Take a look at Bruce Castle Museum’s Education Programme for 2019-2020: there is a wide range of activities on offer for all ages and abilities.
Bruce Castle Schools Programme 2019-2020
The programme can also be accessed online (external link)
Category: Events
On Friday 20 September the newly refurbished lecture theatre of Haringey Sixth Form College was packed with over 160 bright-eyed primary school students ready to ‘enrol’ into Tottenham University’s (TU) 2019/20 cohort. Joining them were their teachers and a few parents/carers.
Year 4 and 5 pupils from the following schools were there:
- St Paul’s & All Hallows’
- Devonshire Hill
- St Francis’ de Sales
- Lancastrian
- Brook House
- Lea Valley
- Risley Avenue
The event opened with an energetic welcome from Principal & CEO of Haringey Sixth Form College, Russ Lawrance and was followed with speech by Dalwardin Babu OBE, Community Development Officer/Tottenham University Coordinator and James Lane, Headteacher at St Francis’ de Sale Primary School.
James ended his speech with the following inspirational message:
“There’s no reason you can’t be a Prime Minister in the future. So, my challenge to you, as primary school students in Tottenham, is to remember one thing – Learn more! Do more! Be more! Write that in your new journals and always reflect on it!”
Graduates from previous Tottenham University cohorts were given the chance to share their experiences on the project, where one student mentioned:
“My time at Tottenham University last year was great because I went to Oxford University and I also went to the Houses of Parliament. Because of these trips, I know that one day I can also go to university and I can also work at The Houses of Parliament.”
Guest of Honour, Mayor of Haringey, Cllr Sheila Peacock gave an encouraging speech which reflected on her time as a young student who grew up in Tottenham and also studied there too, at the site which was once known as Middlesex University (Tottenham Campus), now Haringey Sixth Form College. She then individually handed the new TU journals (which were sponsored by Haringey Sixth Form College) to every student and shook their hands to welcome them on board.
In the words of James Lane, Headteacher of St Francis’ de Sales Primary School “Learn more! Do more! Be more!” And this is exactly the message that the TU project and its participants have portrayed over the last three years, and will continue to do so.
Click here to see some amazing photos from the event
Haringey’s Black History Month Community Fair returns on Saturday 12 October for an afternoon packed full of fun activities for all the family. The Mayor of Haringey, Cllr Shelia Peacock will officially open the event at 12 noon at Wood Green Library (187–197A High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8XD). Entertainment planned for the day includes an African market, blood donor drive, local community organisations, charities, arts and crafts, free drama, history and drumming workshops and much more.
Entry to the event is free and all are welcome to attend.
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Little Boppers Textile Workshops
Box of Prints is organising ‘Little Boppers’ textile workshops for children over seven. For further information, please contact Box of Prints on 020 7078 7411 or visit their website (external link).
Preparations are currently under way for October’s Black History Month celebrations. This year’s programme promises an impressive line-up, with a variety of activities and events designed to celebrate the achievements and contributions of black people in the UK. As part of the plans, Haringey Council is calling on support from schools to help promote the event. We are asking for schools to help us record short video clips of their pupils saying why Black History Month is important and what it means to them. This is an exciting project – we want to get children and young people excited about Black History Month!
If you interested in getting involved or would like more details, please contact Sophia.brown@haringey.gov.uk
Wood Green arts charity Collage Arts is giving a voice to all young people in Haringey through its youth arts participation programme
Collage Voices offers young people the opportunity to participate in weekly performing and media arts programme where they create work based on ideas and concerns that interest them. It is open to everyone aged 8-18, regardless of previous experience. From September 2019 weekly sessions will cost just £2 a week.
Artistic Director, Steve Medlin says: “Over the past year we have worked with young people and supported them to create songs, poetry and theatre about issues they care about through their different individual perspectives. Initially we charged £10 a week and trialled an approach of offering reduced priced to people who needed it. However, we have now decided to remove one of the main barriers to participation by considerably reducing the price. We will now be charging £2 a week for a 90 minute session.”
