Kiltonthorpe School , which is a Special school in Brotton, Cleveland, achieved Specialist Arts College status just over three years ago.

The students across all areas of the school have enjoyed a vast range of Art, ICT, Film and Dance opportunities , and the school community celebrate their achievements with a special event., on Wednesday 23rd November 2011 .

We invited all parents of Secondary and 6^th Form students to our afternoon Cinematic showing of the best of our Arts College work from the last three years, along with Governors and Friends of the school, including ex-students. .

Kiltonthorpe Film-maker and Animators Adam Reamswood and Ben Hopkinson presented an impressive show, supported by Lauren Henderson, Arts Facilitator.

The 40 minute programme of film clips, movies, animations and videos of activities, followed a packed morning where students attended workshops within school. Classes ranged from Physical Theatre and Stage combat , Circus skills, Photography, Drumming, Batik, Textiles, Art and Craft, Multi-sensory experience with Head massage and Face Painting.

It was a fabulous day, being able to share our successes with the students, staff, artists and practitioners who have featured highly in our Arts Programmes, over the years.

The event was planned by Director of Specialism, Kate Watson and organised by Neil Walker of Club Creative, (neil@club-creative.co.uk) with his team of student Event organisers.

Another great week in Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering and Ryedale in Nawton. Funded with the last of the Extended School budget (another victim of the cuts) these fantastic creative days allow Y6 pupils ‘stepping up’ to Y7 secondary schools the opportunity to have fun, make new friends and feel more confident about the coming academic year.

Activities provided by Club Creative included Graffiti Art, Carnival Drumming, Stage Combat and Bollywood dance. Photos and a short film will be uploaded soon so please keep checking back.

If you are sad to see the demise of Extened Schools funding and co-ordinators please feel free to leave your comments.

I am delighted that our newly launched Corporate Entertainment & Training packages have got off to a great start. The Fairbridge Project are a well established national charity helping vulnerable young people who are NEET get training and employment opportunities. They have training arm – Fairbridge Training – who train youth workers, teachers and anyone who works with young people in how to engage and get results. They are having an annual meeting this week with their national team of trainers and asked for something different, fun and creative that their trainers could take away with them and build into their own techniques. This proved quite a challenge for Club Creative as they have an abundance of core creative skills amongst their staff but we eventually settled on an afternoon of drumming and percussion techniques which is guaranteed to put a smile on their faces, and give the trainers some new techniques for engagement.

We also launch our Arty Parties this week with a physical theatre / drama games Xmas party for Dormanstown Youthie. The group of 40 children aged 8-13yrs will enjoy a high energy, action packed physical theatre session that will encourage teamwork and co-operation to achieve results in a midly competitive environment.

If you would like to know more about our range of Arty Parties and Corporate Entertainment packages please get in touch.

Club Creative is working in partnership with the Main Project to provide a regular Saturday Club for children and young people with disabilities. The service is by referral through a social worker only and will provide breaks for families of children and young people with a wide range of disabilities.

Club Creative would like to invite creative practitioners from the following disciplines to register their interest in providing 2hr sessions. The aim will be to engage the group effectively with creative activity and in the longer term to teach new creative skills and techniques. The most important requirement however will be to provide quality, engaging, participative creative sessions for a pan disability group.

Creative areas are as follows: Drama, Visual Arts, Film Making, Circus Skills, Drumming/percussion.

Because the exact nature and requirements of the group is unknown at this stage, it is likely that we will initially provide a range of taster sessions. Once we have feedback from the group, we will then book in up to 6 weeks of sessions in one particular activity.

The start date and location are currently still TBC but the Main Project are working hard to get everything confirmed and it is hoped that the Saturday Clubs will start within the next month. The location will be in the Teesside area. It is thought the clubs will run from 11am – 3pm, to include two different 2hr sessions.

If you are interested in being involved please register your interest here and include your name, details of past experience, the nature of the workshop you would offer, and of course your contact details.

As well as a fee for delivery, there will be training opportunities in how to deal with disabilities offered through the Main Project.

Step Up 7 in Pickering & Malton was a two week summer school for Y6 pupils held in their new secondary schools. Four creative workshops each day made for a fun packed two weeks with 12 Club Creative staff working each day.

