Trapped in Zone One - After-School Youth Programme and School Holidays, Activities and Food Programme.
Family friendly provision for young people in Tower Hamlets.
We’ll be starting an after-school programme every Monday from November for young people to engage with creative enrichment activities open to 10–18-year-olds from Tower Hamlets.
The sessions will provide an opportunity to join, our:
Youth Board
Creative Activities
Youth Excursions
Social Action Projects
Training and Development Workshops
Work Experience Placement
Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme
DATE: Every Monday from November 2024
TIME: 17:00-19:00
VENUE: Island Point Community Centre, 51 Sark Mews, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3PW
The sessions will align our work with Skills Builder Partnership which is is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed.
Essential skills unlock learning in the classroom, boosting academic outcomes, perseverance, and self-belief. They halve the likelihood of being out of work and increase earnings across a lifetime. They even boost wellbeing and life satisfaction.
These skills underpin an individual’s success at each stage in life and support all young people in developing their independence. We will focus on four essential skills day during our summer programme:
Monday - Speaking - The oral transmission of information or ideas.
Tuesday - Listening - The receiving, retaining and processing of information or ideas.
Wednesday - Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.
Thursday - Creativity - The use of imagination and the generation of new ideas.
We’ll collate feedback from activities with Reflection Sessions.
Winter ‘24 School Holiday Programme Plan
As part of Tower Hamlets Council’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme, we will host a 2-week programme from the 23rd December to 3rd January 2025 (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year) for young people aged 5-16 from Tower Hamlets, providing enrichment and physical activities sessions during the school holidays with FREE lunchtime meals for eligible participants (HAF Code Required).
DATE: 23 December 2024-3 January 2025
TIME: 10:00-14:00
VENUE: TBC
We are able accommodate a maximum of 30 young people per day on a first come basis, with the activities consisting of multi-sport and creative workshops for young people, with an end of project awards ceremony on the final day to conclude the programme.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A HAF CODE
If you apply through the school, the school will need to provide a letter confirming that the child is in receipt of benefits-related FSM.
If you apply through the council, a Statutory Benefits Entitlement Letter will need to be emailed to us.
(If you recently registered for benefits-related FSM, you may not have received a HAF code for summer, as it may not be on LBTH database yet).
You can apply for a HAF code if a child receives free school meal with a parent recepient of benefits with Tower Hamlets Councul by completing the application form below.
Week 1 (23, 24, 27 Dec)
Monday: Activity to be confirmed.
Tuesday: Activity to be confirmed.
Friday: Activity to be confirmed.
Week 2 (30, 31 Dec, 2, 3 Jan)
Monday: Activity to be confirmed.
Tuesday: Activity to be confirmed.
Thursday: Activity to be confirmed.
Friday: Activity to be confirmed.
October Half-Term Programme Plan
Week 1 (29, 30, 31 Oct 2024)
A series of creative workshop at Island Point Community Centre during half-term with London College of Fashion graduate Scarlet Gey hosting a textile printing workshop, Docklands Light Railway with a drawing workshops and we’ll be exploring culture and heritage to create Alpona art, which is a traditional folk-art form from Bangladesh with a focus on ‘Hope’, this years theme for A Season of Bangla Drama Festival in Tower Hamlets.
What is Alpana? Alpona (Bengali: আলপনা) is a Bengali folk-art style, traditionally practiced by women, and consisting of colored motifs, patterns, and symbols that are painted on floors and walls with paints made from rice flour, on religious occasions.
DATE: 29-31 October 2024
TIME: 13:00-15:00
VENUE: Island Point Community Centre, 51 Sark Mews, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3PW
If you have any questions, contact us:
This project is supported by Tower Hamlets Council and Poplar Harca.
