Happy New Year to you all from Club Creative. 2012 promises to be a busy year for us with some big developments in Creative Enterprise and Arts Mark in schools, and work with hard to reach young people and adults in the community. We also continue to offer our regular programme of after school clubs, Y6 transition activities, creative fun days, workshops, events and much more.

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The children of Bader Primary in Thornaby and John E Batty in Redcar have been working all year with Club Creative artists on a range of arts after school clubs. Images from last half term can be found here and we can’t wait to see what they have been up to recently but the artists are very excited!

If you would activity for your school be it after school clubs, major projects, work with disengaged pupils or Gifted & Talented – Club Creative can help.

We’ve just had confirmation of funding for a series of 2 hr workshops over 20 weeks in four Scarborough Secondary schools. The projects are designed to increase motivation in the classroom and will use drama and performance techniques to increase pupil’s confidence, self esteem, and aspirations. Club Creative is very excited about the projects as they provide the opportinity to work with a group of young people over a prolonged period enabling us to really make a difference to their lives. Thanks to Liz Dent at Scarborough Extended Schools.

More details will follow!

Club Creative’s first workshops went really well today. Southbank primary school was a hive of creativity with some amazing african masks being designed by each and every child. The masks will go on display in the school before the children take them home.

The fun activity day in Guisborough was really well attended by several hundred children and adults with input from local police, fire brigade, wall climbing experts, information points and of course our fun (and noisy!) drum workshop. Look out for more CLub Creative activity at these week long events over the coming year.

Our very first workshop kicks off on Thusday as part of a week of activity at Southbank Primary’s Summer School. Artist Cheryl Baines will lead three groups through some fun mask making workshops during the course of the day. Each child will go home with their own mask which they will have designed and made from scratch.

This workshop resulted from an email I sent to all schools in Redcar & Cleveland a couple of weeks before the schools hols. Not great timing I know so I was pleased to get a response from the Head Teacher who needed some activity booking in at short notice.

Remember if you require more information on the type of activity Club Creative can offer your school, youth group, community centre, Church Hall or any other space, please get in touch.