EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

The school is proud of the wide range of activities available to students. We hope that they will develop a pupil's individual interests and talents as well as leading them towards wider ones.

Examples of club activities regularly offered at Brookhouse are:

  • Round Square Community Service projects
  • President's Award Scheme
  • Drama, debating and verse speaking
  • Choir, orchestra and other ensemble musical groups
  • Individual musical instrument tuition
  • Camping and outdoors adventure activities
  • Environment and wildlife clubs
  • Horse riding, archery and Martial Arts clubs
  • Desktop publishing and magazine production
  • Electronics and Science Discovery
  • Aerobics and Gym
  • First Aid
  • Model United Nations
  • Chess and Board Games
  • Various craft and cooking clubs

Contact with other independent schools around Nairobi is maintained by means of a full fixture list of inter-school matches in all the major sports at different age levels. Key sports at Brookhouse include:

  • basketball
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • athletics
  • rugby
  • rounders
  • netball
  • field hockey
  • tennis
  • golf
  • cricket

In addition there is active participation in tournaments, competitions, festivals, leagues and exhibitions. Brookhouse Secondary has for many years organised its soccer competition for secondary schools while the Preparatory School hosts the Brookhouse Choir Festival. The Brookhouse Illustrated Creative Writing Competition is also a long-standing fixture on the Nairobi schools agenda.