Theatre company ClassAction at Godalming College is a centre for excellence in Performing Arts and offers a unique training environment that is inspiring, nurturing and supportive. Alongside training from our own teaching staff you are regularly invited to work alongside industry professionals to ensure the training your receive is the best it can be.

The Music Department is very vibrant and productive at Godalming College with many performance opportunities throughout the year as part of the Concert Orchestra, Contemporary Choice, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band or one of our many chamber ensembles. We regularly take trips to London to see professional musicians/orchestras perform and welcome all students with a passion for any kind of music

Godalming College has some of the best sports facilities in the area. We have high specification netball/tennis courts. International standard rugby and football pitches plus a county size, fully equipped sports hall. We have a fantastic reputation for competitive sport and offer a full programme of team sports. We also believe that sports should be for all and therefore we offer opportunities for all students who want to remain fit and healthy.

Team Sports include:

Football
Girls Football
Netball
Mixed hockey
Basketball
Rugby
Sports Activities available:

Badminton
Cricket
Trampolining
Volleyball

The Dof E is all about gaining new skills, pushing yourself physically, helping others and exploring new things. Join over 100 students working towards their Silver and Gold Awards. It's a great way to make new friends and your teamwork and leadership skills will impress future employers and universities.

This course is for students who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of financial markets and investing.

This course explains and explores training routes to the Legal Profession – Barristers, Solicitors, Legal Executives and Law Apprenticeships as well as a wider range of options in law enforcement and within the justice system, a law based career in business and industry.

If you would like to find out more about magazine production and feature writing, then this is the course for you.

You will devise your own magazine idea; produce a front cover and write a feature piece.

As you learn to drive, make sure that you also have the essential skills to make sure that you are safe on the road and know how to care for your vehicle. This course covers the essential basics including how to change a tyre and check tyre pressure; how to check your oil levels, what to do in an emergency, how to start a car with a failed battery and the core dashboard indicators. 

Both fun & intellectually stimulating. Being able to put together a coherent case for a viewpoint you don't necessarily agree with is an exciting mental challenge and a valuable life skill, especially as you have to think on your feet as you answer challenges from the other side.

Never has writing been more important! The course addresses many aspects of this evolving industry. You will learn how to structure and place a good article as well as recognising and unpicking fake news and validating research.

Knowing how to teach English to others is a useful skill and can be a great way to finance your travels abroad. This course takes you through practical games and lesson planning so you will be good to go.

Whether you want to learn Spanish to go on holiday or use it for work or study, this course is designed for those without GCSE or A-level Spanish.

The emergence of portable digital technologies has given podcasting the platform needed to prove itself to be the future of audio-media.  This course will give you the skills to research suitable topics, learn new technical production skills, make your own fantastic podcasts and distribute them on the internet.

This programme of workshops is open to students of all abilities. It is designed to help you think imaginatively, work collaboratively and develop your confidence in various Art techniques.  

This course aims to develop your ability to use Adobe Photoshop to control and manipulate your digital images properly and enhance your work.

We use cameras all the time, but there's an enormous difference between a really good image and a plain ordinary one. In this course, you can learn how to take a good photo and have the chance to play with a range of different equipment.

From analogue to digital - you can try different cameras from tin cans to iPhones and 'proper' SLRs.... Learn to develop your work in our dark rooms and get ready to show off the results...

Getting into drama school is notoriously difficult. Most schools receive over 3000 applications for fewer than 30 places. This course will put you in a better position when it comes to your own applications. We will start at the beginning with which schools to apply for and their specific requirements.

Explore some of the worlds’ most extraordinary buildings.   Experiment with your own model-making too! This course is suitable for anyone who has an interest in the built environment and wants to know more about the decisions that create the cities around us.

Master some animation and games software skills and create your own animation or game.

Ever dreamt of becoming an author? This course will give you some of the key tools to develop that dream and get several steps closer to turning it into a reality. Explore genres, styles, characterisation, structures, openings and plot twists with a published author as your guide and like-minded peers to inspire you. The course will also explore some of the industry issues like getting an agent, handling rejection, deadlines and the global publishing world. 

An introduction into what it is like to be a forensic scientist. We will look at a murder scene and using forensic evidence discover who killed the victim. We will be covering DNA fingerprinting, fibre and pollen analysis, how to work out when a victim died, fingerprinting and poisons. 

Make the college a more environmentally friendly site for the benefit of all students and staff?

Get actively involved with making a difference and to weigh up the advantages and logistical implications for ways we might change our behaviour and increase your own sense of fulfilment and well-being as a result.

Good for all students: passion, humour and insight guaranteed!

This course investigates how to create autonomous systems. There will be options to write either an autonomous game playing system or create a robot that completes in the national Student robotics competition.  

