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the biggest learning opportunity on earth
release date: 26th April, 2010
A New Direction, the strategic body for connecting young Londoners with the city’s creative and cultural energy, is pleased to announce that Eastside Educational Trust is one of the 14 partner organisations confirmed to deliver the 'Olympic' themed 2010/11 Creative Partnerships Enquiry School Programme to 150 schools across London.london’s own ‘glee’
release date: 26th April, 2010
Eastside, is celebrating its sixteenth year as one of the country’s foremost
children’s charities bringing arts and culture to young people in London. Having
worked with over a quarter of a million children in the past 16 years,
the trust will be rolling out a series of celebrations to celebrate
what it has achieved to date and what it hopes to achieve in the next
16 years.
bidding opens for eastside's charity auction
release date: 1st march, 2010
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bidding has opened for Eastside’s unique charity auction. It aims to raise
funds for our continued work with disadvantaged families. We aim to introduce children
to the arts and offer an exciting range of creative and cultural experiences to
young people throughout the capital.children want to save the planet (junk art project)
release date: 1st march, 2010
Over the February half-term, a group of 8-14 year olds participated in Junk Art workshops at the Little Ilford Learning Zone in Manor Park. The workshops were organised by Eastside as part of Newham’s Holiday School and consisted of making art creations out of recycled materials such as milk cartons and plastic bottles.
exciting performance poetry workshops at special schools
release date: 18th february, 2010
Throughout the school
term, Eastside has been running Word Play
projects promoting literacy in schools. Recently, we worked with two special
schools in the Ealing borough - Belvue School in Northolt and Castlebar School
in Ealing. The spoken word and poetry workshops focused on developing students’
emotional responses by emphasising the emotive power of poetry.