In Saltburn artists Derek Mosey and Helen Gaunt created two large mosaics that are now hung in the main entrance and main corridor of the new school to welcome all vistitors. They look amazing. These pics are work in progress.

Hi all. All the summer activity is going incredibly well. There are still places on the ‘Shakin Shakespeare’ summer school next week so please get in touch if you are interested.

By tomorrow we will have worked with 400 children at the Step Up 7 Transition Days in Pickering & Malton. We’ve employed 4 artists, 8 assistants and a co-ordinator every day and a huge thanks goes out to them for all their hard work and enthusiasm. Look out for images and video of this fantastic multi arts summer school soon.

The workshops for Guisborough Police have been a huge success, enabling young people to engage with positive activity and learn new creative skills whilst helping to reduce the  instances of anti social behaviour. Graffiti Art has been the most popular to date!

Kilton Thorpe Special School arts summer school went really well with a wide range of workshops and activities. We look forward to resuming our excellent working relationship with film making workshops in September.

Workshops for Extended Schools in Great Ayton, Northallerton and Filey have been going OK, however numbers seemed low across the board in Filey and Northallerton. Extended Schools are looking into their publicity for next time.

Look out for news on Club Creative Merchandise coming soon!!

Neil

Lots of Club Creative activity happening this summer. Starting next week at Roseberry Primary School Great Ayton with a week of activity including circus skills, jewellery making, cartoon workshop, t-shirt design and African drumming.

We also have fantastic workshops through Extended Schools happening in Filey, Northallerton, and two weeks in Malton & Pickering where we are running the Step Up 7 Transition Days for Y6 kids who are moving up to the four secondary schools in September.

Guisbrorough Police have asked us to provide creative workshops for young people as part of an initiative to reduce anti social behaviour during the summer holidays.

We have a great mosaic project happening over a week in Saltburn Learning Campus. 20 pupils from the primary and secondary school will work together to produce a mosaic and a mural which will installed in the school entrance to welcome everyone in to the new term in September.

With a week long summer arts school in Kilton Thorpe Special School in Brotton and our own Club Creative Shakin Shakespeare drama school at Layfield Primary Yarm, it’s going to be a busy busy summer!

If you are interested in any of these activities please get in touch.

Phew, just back from the school where the 11-18yr old kids were taken off timetable for the afternoon and given a taste of what a festival is like . Club Creative was asked to provide a drum and percussion workshop, circus skills, massage therapy, face painting, balloon modelling, and an interactive story teller to help add flavour to the band. This was the first year the festival has run and I think it’s fair to say it was pulled together at short notice but what a huge success! Many thanks to Kate Watson and Adam Reamswood from KTS for getting Club Creative involved in the event. Huge thanks to the artists especially Ian Paine and John Colledge for giving up their time to photograph and film the day’s proceedings – footage will appear on this site over the next few weeks. The day also featured the official unveiling of Derek Mosely and Helen Gaunt’s mosaic which has been created over several weeks with pupils involvement and takes pride of place outside the school.

KTS were really impressed with the way the day went and plan to make it an annual event. A GREAT DAY!

x

Club Creative continues to work with The MAIN Project across the Tees Valley to provide engaging, stimulating workshops for young people with autism. Circus Skills have already proven a hit and last night we tried a drumming and percussion workshop which was received very well indeed. More sessions are planned along with a singing workshop for a young man with a gifted voice tomorrow night.

If you know of a young person with autism who you think would benefit from some creative activity please get in touch here. You can visit The MAIN Project’s website here.

Watch this space for more developments.

Club Creative will be providing the following half term activities in Scarborough: Tuesday 16th Feb, Drumming day at Raincliffe Dance studio, Raincliffe Schools, Lady Ediths Drive, Scarborough. Running from 10am – 12pm (6-10yrs) and 1 – 3pm (11yrs +) and open to anyone in the Scarborough Extended Services through Schools cluster the day costs £10.

We also have an Arty Fun day running on Wednesday 17th Feb in Eastfield Scarborough.  Open to anyone in the Extended
Services through Schools, Eastfield cluster for ages 5-14yrs. Every child will take their own creation home with them at the end of the day. Each two hour session is £6.

If you would like to book on to any of the half term workshops please contact me.