enfield primary VOICES
Introducing 1000+ young people to the art form of spoken word...
Building upon our first successful Art Council England Funded Primary Voices project we delivered Enfield Primary Voices, working closely with 10 primary schools in Enfield. This project introduced spoken word poetry to 2000+ primary school students through in-school performances, 700+ students participated in a 4-workshop programme, 80+ teachers took part in Write2Speak teacher training sessions, and 175+ students performed in shows at the Dugdale Arts Centre to over 350 audience members. Out over 500 students surveyed 94% said they ‘had a positive experience of spoken word’ and 78% said they ‘felt more confident after the workshops’.
'Primary Voices' is a Spoken Word programme designed for schools to empower, inspire and support student's wellbeing through creativity. Please contact us if you would like to run a similar programme in your school.
being black in britain / Reclaiming narratives
Two years of workshop programmes for secondary schools in London exploring the experience of Being B
This project celebrates the incredible contributions of Black people to British culture and supports the next generation to make their mark upon our culture whilst honouring the past. This project is designed to open up conversations about the positive and negative experiences of being Black in the UK and how it affects the lives of young people today. Through 3 interactive sessions, students from 3 secondary schools in Enfield were given the opportunity to express themselves through spoken word and explore the topic of Being Black in Britain. The students produced some truly amazing pieces of spoken word, demonstrating their creativity, knowledge and understanding of the history of the British Black experience. The project culminated in a performance at the Dugdale Arts Centre! Please get in touch if you're interested in running a similar project at your school or organisation.
right to speak
Supporting marginalise young people to express themselves through spoken word...
This project supported marginalised young people to express themselves through spoken word, particularly for those people who are refugees and migrants to the UK; as we all once were. The project was delivered in partnership with The British Red Cross, Counterpoints Arts, The Hive / Catch 22 and Young Roots. During this project we delivered 16 workshops working with 100+ young people in 5 Boroughs across London. For many of the people involved English was a second, third or fourth language, this presented a great opportunity to adapt our work and delve into facilitating multi-lingual poetry workshops. The films made during this project are available in the 'Films' section of our website.