur at lunchtime, at the end of the school day, or they may involve day visits or residential visits ranging from local to international scales. All extra curricular activities are provided by staff on a voluntary basis.
The following activities are an example of what is or has recently been on offer to our pupils:
Ceilidh Band | Modern Studies USA visit | Borders Dance Festival |
Guitar Group | Geography Iceland trip | Netball S1-S3 |
Wind Band | History WWI Battlefields | S2/3 Munich visit |
Jazz Group | Local RHET farm visits | Italy Rugby tour |
Senior Orchestra | National Trust- Grey Mares Tail visit | S1 residential visit |
Brass Group | Edinburgh Castle trip | Water sports visit to France |
Choir | Dynamic Earth visit | Juggling Club |
Flute group | Comenius visits to Estonia and Germany | Chess Club |
String Orchestra | S2 Languages Paris trip | Film Club |
Boys Voices | Medicine and veterinary medicine trip to Grenada |
Journalism newsletter team |
Photography Competition | Scottish Rotary Young Chef competition | Enterprise event |
Young Engineers | Hockey S1-S6 | Girls Rugby S1-S6 |
Dance Club | Basketball club | Running Club |
Drama club | Art Club S1-S3 | Ski Club |
Christmas Craft Club | Paper fashion | Mountain Bike club |
Scuba diving in Egypt | Interhouse Competition | PHS Junior Masterchef |
S1/S2 school of Rugby | Duke of Edinburgh | Ski Trip |
U15 Rugby | S6 Biology trip to Kindrogan | Boccia Club |
U16 Rugby | Visit to Edinburgh college of art | Edinburgh Book festival visit |
First 15 Rugby | Visit to Gallery of Modern Art | Under 15 Canada tour for Hockey and Rugby |