Think the Duke of Edinburgh's Award isn't for you? Think again!
The Arts Project was initiated in 2003 to give young people in London an entirely new way to get involved with the DofE. Not into camping? What about music? Interested in dance? Or maybe painting, drawing, graphic design, animation, photogrpahy, creative writing, lighting design, stage management...
The Arts Project allows you to use your talents to fulfil the criteria of the Award. Take a dance class for your Physical section. Practice painting for your Skills. Work with an arts programme in a school for your Volunteering. Take a show on tour for your Expedition. The Arts Project can allow you to fulfil all of the DofE's requirements while developing your interest and talent in the arts.
If you'd like to get involved in the arts for your Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the Arts Project can help you in the following ways...
Or maybe you are an arts Practitioner or Organisation? The Arts Project is always looking to increase access to opportunities in the arts for young people throughout London by networking with arts practitioners and organisation and we can offer the following services:
Where you can get involved
Adapt2Overcome -
http://www.adapt2overcome.com
Adapt2Overcome is a London based Parkour and martial arts group. Available for workshops and performances any work with this group can also be accredited by the Award.
Arts Award (Arts Council England) - http://www.eastside.org.uk/artsaward/index.htm
The Arts Award is a new national accredited awards scheme for young people designed to promote appreciation, leadership and creativity in the arts. Much like the Duke of Edinburgh's Award there are three levels Bronze, Silver and Gold all which count as a national qualification. Now workign in partnership, while working toward your Duke of Edinburgh's Award you can also be earning your Arts Award!
Bigfoot Theatre Company -
http://www.bigfoot-theatre.co.uk/
Bigfoot Theatre Company is a thriving independent arts education company dedicated to providing schools with unique programmes that creatively enrich and extend the antional curriculum. They also offer drama tuition outside of school hours and weekend workshops for young people interested in developing their drama skills.
Carib2UK
Carib2UK offers young people the opportunity to learn Afro-Caribbean Drumming. Lessons are available for £5 per hour (Individual) or £2 per person, per hour (Groups).
Classes take place on: Tuesdays: 5pm - 7pm, Thursdays: 3pm - 7pm and Saturdays: 2pm - 5pm. Classes take place at: Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church, Glenfarg Road, Catford
To book a slot, please contact: Janeen Wilson: 0208 289 2900 or 07957 931 051.
English National Youth Arts Network (ENYAN) - http://www.enyan.co.uk/
ENYAN is a membership body designed to create connections throughout the diverse youth arts sector at national, regional and grass roots levels. ENYAN aims to raise the profile and support for youth arts within England, and by doing so create more opportunities for the creative and personal development of young people, especially young people at risk.
Festival ofYouth Arts (FYA) -
http://www.festivalofyoutharts.org.uk/
FYA is a week-long festival of cultural events across the capital showcasing the creative work of over 2,500 young artists from London.
The festival's content is cultivated from FYA's members - individuals, youth organisations and schools. This membership is formed into 'creative clusters' representing four regions of London: North, South, East and West
Honeys Dance Academy -
http://www.honeysdanceacademy.com/
Launched in September 1997 as the first British-Asian dance academy, Honeys Dance Academy now boasts a unique selection of courses such as Modern Indian Dance (Bollywood), Bhangra, Indian Classical (Kathak) and Acting & Dance. Honeys Dance Academy currently has almost 10,000 members, with 800 current students ranging from 4 to 62 years old.
Impact Dance -
http://www.impactdance.co.uk/
Impact Dance is a street dance organisation. From its humble beginnings as a dance and movement class -
Xpress YouSelf at Danceworks in the West End, founder
Hakeem Onibudo has developed the organisation into a true creative platform for all forms of street influenced performance.
From street dance training through to providing professional performance and theatre production opportunities, Impact fosters a developmental ethos that focuses on personal responsibility and achievement as well as encouraging positive thinking, self-development and self-discipline.
Shakespeare Schools Festival -
http://www.ssf.uk.com/
The Shakespeare Schools Festival is a unique arts-education initiative which enables young people to perform abridged productions of Shakespeares most famous plays in their local professional theatre.They alsorun a UK-wide Schools Festival and a Youth Festival in alternate years which are open to all secondary schools and youth theatre groups within the UK.
Skillset -
http://www.skillset.org/
Skillset is the sector skills council for the Audio Visual Industries. Currently developing the new Diploma course in Creative and Media Studies, Skillset can help with advice on courses and career progression.
Youth Music Theatre:UK -
http://www.youth-music-theatre.org.uk
Interested in Musical Theatre? Do you enjoy singing and dancing? Are you a musician or a composer? Would you like experience as a theatre writer,choreographer, prop designer or stage hand? YouthMusic Theatre UKprovides residential courses for young people all over the UK. Suitable for you Duke of Edinburgh's Award, you can audition in January / February or book onto on of ourone-week Studio courses throughout the year.
For more information email mail@youth-music-theatre.org.uk or telephone 0870 240 5057. For more information about becoming a partner please contact
matthew.barnett@DofE.org