School life
Co-Curricular Workshops andClubs
Where passions are transformed into learning.
At Dunalastair, we believe that every student learns in a unique way. That is why Diversification of Learning is one of our most important goals: to offer experiences that spark curiosity, nurture talents and give space to creativity.
We are constantly reimagining learning.
“The goal of education is to cater to each child in their particular situation and help them reach their potential,” Todd Rose (Harvard).
Added to this is Holistic Education, one of the pillars of the Cognita group, which promotes comprehensive training: social, emotional, physical and cognitive; so that our students learn and discover themselves and the world with confidence, empathy and purpose.
Co-Curricular Workshops
In Infant, Junior and Middle School (Playgroup to Year 6), lWorkshops are spaces for exploration and discovery. Here, students experiment, create and collaborate; they apply what they have learned, develop new skills and strengthen the Dunalastair student profile through play, practice and teamwork.
Workshop Areas:
🏀 Sport
🎶 Music
🎨 Visual Arts
🤖 Robotics and Programming
🌱 Sustainability and the Environment
🗞 Journalism
🎭 Drama
✨ And more…
Senior Clubs
In Middle and Senior School (Year 7 to 12), Clubs are an opportunity to choose, propose and lead.
Here, students decide what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. There are options for all interests: from robotics, science and economics to debate, comics, sustainability, artistic and literary expression, among others, as well as the world of sport.
And best of all: students themselves, through their Student Councils, can create new clubs and bring their ideas to life.
Safeguarding
At Dunalastair, the safety and wellbeing of our students come first.
All our workshop leaders and educators have successfully completed the Cognita selection and training process, ensuring that every experience is safe, educational and meaningful.
“Not everyone learns in the same way. And that is what makes learning so powerful.”
When we offer diverse paths, we give our students the opportunity to discover their own pace, their own way, and their own passion for learning.
Diversification of learning is not about following a model, but about unleashing the unique potential that resides in every mind.
Because the future does not need copies: it needs original, curious and courageous minds.