“One of the most exciting things about our pilot is that around 50 young people come to us regularly from across the borough. Some are serious about a future in the arts, whilst others want a creative outlet or the opportunity to increase their confidence. We are seeing friendship develop between young people who would never have met without the Collage Voices programme”.
Collage Arts is seeking to address the constant barrage of negative youth stereotyping in the media by getting children and teenagers involved in changing the story that others have built for them. Earlier this year they staged an event, Beating the Bounds, which reimagined Wood Green through the eyes of young people. The show moved around Wood Green celebrating what was important to the participants, whilst highlighting some of the challenges they face day today. This was achieved through original songs and raps, dance, film and drama. The young people even made the set and props in a half-term workshop.
Collage Arts has access to professional facilities including a drama studio, recording studios and state of the art media production computers and software. The session leaders are all drawn from the creative industries, which is one of the largest sources of employment in the borough. For young people who want to move into jobs in the arts and media sector, Collage Arts offers a series of accredited training programmes with an unparralleled record of getting young people jobs in the industry.
The Voices programme includes performing arts, multi-media, singing/song-writing and creative writing and runs over the academic year with some courses in the holidays.
For more information contact voices@collage-arts.org.
Read more about Collage Arts and the Collage Voices programme here.
From acting to arts and crafts, skateboarding to Taekwondo-do, Haringey is putting on or supporting dozens of exciting activities for children and young people across the borough this summer. The council has teamed up with local schools, sports clubs, parks and arts venues to pull together an action-packed programme designed to keep young people and children entertained during the long summer break.
Copies of Summer Fun 2019 v2will be delivered to all schools in Haringey in the next few days. We have enough copies for you to be able to distribute it to every primary school aged child in Haringey, as well as plenty of copies for secondary schools.
This year’s programme is a bumper edition and we are delighted to be able to offer even more activities for young people to enjoy. This year’s highlights include week-long sports camps and many hands-on activities such as jewellery making and cooking; high-energy activities including boxing, dance and swimming; creative sessions such as filmmaking and art, and lots of other activities.
Many events are free or for a small fee, and many don’t even need to be booked – you can just turn up on the day and get involved.
You’ll find all the details in this guide, including times, dates and locations, as well as information on how to book where necessary, and whether any fee applies.
Please can you circulate this as widely as possible.
Youth Conference- Claim your power to empower leaflet
Hear2Change is a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) prevention project funded by a community fund with the aim of building a collective of young people across Haringey and Islington to speak out against violence in their communities. They are organising a youth conference to bring together the bright minds of young people of all genders, backgrounds and experiences in Haringey alongside professionals working with young people to talk about power.
Venue: Heartlands High School Station Road, Wood Green, London N22 7TS
Date: Thursday 11 July from 10.30 – 12.30pm
Age: 12 – 21 years
Why: This event will be interactive and full of music, free food, debates, great speakers, quizzes and prizes!
Don't miss the opportunity to hear young people's voices and inspire them to take action to 'Claim their power to empower' while becoming 'Leaders4Change' in your school and community!
Fashion Enter is offering a unique opportunity for students at schools and colleges in Haringey to learn about jobs within the fashion industry.
Encourage your students to come to visit the Factory and Fashion Studio.
Monday 8 July 10.00 – 16.00 at
The Factory, Unit 13, Crusader Estate, 167 Hermitage Road N4 1LZ
With grateful thanks to Cllr Peacock, the Mayor of Haringey
To attend email education@fashion-enter.com or phone 020 8809 3311 www.fashioncapital.co.uk – www.fcfta.com – www.fashion-enter.com
Creative writing from pupils at three Tottenham primary schools is being exhibited at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre until 26 July. Work by children from Chestnut, Crowland and Sunrise will be displaed in the Cultural Diversity exhibition. The children will also take part in art and drama workshops hosted by West End theatre producer, Olusola Oyeleye. An invitation-only private view takes place at 6pm on 19 July. For further information, email: info@kambani.com.