Cambridge at their age level. The final consisted of four other London-based schools that included St Paul's and Westminster. The school has links with other schools across Europe with a joint orchestra, as well as other trips (such as work experience), with Godolphin and Latymer School. There are trips abroad throughout the year, such as skiing trips, language exchanges, work experience in Paris, Berlin and Stockholm, Classics trips to Italy and Greece, sports tours and expeditions. Latymer Upper also participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Latymer contributes to local music, art, drama, dance and sports projects, as well as acting as venue for a Sunday School and Scuba diving for the disabled. Sixth Form students are encouraged to help in local primary schools and old people's homes as part of their general studies program, as well as with groups helping the homeless and disabled. In addition, the school offers all students a trip every year in 'Activities Week'. Destinations have included Spain, the Ardèche gorge in the south of France. Sports & Athletics The PE department offer extracurricular programmes. Optional sports include rugby, cricket, rowing, athletics, football, tennis, cross-country, fencing, karate, scuba diving, table tennis, squash, badminton and swimming. Over 700 students are currently learning to play a musical instrument, with 175 involved in the school's two full orchestras and five string orchestras and around 150 in the choirs. Rowing The Latymer Upper School Boat Club has been open for over a century to school pupils, and offers rowing to both genders. The boat house has taught three Olympic rowers, including Andy Holmes, Olympic gold medal rower (1984 Games and 1988 Games), Henry Fieldman, Olympic bronze medal rower (2020 Games) and the Olympic Silver medallist Jim Clark was a coach. The Boat Club has gone on to win Henley Royal Regatta, most recently with the win of the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup. Facilities Academic facilities The Main Hall is the primary building around which the rest of the campus is grouped. It is the original Victorian school building, with a main hall in which assemblies are held, and a corridor linking to classes. The Design block at one end of the main hall houses the Design & Technology labs. The Modern languages block is a 1960s building housing the modern and classical languages departments. The Latymer Theatre and Arts Centre, opened in 2000, includes a 300-seat galleried box