Overview
This project was sponsored by the Ormiston Trust to promote performing arts within Birmingham, enabling them to access specialist teaching and resources utilising the facilities at Birmingham Ormiston Academy.
In 2022/23, BOA's Super Saturday School ran for six weeks, and BOA aimed to improve the programme to be eight weeks in 2023/24. The outreach scheme caters for school children from ages 4 to 16. The children who attend the weekend provision journey from all areas of Birmingham and represent over 40 schools from various backgrounds and cultures.
Key Outcomes
All young people participated in the performance, improving their confidence, public speaking, self-awareness, creativity and social skills.
The young people worked with adults and people they had not worked with previously, as well as in a different environment.
The student ambassadors acted responsibly, adapting to situations and their needs—young people in their groups.
The project enabled BOA to connect to other schools and their parental communities