From plankton to puffer fish, coral to currents, join a dive into Marine Biology. With oceans covering 70% of the planet's surface, the vast majority of life on Earth is found under the sea. There is still so much to be explored, but this course will give you the chance to investigate a wide range of marine based plants and animals, the ecology of marine habits and an introduction to oceanography. Some dissection and sampling techniques will be carried out as part of the course. Suitable for all.

This course probably doesn’t need much explanation – but it will give you some vital insights into the three big areas of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering. The course will explore a range of practical tasks, discussion and explanation of key ideas and you can use the material, links and practical tasks to improve your application for university. There’s always the opportunity to continue with any area of research that is sparked by these short courses by turning it into an EPQ in your second year at Godalming. 

This programme investigates our vulnerability and resilience towards climate change. We will explore the causes and consequences of global climate change as discussed and debated in the latest news stories.  The third section of the course will look at possible responses and opportunities for change. This course will be relevant to everyone at College: we all share the same planet after all, and we urgently need to protect and preserve it!

Explore and compare different anatomies through first hand investigation.   Starting with small invertebrates and ending with a larger vertebrate, we will explore and compare different anatomies through first hand investigation. Our discussions will relate these findings to the adaptions needed for each organism to survive in different environments.

Development and Globalisation affects us all from the food we eat, clothes we wear and music we listen to.  Blending a taste of politics, economics and geography, this is an introduction to the big ideas that will shape development and globalisation in your lifetime.

An opportunity to sharpen your reasoning and question some foundational beliefs, this course will provide an introduction to Philosophical thought by taking you through a different question each week. “Does God exist?”, “Is art valuable?”, “What, if anything, can we know for sure?”, “Should I tolerate the views of others?” and many more. 

The course involves exploring the reasons behind addiction. How does it begin and why does it have such a powerful effect on some individuals?  What part do factors like irrational thought processes, age, society’s expectations or pressures and the media play? What are most effective treatments today?  What is psychiatry?

This course will consider how we can define 'human rights' and how this has changed over time. We will focus especially on the evolution of the concept of human rights in the twentieth century, including impact of the Second World War and atrocities such as the Holocaust on the establishment of the United Nations and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Develop your understanding of how warfare has evolved over time and enhance your university application for  degrees such as War Studies, History, Politics, Sociology or Anthropology.   Look at new areas of history that you won’t have encountered at GCSE or A Level

Have you ever felt like you don't know enough about Politics to get involved in conversations with your friends about what's going on? You're not sure about how politics works in the UK, and don't understand why people bother to vote? This course is the one for you. Politics for beginners will take you through the British Political system, elections and voting, political changes, political ideologies and big questions of our time.   We will also look at what government does, or should do, in Britain. We will tackle the big questions, like what makes people vote the way they do, and have voting patterns changed over time? This course will give you political knowledge, develop your debating and research skills, and help you become an informed and active participant in British democracy.

Is making money always good?  This course will examine the notion of what a market is and the moral limits that should be placed on what goods and services are traded within them. We accept the right to buy a Mars Bar for a certain sum without questions, but is it acceptable for a developing sub Saharan African government to sell the right to 'big game hunters' to track and kill lions or for charities to sell tickets to hear the Pope speak? What is the market case for legalising drugs? This will be a discussion course driven by your questions.

Want your fitness routine to be fun as well as effective? This is the course for you! An aerobic fitness programme featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance and performed primarily to Latin American dance music, suitable for all.

All welcome! Don't worry about your current skill level: it will improve! Join us for a regular Friday morning workout. Some healthy competition between scratch teams as well as fitness drills. 

There are many benefits to this meditative exercise: it increases muscle strength and tone, lowers blood pressure, reduces insomnia, helps you deal with stress, promotes calmness and improves your strength, flexibility and balance. Yoga improves concentration and clear thinking, and is suitable for nearly everyone.

 

This is an essential life skill for all of us: Learn the basics of first aid from the recovery position and CPR to how to deal with burns, shock, bandaging and choking. Make sure you can recognise the warning signs of a heart attack, anaphylaxis hyperventilation and diabetic seizures and know how to respond.

Running is a great form of exercise: and something anyone can do.  Regular running is fantastic for your health and well-being, reduces stress and definitely boosts your mood.  This group is primarily designed for beginners or those who want to get back into running, but equally, if you are experienced and want to join up, you are very welcome!  

How do I write a CV? How can I make my application letter stand out?  And what makes a standout interview?  This course teaches you the valuable skills of job applications either for a part-time job you might wish to apply for now or perhaps for the longer term.  One thing is certain, unless you win the lottery or marry a Royal, you will have to work!  So the skills you learn here will be transferable throughout your lifetime. 

Core Maths is suitable for students who wish to enhance their Maths in subjects with maths content: for example Sciences, Psychology, Geography, Business, Economics or Sociology.  It is also only 3 hours a week for one year and can be studied alongside any core programme.

This two year course enables students to specialise in any area of the arts. The coursework is portfolio based and can be presented in any way the student wishes. An excellent addition for any student considering studying in an “Arts” area after College.