Youth arts programme

Recent Project

Peak 11 Summer School 2008

LOOK OUT EAST

The fourth annual three day residential summer school for 100 14 year olds took place at Sheffield Hallam University 24-26 July 2008. In partnership with the Peak 11 Federation of Secondary Schools, High Peak Community Arts was creative co-ordinator for the event, bringing teachers and artists together in imaginative partnerships. With China hosting the Olympic Games, this year’s theme was LOOK OUT EAST. Participants chose to take part in 8 different modules, including Bollywood film and dance, Asian fashion, Indian ceramics, and Japanese language. Pete Moser of More Music in Morecambe, gave us the keynote presentation. Britannia Rumba again performed live.

"...an outstanding example of a high quality gifted and talented summer school"  Patrick McGuire, Senior Advisor for School Improvement, Derbyshire LEA.

See pictures from 2008 event to the right >>>>
(Photos Andrew Robinson)

Forthcoming project

Hope Valley College 50th
Anniversary Celebrations

Exploring its pioneering past as one of the first ‘village colleges’, this ambitious project will find the whole school engaging with the communities of the Hope Valley. Students will work with adults to bring back original material historic artefacts, oral history sound recordings, photos - for interpretation in digital media, song cycles, and theatrical performance, and engaging everyone in creating a futuristic vision of the school we'd like.